January 01, The Iran Project Iran Army, IRGC holding joint air defense maneuvers, Iranians marking 2009 pro-establishment rallies, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem visit to Iran and meeting with senior Iranian officials, President Rouhani receiving credential of new ambassadors and Iranian Christians celebrating Christmas dominated the countrys media outlets in the past week (Dec 26 Jan 01).
The first stage of the massive and joint air defense drill called Modafean-e Aseman-e Velayat 7 started in the presence of Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli on Monday in South of country.
Caretaker of Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi said on Monday that Iran main condition to resume sending pilgrims to Hajj rituals is to get security guarantees from the Saudi government.
Iranian Army successfully testfired mid-range missiles against hypothetical enemies that invaded some sensitive sites in southern parts of the country.
Presidential elections headquarters is to start its activities here next week, Tehrans Deputy Governor General for Social and Political Affairs Shahabeddin Chavoshi has announced.
Irans large-scale air defense drillshave entered their final stage in the countrys southern belt, with the enlisted forces deploying missile defense systems against mock hostile aircraft as per schedule.
Elite Iranian military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard units took part in a large scale military exercise in the southwestern region of the country, employing S-300 surface-to-air missile systems recently purchased from Russia.
On Thursday, in a tweeter text message Sushma Swaraj, Indias minister of external affairs, stated that she will look into the case of Narges Kalbasi Ashtari.
Guardian Council Spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said here on Saturday that women could become candidate in the upcoming presidential elections in Iran.
The president of Iran has shown interest in signing a temporary deal with the EAEU, leading to the creation of a free trade zone, according to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
Imports of crude oil by Irans four major buyers in Asia in November more than doubled for a second straight month from a year ago, with purchases by India and South Korea more than four times higher.
In the three years since a preliminary nuclear deal was struck with Iran, Tehran has received more than $10 billion in sanctions relief from around the world in the form of cash and gold, according to current and formerU.S.officials.
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that the implementation of the Syrias ceasefire agreement will save civilian lives, facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance across Syria, and pave the way for productive talks in Astana.
The UN has warned that four million people in the Syrian capital city of Damascus have been deprived of safe drinking water supplies for over a week after springs outside the city were deliberately targeted.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic welcomes Syrias nationwide ceasefire, but warned against the strengthening of terrorists during the truce time in the Arab country.
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a draft resolution submitted by Russia and Turkey on a comprehensive resolution of the Syrian crisis, including the ceasefire regime and political talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups in Astana, Kazakhstan in January 2017.
At least one gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with hundreds of New Years revelers on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what the provincial governor described as a terrorist attack.
Images of homeless drug addicts living in empty graves just outside the Iranian capital have deeply shocked the public and prompted reactions even from President Hassan Rouhani.
Donya Fannizadeh, the master of the most popular Iranian puppet character, Kolah Qermezi, (the One with the Red Hat), has passed away after a long battle against cancer.
Farshchian University on traditional arts and handicrafts, proposed several years ago by master of Persian painting and miniature Mahmoud Farshchian, 86, will hopefully open in February 2017, said Mohammad Hussein Imani Khoshkhou, head of the University of Science and Culture, affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
According to a Farsi report by YJC, a room in Hermitage Museum, one of the worlds largest museums of art and human culture, is decorated with the most ancient carpet of Iran and the world.