For 3rd consecutive yr.:

Iran's team wins Intl. Olympiad on Astronomy, Astrophysics

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran's student team won the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for third consecutive year.

Iran's new Pars-2 satellite ready to launch

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – The head of Iran's Space Agency said the Pars-2 satellite, an advanced version of the Paya satellite, has been completed with imaging accuracy better than three metres and has been placed on the launch schedules.

Iranian center unveils projects to advance access to space

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – The head of the Iranian Space Research Center outlined plans to develop more economical and reliable access to space, saying the country is pursuing projects aimed at expanding space services and reducing mission failures.

IRGC general:

Iran to use technological surprises against enemy in future

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Deputy to the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC says that the Iranian armed forces will employ new "technological surprises" against the enemy in case new agggression.

Nominees for Rasoul Prize announced

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – The shortlist for the second edition of the Rasul Medal was recently released. The winners are to be announced in November and honored at a ceremony in December.

1st homemade 2-MW wind turbine linked to Iran’s Natl. grid

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Iran has connected its first fully domestically designed and manufactured 2-megawatt wind turbine to the national electricity grid, the energy minister announced.

Russia could build new nuclear plants in Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom General Director Alexey Likhachev said on Tuesday that Russia is in talks with Iran on the construction of nuclear power plants, "both small and large."

Anthropic admits advanced AI may pose ‘existential risks'

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has warned potential investors that increasingly advanced AI models could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity.”

Iranian engineers develop indigenous engine control units

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iranian engineers at a knowledge-based company in Tehran have developed the start of widespread use of a new generation of advanced engine control units.

Rezaei hails people's support for Islamic Establishment

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has praised pro-Islamic Establishment rallies held across Iran during night time amid the US-Israeli aggression.

Iran warns against growing use of AI in wars

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s minister of science, research and technology warns that artificial intelligence could turn control over data into control over people and create an “invisible dictatorship,” raising concerns over its use in warfare.

Iran plans to launch three satellites by year-end

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iran plans to place three satellites from the Shahid Soleimani satellite constellation into orbit simultaneously by the end of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2027).

Kamalvandi:

Military attacks cannot destroy Iran nuclear science

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Spokesman of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says that military attacks, sabotage, and assassinations cannot destroy Iran's nuclear knowledge and industry.

Lawmakers push for Iran's withdrawal from NPT

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – A group of Iranian lawmakers issued a statement calling for a review of Iran's membership in the NPT, saying the treaty has failed to protect Iran's nuclear facilities or deliver any of its promised benefits.

Russia raps barring Iran’s nuclear chief from IAEA meeting

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna has condemned blocking Iranian nuclear chief from attending the IAEA meeting.

Despite sanctions:

Iran unveils homegrown catalysts for oil, gas industries

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Iran has unveiled two locally-manufactured strategic catalysts for oil, gas and petrochemical industries, aimed at reducing reliance on foreign technology and overcoming restrictions imposed by sanctions against the country.

Russia expands nuclear team at Iran's Bushehr plant

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev said 47 of the company's specialists have returned to the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran and Russia intends to raise that number to 150.

Senior lawmaker:

Iran can easily withdraw from NPT, revise nuclear doctrine

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Abbas Goudarzi, spokesman for the parliament's presiding board, said trusting the United States amounts to accepting deception, and that leaving the NPT is a readily attainable step.

Iran envoy:

UN meeting on Iran nuclear file abuse of process

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran's envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council that renewed accusations against Iran's peaceful nuclear programme are political rather than technical, and that Resolution 2231 expired on 18 October 2025.

Grossi claims activity near Iran's nuclear site

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi claimed in an interview with Bloomberg that the agency had observed construction activity and movement around the Kuh-e Kolang site near Iran's Natanz nuclear facility.

Iran inaugurates major desalination plants despite US threats

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iran has inaugurated two major desalination facilities in the southern province of Bushehr, marking a significant expansion of the country's water infrastructure in a key industrial and energy corridor.

Iran, Russia to build new nuclear power plant

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, said Iran is seeking to build new nuclear power plant units with Russian participation, Russian media sad Tuesday.

Iran mass-producing home-grown weaponry: Air defense chief

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran's air defense chief says the country is mass-producing locally-made weapons that proved critical during the US-Israeli aggression earlier this year.

Asia-Pacific media champion own voice in AI era

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – The Asia-Pacific Media Forum opened on Saturday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, with the theme of "Building a Path to Shared Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Media Consensus and Action."

IRGC denies reports of attack on atomic facilities in Isfahan

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Isfahan province has denied reports of US-Israeli attacks against nuclear facilities in the central province.

Cmdr. says;

Iran developing new air defense systems with no equivalent

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iran's army air defence force is completing new indigenous systems with no known foreign equivalent, which will enter the production phase after technical and legal stages, the force commander said.

From plant to ecosystem: Challenging year for Mobarakeh Steel

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) –This is how Mobarakeh Steel moved beyond traditional production logic and reorganized Its revenues, structure, and resources in a challenging year.

Iran to continue building defense capabilities: acting MoD

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Caretaker Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Seyed Majid Ibn-ol-Reza has stressed his ministry's resolve to advance military and defense capabilities.