First group of Iranian Hajj pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The first groups of Hajj pilgrims left Iran for Madinah Airport in Saudi Arabia, from nine airports throughout the country, on Monday morning.

Raising enrichment level strictly for peaceful purposes: govt. spox

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Government spokesperson Ali Rabiei said Iran’s move to increase the level of uranium enrichment over the 3.67% limit is according to the country’s economic needs and is of a ‘deeply peaceful’ nature.

Iran’s MRL wins 5 c’ship titles in RoboCup 2019

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian MRL team from Qazvin Azad University has won 5 championship titles at different categories of the RoboCup 2019 in Sydney, Australia.

Earthquake jolts 3 Iranian provinces

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Earthquake of 5.7 magnitudes shook Khouzestan and two other Iranian provinces of Hamedan and Lorestan on Monday morning.

Iran’s third cut on JCPOA maybe impossible to reverse: MP

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – An Iranian lawmaker said that it will be hard and even impossible to reverse course if Iran takes its third step in reducing commitments to the nuclear deal.

ICT min.:

Iranian students design domestic android OS not to be deleted by Google

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Mohammad Javad Jahromi revealed the designing of an indigenized operating system (OS) for mobile phones by students of Sharif University of Technology. This operating system is installed on the domestically-manufactured handsets.

Is Iran safe for traveling by tour?

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – If you pay attention to the westerns media propaganda you will see that they don’t show the real face of Iran and always want to scare all people who have the idea of traveling to Iran. The tourists should know that only by traveling and having the intention of enjoying cultural and tourists attraction places they won’t face any danger and will experience fantastic travel ever.

Hatami rebukes Netanyahu for ‘brazen audacity’ over JCPOA remarks

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Defense Amir Hatami has rebuked Israeli PM Netanyahu for his ‘brazen audacity’ in calling on European leaders to impose ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran.

Iran FM spox:

Macron’s top aide likely to visit Tehran for JCPOA talks

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron's top diplomatic advisor is likely to visit Tehran in the coming days to hold talks over the recent developments regarding Iran’s nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Iran not seeking war against any country: Army cmdr.

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Iran is not seeking war against any country but it has well learned how to defend, said Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi.

Yazd province exports at $133mn in fiscal Q1

YAZD, Jul. 08 (MNA) – More than 695,533 tons of non-oil commodities worth $132.7 million were exported from Yazd province, central Iran, during the first three months of the current fiscal (March 21- June 21), a senior official at the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration said.

Russian diplomat:

If US wants full JCPOA implementation, it should stop sanctions

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – A senior Russian diplomat urged Washington to stop sanctions against Iran in exchange for full JCPOA implementation.

We won’t stand UK’s maritime piracy, says Iran’s MoD

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – "We will not put up with Britain’s maritime piracy regarding the seizure of an Iran-operated oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar," says Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami.

‘Haidar-class’ vessels join Iran’s marine police

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The ‘Haidar-class’ vessels, with a search and rescue and patrolling missions, have joined the Iranian marine police' fleet after running successful tests in the sea and on shore.

10MW solar farm comes on stream in Kerman

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – A 10-megawatt solar power plant in Baft County, central Kerman province, was connected to the national power grid at the weekend.

Iran no threat to world energy security: Zanganeh

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Bijan Zanganeh said that Iran oil is not a threat to global energy security, noting that if this market is at stake, Iran will be affected too.

India seeks to increase volume of goods exchanged at Iran’s Chabahar port: Envoy

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – The ambassador of India to Tehran says that his country will try to add to the diversity and the volume of goods exchanged at Iran’s Chabahar port.

Germany, UK react to Iran's uranium enrichment decision

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Germany Foreign Office and British Foreign Office have reacted to Iran’s decision to increase uranium enrichment level above the JCPOA limit.

By: Chang Hua, Chinese ambassador to Iran

Efforts to counter terrorism and extremism in Xinjiang

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Iran and China have a long history of friendly relations. Iranians are not unfamiliar with Xinjiang either, in 13th century, Saadi Shirazi, the celebrated Iranian poet, traveled to the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang and wrote a beautiful poem. 

Iran crowned at 2019 Cadet Asian Freestyle Wrestling C’ship

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Earning nine medals, including seven gold, the Iranian team won the title of the 2019 edition of Cadet Asian Freestyle Wrestling Championship in Kazakhstan.

By: Damir Nazarov

The Zionist presence in Islamic part Ural

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – These days, mainstream media mentions very little about the proliferation of Zionism in the Russian Federation. And when there is any mention what is mainly referred to is the presence of Chabad movement and perhaps a strong lobby of Zionism in Kremlin.

Nat. Sec. Com. chair:

Iran may increase uranium enrichment to much higher than 5% level

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Mojtaba Zonnour, chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, says that Iran will enrich uranium at any level needed by its nuclear-related industries.

By: Mahnaz Abdi

‘Productive Financing’, CBI’s new plan for supporting production units

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Like the other economic bodies of the country, Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has defined supporting production as its major plan in the current Iranian calendar year, which is named the Year of Pickup in Production, and in this regard CBI Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati has several times stressed that supporting production units to flourish production is the priority of the country’s banking system in current year.

Guangzhou to construct industrial park in N Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – According to the Mayor of the Iranian Northern city of Gorgan, China’ a Guangzhou is to establish an industrial park in the Iranian city.

By: Saeed Sobhani

Will Obama break the Trump game?

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Former US President Barack Obama is trying to take an active role in the upcoming presidential election. Undoubtedly Obama will use all his power to defeat US President Donald Trump in the upcoming election.