Middle East Headlines

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Alexey Dedov, Russia's ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasized the importance of the growing trade relationship between Russia and Iran in the face of Western sanctions....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said his administration's main plan in the new Iranian calendar year of 1402, which began on Tuesday, March 21, is to control inflation along with sustainable economic growth....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Stressing the need for Iranian officials to focus on controlling inflation and boosting production, Leader of the Islamic Revolution chose "Inflation control and growth in production" as the slogan of the new Iranian calendar year ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Diplomatic initiatives with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have helped the country's foreign exchange status (UAE), the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) reported....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad to highlight the importance of strategic cooperation between the two nations regarding ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Iranian Oil Ministry released a statement expressing its openness to receive offers for foreign investment in its oil and gas projects....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The presidents of the United Arab Emirates and Syria, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan and Bashar Assad, respectively, held talks in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to discuss the positive dynamics in the Middle East and ways to achieve stability ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Tensions continue to rise in Occupied Palestine as demonstrators take to the streets to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial plans to reform the country's Supreme Court....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will soon resume work at its consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, Sputnik reported....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - As the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq approaches, a senior Iranian diplomat has pointed out the hypocrisy of the West on human rights....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has accused the United States of planning to provide militant groups in Syria with fighting vehicles and missile systems in order to undermine the government of President Bashar al-Assad....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian announced on Sunday that he will be making an official visit to Moscow next week to discuss security matters as part of Iran's efforts to stop the Ukraine conflict....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been invited to Riyadh by Saudi Arabia's King Salman, who expressed his desire to strengthen economic and regional cooperation between the two countries....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed a bilateral agreement on security cooperation....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian lawmaker unveiled plans for Iran and Bahrain to reopen their embassies in Manama and Tehran....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said one of the main subjects that Tehran and Riyadh have underlined in the recent agreement on the restoration of ties was regional peace....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) People in several countries participated in sit-ins on Saturday as part of the 'End the Siege' campaign aimed at denouncing the devastating effects of US and European Union sanctions on Syria....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani will reportedly sign a bilateral agreement on security cooperation with Iraq during a visit to Baghdad....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) unveiled plans for the hot testing of a container used for the transportation of fuel of reactors at the country's Bushehr nuclear power plant....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade put the country's non-oil exports value in the current Iranian calendar year of 1401 (to end March 20, 2023) at $52.2 billion....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The 30th edition of the Health, Medical and Medical Equipment Fair (Expomed Eurasia) and 16th Oil & Gas Trade Show that kicked off in the Turkish city of Istanbul on March 16 will conclude today....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The military forces from Iran, China and Russia have practiced various tactics and operations during a joint naval war game in the northern Indian Ocean, including saving hijacked vessels....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani is going to visit Iraq following high-level talks in Abu Dhabi and a week after the conclusion of a Chinese-mediated agreement between Tehran and Riyadh on mending tie...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The foreign minister of Turkey said his country welcomes the agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia on the restoration of diplomatic ties after seven years, highlighting the positive impacts of the deal on Muslim unity....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, expressed disappointment and surprise at the European Parliament's recent resolution regarding the ongoing investigation into the illness of some female students in...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Clashes break out in Athens and Thessaloniki as thousands are furious over the deadly rail crash last month, with protesters denouncing safety deficiencies in the country's railway network and demanding justice for the victims....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Israeli forces killed four Palestinians, including a teenager, during a raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Naser Kanaani has condemned the German Chancellor's recent anti-Iran remarks made during his meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Rear Admiral Mostafa Tajeddini, the spokesman for the joint military exercise in the Sea of Oman, has announced the successful completion of nighttime shooting operations against aerial targets by the participating units of Iran, China, ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran has appointed a new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), signaling a thaw in the countries' diplomatic ties, according to Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - French President Emmanuel Macron has enacted a controversial pension reform package, raising France's retirement age to 64, bypassing parliament, and immediately triggering riots and arson on the streets of Paris....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced that diplomatic efforts to end the Yemeni conflict have intensified since Iran and Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations last week....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran football team will play Kenya in a friendly match in Tehran on March 28....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Affairs Hassan Kazemi Qomi said constructive talks were held during a visit by the acting minister of industries and commerce of Afghanistan to Tehran with the aim of increasing trade i...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The "National E-Government Services Window" was chosen as the exemplary project of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in the award section of the World Summit on the Information Society dubbed "WSIS 2023"....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani is on a landmark visit to the United Arab Emirates to strengthen political, economic and security cooperation between Tehran and Abu Dhabi....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Engineering & Construction Company put the current refining capacity of oil in Abadan Oil Refinery at 210,000 barrels per day (bpd) with the implementation of phase two of this giant project....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The heads of the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) and Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research vowed to expand their bilateral cooperation in the field of standards....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday inaugurated a high-tech medical center for the prevention and treatment of cancer....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance said three joint industrial towns between Iran and Iraq will be launched in the border areas in the Iraqi provinces of Maysan, Basra and Wasit....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The foreign ministers of Iran and Sri Lanka weighed plans to enhance relations between the two nations and carry out the previous bilateral agreements....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said his administration would pave the way for Iranian graduates and investors living abroad to return to their homeland....