TEHRAN (Basirat): Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo slammed the UN’s muted response to “tragic cases of genocide and crimes against humanity” over the past two decades, urging the international community to become vigilant to prevent a repeat of such crimes.

TEHRAN (Basirat): Russian Railways has begun works on the electrification of a railway line in Iran, the head of Russian Railways company said.