January 15, The Iran Project The Chairman of Expediency Council Ayatollah Rafsanjanipassingaway and the nation's huge funeral turnout, holding 6th joint commission on JCPOA in Vienna, Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah visit to Iran and meeting with senior Iranian officials, Iranreceiving1st Airbus plane after JCPOA implementation, opening ceremony of 32nd Fajr International Music Festival, Russia, Turkey, Iran holding consultations on Syria in Moscow and Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati trip to Iran dominated the countrys media outlets in the past week (Jan 09 Jan15).
Huge crowds of mourners are streaming into the streets of Tehran to pay their final respects to Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former Iranian president and chairman of the Expediency Council, whois viewed as a pillar of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The sixth joint commission on implementing Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was held in Vienna with representatives of Tehran and the Group 5+1 in attendance.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday attended a memorial ceremony hosted by him for the late Expediency Council chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
US President Barack Obama has declared the continuation of his countrys national emergency against Iran, claiming that despite full commitment to its nuclear deal with the six world powers, the Islamic Republic still poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to America.
A deal between Iran and key world powers to curb Tehrans nuclear program is working and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would be wise to preserve it, outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said on Friday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi blasted US Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson for his remarks against the internationally-accepted nuclear deal between Tehran and the world powers, and said the agreement would never go under renegotiation.
Deputy energy minister said approximately 1.2 billion cubic meters of water per year will be led to Lake Urmia following a 40% reduction in agricultural water use in the lakes catchment area.
French carmaker PSA Group (PEUP.PA) said global vehicle deliveries rose by 5.8 percent last year, propelled by strong sales of its Peugeot brand in Iran and the continuation of the European auto markets recovery.
Danish container shipping company Maersk Line has added Iranian Port of Bushehr to its services, expanding its presence in this Middle-Eastern country. The new port specializes in feeder transport facilities.
Iran has received the first plane purchased from the European giant aircraft maker Airbus following a landmark nuclear deal reached between Tehran and the six world powers.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said after a visit to Saudi Arabia that his countrys close ties to the kingdoms archrival Iran should not impede relations with the wider Arab world.
On Friday, Russian, Turkish and Iranian diplomats held consultations in Moscow to discuss the preparations for the intra-Syrian talks in Astana, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
The United States has not received an invitation from Russia or Turkey to participate in the intra-Syrian peace talks in Astana, US Department of State spokesman Mark Toner said in a briefing on Friday.
Iranian Deputy FM Hossein Jaberi Ansari informed his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdadon the latest developments regarding the upcoming Astana meeting on Syrian situation by phone on Saturday.
Third-time Golden Globe nominated filmmaker Asghar Farhadi stopped short of winning 2017 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film on Sun., conceding the award to Paul Verhoevens thrillerElle.
The Iranian Volleyball Federation is going to hold a Snow Volleyball tournament for the first time at the Dizin resort in the Alborz mountain range near Tehran.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has named its Ones to Watch athletes for Rio Paralympics with Irans female archer Zahra Nemati appearing in the archery section.
An arts and crafts teacher at one of the Iranian primary schools teaches girls to sew dolls from scrap materials. Some of the schoolgirls like their handcrafted toys so much that they ditch their Barbies.