Following External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow in November, Russia and Iran have agreed to allow the passing of 12 million tons of Russian goods via Tehran. The goods will be travelling via the International North-South Transport Corridor. The decision has come as a result of the efforts that both Russia and […]
Iran welcomes reopening of embassies in Tehran, Riyadh
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Sunday evening that Iran welcomes the reopening of the Iranian and Saudi Arabian embassies in Riyadh and Tehran. Iran only seeks to promote the region’s interests, Amir-Abdollahian said here in a meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website. He […]
Tehran ready to arrange new visit of IAEA Chief Grossi
Iran is ready to arrange a new visit of the International Atomic Energy Agency chief, Rafael Grossi, and his meetings with Iranian energy officials, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday. “Any time Grossi wishes to come to us to track some technical issues and make appropriate decisions, we will […]
Glenn Close joins Apple TV Plus thriller ‘Tehran’
American actor Glenn Close is set to star in the second season of Apple TV Plus’ original series ‘Tehran’. As per Variety, Close is slated to play the role of Marjan Montazeri, a British woman living in Tehran in the espionage thriller from Netflix’s ‘Fauda’ writer Moshe Zonder and Omri Shenhar. Close, who has been nominated for […]
Tehran challenges suggestion Iran missile downed Ukraine jet
Iran, alluding to “doubtful scenarios”, on Thursday challenged international suggestions that the Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside Tehran this week was mistakenly downed by an Iranian missile. The Iranian government, in a statement, urged Canada to share its information after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “multiple” intelligence sources indicate that […]