February 5, The Iran Project – President, cabinet renewing allegiance to late Founder of Islamic Republic, start of Ten-Day Dawn celebrations in Iran, French FM Jean-Marc Ayrault visit to Iran and meeting with senior officials, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan trip to the country and meeting with senior officials, Iran marking 9th Nat. Day of Space Technology, IRGC begining major phase of defense drills in Iran’s Semnan dominated the country’s media outlets in the past week ( Jan 30 – Feb 05).

 

 

Iranian clerics slam crackdown on Shias in Bahrain

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="625"] Iranian clerics gathered in the city of Qom, Southwest of Tehran in Iran in protest at the Bahraini regime's continued crackdown on Shiite Muslims.[/caption]

 

Rouhani, cabinet renew allegiance to Imam Khomeini

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="646"] President Hassan Rouhani and members of his cabinet renewed allegiance to the late Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini on Monday.[/caption]





Velayati, top UN official meet in Tehran

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="662"] Head of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council, Ali-Akbar Velayati holds talk with visiting UN Secretary General Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto in Tehran on Jan 29, 2017.[/caption]

 




Iranian senior officials attend firemen's funeral

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="652"] Iranian senior officials, including 1st VP Jahangiri, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi, Tehran's Mayor Bagher Ghalibaf, and a number of MPs, attended the funeral ceremony of hero firefighters who sacrificed their lives to save others.[/caption]

 


Iran bids mournful goodbye to selfless firefighters




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="655"] Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Iran’s capital city of Tehran on Monday to pay tribute to 16 firefighters who lost their lives while trying to extinguish a fire at the site of a high-rise collapse in downtown Tehran.[/caption]

 



The 35th edition of Fajr Film Festival opens in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] The 35th edition of Fajr Film Festival (FFF), which is considered Iran’s largest cinematic event, was officially inaugurated at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Saturday.[/caption]

 


Iran, Russia celebrate 5 centuries of ties

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Iran and Russia held a conference in Tehran to mark more than 500 years of bilateral political relations.[/caption]

 

2nd day of 35th Fajr Filmfest.





[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="609"] The second day of the 35th Fajr Film Festival was held at Tehran’s Milad Tower Conference Center on Monday.[/caption]



Pres. Rouhani inaugurates ME’s largest grain refinery in Iran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] ‘Zar Grain Refinery’ as the largest of its kind in the Middles East and the first in Iran has been inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani in Alborz province on Tuesday.[/caption]

 



Iranian, French FMs meet in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="623"] Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and his visiting French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault held talks here Tuesday morning.[/caption]

 


Iran-France business forum in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Iran-France business forum that was held Tue. in Tehran with foreign ministers and private sector representatives in attendance, concluded with the signing of 5 documents for joint cooperation.[/caption]

 

Armenian def. min. officially welcomed in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="615"] Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan, who arrived in Tehran on Monday evening at official invitations of his Iranian counterpart Brig. Gen. Dehghan, was officially welcomed during a ceremony on Tuesday morning.[/caption]

 


Rouhani meets with French FM




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Tuesday.[/caption]

 
Iran deputy FM Araghchi meets senior clerics in Qom




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="608"] Iran Deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meets senior clerics in Qom on Tuesday.[/caption]

 
Armenian defense min. pays tribute to Imam Khomeini




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="637"] Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan attended the mausoleum of the Founder of the Islamic Revolution to pay tribute to the late Imam Khomeini on Tuesday.[/caption]

 
Motorcycle parade held on anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s 1979 arrival in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="605"] Iranian motorcyclists held a parade in the capital, Tehran, to mark the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s return from exile in Paris 10 days before the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.[/caption]

 
Leader pays visit to mausoleum of Imam Khomeini




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="564"] The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid a visit to mausoleum of Imam Khomeini on Wednesday to commemorate the memory of the Founder of the Islamic Revolution on its 38th anniversary.[/caption]

 
Iran marks 9th Nat. Day of Space Technology




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="575"] The ceremony marking the 9th National Day of Space Technology was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday at Iran International Conference Center.[/caption]

 
Zarif meets Armenian defense minister




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="587"] Iran FM Zarif meets Armenia’s Minister of Defense Vigen Sargsyan in Tehran on Wednesday.[/caption]

 

Commemoration ceremony of martyred firefighters

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="603"] A ceremony was held to commemorate the hero firefighters of Plasco collapse on Wednesday attended by President Rouhani.[/caption]

 
Judiciary head pays tribute to Imam Khomeini




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="643"] Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani, Iran’s Judiciary Chief, paid a visit to Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum to pay tribute to Founder of the Islamic Revolution on its 38th anniversary.[/caption]

 
National Nurses’ Day observed in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="627"] In a ceremony, on Wednesday, with Iran’s First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri and Health Minister Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi at the venue, the National Nurses’ Day was celebrated at the Hall of OIC States’ Heads Summit in Tehran.[/caption]

 
IRGC stages air defense drill




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="634"] The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force started an air defense exercise in northern parts of Iran on Saturday as part of the country’s Armed Forces efforts to boost its defensive strength.[/caption]

 

First oceanographic ship inaugurated

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="651"] Defense Industries Organization (DIO), of the Ministry of Defense has inaugurated country’s first ever oceanographic ship dubbed aptly Persian Gulf Explorer, Saturday in Bandar Abbas.[/caption]

 
Shiraz selected as Islamic countries’ youth capital




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="642"] The historical city of Shiraz in south of Iran officially inaugurated as the Youth Capital of the Islamic world 2017 on February 4 during a ceremony with 20 foreign guests in attendance.[/caption]

Fajr Filmfest. on 7th day

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] The seventh day of the 35th Fajr Film Festival was held at Tehran's Milad Tower Conference Center on Saturday with great participation of cinema enthusiasts.[/caption]