Iran’s oldest tire factory has shut down due to “financial issues “, state news agency IRNA published Wednesday. Kian Tire was once the “largest producer of off-road tires in Iran” but closed its doors few days ago due to “financial problems and difficulties in the supplies of raw materials”, IRNA said. factory was 1958 as … Read more
“Consular services are not available for security reasons until the end of this week,” The Iranian embassy said Iran’s embassy in Kabul has been closed following protests in the Afghan capital over alleged abuse of Afghan migrants. The Iranian consulate general in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan’s northernmost city, also released a statement on Tuesday, stating that its … Read more
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal were advancing but urged officials not to place all bets on the Vienna talks. “Work is progressing well in the negotiations,” Khamenei told Iranian officials including President Ebrahim Raisi. “Do not stop your work to wait for the results … Read more
Top Iranian officials have promised to continue working on the peaceful use of the country’s nuclear programme as they unveiled several “achievements” during a ceremony in Tehran to mark its National Nuclear Technology Day. Saturday’s ceremony, attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami, had several displays of radiopharmaceuticals mainly aimed at treating … Read more
As months of talks to resuscitate a 2015 nuclear deal have stalled, Iran announced penalties on 15 more US officials, including former Army Chief of Staff George Casey and former President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani. Almost all of the people identified, worked for Trump’s administration, which slapped sanctions on Iranian officials, politicians, and businesses, … Read more
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the country’s nuclear development efforts will continue, despite the fact that discussions to bring back Tehran’s nuclear deal with foreign powers have stopped, according to state media. In a ceremony commemorating Iran’s national day of nuclear technology, the hardline president stated that his administration will encourage a … Read more
The top US general has stated that he does not favour the removal of Iran’s elite Quds Force off Washington’s list of “foreign terrorist organisations,” an apparent crucial demand from Tehran in order to resurrect the global nuclear agreement. Mark Milley, speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, stated that the Quds Force, … Read more
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said on Sunday that an agreement to restart the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and international powers is “near.” Iran has been in talks to resurrect the deal, technically known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, and China directly, and the … Read more
Russia has been accused of deploying lethal phosphorous bombs in Ukraine, raising worries that Vladimir Putin may resort to chemical weapons. Footage shows what seems to be white phosphorus blazing ferociously on the ground in Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s eastern metropolis, while additional shots show it lighting in the sky over Kyiv. White phosphorous causes damage and … Read more
According to the authorities, a big cargo ship with transporting cars sank in stormy waves in the Persian Gulf on Thursday. The Al Salmy 6, a vessel registered in the United Arab Emirates, sank off Iran’s southern coast with 30 crew members on board. Capt. Nizar Qaddoura of the Dubai-based Salem Al Makrani Cargo firm … Read more
AN IRANIAN woman has been accused of stabbing her online date in order to avenge the death of an Iranian military leader in an American drone strike in 2020. Nika Nikoubin, 21, was charged with attempted murder after allegedly assaulting a man she met on a dating website while they were in bed together at … Read more
VIENNA – The head of the UN nuclear watchdog offered Friday to travel to Chernobyl to negotiate with Ukraine and Russia on ensuring the security of Ukraine’s nuclear sites. The offer came hours after Russian invasion forces seized control of Europe’s largest power plant at Zaporizhzhia after a battle with Ukrainian troops that caused a … Read more
TEHRAN – For literature lovers in sanction-hit Iran, a new novel has long provided a brief respite from a grinding economic crisis triggered by international pressure imposed over Tehran’s contested nuclear programme. But now losing yourself in a good book is becoming harder, as cash-strapped publishers struggle because the price of paper is soaring. “If … Read more
PARIS – The European Union wants to cut all links between Russia and the global financial system, France’s finance minister said on Friday, adding that removing Moscow from the SWIFT interbank system remained a “last resort”. Speaking hours after European national leaders agreed further sanctions on Russia over its attack on Ukraine, Bruno Le Maire … Read more
TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Thursday that the Islamic republic is looking for “peaceful” use of nuclear energy, and “not for nuclear weapons.” Although the Iranians’ “enemy” knows that Iran’s nuclear program is “peaceful,” it does not want the Iranian nation to achieve this great progress, Khamenei made the remarks … Read more
TEHRAN – Iran urged the US Congress on Wednesday to issue a “political statement” that Washington will stay committed to a possible agreement in Vienna talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal. The accord offered Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme, but then US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from … Read more
TEHRAN – A top Iranian security official said on Monday that the success of the Vienna talks on the restoration of a 2015 nuclear deal depends on the U.S. political determination. Nuclear negotiations in Vienna have reached a stage where “the outcome can be announced without guesswork,” Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali … Read more
TEHRAN – Iran’s health ministry on Wednesday reported 39,085 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 6,696,927. The pandemic also claimed 116 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the virus to 133,164, said the ministry. A total of 6,215,909 people have recovered from the disease or been discharged … Read more
