Tehran Times
 
Jiroft, a magnificent cradle of civilization
The discovery of the magnificent Jiroft site came by accident in the very early 21st century when rounds of heavy flood along the Halil River swept the topsoil off thousands of previously unknown tombs and led to discovery of many artifacts believed by archeologists to belong to the early Bronze Age (late 3rd millennium BC).

 
Iran says France and Britain have given in to U.S. bullying
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Friday that France and Britain’s stance on Iran’s launch of a military satellite shows that Paris and London have given in to the United States’ bullying.

 
Iran monitoring U.S. moves, but will never start a war: Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Iran is monitoring the United States’ moves in the region, however, it will never start a war in the region.

 
World leaders launch plan to speed COVID-19 drugs, vaccine; U.S. stays away
World leaders pledged to accelerate work on tests, drugs and vaccines against COVID-19 and to share them around the globe, but the United States did not take part in the launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) initiative.

 
Iran’s monthly crude steel output up 14% yr/yr: WSA
Production of crude steel in Iran has risen 14.1 percent in March 2020  from March 2019, Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO)announced citing the data indicated in the World Steel Association (WSA)’s latest report.

 
Rosewater festivals go virtual amid virus pandemic
Every year, by late April, tens of festivals of rose and rosewater starts to take the center stage in the central Iranian city of Kashan along with other nearby townships and villages.

 
EU’s Borrell chides U.S. for blocking Iran loan from IMF
Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, on Wednesday criticized the U.S. for blocking an Iranian request for a loan from the International Monetary Fund, Politico reported on April 22.

 
Iraqi PM-designate vows to form committee to probe Soleimani assassination
Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah resistance group has said Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi has agreed to form a committee to probe assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

 
U.S. violating peremptory norms by blocking IMF loan to Iran: Shamkhani
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Saturday that the United States’ attempts to block Iran’s efforts to get a loan from the International Monetary Fund violate peremptory norms of general international law.

 
U.S. fears Iran as natural hegemon of region: analyst
The reason behind the United States’ recent move to step up its anti-Iran threats is to prevent the Islamic Republic from asserting itself as the natural hegemon of the West Asia and Persian Gulf region, says a political analyst.