Global shipping insurers have devised a way to ensure nearly full coverage for Iranian oil exports from next month after striking a deal to provide cover without involving U.S.-domiciled reinsurers, officials in Tokyo and London said.
Spokesman of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi and Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom’s CEO Alexey Likhachev discussed bilateral atomic cooperation between Tehran and Moscow.
Iran and Syria signed 5 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in presence of Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri and Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis.
Iranian Airports and Air Navigation Company and German Frankfort Airport signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand bilateral cooperation in investment and developing infrastructure.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the historic deal over Iran's nuclear program and its implementation belied claims about the country seeking weapons of mass destruction and demonstrated the honesty and sincerity of the Islamic Republic.
The United States and the European Union are having an uneasy relationship owing to controversial remarks made by the incoming US President Donald Trump on a number of issues, one being Iran’s nuclear agreement - which was fully coordinated and endorsed by the EU – and the other Washington’s NATO membership. Trump has called Iran’s deal a bad one and even threatened to tear it up. In other contentious remarks, he has called NATO an obsolete entity. The remarks have drawn reactions from European officials. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has thrown her weight behind Iran’s deal, saying it provides benefits for all and creates opportunities for improved regional cooperation that should be seized by all. Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has pointed out to NATO’s concerns over Trump describing the military alliance as outdated.
Iran has responded to an official invitation it has been sent by Saudi Arabia to attend meetings to discuss the resumption of the Hajj pilgrimage for Iranians, an Iranian official has announced.
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said that the country’s revenue of oil and condensate is expected to hit $41 billion by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (which ends on March 20, 2017).
Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi said that the country is after ensuring dignity and safety of its pilgrims in its talks with Saudi Arabia on Hajj issues.
Iran and Germany signed several agreements on Monday to expand cooperation on airport, railroad and road transportation as well as aerial and marine fields.
Iranian researchers have designed and developed a smart robot for rehabilitation of the lower limb, helping patients to go through the treatment program even in absence of doctors.
Iran strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Afghan Kandahar which left a number of Emirati diplomats and Afghan officials and citizens killed or injured.
Iran Khodro Industrial Group introduced two sedans of Peugeot 207i and Dena Plus, which are the new versions of their standard models, in presence of domestic and international media.
Iranian Air Defense Forces have with alertness and alacrity identified and shot at an unmanned aerial vehicle that had neared a no-fly zone in central Tehran, an army official said.
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says the Islamic Republic supports the territorial integrity of regional countries, given the dire consequences of their disintegration.
A Russian deputy foreign minister and former lead negotiator in the Iran nuclear talks has praised Iranian diplomatic panache, saying Russian diplomats are learning from their Iranian counterparts how to break their country free from stringent sanctions.