Iran&s red lines must be fully taken into account, Amir Abdollahian insistsIran’s red lines must be fully taken into account, Amir Abdollahian insists

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has reiterated that Iran’s red lines must be fully respected in any possible nuclear deal with the West.

Commenting on the indirect talks between Iran and the United States, Amir Abdollahian said, “It is very important to us that our red line be fully taken into account in the deal that w

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Monsoon flood uncovers public bathhouse in southern IranMonsoon flood uncovers public bathhouse in southern Iran

TEHRAN—A recent torrential downpour has washed away soil from the top of a subterranean public bathhouse in southern Iran.

“Heavy rains caused the ground to subside and reveal the roof of a large bathhouse in the town of Anar in Kerman province,” ISNA quoted an archaeologist as saying on Monday.

“Constructed some 160 years ago by the order of M

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Niasar&s Chahar-Taq exemplar of Sassanid architecture, tourism official says Niasar’s Chahar-Taq exemplar of Sassanid architecture, tourism official says 

TEHRAN—A tourism official has said Niasar’s Chahar-Taq, which is an ancient square-shaped brick room surmounted by a domed roof, is an exemplar of fine architecture in the time of Sassanids.

“Niasar’s Chahar-Taq (Chahartaq) is a clear example of architectural knowledge and construction technology in the Sassanid period, and people feel responsible f

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U.S. sanctions fail to make Iran budgeU.S. sanctions fail to make Iran budge

TEHRAN – In a move that contradicted its stated policy of returning to the 2015 Iran deal, the Biden administration imposed new sanctions against Iran allegedly targeting foreign firms facilitating Iranian oil sales. 

The sanctions came at a time when the Biden administration, while refraining from making political decisions to conclude talks over

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Storytellers who give life to illustrations on large canvasStorytellers who give life to illustrations on large canvas

TEHRAN – Iran has always been home to avid storytellers who use that powerful medium to take us to the past, to the future, or to exotic worlds filled with new sights, sounds, smells, and feelings.

Pardeh-khani (literally, "reading aloud from the screen/from the curtain"), is one of those skills through which storytellers give life to illustrations

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Iran deputy FM meets CIS director, Venezuelan ministerIran deputy FM meets CIS director, Venezuelan minister

TEHRAN- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari has met with Director of the Intergovernmental Council of the Roads Management of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Bouri Karimov and Venezuela’s transportation minister.

The meetings focused of fostering economic cooperation.

Safari and Karimov discussed

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