Pakistan foreign ministry spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri addressing a weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, said: "We extend sincere condolences to the family members of Mr. Fakhrizadeh and to the Iranian people."“Pakistan strongly urges all sides to exercise maximum restraint and avoid further escalation of tensions in the region," …

The festival will be running totally online on December 15-22.The delay will help the organizers have a better chance to arrange the programs, and will give the filmmakers more time to submit their works,” the director of the festival, Mohammad Hamidi-Moqaddam said.  After the spread of the coronavirus in the …

Zarif made the remarks on the online session the Mediterranean Dialogue, noting Europe and the United States should be committed to implementing the JCPOA, after which Iran will resume the implementation of its obligations.He called on the US to show goodwill by returning to the JCPOA, stating that Iran will …

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Deputy Minister of Defense and Head of the Research and Innovation Organization of the Ministry of Defense of Iran, who was described by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as "a distinguished nuclear and defense scientist", was assassinated and attained martyrdom on Friday evening, December 27, near …

Sadat Lari added that 49,348 citizens have passed away from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country so far.She pointed out that 699,315 people out of a total of 1,003,494 people infected with the deadly virus have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. The official noted that 13,922 new infected cases have …

In a phone conversation with new Minister of Finance and Treasury Lütfi Elvan, Vaezi hoped that during Elvan’s term of office, the cooperation between Iran and Turkey will continue and expand.Stressing the necessity of enhancement of economic cooperation between the two countries, he said using the new international conditions and …

The full text of his message reads:The COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities and societies at their very core, deepening pre-existing inequalities. Even under normal circumstances, the one billion persons living with disabilities worldwide are less likely to enjoy access to education, healthcare and livelihoods or to participate and be included …

The government has opened the projects all over the country in line with the guidelines of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Surge in Production for the current Iranian year (started March 20, 2020).The projects of the Ministry of Energy inaugurated today are collectively worth 6,936 …

President Rouhani officially inaugurated 25 energy projects in three Iranian provinces through video-conferencing Thursday.The government has opened the projects all over the country in line with the guidelines of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Surge in Production for the current Iranian year (started March 20, …

Talking to IRNA on the sidelines of National Coronavirus Vaccine Committee, he added, "We have pre-purchased 16.8 million coronavirus vaccines from the World Health Organization's COVAX and we have joint production with other countries, and the clinical trial of these vaccines is performed in Iran.""To date, no vaccine company has …