Speaking to IRNA, Behrouz Aqaee said the shipment sent to Shahid Beheshi Port in Chabahar includes two 100-ton cranes worth $ 7.5 million.Aqaee said that the shipment was sent to Chabahar within the framework of the long-term build-operate-transfer (BOT) agreement between Iran and India. The third part of the equipment …
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Supreme Leader to address nation within hours
Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech will be broadcast live at 4:30 p.m. today (Sunday) from the TV, his official website, and his official pages on social media.Due to protocols to stop the COVID-19 virus from spreading, he will not travel to Mashad this year either, so his new year’s speech which usually …
Read More »Int’l Nowruz Day commemorated in Geneva
The ceremony was hosted by the Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the cooperation of 11 other states celebrating the occasion including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan as well as Pakistan.Focusing on the theme of the "Spirit and Tradition of Nowruz," most speakers of …
Read More »Iran, Armenia emphasize boosting ties
Both sides discussed promoting relations in legal affairs, updating documents, following up previous documents, Aras River and regional issues.The slammed terrorist groups’ presence in the region. Regional, human rights, cultural issues and fighting terrorism were among other topics reviewed by both sides. Baharvand and Ghevondyan stressed creating North-South Corridor …
Read More »Iran takes parts in SCO states Nowruz celebrations
– Iran’s ambassador to Beijing Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh in a Twitter message said that " Nowruz as a symbol of peace and friendship and mutual respect" was slogan of this year, and Iran had active presence in the cultural event.Nowruz is the Iranian New Year and it begins with spring equinox on March 21. It is celebrated in areas that were once part of the Persian Empire …
Read More »Hope new year ends domineering policies & oppression: FM Zarif
"I hope the new year will end the resort to violence , killings , threats, domineering policies and oppression," Zarif tweeted on Saturday congratulating Nowruz , the start of Iranian New Year.Nowruz is the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year, which begins on the spring equinox (March …
Read More »FM sopx: US must make fundamental change in its approaches
Khatibzadeh tweeted that it is high time for the US to adopt fundamental changes in its thinking and thus its approaches.He added that for decades, the US has attempted to exclude Iran's international law and politics, noting that it has profoundly failed. He also wrote in another tweet that "another …
Read More »President Rouhani: Iran, Qatar seeking collective dialogue, strong region based on understanding
"Today I submitted the response by Dr. Hassan Rouhani to Qatari Emir's letter that had been delivered to the Iranian president by Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani during his visit to Iran," Hamid Reza Dehqani Poudeh tweeted on Friday morning.The Iranian president has written to the Qatari …
Read More »Seven Iranian fishermen released from Pakistani prison
The Iranian Consulate General in Karachi has said that following the diplomatic efforts of the mission, seven more Iranian sailors and fishermen were released and left for Tehran from Karachi airport on an Iran Air flight.The fishermen were arrested by Pakistani Maritime Security Forces on accusation of being illegally entering …
Read More »Iran, Serbia keen on cooperation in energy, mineral sector
The talks were held between Iran's Ambassador to Belgrade Rashid Hassanpour and Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlović.The two officials highlighted good and traditional relations between Tehran and Belgrade and called for enhanced cooperation. The Serbian minister underlined that formation of an energy committee in the framework of …
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