Iranian Scientist

Scientists from Pasteur, Royan institutes shared COVID-19 testing experiences in virtual workshop

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – During a virtual workshop organized by MSTF Laboratory Network on June 1, 2020, the practical experiences and challenges of Coronavirus PCR and serology-based testing were examined.
2020-06-04 14:25
Iranian scientist Asgari returns home

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Dr. Sirous Asgari, an Iranian scientist and professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Sharif University of Technology, who was jailed in the United States, returned home this morning at the unflinching efforts of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
2020-06-03 12:32
Iranian scientist in US jail to return home this week: Mousavi

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that Iranian scientist imprisoned in the US will return to the country this week.
2020-06-01 12:40
'Iranian scientist Asgari will return home if his corona test is negative': Zarif

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iranian scientist imprisoned in the US will return to the country after his corona test is negative.
2020-05-11 23:59
Iranian professor to be released from US jail

TEHRAN, May 6 (MNA) – The United States is expected to release Iranian professor Sirous Asgari, who was acquitted of stealing trade secrets, once he receives medical clearance to leave, a US official said.
2020-05-06 10:34
Return of Iranian scientist in US jail to country confirmed: MP

TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Referring to the latest status of Iranian scientist imprisoned in the US, Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee, Hossein Naghavi Hosseini said according to representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Intelligence, Asgari’s return to the country has been confirmed.
2020-05-04 21:00
Parl. Secuiry Commission to address condition of Iranian scientist jailed in US

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission is set to hold a meeting to address the situation of an Iranian scientist who has contracted COVID-19 in a US jail.
2020-05-03 17:00
Iran's judiciary express concern over health of Iranian scientist imprisoned in US

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights Ali Bagheri-Kani expressed concern over the health condition of an Iranian scientist imprisoned in the United States.
2020-05-01 13:29
Iranian scientist in US jail contracts coronavirus

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – An Iranian scientist who has been pleading for weeks to be released from a US immigration jail due to his fragile health has contracted Covid-19, according to his family and attorneys.
2020-04-29 11:46
US has taken several Iranian scientists hostage: Zarif

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the US of taking Iranian scientists hostage and refusing to grant them medical furlough in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
2020-03-27 17:20
Iranian scientist in US detention says Ice will let COVID-19 kill many

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – An Iranian scientist Dr. Sirous Asgari who was exonerated in a US sanctions trial but remains jailed by immigration authorities said the conditions in detention were filthy and overcrowded and officials were doing little to prevent a deadly coronavirus outbreak.
2020-03-27 16:45
Maryam Mirzakhani prize in mathematics to be awarded to MIT prof.

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The National Academy of Sciences will award the newly named Maryam Mirzakhani prize in mathematics to Larry Guth, professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2020-02-09 22:15
VIDEO: Iran's nanotech advances over the past 15 years

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Iran has managed to improve its nanotechnology publications ranking in the world to the fourth place in the last 15 years. The United States, China and India are ranked first to third in scientific publications in the nanotechnology field.
2020-01-27 10:03
US acquits two Iranian scientists for sanctions violations

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Just a few days after the release of the detained Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani, the United States acquitted two other Iranian scientists who were accused of violating sanctions.
2019-12-12 21:18
Iran’s scientific developments thorn in US’ eyes: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday that Iran’s science and technology advances have become like a thorn in the eyes of the ill-wishers of the country.
2019-12-08 09:17
Iranian scientist jailed in US awaiting US Judicial System’s decision

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – According to an official at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, the case of an Iranian university professor who has been jailed by the US authorities is incomplete after a year due to lack of evidence and has been sent to court for the final verdict.
2019-11-30 14:59
Five laureates of 2019 Mustafa Prize from Iran, Turkey

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Five laureates of 2019 Mustafa Prize are from Iran and Turkey, the head of Mustafa prize scientific committee Hassan Zohour said during the 2019 Mustafa Prize Press Conference on November 2 at the Institute of Culture, Art and Architecture.
2019-11-02 16:29
Iranian scientist receives award in intl. IWAIS 2019

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) –Iranian scientist professor of the University of Québec in Chicoutimi (UQAC) Masoud Farzaneh received the official award in the International Workshop on Atmospheric Icing of Structures (IWAIS 2019) in Reykjavík, Iceland.
2019-10-28 16:38
Although we could, we never approached nukes because they’re haram: Leader

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – A group of academic elites and top scientific talents met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei at the Hussayniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Wednesday morning.
2019-10-09 13:53
Meeting of Iranian Leader with elites, top scientific talents

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) –Some of the Iranian leading elites and scientific talents met with Islamic Revolution Leader on Wednesday in Tehran and presented their views on different topics.
2019-10-09 11:31
Iranian mathematician receives Order of Academic Palms

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – The Iranian professor of mathematics at the University of Tehran, Siamak Yassemi, has been titled Chevalier of the Order of Academic Palms (Ordre des Palmes académiques) by the French Republic.
2019-09-28 20:10
Iranian academic imprisoned in US has been denied medical needs

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The President of the Tarbiat Moddares Univeristy says that the imprisoned professor Masoud Soleimani has been denied access to medicine for his digestive illness by the US authorities.
2019-08-13 19:04
Reasons to perform rhinoplasty in Iran

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Iran is known as the capital of rhinoplasty of the world. The country is one of the oldest in the field of plastic surgery all around the world.
2019-06-15 19:12
Intl. association condemns detention of Iranian professor by US

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – International Association of Muslim University Professors has issued a statement condemning the imprisonment of an Iranian university professor by the American authorities calling for his immediate release.
2019-05-26 20:36
Science minister says 'US trapping Iranian scientists'

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami has rebuked the United States for “trapping Iranian scientists”, saying that Tehran is following the case of the Iranian professor detained in the US.
2019-05-22 11:50
Iranian scientist imprisoned in US for 8 months on no charges

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – An academic official at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran says that a university professor has been jailed by the US authorities for the last 8 months while his trial has repeatedly been postponed due to lack of evidence.
2019-05-18 19:00
Iran among 5 top countries in entrepreneurship growth

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Monitoring the status of the indicators of science, technology and innovation of Iran showed that Iran is one of the 5 top countries in the world in entrepreneurship growth.
2019-05-15 17:28
Iranian scientist, Nobel laureate work on molecular behavior

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – An Iranian scientist from Department of Physics of Sharif University of Technology based in Tehran in collaboration with a host of physicians from around the wolrd published paper on molecular behavior.
2018-07-03 16:04
New scientific might of Iran emerging: Brig. Gen. Salami

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Deputy Commander of the IRGC, hailed the scientific progress of the IRGC-owned University of Imam Hossein displayed at a fair in Tehran.
2018-02-13 16:57
Iranian scientist wins several prestigious awards

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – A number of international scientific societies have presented prestigious awards to an Iranian scientist, Mohsen Esmaily, for cutting-edge research in the field of materials science.
2018-02-03 10:00