The base’s spokesman told reporters that on Sunday morning, July 22 2018, the air defense destroyed at a long range another unknown UAV that was approaching the Hmeimim airbase from the northwest, SANA reported.There were no casualties or material damage and the Russian air base is operating as normal, the …

In a meeting with the Iranian Majlis speaker's special assistant Hussein Amir Abdollahian, the envoy assessed as 'positive' the recent visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Switzerland and said there are high capacities for upgrading Tehran-Bern relations in various fields.Alluding to regional and international developments, Leitner said at present …

The quake took place at 21:18 hours local time (16:48 GMT) at the depth of eight kilometers underground.Earlier, a strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Tazeh Abad at 14:37 hours local time (10:07 GMT) Sunday, injuring 156 people. 54 residential units were damaged and power supply to …

Last year, some 20 million tons of petrochemical products worth $ 13 billion were exported to different markets. Iran's overall petrochemical output in the three-month period stood at 13.2 million tons. Iran has the capacity to produce 63 million tons of petrochemical products and with the completion of semi-complete projects, …

Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif warned the terrorist groups and the foreign intelligence services supporting them that they will be punished severely and the IRGC will take revenge of the attack.The security forces are ready to give crushing response to terrorists who aim to insecure the border regions, he added.In a …

The latest measures taken by the Petroleum Ministry, including those regarding Iran's oil exports and the country's oil diplomacy given the new sanctions imposed on Tehran, were discussed in the Commission session, Najafi Khoshroudi said. As the sanctions mainly aim to reduce Iran's oil exports and create obstructions on the …

Citing the intelligence department of Salman Corps in Sistan and Balochestan, he said that two culprits who were among main elements to kill volunteer forces from Shah-Bakhsh Tribe in Zahedan were arrested on Sunday.Mara'shi said in a conflict with armed bandits in Corin Region in Zahedan on July 18, 2018, …

Ali Larijani made the remarks Sunday in a meeting with Andreas Schieder, head of foreign policy committee in Austria's parliament.He also described Iran-Austria relations as productive and longstanding, and said there have been established positive relations between the two countries over past years.Emphasizing the importance of the parliamentary ties between …

The 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships tournament started on July 15 in Netherlands.After defeating Japan, the Netherlands, Egypt and Ukraine, the Iranian squad advanced to final match.The 2020 Summer Paralympics are an upcoming major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee. Scheduled as the …

'Many countries as well as private companies are dependent on Iran's oil supplying their fuel; therefore, it is their right to decide on buying oil from Iran according to their interests,' a senior member of the Chinese Institute of World Economics and Politics told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).'The …