TEHRAN(Basirat): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to the heads of state of Islamic countries on the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

TEHRAN(Basirat): Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the oil reserve recently discovered in the southwestern province of Khuzestan is the second largest in the country.

TEHRAN(Basirat): At least 6 people have been killed and 345 others injured in a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hitting Iran’s northwestern province of East Azarbaijan in the early hours of Friday.

TEHRAN(Basirat): The Permanent Secretariat of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening announced on Wednesday that an international conference on the Palestinian Resistance will be held in late January 2020.

TEHRAN(Basirat): The Iranian intelligence ministry cautioned the country's nationals against cooperation with the London-based British Council for its attempts to influence Iran in training and cultural fields.

TEHRAN(Basirat): “Tadayon” historic house is a tourist attraction in the city of Semnan in eastern Iran. It was built in the Qajar era in the 18th century.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Iran's renowned poet Hafez had inspired Germany’s Johann Wolfgang von Goethe not only in the field of culture and poetry, but his influence on other aspects of life are evident, German Ambassador to Iran Michael Klor-Berchtold said.

TEHRAN(Basirat): The US has imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting the construction sector, despite Washington's announcement a week ago that it had created a new mechanism to facilitate "permissible trade" with Tehran.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Some 5mln tourists have visited Iran in the past 6 months (March 21- September 22), which shows a 27% increase in comparison with figures from the corresponding period in the last year, the tourism minister said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi has said that Iranian military capabilities have neutralized threats against the country.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Chairman of the Iran Aviation Industry Organization Amir Karim Bani Tarafi announced that the domestically-manufactured training jet, Yasin, which was unveiled earlier this month can also be equipped with bombs and missiles in future to be used for close air support (CAS) operations.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Iran’s Sanda team defended its title at the World Wushu Championships held in Shanghai, China.