September 4, The Iran Project Iran marking anniversary of 1981 bombing at then-prime ministers office, country deploying S-300 air defense missile system around an underground uranium enrichment facility in Fordow, Iranians holding 1st American Human Rights Art Festival, Environment Minister of France Segolene Royal trip to Iran,Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei touring an exhibition of the achievements of Irans defense industries and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attending funeral ceremony of Uzbekistans late President Islam Karimov dominated the countrys media outlets in the past week (Aug 29 - Sep 04).
The Islamic Republic of Iran is marking the anniversary of the assassination of former President Mohammad Ali Rajaei and then-Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar, who lost their lives in a bombing in the capital, Tehran, 35 years ago.
Head of Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday that Iran will attend and monitor outcome of the upcoming IAEA annual conference in the wake of implementing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Irans Zarif, while pointing to widespread scourge of terrorism and extremism, said development, stability and security issues are positively correlated between Iran and Afghanistan.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined the need for strengthening the countrys military power, describing it as natural and an inalienable right.
The United States and its negotiating partners agreed in secret to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last years landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief from economic sanctions, according to a report reviewed by Reuters.
No spy aircraft dare enter the Iranian airspace as the countrys Air Defense Force constantly monitors the skies nationwide, particularly over southern waters, a senior commander says.
A Turkish gold trader accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran on Tuesday asked a federal judge to recuse himself, citing remarks he made about a series of earlier Turkish prosecutions targeting him and others.
Abbas Papizadeh, member of Iranian Parliament Committee on Agriculture, in an interview with Tasnim News talked about a clause in governments Sixth Development Plan on commercializing GM crops and stated: GM crops are a risk for peoples health and we had a long discussion about whether we must allow production of these crops or not while we were studying Sixth Development Plan in Agriculture Committee.
French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Sgolne Royal, as part of her 3-day visit to Iran, had an aerial visit of Irans largest saltwater lake, Lake Urmia, which has lost 90% of its surface water in the past two decades as a result of climate changes, among other reasons.
A special ceremony was held in the Iranian capital city of Tehran to honor renowned Chilean film director and screenwriter, Miguel Ernesto Littin Cucumides.
Irans national football team, also known as Team Melli,has achieved a surprise victory over Qatar in its opening match at the third round of the 2018 FIFAWorld Cup qualificationtournament.
Tehran was host to a week-long International Puppet Theater Festival late August, where colorful puppets of all sizes and kinds brought happy smiles to the faces of children and adults alike.
The US State Department has offered a $3 million reward for any information leading to the arrest of Gulmurod Khalimov, a former Tajik police commander who is currently one of the main leaders of the Daesh terrorist group.
Syrias ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed as flawed the findings of a UN-mandated investigation blaming Syrian forces for the use of chemical weapons, saying the report is based on false testimonies.
Amnesty International has called on the Bahraini regime to suspend its heavy-handed crackdown on peaceful critics and opposition figures as Manama keeps up its policy of repression.
Uzbekistans President Islam Karimov has diedalmost one week after he suffered a brain stroke, Reuters news agency says citing three diplomatic sources.
Prominent Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called upon Iraqi people to stage a two-day walkout along with a hunger strike in protest at what he callsPrime Minister Haider al-Abadis failure to properly fight against corruption and misappropriation of public funds.