Tehran Times
 
‘Supporting domestic production is priority of banking system’
Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says promoting domestic production is the main priority of the country’s banking system in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 19), the bank’s portal reported.

 
Tourism development in SistanBaluchestan among top priorities: minister
Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said that development of the travel industry across Sistan-Baluchestan province is among top priorities.

 
Export Guarantee Fund of Iran increases capital by $200m
Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI) has increased its capital by $200 million, IRNA reported on Sunday, quoting the head of the fund.

 
Rice planting at paddy fields in northern Iran
Farmers are working on paddy fields in the northern province of Gilan, planting rice after the fields are ploughed.

 
Only Syrian people should decide about their future, Iran insists
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday refuted claims by certain media outlets that guarantors of the Astana process have decided to decide about the future of the Syrian  government, calling the claims “unfounded”.

 
Iranian diplomat meets new Iraqi PM
Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, met with new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday as he chaired the first meeting of his cabinet.

 
Zarif ’s assistant talks with Yemen’s Ansarullah spokesman
In a phone conversation on Saturday, Ali Asghar Khaji, the assistant to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for political affairs, discussed solution to the Yemeni crisis with Mohammed Abdulsalam, the spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah and chief negotiator of the National Salvation Government.

 
IRGC, Basij prepare and distribute over 3.5 million aid packages among the poor
Spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said that the IRGC and Basij (volunteer) forces in cooperation with people across Iran have prepared and distributed over 3.5mln packages of aid among the poor who have been hurt by the coronavirus outbreak.

 
Iran says ready to swap prisoners with U.S. without precondition
Government spokesman Ali Rabiei has said that Iran has announced it is ready to swap prisoners with the United States without any precondition, however Washington has not responded.

 
Sanctions harm people’s health, says Chicago University professor
Tom Ginsburg, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, has said that sanctions limit the countries’ capacities to protect the people’s health in the coronavirus pandemic.