Iran is believed to be carrying out preparations to expand nuclear activity deep inside a mountain, diplomats say, in a further sign of defiance in the face of intensifying Western pressure to curb its sensitive uranium enrichment drive.
Japan may cut Iranian crude oil imports by a more-than-expected 20 percent as it seeks a waiver from U.S. sanctions, a newspaper reported on Thursday, a move which would spare its banks from a major blow but also boost its rising fuel…
Iranian authorities are introducing uniforms for female civil servants as of March 21, the start of the Persian new year.
The Guardian Council, which vets election candidates in Iran, has approved 3,444 individuals out of more than 5,000 who applied to run in the March 2 parliamentary polls, ISNA news agency said on Tuesday.
Iran's Minister of Communications has announced that the launch of the "national internet", which was scheduled for February, has been postponed to June.
An Iranian sociologist says men are increasingly unwilling to marry in the traditional way, and are resorting more and more to temporary marriage, or Siqa. This is largely due to an unprecedented increase in the cost of gold coins, the most…
According to figures released by the Iranian parliament (Majles), over 60 thousand of the country’s most talented and educated people left the country last year to live and work abroad.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has begun a two-day land military exercise to upgrade its capabilities to defend the country against possible external threats.
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has reached an agreement with the International United Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (UNIPEC) to increase oil exports to China to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd).
A Tehran court has begun hearing the trial of dozens of defendants in a $2.6 billion fraud case. The chief prosecutor, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, on February 18 read the indictment against the 32 accused at the opening session at the…
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