Category: 1. Iran

HRANA said the executions took place during the Iranian month of Mordad (July 23 to Aug. 22), averaging one every five hours.

It also documented 16 new death sentences and four confirmations of capital punishment, including that of jailed labor…

“Unlike Russia, Belarus is less restricted by sanctions in the military-technical sphere and could become a channel for restoring Iran’s defense capabilities,” the intelligence agency said in a statement, according to The Kyiv Independent.

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Imam Reza (AS) is the eighth Imam of the Shia, and his shrine in Mashhad is one of the most important religious sites in Iran and the wider Shia Muslim world. The annual mourning event draws millions,…

TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said on Saturday that the northern province of Gilan has the capacity to generate revenues on par with oil if investment in tourism infrastructure is prioritized.

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Hamedan is not only the first capital of early Iranian dynasties but also the birthplace of great intellectual and cultural figures like Avicenna (Bu Ali Sina), whose philosophical legacy continues to…

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Iran now ranks as the world’s third most-affected country by land subsidence, a senior official from the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development warned, citing alarming levels of groundwater depletion across the country.

Iran has seen a 48% increase in foreign tourist arrivals this year, signaling strong growth in the country’s tourism sector, Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Seyyed Reza Salehi Amiri said on Saturday.

At least Majid and Massoud Shamaeizadeh are easy enough to tell apart by their voices. The twin brothers, though, are a different story. Not only do they share many same features, but on the day of the interview, they even wore the same shirt and…