October 21, The Iran Project Irans defense minister: Inaction on US lawlessness to create new Hitlers; Tehran denies reports of Ankara embassy evacuation over bomb plot notice Iranian media; Japans new ambassador to Iran meets Iran FM; New ambassadors submit credentials to Iranian president; Irans Bavar-373 missile system has vertical launchers, commander confirms; 14 Iranian forces abducted by terrorists in eastern borders; Meeting of Leader with Iranian elites; ICJ announces time-limits for filing of Iran, US pleadings; Not up to Russia to persuade Iran to leave Syria: Putin; FATF suspends counter-measures against Iran for another 4 months; ASEM summit reaffirms support for JCPOA, lifting of sanctions against Iran; President Rouhani accepts resignation of two ministers and Iran, Syria hold business forum in Tehran are among major headlines dominated the countrys media outlets in the past week ( October 15 October 21).
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami decried the US breach of treaties and its sanctions on Iran, saying inaction against such lawlessness would result in the emergence of new Hitlers.
After receiving the tip, Turkish authorities evacuated the Iranian ambassador from the building before cordoning off the street where the embassy is located, it is said.
Tehran has denied reports that its embassy in Ankara was evacuated over a bomb-plot notice, Irans media reports, citing the Foreign Ministry. Security had been still stepped up, it added.
Irans Ambassador to the UN Gholamali Khoshroo says that the United States is addicted to sanctions and seeing it as a tool in pursuance of its own national interests.
An Iranian military official confirmed that Bavar-373, Irans homegrown long-range air defense missile system, is equipped with vertical launching systems (VLS).
President described Iran-Netherlands relations long-standing and close, saying, We are willing to deepen relations with the Netherlands in all fields, especially economy and banking.
In a Tuesday statement, the International Court of Justice fixed the time-limits for the filing of the initial pleading by the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States in regard to 1955 Treaty of Amity case.
Leaderof the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Iranian nation should look to the developing nations in the East on its path of scientific progress, relying on the Western states will not help the countrys growth.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected US and Israeli calls for Moscow to persuade Iran to pull its military forces out of Syria, saying it is not what Russia can make a decision about.
In a Thu. statement, Pakistan has voiced commitment to cooperation with Iran in retrieving the 12 Iranian border guards who were abducted and transferred to Pakistan by terrorists on Tuesday.
The participants of the 12th AsiaEurope Meeting (ASEM) have reaffirmed their collective support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, noting that the lifting of sanctions against Tehran is an essential part of the agreement, the ASEM chairs statement released on Friday said.
Irans Ambassador in London Hamid Baeidinejad said Friday that FATFs extension of suspending anti-Iran measures revealed that Majlis and other institutes strives for standardization of banking and financial regulations were deeply noticed by the world.
Irans President Hassan Rouhani accepted the resignation of Minister of Road and Urban development Abbas Akhoundi and Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari.
Having found Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmans antics too costly for its already stained reputation, Saudi Arabias ruling family is looking to replace the young prince with his less ambitious brother, Khalid, a new report suggests.
Saudi Arabiaadmitted journalistJamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul, saying he died in brawl but made no mention of where his body is.
The secretary general of Lebanons Hezbollah resistance movementsays the policies of the United States and Saudi Arabia stoke tensions across the Middle East.
Stressing the need for the formation of the Just Heavenly government, the secretary general of al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance stated, If West considers following the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist as dependence, the world should know that we are all dependent.
Irans senior officials remain generally upbeat about the countrys oil production outlook despite looming US sanctions which seek to drain a key source of revenues.
Turkeys top refiner, Tupras, is in talks with U.S. officials to obtain a waiver allowing it to keep buying Iranian oil after Washington reinstates sanctions on the Islamic Republics energy sector in November, industry sources said.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said on Friday Iran had until February to complete reforms that would bring it into line with global norms or face consequences.
Iranian crude oil and condensateexports averaged 2.20 million barrels per day (Mmbpd) in the first two weeks of October, an increase of 195,618 Bpd over the full month of September,Kallanish Energyreports.
The 10th World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) took place at Yonsei University in Incheon, South Korea Zahra Zavieh, a student at Urmia University northwest Iran, the provincial capital of west Azerbaijan, won a gold medal for Iran, in a competition that brought together the worlds best math students.
Irans improvement in world innovation rankings by 67 in the last four years, has turned the country into the worlds fastest growing one in innovation, said Iranian Vice President for Scientific and Technological Affairs on Tuesday.
Some 100 Iranian women were allowed to watch their country take on Bolivia in a friendly football match at the national stadium on Tuesday, an extremely rare step. Women have been barred from attending matches since the 1979 Islamic revolution, with authorities saying they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere.
Millions of Iranian Shia pilgrims crossed the borders with Iraq on Saturday, in order to take part at the worlds biggest religious march to arrive in Karbala on October 30 that marks the 40th day after martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) more than 1400 years ago.