Tehran, June 12, The Iran Project – Starting holy month of Ramadan in Iran, Iran-Russia-Syria trilateral meeting on fighting terror, Iranian officials condemnation of BBC Persian releasing false documents and Foreign Minster Mohammad Javad Zarif briefing new parliament on JCPOA dominated the country’s media outlets in the past week (June 6–June 12).

 

 
Iran’s SNSC secretary meets Armenia FM in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="638"] Secretary of Iranian national Security Council Ali Shamkhani meets Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in Tehran on Monday.[/caption]

 
Commemoration of Imam Khomeini at Jewish synagogue




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="630"] The ceremony to commemorate Imam Khomeini’s 27th demise anniversary was held at Tehran’s Synagogue by the Jewish Community.[/caption]

New moon observation

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="599"] A number of experts observing the new moon over Milad Tower in Tehran in this June 6 photo to mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.[/caption]

Tehran Symphony Orchestra

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="629"] Symphony Orchestra of Tehran seen in this June 6 Photo led by Shahrdad Rouhani performing second Piano concerto of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Beethoven Arthur Egmont, Piotr Tchaikovsky's the Nutcracker Ballet and Alexander Borodin's Prince Igor.[/caption]

 

11th National Environmental Award

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="646"] The 11th round of National Environmental Award honored its winners Tue. morning in the presence of First VP Es’hagh Jahangiri and Head of Iran Department of Environment, Masoumeh Ebtekar.[/caption]

 

Iran volleyball team 'bring home the bacon'

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="665"] Iran volleyball team arrived in Tehran after shining in Japan and getting the ticket for the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro after 52 years.[/caption]

 
Supreme Leader hosts ceremony on Quran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="616"] Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday hosts a ceremony on Quran.[/caption]

 
Iran football team defeats Kyrgyzstan in friendly




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="624"] Iran Football team inflicted a heavy 6-0 defeat on Kyrgyzstan in a friendly match held at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday, with the Kyrgyzstan side being lucky to escape an even more harrowing loss.[/caption]

 

1st Cinema Night celebrated

[caption id="attachment_217688" align="aligncenter" width="617"] The first Cinema Night was held at Espinas Palace Hotel on Monday. The event was organized by Cinema Newspaper and was attended by Iranian cinema artists.[/caption]

Wildfire in Pasargad region, southwest of Iran

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="629"] Hundreds of firefighters, army soldiers and volunteers struggle with forest fires that charred mountainous trees in Pasargad, an ancient region in Iran’s southwestern province of Fars. The area hosts the tomb of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire.[/caption]

 
First day of Ramadan in Iran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="632"] Muslims around the world are marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, in Iran, Indonesia, Singapore, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others.[/caption]

 
Iran-Russia-Syria trilateral meeting in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="661"] Defense ministers of Iran, Russia and Syria held a trilateral meeting in Tehran on Thursday to discuss regional developments and coordinate efforts in the fight against terrorism.[/caption]

 



Russian, Syrian defense ministers meet SNSC senior official

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani visiting Syrian counterpart Fahd Jassem al-Freij and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Kezhugetovich Shoygu in Tehran.[/caption]
Fasters attend Iftar ceremony at Hazrat Masoumeh's holy shrine




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="659"] Servants set out food for fasters to break fast on the third day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the shrine of Hazrat Masoumah (AS) in Iran's central holy city of Qom.[/caption]

 


Dehghan meets with Syrian counterpart




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="652"] Iran’s Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan met with his Syrian counterpart Fahd Jassem al-Freij on the sidelines of Iran-Russia-Syria trilateral meeting on fighting terrorism on Thursday.[/caption]

 




Imam Reza (AS) Shrine hosts Ramadan Iftar in Mashhad




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="638"] Thousands of pilgrims eat their Iftar (breaking of fast) meal at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shiite imam, in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad.[/caption]



Zarif addresses Parliament on post-JCPOA foreign investment




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif attended the Parliament open session on Sunday to give a report on Resistance Economy and foreign investment during post-JCPOA.[/caption]