TEHRAN (Basirat): The head of Iran Tea Organization, Habib Jahansaz announced that Iran has exported 12.571 tonnes tea worth close to $18 million during the current Iranian fiscal year (started March 21, 2018), an increase of 51% compared to the last year.

TEHRAN (Basirat): Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said dispatch of aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf to allegedly protect the United States' allies in the region is a move by Washington to deceive the regional states.