Baghdad, Iraq--A road accident killed 18 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad overnight, the state news agency INA reported Saturday.The "horrible accident" between Dujail and Samarra also injured 15 people, INA said, citing the toll from Khaled Burhan, director of health services in Salaheddine province.He did...

Tehran, Iran - Iran has reported a 15% surge in its gasoline output this year compared to last year. The boost in production has come in response to a growing domestic demand for fuel in the country. Alireza Jafarpour, Chief Executive of the Persian Gulf Star Oil Refinery, announced that the...

Taking a dig at President Emmanuel Macron, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Macron should focus on "situation inside France instead of paying attention to questions of interference in other countries." Iran had rebuffed French accusations over Tehran's interference in Lebanon that France sees as a roadblock to end...

TEHRAN, IRAN  – Iran’s export of non-oil products to the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member states in the first four months of the current Iranian year exceeded $3.6 billion, an official said.Iran exported $3.615 billion worth of non-oil goods to the ECO member states from March 21 to July 22,...

No Iraqi officials or security sources have been able to tell AFP why the killing of Stephen Troell took place in a city where such attacks on foreigners have been rare in recent years. Troell had lived with his wife and children in the Iraqi capital for at least two years....

Tehran, Iran -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Thursday that discussions with Saudi authorities have resulted in constructive statements regarding assistance for Lebanon's situation."In the discussions we had with Saudi authorities, we heard constructive statements from them regarding assistance to the situation in Lebanon," Amirabdollahian stated, adding that the...

Tehran, Iran - Iran's in-situ and proven mineral reserves are now worth more than $15 billion,  the director general of Iran's Department of Exploration Affairs announced on Tuesday.  The reserves, according to Ebrahim Ali Molabeigi, encompass six different minerals comprising iron ore, lead and zinc, gold, copper, antimony, and coal.Molabeigi said...

"Given our numerous capabilities, we consider Iran’s membership in BRICS and the SCO as well as participation in other regional alliances very effective," Raisi stressed.

TEHRAN, IRAN – The CEO of SAIPA Auto Making Company, Iran’s second-largest car manufacturing company, said a contract has been inked for exporting 120,000 passenger and commercial vehicles to Russia.Mohammad Teymouri pointed to his visit to Russia’s car market last week and stated that a contract was concluded for exporting...

TEHRAN, IRAN - Some 56 million tons of non-oil goods, valued at US$19.3 billion, were exported in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced on Tuesday.Also, 14.4 million tons of non-oil goods, valued at US$24.2 billion, were imported...

TEHRAN, IRAN   – Iran President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday said that the country’s money is only blocked in South Korea and that all other foreign assets are at the Central Bank of Iran’s disposal.“We have already made it clear that the only blocked money was in South Korea. In other...

Raisi was referring to sanctions imposed on Iran since the United States torpedoed the nuclear deal in 2018, as well as protests that erupted in September 2022 over a young woman's death in custody.

Tehran, Iran -  India and Iran have reportedly reached an agreement on the legal terms for the development of the deep-sea Chabahar Port in southeast Iran. The agreement marks a breakthrough in their long-standing negotiations and could potentially pave the way for a long-term deal between the two nations.The breakthrough...

Tehran, Iran - Iran on Monday warned Iraq that it would take action if Baghdad does not honor its commitment by mid-September of disarming Iranian Kurdish rebel groups on its territory."According to a deal reached between the Iranian and Iraqi governments, the Iraqi government has pledged to disarm armed terrorist groups...

The South Pars gas field is one of the world's largest natural gas condensate fields. Iran shares the gas field with energy giant Qatar and there are 24 platforms on the side of the Islamic republic which has been developing it in the Gulf since the 1990s.

Moscow, Russia -- Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states have invited observers from Saudi Arabia, Iran, China and Mongolia to monitor the Combat Brotherhood-2023 drills in Belarus, CSTO Joint Staff Chief Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov said at a briefing.Saudi Arabia, Iran, China and Mongolia are not the members of...

Wells were drilled in onshore, offshore operations.

Tehran, Iran - Iran’s membership in the BRICS group will lead to the promotion of exports and trade activities, an official was quoted as saying by local media reports.Deputy Chairman of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives for Legal Affairs Arsalan Ghasemi said that to tackle economic sanctions by the West against...

TEHRAN, IRAN - A number of European countries have asked to purchase Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicles, the spokesperson for the Iranian Defense Ministry said.Speaking to Tasnim, Brigadier General Reza Talaee Nik said Iranian-made military drones have a lot of potential customers.Many countries, including a number of Western and European states,...

TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran exported $7.2 billion worth of products to West Asian countries in the first four months of the current Persian calendar year (March 21 to July 22), the director general of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) for West Asia said.The administration of President Ebrahim Raisi...

Tehran, Iran -- Iran has expressed its readiness to finalize the provisions of a strategic document on comprehensive cooperation with Oman.In a telephonic conversation, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi exchanged views on issues of mutual interest in bilateral, regional and international arenas.Amirabdollahian highlighted...

Tehran, Iran -- Iran became the eighth largest steel supplier in the world in the first half of 2023 as the country kept increasing its output despite supply and price hike in international markets caused by the Ukraine War.Figures from the World Steel Association (WSA) showed that Iran’s steel output...

Tehran, Iran--Iran and Russia are independent countries whose military cooperation is not subject to the dictates of the United States and its allies, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister says.Russia's military cooperation with Iran will not succumb to geopolitical pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.Ryabkov said in response to a...

TEHRAN, IRAN - A minibus carrying mountaineers in Iran plunged into a ravine, killing 10 people, state media reported on Saturday.The accident occurred on Friday near the city of Varzaghan, in East Azerbaijan province, said the provincial emergency services spokesman, Vahid Shadinia, according to state news agency IRNA.The minibus was heading...

A court in Tehran has ordered the US government to pay $330 million in damages for "planning a coup" against the newly established Islamic republic in 1980, the judiciary said. A year after the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the US-backed Shah, a group of mostly army officers tried to...

The Middle East, with its vast resources and strategic position, can play a crucial role in BRICS' vision of a more equitable and democratic global order as the BRICS move to include countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE can further reduce the alliance's dependence on Western financial institutions,...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  - Saudi Arabia has to not only enhance its defensive capabilities but also establish effective deterrence measures against Iran and its proxies, particularly in the context of its ambitious Vision 2030 initiative, a latest analysis by Middle East Institute (MEI) says. The policy brief authored by MEI analyst...

Tehran, Iran - The inclusion of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iran, will significantly increase BRICS’ weight in the oil market, as per calculations based on 2022 OPEC data, reported by InfoTech news outlet on Thursday.Together with the existing participants, Russia and Brazil, these countries jointly command 39% of the...

TEHRAN/ JOHANNESBURG, IRAN/ SOUTH AFRICA - The Iranian and Chinese presidents stressed the need to bolster bilateral cooperation and the trend of multilateralism especially within the framework of BRICS.Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS+ Summit on Thursday to discuss...

Argentina, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia are the four other member countries joining BRICS, underscoring its commitment to a more inclusive global stance, effective from January 2024.

Tehran, Iran -- The trade exchanges between Iran and China in the first seven months of the current year reached $8.540 billion, with China’s export of products to Iran accounting for $6 billion of it.The trade declined by 11 percent compared to the same period last year, China’s Customs Office...

Tehran, Iran - The World Steel Association (WSA) has reported a significant 4.1% increase in Iran's steel production during the first seven months of 2023 (January-July), compared to the same period last year.Iran's crude steel production for this period totaled 18.1 million tons, showcasing strong growth.In July 2023, Iran's crude...

Tehran, Iran-- Iran will boost military cooperation with Russia as the two countries look to strengthen strategic partnership.According to the commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari, "the Iranian army is ready to boost military cooperation with Russia."Heidari made the remark in a meeting with the...

South Africa has revealed potential BRICS expansion plans at the Johannesburg summit, with keen interest shown by Middle Eastern nations, notably UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Tehran, Iran -- Iran exported $2.9 billion worth of non-oil products to Iraq in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year, an official with the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said, adding that the country’s export to Iraq will reach $10.5 billion by the yearend.Iran’s export...

Israel, during more than a decade of civil war in Syria, has launched hundreds of air strikes on its territory, targeting Iran-backed forces and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters as well as Syrian army positions. Israel rarely comments on the strikes, but has repeatedly said it will not allow Iran to expand its...

"Reports that a meeting between Iranian and American officials will be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting are not true. Iran is not holding direct talks with the United States and is not planning to do so either on the margins of the General Assembly or...

Tehran, Iran - Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has expressed his eagerness to expedite the completion of the port at Chabahar, a strategic port city in Iran's southeastern region.Talking to Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi on the phone, Modi hailed the bilateral cooperation between the two nations and emphasized the significance...

Tehran, Iran--Iran-China bilateral relations and the 25-year strategic cooperation program between the two countries are moving forward in the right direction, according to the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.In a telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People's Republic of China, the latest...

Tehran, Iran -- Trade between Iran and the European Union member states reached 2.3 billion euros ($2.5 billion) in the first half of 2023, according to Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat).Trade between Iran and Germany accounted for half the value, Tasnim News Agency reported, adding the Iran-EU trade...

Tehran, Iran-- China's ambassador to Iran has affirmed that his country's cooperation with Iran is at its best in various fields, voicing hope that both sides will further improve ties.Chang Hua made the remarks in a Saturday meeting with the governor of the northwestern Iranian province of West Azarbaijan Mohammad...

As Middle Eastern countries rise economically and their populations grow, Malaysia sees a bigger role in fulfilling the region's growing demand for edible oils and fats.

TEHRAN, IRAN - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with diplomat Assadollah Assadi, recently freed by Belgium in a high-profile prisoner swap case in May, the presidency site said on Saturday."The claimants of human rights have shown once again that they do not adhere to any law," Raisi said in reference...

TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran is the first Islamic country to possess a very modern observatory, the head of the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences Mohammad Javad Larijani said.“We started the construction process (of the observatory) concurrent with Turkey (starting its own); they had the resources, like the cash, so they collaborated...

Moscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Thursday, in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, the possibility of Iran joining the BRICS group in the future and issues of expanding cooperation in international and regional affairs.The talks also included Iran's participation as a full member of...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also took the opportunity to reiterate the Islamic republic's support for the Palestinian cause at a time when Riyadh is in discussions with the United States about potentially normalizing ties with Israel.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The 11th Moscow Conference on International Security, held at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center here, saw high-level discussions between Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin and military representatives from Saudi Arabia and Iran.In a meeting with Talal Abdullah Al-Otaibi, military adviser to the Saudi defense minister,...

Three thousand additional US personnel on troop-landing warships have already passed through the Red Sea, and US-led maritime forces are warning ships against approaching Iranian waters. The moves follow a spate of capture and attempted capture of ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the U-shaped gateway to the...

The film-makers will only serve one-twentieth of their sentence, about nine days, while the remainder "will be suspended over five years," according to Etemad, which added the verdict can be appealed. During the suspension period, the defendants will be required to take a film-making course while "preserving national and ethical...

Fars province governor Mohamed Hadi Imanieh told state TV the attack occurred around 7:00 pm (1530 GMT). Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered an investigation and vowed in a statement to bring those responsible to justice, according to IRNA.