September 17, The Iran ProjectPakistans Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif visit to Iran and meeting with senior officials,Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif travel to Russia, Ayatollah Khamenei receiving new chairman and members of Council of Expediency, 19th Iran Cinema Celebration, US imposing new restrictions on Iran, extending sanctions relief under nuclear deal, Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Siegfried Bracke trip to Iran and President Rouhani leaving for New York to participate in 72nd UNGA dominated the countrys media outlets in the past week (Sep 11Sep 17).
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Islamic governments to exert political and economic pressure on Myanmars cruel government to make it stop a deadly crackdown on minority Rohingya Muslims in the Southeast Asian country.
A division of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has arrested a Takfiri terrorist linked to a Daesh-affiliated ring, which planned to carry out hundreds of terror attacks in the capital, Tehran.
Foreign Minister Zarif said Wed. that the IAEAs inspections of Irans nuclear facilities cannot be used as a pretext to learn about the Islamic Republics military secrets.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described as substantial and positive his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying they discussed Tehran-Moscow ties, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and regional issues, including Syria.
The United States has announced economic sanctions on 11individuals and companies in Iran accused of supporting Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) or engaging in cyber attacks on US banks, but has decidedto continue for now to exempt Iran from nuclear-related sanctions.
Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi has denounced the Wests double standard approaches on the possessionand development of atomictechnology, urging a complete end to any nuclear cooperation with the Israeliregime.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his American counterpart Rex Tillerson are expected to meet on the sidelines of the 72nd annual session of the UN General Assembly next week, a report said.
Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a television channel in the country that he will pay an official visit to Iran on October 4, to hold talks with Iranian top officials.
Secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani underlined that Washingtons threats can no way make Tehran change its principled policies in the region and block its increasing defense advancements.
Iraqi President Fuad Masum has acknowledged Irans support for Iraqi nation, particularly in fight against terrorism, a statement by his office read on Tuesday.
The worlds largest Muslim organization has called on Myanmar to allow United Nations investigators into a violence-stricken state in the country where the military and Buddhist mobs are conducting systematic brutality against minority Muslims.
Russia, Iran and Turkey have agreed to deploy observers on the edge of a de-escalation zone in northern Syrias Idlib region, which is largely controlled by Islamist militants, Turkeys foreign ministry said on Friday.
Iraqi Kurdish legislators of the countrys semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have approved a plan to hold a referendum on independence from Baghdad later this month, a contentious movespearheaded by regional President Masoud Barzani thathas faced bitter opposition from the central government and several other countries, including neighboring Iran, Turkey and Syria.
Forty tons of Irans relief aid has reached the Bangladesh border with Myanmar, where tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims are stranded after fleeing what has been called a textbook example of ethnic cleansing by the UN.
Germanys Mercedes-Benz Trucks signed a contract on Tuesday with Tehran-based automaker Iran Khodro, parent company Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) told Reuters, laying the foundation for resuming distribution of its trucks in Iran.
US House of Representatives adopted different measures to prevent sale of commercial aircraft to Iran, The Hill , an American political website reported on Wednesday.
China has signed an agreement with Iran to provide a credit line of $10 billion for its infrastructure projects what is seen as the biggest economic deal between the two countries after the removal of sanctions against the Islamic Republic in 2016.
Norways Scatec Solar is in talks to build its first solar power plants in Iran, its chief executive told Reuters, joining a wave of foreign energy firms looking to invest in the oil major.
State-run Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS), the worlds second-largest single buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), says it plans to import natural gas from Iran as well as explore opportunities to acquire gas field stakes in the country.
While Iran has already sent two monkeys to space and successfully returned them to the Earth, a senior Iranian official says the country plans to send a man into space within the next eight years.
The best of Iranian cinema this year were awarded during a special ceremony of the 19th Iran Cinema Celebration on Tue., with Asghar Farhadis The Salesman scooping the most awards.
Iranian two-time Paralympic ChampionZahra Nemati earned a gold medal in womens individual recurve open with a 6-2 win over her Turkish opponent at the World Archery Para Championships in Beijing.
Irans deputy foreign minister says the water crisis in the Middle East is getting worse and more serious day by day so much so that probably the future wars in this region would be on water.