Out of the 280 Bahrainis, 200 have been stripped of their citizenship by the Al Khalifa regime in 2015, according to a BCHR official. He said that among them are university professors, scholars, religious leaders, merchants and former members of parliament. In its latest attempt to silence voices of dissent, …
Read More »Larijani Warns against US Plots to Impose Fresh Anti-Iran Sanctions
Larijani said those countries that used to hinder Iran’s progress in the past may now resort to alternative ways and cause new troubles for the country through different methods. Such issues and measures, therefore, must be closely monitored, he added in a meeting with the Iranian parliamentary staff held here …
Read More »Gas, Condensates Output in Iran's South Pars Up by 15%: Official
Gas condensate output from the gas field reached 120 million barrels last year, showing a 15-percent rise compared to 104 mb produced a year earlier, Shana quoted Ali Akbar Shabanpour as saying on Saturday. The total gas produced in the gas field last year also witnessed a 15 percent growth, …
Read More »Iran Not Comparable to Soviet Union, Cuba: Presidential Adviser
In a post on his account in a social network, Hesamoddin Ashna, the cultural adviser to President Hassan Rouhani, said the enemies can never influence the calculations of Iranian official, who benefit from the wise leadership of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. He added that US …
Read More »Iran Taekwondo Team to Attend Germany, Spain Events
Farzan Ashourzadeh in -63kg, Mehdi Khodabakhshi in -87kg and Sajjad Mardani in +87kg will represent Iran at the two events. The WTF President’s Cup will be held in Bonn, Germany from April 7 to 10. The two-day Spanish Open 2016 G1 will kick off on April 15 in Alicante. Tasnim …
Read More »Obama Calls on World Powers to Stick to Their JCPOA Promises
“So long as Iran is carrying out its end of the bargain, we think it is important for the world community to carry out our end of the bargain,” Obama told reporters on the sidelines of a two-day summit on nuclear security in Washington on Friday. The US will act …
Read More »Iranian Flotilla Arrives Home after Completing Mission
The naval fleet was welcomed in an official ceremony attended by Iran's Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi in Bandar Abbas. Speaking at the ceremony, Admiral Babak Abdollahi, the commander of the flotilla, said that during its mission, the fleet sailed 7,600 nautical miles, tracked 282 military and civilian vessels …
Read More »Iran Ready to Promote Bilateral Ties with Senegal
In a Friday meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall, Qashqavi said the Islamic Republic is fully prepared to develop its ties with the West African nation in all fields. He also delivered Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s congratulatory message to President Sall on Senegal’s Independence Day, and on behalf of Rouhani, …
Read More »No Slowdown in Reinforcement of Country’s Military Might: Iranian MP
Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Esmail Kowsari, a member of the parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, said the current status of sustained security in Iran results from the efforts made since the victory of the Islamic Revolution to strengthen the country’s arsenal of conventional military weapons. He …
Read More »China’s President Calls JCPOA Political ‘Milestone’
The Chinese president called the agreement a political “milestone”, adding that any "external interference" in the full implementation of the deal should be eliminated, Xinhua reported. Xi made the remarks on Friday at a meeting attended by leaders or senior officials of six countries which helped broker the Iranian nuclear …
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