Majority of jobholders lack health, retirement benefits
Financial Tribune – Sixty percent of jobs in Iran lack health and retirement benefits, which are also not entitled to government support…
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IKCO launches 175 projects for auto parts localization
Financial Tribune – In line with efforts to deepen the localization of auto parts production, 175 projects have been launched by Iran’s…
Iran’s Sardasht; first victim of chemical weapons
MNA – 33 years ago on this day, Saddam Hussein’s regime used the chemical weapons made by Western countries against civilians of…
Routine Iran-UAE flights resume
IRNA – Flights between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) returned to normal, Iran’s Embassy in Abu Dhabi announced on Saturday.…
Facing surge in cases, Iran launches campaign to urge wearing of masks
Reuters – Iran launched a campaign on Saturday to motivate a reluctant public to use face masks as the country faces a…
Deputy Minister: Ukrainian plane’s black box decoding in France led by Iran
FNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohsen Baharvand announced on Sunday that his country will lead the specialized team of aviation investigators…
Gasoline export to Venezuela trade deal: oil min.
MNA – Stressing Iran has not given gasoline to Venezuela for free, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said that exporting gasoline to…
Iran’s central bank injects cash to lift rial, governor says
Reuters – Iran’s Central Bank has injected hundreds of millions of dollars to stabilise the currency market, bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said…
IRGC unveils advanced military equipment
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled three new domestically-manufactured military equipment as part of efforts to enhance the country’s…
COVID-19 kills another 144 Iranians over past 24 hours
IRNA – Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Sunday that some 144 more Iranians have died of coronavirus disease…
No conclusion on Parchin gas explosion’s link with cyber-attack: Jalali
MNA – Head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali said that investigations are underway on the explosion of a…
Saddam’s accomplices in chemical attacks against Iran should be sued
MNA – Top military Aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said those who supported the former Iraqi dictator in using…
TEDPIX ready to touch 1.5mn points
MNA – Registering a growth of 46,800 points on Saturday, TEDPIX, the major index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), stood at…
COVID-19 restrictions to resume in areas with ‘red’ condition: Rouhani
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani pointed to the possibility of resuming coronavirus-related restriction is some areas of the country. Speaking in a…
President honors memory of officials died in 1981 terrorist bombing
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday honored memory of senior officials died in 1981 terrorist attack on a building of Islamic…
Sanctions, Gen. Soleimani assassination won’t demoralize nation: Zarif
Tehran Times – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the U.S. sanctions on Iran and its assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem…
Iran, Russia discuss latest developments in Syria
MNA – Iranian Ambassador to Moscow held a phone conversation with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister regarding the Syrian crisis and providing humanitarian…
Iranian fishermen not harmed in Saudi coast guards’ shooting
MNA – Iranian fishermen were not harmed after Saudi coastguard officers opened fire on Iranian fishing boat in the Persian Gulf, according…
Ayatollah Khamenei’s letter to Western youth ‘amicable, full of advice’
MNA – Christiane Zahra Guillaume, a French Journalist, says the second letter by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei…
Minister: Martyrs Beheshti, Motahari, Imam Musa Sadr, three prominent scholars
IRNA – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi said on Saturday that Martyrs Beheshti, Motahari and Imam Musa Sadr…
The China-Russia-Iran arms alliance
The Wall Street Journal – Beijing and Moscow oppose an embargo extension against Iran. China doesn’t want to destroy global institutions so…
Rial settles 5.6% up
Financial Tribune – Iran’s national currency pared more of earlier losses on Thursday, gaining 5.6% against the dollar in two days after…
Iran slams US efforts to reimpose arms embargo, UN sanctions
Al-Monitor – The remarks from the Iranian ambassador to the UN follow a US proposal to the UN to extend an arms…
Foreign Ministry recalls cases of US human rights violations against Iranians
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry recalled the cases of human rights violations committed by the US against the Iranian nation, saying Washington…
Iran Quds force chief visits Syria, warns of US, Israel ‘conspiracies’ – news agency
Reuters – The commander of Iran’s elite Quds force visited Eastern Syria in the past few days, and accused the United States…
Drug decriminalization ruining global war on narcotics: Iran envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna cautioned that the policy of certain countries to decriminalize and legalize drug…
FM spox terms US, Europe as supporters of MEK’s terrorist crimes
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi in a message termed the US and Europe as supporters of the terrorist Mujahedin-e…
So-called ‘maximum pressure’ to hit enemies themselves: Leader
MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that enemies’ efforts to bring the Iranian nation to its…
COVID-19 cases surpass 220,000 in Iran
MNA – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infected 2,456 people and claimed the lives of 125 patients in the past day, a…
IRGC unveils new military gear
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled four new homegrown military products, including a reconnaissance drone with a service ceiling…
Arms embargo has no effect on Iran’s defense power: IRGC chief
MNA – Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said that arms embargo has no effect…
Judiciary officials meet with Leader on National Judiciary Week occasion
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a number of Judiciary officials on Saturday on the occasion of…
US trying to cause rift between Iran, Europe: Official
Tasnim – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi called on the European countries not to fall for Washington’s scheme to create…
Iran marks 33rd anniversary of chemical attack on Sardasht
Tasnim – People of Iran on Saturday marked the 33rd anniversary of chemical attacks by the Iraqi Ba’ath regime on the northwestern…
Iran says it sold petrol to Venezuela at current price
SHANA – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said the country had sold petrol to Venezuela at current prices. “We sold petrol…
CBI chief dismisses IMF’s forecast of Iran’s economy
FNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati categorically dismissed a recent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Iranian President hopes for further expansion of relations with Hungary
FNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that his country is eager to further boost cooperation and deepen ties with Hungary, specially…
Iran COVID-19 update: 2,628 new cases, 109 deaths in 24 hours
MNA – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2628 people and claimed 109 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours,…
France confirms to read black boxes of downed Ukrainian jet
Reuters – France said on Friday it would download the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner downed by a missile in Iran…
Foreign Ministry strongly dismisses anti-Iranian claims in US’ so-called ‘terrorism report’
MNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesperson roundly rejected the US State Department’s annual report on terrorism, saying the world’s most infamous terrorist and…