December 18, The Iran Project – Iran’s army unveiling new gears in war game, Chairman of Iraqi Shia National Coalition Ammar Hakim and Indonesian President Joko Widodo visit to Iran and meeting with senior Iranian officials, holding of 30th International Islamic Unity Conference in Iran, holding of 10th session of the Supreme Council of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening in the Iranian capital and Amano trip to Iran dominated the country’s media outlets in the past week (Dec 12– Dec18).

 

 
Iran-Kazakhstan joint economic commission holds meeting in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="609"] The 15th session of the Joint Commission of Economic, Trade, Scientific, Technological, and Cultural Cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in the Iranian capital of Tehran.[/caption]

 
Army's massive military drills in Iran's Southeast




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="614"] Iran’s Army Ground Force continued a large-scale military exercise in the country’s southeastern regions on Monday with the aerial bombardment of targets along the coasts of Makran, by the Sea of Oman.[/caption]

 

Iran unveils new home-made sniper gun

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="563"] Iran's Ground Force unveiled its latest sniper gun, 'Taher', with a range of 1.2km on Monday.[/caption]




 
Harvest season thanksgiving ceremony held




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] President Hassan Rouhani has attended a harvest season thanksgiving ceremony in the Summit Conference Hall on Monday.[/caption]


Zarif receives senior foreign officials in Tehran

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="630"] Iran FM Zarif meets Chairman of Iraqi Shia National Coalition Ammar Hakim on Monday.[/caption]



[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="642"] Iran FM Zarif meets Ramadan Abdullah, the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement on Monday.[/caption]



Iran, Russia ink two oil survey agreements



[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="626"] The agreements were inked between the Iranian Central Oil Fields Company and Russia's energy giant Gazprom in a ceremony attended by Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh and visiting Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.[/caption]

 


Rouhani receives officials from Iraq, Palestine




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] President Rouhani received Sayyed Ammar al-Hakim, Head of National Iraqi Alliance on Tuesday.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="622"] President Rouhani received Ramadan Abdullah, Head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement on Tuesday.[/caption]

 


Army wraps up war game in southeast Iran

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="612"] The Iranian Ground Force conducted the final phase of its 'Mohammad Rasoulallah (PBUH) 4' wargames in the Southeastern parts of the country on Tuesday.[/caption]


Takleef ceremony held for students with Supreme Leader in attendance




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="631"] Takleef celebration ceremony (celebrating the start of religious obligations for individuals) was held for over 2000 Tehrani schoolboys, at Imam Khomeini (ra) Husseiniyeh in the presence of Ayatollah Khamenei, Leader of the Revolution on Tuesday.[/caption]


 


Indonesian president officially welcomed in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="638"] Indonesian President Joko Widodo was officially welcomed by President Hassan Rouhani at Saadabad Cultural Complex in North of Tehran on Wednesday.[/caption]

 
Iran, Indonesia ink 4 MoUs




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Tehran and Jakarta signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the presence of the two countries’ presidents in the Iranian capital on Wednesday morning. The MoUs dealt covered different areas such as electricity, trade and joint investment and judicial cooperation.[/caption]

 
Leader receives head of Islamic Jihad movt.





[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"] The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei met with Ramadan Abdullah, the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, and his entourage, December 14, in Tehran.[/caption]

 


Dehghan meets S African Pres.

[caption id="attachment_243026" align="aligncenter" width="602"] Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan met with South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria on Tuesday.[/caption]


Supreme Leader receives Indonesian president




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Supreme Leader of the Islamic Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday received Indonesian President Joko Widodo.[/caption]

 
President Rouhani opens 30th Int’l Islamic Unity Conference




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="641"] President Hassan Rouhani opened the 30th International Islamic Unity Conference here on Thursday.[/caption]

 
ELECOMP 2016 opens in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="660"] The 22nd Iran International Exhibition of Electronics, Computer & E-Commerce known as ELECOMP 2016 kicked off in Tehran on Thursday in the presence of ICT Minister Mahmoud Vaezi and VP Surena Sattari.[/caption]

 
World Assembly of Islamic Awakening held in Iran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="644"] Over a hundred Muslim clerics have convened in the 10th session of the Supreme Council of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The meeting focused on a number of issues including threats to the Islamic Awakening movement, the threat of Takfirism, and the issue of Palestine.[/caption]

 
Supreme Leader receives officials on Prophet’s (PBUH) birth anniv.




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="662"] Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday received heads of the three branches of government, ambassadors of Muslim states in tehran and guests to the 30th International Unity Conference. The meeting was held on the occasion of the birth day anniversary of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH).[/caption]

 
Iran’s Rouhani meets IAEA’s Amano in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="619"] Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani meets IAEA’s Chief Yukiya Amano here on Sunday.[/caption]

 

Amano confers with head of AEOI

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="635"] Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano discussed issues of mutual interest with Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi on Sunday morning.[/caption]