(2020-04-21). Iran, Russia, Turkey to discuss Syria situation on April 22. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Astana peace process guarantors (Russia, Iran, Turkey) will hold a round of negotiations on Syria via video conference on April 22, according to the Russian foreign ministry.
(2020-04-21). Iranian envoy meets with different Afghan sides. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan has met and held talks with various Afghan officials and figures during the past days to facilitate the establishment of peace and stability in the neighboring country.
(2020-04-21). Livelihood assistance packages distributed in Khuzestan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Under the framework of 'Equality and Sincere Assistance Maneuver', some 31,000 livelihood assistance packages have been distributed among the needy people of Khuzestan province, south Iran. The Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for Iranians to execute the maneuver in a bid to show sympathy and provide sincere assistance to the needy and the poor in society.
(2020-04-21). 'A Trivial Thing' to go on screen at St. Louis Intl. Filmfest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iranian short film, 'A Trivial Thing' by Morteza Sabz-Qaba, is slated to go on screen at St. Louis International Film Festival in the US.
(2020-04-21). 1 ton morphine seized in Iran's Shahriar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The police forces of Shahriar County have seized 1 ton morphine during an operation in the city, according to an official.
(2020-04-21). Afghan drivers, merchants' visa problem settled: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) —Iranian Commercial Envoy to Afghanistan Mohammad Mehdi Javanmard Ghasab on Tue. said that the visa problem of Afghan drivers and traders has been settled.
(2020-04-21). Zarif's visit to Syria in eye of world media. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The recent visit of Iranian foreign minister to Syria has received mixed reactions from international media in recent days.
(2020-04-21). Iran starts training sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — A detection dog training center in Iran has started a project to train different dog breeds for detecting the novel coronavirus.
(2020-04-21). General Bagheri urges IRGC's readiness for 'major events'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri lauded the great role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in defending the Islamic Republic in all fronts, calling on the elite force to preserve the high status of its readiness in the face of "major events".
(2020-04-21). Iran's SAIPA named leading Iranian car manufacturing co. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — According to the official statistics of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, SAIPA Auto Making Company was introduced first car manufacturing company in the current year [started March 21, 2020].
(2020-04-21). Research studies underway for coronavirus vaccine in Avicenna Research Institute. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in Iran, Avicenna Research Institute in addition to specialized tests on samples of the disease, is also conducting research studies by virologists to discover the vaccine.
(2020-04-21). Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's prison release extended. thecanary.co Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from an Iranian jail has been extended by a month, according to her MP. | The British-Iranian mother has been freed from Evin prison in Tehran in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. | Tulip Siddiq tweeted on Tuesday morning: "Very happy to hear from Richard Ratcliffe that Nazanin's furlough has been extended for a month — in line with other prisoners in Iran." | The Labour MP added: "Now is the time for our government to do all it can to make it permanent." | Very happy to hear from Richard Ratcliffe that Nazanin's furlough has been extended for a month — i…
(2020-04-21). Iran ready to deepen ties with Uganda: Pres. Rouhani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) —Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described relations between Iran and Uganda very good and based on mutual respect and said, "we are ready to develop bilateral relations in all fields without any restrictions and use all capacities and capabilities in the two countries in the direction of friendly relations."
(2020-04-21). Iran practicing, learning corona-friendly lifestyle. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Two months since the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in Iran in mid-February, the Iranian nation is getting adapted to its new lifestyle under the toughest US sanctions.
(2020-04-21). Trump, coronavirus go hand in hand to make American crude valueless: energy expert. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — Monday, April 20, 2020 was a historic day for oil market. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closed below zero for the first time. Mehr news conducted an interview with the Iranian president of Vienna Energy Research Group, Fereydoun Barkeshli to know why US oil is worth less than nothing under President Trump and coronavirus pandemic.
(2020-04-21). Qom province's exports exceed $220mn per annum. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The producers of the central Iranian province of Qom exported about 290,000 tons of non-oil products worth $220 million during the last fiscal year (ended March 19), a senior official said.
(2020-04-21). Health Ministry confirms 1,297 new COVID-19 infections. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — A spokesman in the Iranian Health Ministry said that 1,297 people have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease in the past 24 hours which brings total infections to 84,802.
(2020-04-21). Rouhani, Putin stress strengthening relations of Tehran-Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The Presidents of Iran and Russia described the relations and cooperation between the two countries sincere and strategic, stressing the need to work for the development, strengthening and consolidation of all relations between Tehran and Moscow and accelerating the implementation of the agreements.
(2020-04-21). Headlines of Iranian dailies on April 21. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Mehr news takes a look at some of the Iranian dailies' Tuesday headlines.
(2020-04-21). US sanctions made Iran ready to face unprecedented oil prices fall: Jahangiri. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri said on Tuesday that due to the US sanctions, Iran is in readiness for coping with the unprecedented drop in oil prices.
(2020-04-21). Iran volleyball deserve more success: Amir Ghafour. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iranian international opposite spiker Amir Ghafour says the National Volleyball Team can attain more achievements in the years ahead.
(2020-04-21). Larijani congrats Turkish parl. on 100th establishment anniversary. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a message on Tue. congratulated Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa ≈ûentop on 100th establishment anniversary of the parliament.
(2020-04-21). Prunus scorpia blossoms in Cahrmahahl and Bakhtiari. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The pink and white blossoms of Prunus scoparia have created a unique scenery in the mountainous areas of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, southwest of Iran. Prunus scoparia is a wild almond found in Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. It is a xerophytic shrub and it has been used as a grafting stock for domesticated almonds to provide drought resistance.
(2020-04-21). Harvesting 'echium amoenum' in N Iran. en.mehrnews.com GORGAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Azadshahr country in Golestan province is one of the hubs for producing echium amoenum which is also known as 'red feathers'. Iran's traditional medicine gives special importance to the plant.
(2020-04-21). Ensuring security in region only possible through cooperation, friendship: Rouhani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that providing security in the region is only possible through the cooperation of regional countries with one another.
(2020-04-21). Iran Defies American Naval Power. globalresearch.ca Iran is already beginning to challenge American naval power. The country recently reported on the development of an advanced mapping and communication network for submarines. The network consists of a complex wireless communication system called "Waza" and integrates an entire …
(2020-04-21). Iran not to leave friends alone in hard times: Vaezi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi highlighted the country's strategies amid the coronavirus pandemic battle, saying that Iran will not leave its friends in hard times.
(2020-04-21). Iran handball to participate in 2020 Asian Beach Games. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iran's national beach handball team is going to compete in the 6th edition of Asian Beach Games which is slated to be held in November in China.
(2020-04-21). Rouhani calls for Europe to perform its duties against US illegal measures. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — In a Tuesday telephone conversation with Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the EU and Spain to carry out their duties against the illegal measures of the US.
(2020-04-21). Trump Temporarily Suspends All Immigration Into The United States. iranian.com In a stunning turn of events, late on Monday, President Trump tweeted that "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!" twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252418369170501639 Trump did not …
(2020-04-21). Army's empathy, unity, amity with people amid COVID-19 outbreak. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — A Philanthropic and Empathy Drill was held by Northeast Regional Headquarters of the Army Ground Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the shrine city of Mashhad on Mon.
(2020-04-21). India, China to send two anti-corona drugs to Iran this week: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Chief Executive of Medical Procurement Organization Hassan Safarieh said that India and People's Republic of China will send two anti-coronavirus aid packages to the Islamic Republic of Iran by the end of this week.
(2020-04-21). Foreign demand for Iranian ventilators. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The CEO of an Iranian knowledge-based company told Mehr news on Tuesday that there are some requests from foreign countries, including Russia, Italy, and Spain, for the purchase of Iranian ventilators, under the coronavirus pandemic.
(2020-04-21). US' TAC Intl. Filmfest. to host two Iranian documentaries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Two Iranian documentaries, namely 'Hafis und Goethe' and 'Vars', will take part at the 17th Archaeology Channel International Film Festival (TAC) in the US.
(2020-04-21). 'His Shoes' to go to Poland's KINOLUB film festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'His Shoes' directed by Ahmad Seyedkeshmiri will go on screen at KINOLUB Film Festival in Krakow, Poland.
(2020-04-21). In a Pandemic, The Bomb Looks Different. zcomm.org If we can work so hard to cooperate globally to slow the pandemic and safeguard our future, then why on earth would we still possess nuclear weapons that can obliterate everything and everyone forever?>
(2020-04-21). Iran's coronavirus death toll nears 5,300. yenisafak.com With 88 new deaths reported in Iran, the death toll from the new coronavirus surged to 5,297, state media said on Tuesday.The Iranian state TV reported Kianoush Jahanpour, a spokesman for the Health Ministry, as saying that 1,297 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 84,802.Jahanpour said 60,965 people have recovered so far and been discharged from hospitals, while 3,357 patients are in critical condition.The virus has spread to at least 185 countries and regions since emerging in China last December, with the U.S. and Europe now the hardest-hit areas.The…
(2020-04-21). Iran, Russia, Turkey to Discuss Syria Situation. iranian.com The Iranian, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers plan to hold a meeting via video conference on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in Syria. According to Russian foreign ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian and Turkish counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu will hold the online meeting on April 22, TASS reported. …
(2020-04-21). Wildlife Camera Captures Rare Video of Persian Leopard. iranian.com The Persian leopard, also known as the Caucasian leopard is a leopard population in the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia.
(2020-04-20). Iran ready to transfer experiences of fight against COVID-19 to Azerbaijan: Pres. Rouhani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to measures adopted in the fight against coronavirus and voiced Iran's readiness to transfer experiences to friendly and neighboring countries.
(2020-04-20). Iran's special rep. working with UN, Yemenis to end suffering: Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iran's special representative is working and cooperating with the United Nations Organization and Yemenis to end suffering of this country.
(2020-04-20). Beautiful Short Poem Performed by Bahar Khandozi. iranian.com …
(2020-04-20). Politics of Pandemic: The story of the lie that went everywhere. iranian.com In old Persia, there were no indoor bathrooms; instead, people went to public bathhouses to wash themselves. From early morning to mid-morning was merchants' turn to bade and be ready for business, then was the turn of women and children who used the bathhouse from late morning to late afternoon, next came the farmers who went to …
(2020-04-20). Reasons for Zarif's visit to Syria amid pandemic. iranian.com Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet with senior Syrian officials today in Damascus but why there is such a visit when the world is almost under lockdown and all diplomatic meetings have been canceled? Paying a visit at this level during today's world conditions shows that ties between Tehran and Damascus have gone …
(2020-04-19). Decision on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release delayed again. thecanary.co 
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces another "deeply unsettling" couple of days as the wait continues to find out if her temporary release from a prison in Iran has been extended.The British-Iranian mother was temporarily freed from Evin prison in Tehran in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.Zaghari-Ratcliffe's furlough was extended by two weeks in late March, and she was scheduled to return to prison on Saturday 18 April.When her family had not received a decision by Saturday on whether or not her furlough is to be extended, they were told to return to the prosecutors office in Iran on 19 April — but have now bee…
(2020-04-19). Saudi Arabia's client-state relationship with the US should concern the whole world. iranian.com When Saudi Arabia approached members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its affiliates recently to cut oil production in an attempt to cushion the impact of the falling oil prices as a result of Covid-19, Russia rejected the proposal. The subsequent spat between Moscow and Riyadh saw the Saudis and the United …
(2020-04-19). Risks and Realities of Extending the UN Arms Embargo on Iran. iranian.com More than a decade ago, the United States and its partners secured UN Security Council support for a series of resolutions imposing increasingly tough sanctions on Iran as part of an effort to pressure Tehran into multilateral talks to curb its nuclear program and block its pathways to nuclear weapons. The United States along with …
(2020-04-19). 'We don't take advice from ANY American politician': Zarif rejects Trump's ventilator offer. iranian.com Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has rebuffed an offer by US President Donald Trump to send ventilators to Iran, claiming that the Islamic Republic will be exporting its own devices "in a few months." Trump offered a number of the US' "excess ventilators" to Iran during a press briefing on Saturday. "If they need ventilators, which they do, …
(2020-04-19). Iranian Health Ministry Document Shows Coronavirus Test Kits Blocked by US Sanctions. iranian.com Iranian Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour released a document which proves that the US sanctions against the country have blocked imports of coronavirus kits from South Korea. Jahanpour wrote on his twitter page on Saturday evening that a SWIFT request by Iran for the purchase of coronavirus diagnosis kits from South Korea has been rejected …
(2020-04-19). How is the UAE Changing Its Geo-Political Game? iranian.com Whereas the leaders of both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, popularly known as MBS and MBZ respectively, have a number of reasons to stay united and support each other, inter-state relations are never static, with critical differences between them emerging at every turn even when state interests converge deeply. When the UAE decided in 2019 to withdraw …