Iran discovers new oil fields with 30 billion barrels of oil: Official
PayvandNews - Iran has discovered about a dozen new oil fields with in-place reserves of 30 billion barrels, head of…
Month: February 2017
Yo-Yo Ma ensemble wins Grammy for ‘Sing Me Home’
PayvandNews - Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma and his ensemble 'Silk Road' of which Iranian Kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor is also…
Iran sentences man to 10 years for espionage
washingtonpost — Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that a 62-year-old man has been sentenced to a 10-year prison…
Sweden defends officials wearing headscarves in Iran
BBC - The Swedish government has defended its decision to have its officials wear headscarves during a trip to Iran,…
Tehran Says Eight Sunni Militants Arrested For Planning Attacks During Past Week
RFL/RE - Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmud Alavi says security forces have arrested eight hard-line Sunni Islamists who were suspected of…
Iranian Prince to Trump: Be Sensitive in Considering New Immigration Order
VOA - The son of Iran's last monarch is appealing to U.S. President Donald Trump to distinguish between the Iranian…
Iran, Sweden Initial Accords During Swedish Prime Minister’s Visit
RFL/RE - Iran's supreme leader has told Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven that Sweden has a good reputation among Iranians…
Iran Oil revenues set to reach $45B-$50B in next fiscal year: Oil Minister
PayvandNews - Iranian oil minister has said that considering oil prices at $55 per barrels, the country's revenues from oil…
US Commander Warns of Russian, Iranian, Pakistani Influence in Afghanistan
VOA - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says Russia, Pakistan and Iran are pursuing their own agendas with regard…
Former lover of the poet known as Iran’s Sylvia Plath breaks his silence
Guardian - Fifty years after Forough Farrokhzad’s death, Ebrahim Golestan talks about his affair with the giant of Persian literature…