August 28, The Iran Project � Iran�s Foreign Minister mohammad Javad Zarif Latin America tour that including Cuba, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia and Venezuela, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei receiving President Hassan Rouhani and his Cabinet, Renowned Iranian actor Davoud Rashidi passing away and Iraqi Hezbollah al-Nujaba Secretary General Sheikh Akram al Kaabi visit to Iran dominated the country�s media outlets in the past week (August 22�August 28).

 

 

Zarif arrives at Havana Airport

[caption id="attachment_227951" align="aligncenter" width="669"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, heading a 120-member politico-economic delegation, arrived in Cuba on Sunday night at the first leg of his Latin American tour.[/caption]

 
Substantial quantity of contraband cigarettes destroyed in southern Iran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="657"] Over 33 million sticks of contraband cigarettes were destroyed in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, Fars province.[/caption]
President meets exemplary physicians




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="672"] President Hassan Rouhani met here Monday a group of exemplary physicians of the country.[/caption]
Iranian skydivers make parachute jump




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="686"] Iranian skydivers successfully parachuted from nearly 4,000 meters above the ground after jumping from a Harbin Y-12 plane.[/caption]

 
Iranian, Cuban foreign ministers confer on issues of mutual interest




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="645"] Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) shakes hands with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez on arrival at the Foreign Ministry building in the Cuban capital of Havana on Monday.[/caption]

 
Zarif meets with Cuban president




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="644"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif conferred issues of mutual interest with Cuban President Ra�l Castro early Tuesday.[/caption]
Zarif pays tribute to Cuban national hero




[caption id="attachment_228173" align="aligncenter" width="633"] Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday paid tribute to Cuban national hero Jose Marti.[/caption]

New South Pars Phase Begins Operation

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] An official announced that gas production at Phase 19 of South Pars has begun with a total investment of 4.8 billion dollars. Drilling of 11 wells in Phase 21 is completed and currently work is underway to build the phase�s platform.[/caption]
Iranian FM lands in Nicaragua




[caption id="attachment_228210" align="aligncenter" width="648"] Mohammad Javad Zarif, in the second leg of his Latin American tour, arrived in the capital city of Managua on Tuesday morning Tehran local time.[/caption]

 

Iran's 16th puppet festival opens in Tehran

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="682"] The sixteenth edition of the International Puppet Theater Festival which features puppetry acts from countries around the world kicked off in Iran�s capital of Tehran on Tuesday.[/caption]
Iran, Malaysia Parl. speakers meet in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="680"] Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani meet with Speaker of Malaysian Parliament (Dewan Rakyat), Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia, in Tehran on Tuesday.[/caption]
Joint Iran-Nicaragua economic conference




[caption id="attachment_228278" align="aligncenter" width="721"] Joint Iran-Nicaragua economic conference was held at Nicaragua�s presidential office on Tuesday at the presence of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.[/caption]
Zarif meets Nicaraguan President Ortega




[caption id="attachment_228303" align="aligncenter" width="674"] Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega here on Tuesday night local time.[/caption]

 
Zarif meets with Nicaraguan counterpart




[caption id="attachment_228327" align="aligncenter" width="683"] Zarif meet with Nicaraguan counterpart Samuel Santos L�pez on Tuesday.[/caption]

 
Iran's President, cabinet members meet Ayatollah Khamenei




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="645"] President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet members on Wednesday met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.[/caption]
Iran, Ecuador hold joint economic session




[caption id="attachment_228498" align="aligncenter" width="647"] Iran�s Javad Zarif has headed an economic delegation to Latin American countries; they have held a joint economic session with Ecuadorian counterpart and economic officials.[/caption]

 

Zarif, Ecuadorian counterpart talk bilateral ties

[caption id="attachment_228580" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iran�s Javad Zarif has headed an economic delegation to Latin American countries; he had a press conference with his counterpart Mr. Guillaume Jean Sebastien Long on Wednesday.[/caption]

Zarif, Ecuadorian president meet

[caption id="attachment_228649" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iran�s Javad Zarif has visited on Wednesday Ecuadorian President Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado during his tour of Latin America.[/caption]
25th int�l handmade carpets exhpo kicks off in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="646"] The 25th International Exhibition of the Iranian Handwoven Carpets opens at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on August 22, 2016, in the presence of Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh.[/caption]

 

Zarif, entourage arrive in Chile�s Santiago airport

[caption id="attachment_228559" align="aligncenter" width="624"] Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and his entourage during South American tour have arrived in Santiago�s airport to continue economic and diplomatic talks with Chilean officials on Thursday.[/caption]
Iran, Chile joint economic session




[caption id="attachment_228720" align="aligncenter" width="620"] First Iran-Chile joint economic session was held in Santiago at the presence of Foreign Minister Zarif.[/caption]

 

FM Zarif arrives in Bolivia

[caption id="attachment_228779" align="aligncenter" width="642"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who is heading a 120 member delegation of businessmen and economy and politics officials landed in the biggest city of Bolivia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, at the fifth leg of his 6-nation tour of Latin America.[/caption]





Nat'l taekwondo team receives hero's welcome

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Iran national taekwondo team receiving a hero's welcome at the International Imam Khomeini Airport after returning from Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug 26, 2016. Iran's first woman Olympics medalist Kimia Alizadeh is also seen in the photo.[/caption]

Journalists tour condensates loading terminal in South Pars

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="649"] Iranian journalists on a tour to a gas condensates loading terminal in the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf on Aug 26, 2016.[/caption]
Veteran Iranian Actor Rashidi Dies Aged 83




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="667"] Veteran Iranian cinema and television actor Davoud Rashidi passed away in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Friday at the age of 83. His first film was Escape from the Trap (1971, Jalal Moghadam) after years of stage acting. He has also had a career in television series.[/caption]




Bolivia�s highest state medal granted to Zarif




[caption id="attachment_228771" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian Foreign Minsiter Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Bolivian counterpart David Choquehuanca on Friday. Choquehuanca awarded Bolivia�s highest state medal, C�ndor de los andes, to Zarif.[/caption]

Bolivian pres., Iran's FM meet

[caption id="attachment_228809" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Bolivian President Evo Morales met on Friday.[/caption]

Secretary of Iran�s Supreme National Security Council meets Indian PM

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Secretary of Iran�s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani (L) speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on August 26, 2016.[/caption]




First special handwoven carpets auction in Tehran

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="669"] Iran's first special handwoven carpets auction is being held in Tehran on August 26, 2016, in the presence of several collectors and owners of precious handmade carpets.[/caption]


Larijani meets with leader of Hezbollah al-Nujaba

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="695"] Iraqi Hezbollah al-Nujaba Secretary General Sheikh Akram al Kaabi met with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday.[/caption]


Unveiling ceremony of Army achievements




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="698"] Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan unveiled seven major geographical projects of defense arena including the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone for the first time in the country.[/caption]

Iran FM Zarif meets Venezuelan counterpart

[caption id="attachment_228908" align="aligncenter" width="681"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) meets with his Venezuelan counterpart, Delcy Rodriguez, in Caracas, August 27, 2016.[/caption]

Iran FM Zarif meets Venezuelan President

[caption id="attachment_228906" align="aligncenter" width="664"] Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with Venezuelan President Maduro in Caracas.[/caption]
Men of �Sacred Defense�




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="636"] Meeting the statesmen of �Sacred Defense�, was held Saturday in the presence of head of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani and President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran�s Islamic Summit Conference Hall.[/caption]
Funeral ceremony of Davoud Rashidi




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Funeral ceremony of the late Iranian cinema and theatre actor Davoud Rashidi who recently died at 83, was held on Sunday, August 28.[/caption]