In an exclusive interview with IRNA, Behtari said that with 11 months of continuous efforts and follow-ups, Iran finally became a member of the World Federation of Aikido.Aikido, Japanese aikidō (“way of harmonizing energy”) is a martial art and self-defense system that resembles the fighting methods of jujitsu and judo. …

Mounesan said that the experts of the organization are investigating the news that a part of Taq Kasra has collapsed.In recent days, some people published pictures of the Persian-made monument in Iraq that showed that some parts of its ceiling have collapsed. Mounesan said that the monument belongs to the …

Speaking on the occasion of the first anniversary of the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis, Saleh said that the great Iranian commander General Soleimani stood with the Iranian people in hardships.He added that today Iraq is commemorating two distinguished figures who had a long record of …

Ejaz Ahmad Shah expressed these views during a meeting with an Iranian delegation headed by Chief of Iran's Anti-Narcotics Police Brigadier-General Majid Karimi in Islamabad on Tuesday.Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan, Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Secretary Anti-Narcotics Control Shoaib Dastagir, Colonial Omid Sarwari, Iran’s DLO in Pakistan …

Golestan Palace in Tehran is an example of Persian art, history, and architecture. It is the valuable gem sitting in the heart of Tehran carrying memories from Safavid era to Pahlavi kings.Golestan Palace is vibrant, colorful, and full of aesthetic ornate figures created by gifted Qajarian artists. This elegant garden …

Sima Sadat Lari said that with the 98 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 55,748.Some 6,113 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 686 of whom have been hospitalized, she added. Sadat Lari noted that 1,029,028 patients out of …

Brigadier-General Majid Karimi during a meeting with foreign liaison officers and representatives of international organizations briefed about Iran's actions in the fight against illicit drugs and its police services in this regards.Liaison officers from the British, Spanish, German, Philippine Embassies, the EU Representative and the Head of the UN Office …

Tough revenge will be taken at the proper time, the minister told reporters in this southeastern Iranian province.Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Qods Force commander Lieutenant General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, the acting commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) - known as the Hashd al-Shaabi - separately …

Hundreds of combat drones are participating in the drills, the Army said.Deputy Commander of the Army Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi said that the Air Force, the Ground Forces, the Navy and the air defense of the Army will test different types of drone systems in the exercise. The exercise will include …

** IRAN DAILY-- Iran’s Foreign Ministry elaborates on seizing South Korean oil tanker Spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that the South Korean oil tanker was seized for “technical” reasons and based on judicial order as it was polluting the environment. Like any other country, Iran is …