President Rouhani's message reads, "I express my regret and sorrow over the deadly earthquake in Elazig province which killed and wounded dozens. This mishap saddened us.""On behalf of the Iranian nation and government I express condolences to Your Excellency and people of the friendly and brotherly state over the loss …
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Larijani extends condolences to Turkey on quake victims
During his message, Larijani voiced Iran's readiness to assist the quake-hit people.An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Turkey on Friday night. The quake was felt in Diyarbakır, Şırnak, Mardin, Şanlıurfa and Samsun provinces. Based on the Turkish medical centers' reports, the Friday quake killed 22 people and injured 1,030 others. …
Read More »Iranian gov’t mulling sale of certain properties in three countries
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested permission to sell eight buildings of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Uzbekistan, Albania, and Tajikistan due to various problems with the use of eight properties.According to Iran's foreign ministry, two buildings belonging to the Iranian embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, are within the scope of …
Read More »Safe and beautiful Iran ready to welcome tourists: Minister
According to The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Ali Asghar Mounesan said in his statement that the world has got involved in fast and surprising upheavals and ups and downs due to unprecedented progress made in science and technology. As such, the modern human is also influenced by the urban, mechanical life and …
Read More »Iran’s Persepolis covered by winter snow
Photos show Persepolis or Takht-e Jamshid in winter, 2020. Persepolis, founded by Darius The Great- the fourth King of Iran- in 518 BC, has been the capital of Achaemenid empire. Takht-e Jamshid or throne of Jamshid, a mythical Iranian ruler, was put on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. …
Read More »Spokesman dismisses talks between Zarif, Payne on Australian prisoner
He tweeted on Friday that any claim about dialogue between Zarif and Payne on the treatment conditions of Australian prisoner Miss Gilbert in Iran as baseless.Earlier, he said the Australian prisoner was detained on charges of violating Iran's national security and the court has issued an appropriate ruling in accordance …
Read More »EU : JCPOA parties agree to extend dispute mechanism timeline
"On 14 January, I received a letter from the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom referring a matter concerning the implementation of Iran's commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to the Joint Commission for resolution, triggering the Dispute Resolution Mechanism," the statement reads."I have …
Read More »Over 814 tons of narcotics discovered in Iran in 2019
Announcing the seizure of more than 814 tons of narcotics in Iran in 2019, Qaribabadi said that with the efforts and deaths of soldiers and law enforcement officers at the borders and inside the country about 814,477 kilogram of various types of narcotics were discovered and confiscated in 2019.He stated that most of these discoveries …
Read More »Senior cleric vows US allies trapped at risk of collapse
Addressing the people in the second sermon of Friday prayers, Mohammad Hassan AbuTorabi Fard said that the people of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Bahrain, and Turkey and other Muslim nations along with the Iranian nation have formed a unified front in dealing with the US avarice policies and its puppet rulers.Mohammad …
Read More »Pakistani FM welcomes Tehran, Riyadh’s readiness for talks
Qureshi while responding to a question of IRNA at the foreign ministry termed these statements as a positive development.“We don’t want to see any misunderstanding between our two brotherly countries of Iran and Saudi Arabia,” he said. He went on to say that Pakistan enjoys strong ties with Saudi Arabia …
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