Publication: Payvand Iran News

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Strong quake shakes Goharan in Iran's Hormuzgan Province

Source: Islamic Republic News AgencyEarthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale quake shook Goharan suburbs, Hormuzgan Province at 14:33 local time (10:03 GMT) on Saturday. The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was determined to be at 26.74 degrees north ... [Published Payvand Iran News - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Earthquake, Iran, Richter scale

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam

Government newspaper accuses head of Iran's security forces of ordering murder of those in Ahmadinejad camp

In an editorial published by the government newspaper Iran News and republished by government news agency IRNA, the head of Iran's security forces, Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam, has been accused of ordering murder of those in Ahmadinejad camp whom Ahmadi Moghaddam ... [Published Payvand Iran News - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam, Twelfth Imam, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Homicide

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Sergey Lavrov

Russia promotes Iranian role in solving Syrian conflict

Russia has once again emphasized the need to include Iran in the International Conference aimed at ending the civil war in Syria.Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with Iran's Supreme Leader in Tehran in August 2009Reuters reports that Russian Foreign Minister ... [Published Payvand Iran News - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Russia, Sergey Lavrov, Syria

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Photos: Iranian artifacts recovered in foreign auctions on display at Tehran exhibit

A collection of ancient Iranian artifacts, which had been recovered in foreign auctions, was showcased on Thursday in an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran. The collection comprises 50 Achaemenid tablets, bronze artifacts from the Lorestan regions, ... [Published Payvand Iran News - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Jiroft (Iran), Tehran, 1st millennium BC, Darius I of Persia

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

U.S. Quiet On Iran Women President Bar

The United States has declined to take a firm stand after a member of Iran's electoral overseer said women will be barred from standing in Iran's June presidential election. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Washington would not comment on specific ... [Published Payvand Iran News - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Guardians Council, United States

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Iran says election won't hinder nuclear talks

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Thursday May 16 that talks in Istanbul with Catherine Ashton, the P5+1 representative, were beneficial, adding that Iran is prepared to continue nuclear talks either before or after its presidential ... [Published Payvand Iran News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Iran, Nuclear, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Saeed Jalili, Elections

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Iranian firefighter saves lives, even after his death

Sources: Mehr News Agency & ISNAAccording to Jalal Maleki, the spokesman of Iran's Firefighters Organization, body parts of firefighter Amir Abbasi will be offered to patients in need of transplants. Abbasi died during a mission in north Tehran after ... [Published Payvand Iran News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Iran, Tehran, oxygen mask

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

What Has The Work of Heavens Come Down To?

Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidential nominee, has said, “I have received my approval to run for the post from the Heavens. Imam Al-ASR will force the Guardians Council to approve my qualifications.” Following that someone wrote me ... [Published Payvand Iran News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Guardians Council, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Islam, Emulation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Iranian students build flying robot capable of taking aerial photos

Iranian students at the prestigious Amirkabir University of Technology have built a flying robot carrying two cameras that is capable of taking precise photos from the different angles.The flying robots are made of four engines and four grasshoppers intertwined ... [Published Payvand Iran News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Iran, Amirkabir University of Technology, Flight Plan, Grasshopper

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Photos: Iran joins US charity wrestling event in New York

Iranian wrestlers participated in a New York charity event dubbed "The Rumble on Rails" at Grand Central Station, facing off against their U.S. and Russian adversaries on May 15, with Iran defeating the U.S. 6 to 1.The wrestlers competed in Vanderbilt ... [Published Payvand Iran News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Iran, IOC International Olympic Committee, United States

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Iran gives green light to Asghar Farhadi's "

Iran gives green light to Asghar Farhadi's "Past"Source: Tehran TimesIran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has granted a screening license to "The Past", Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's first movie that was shot outside of his homeland.The ... [Published Payvand Iran News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Iran, Ministry of Culture And Islamic Guidance, Ali Mosaffa, Bérénice Bejo, Tehran

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

May 15: National Ferdowsi Day

Compiled By: Firouzeh Mirrazavi, Deputy Editor of Iran ReviewMay 15 is annually celebrated by Iranians as Fedowsi Day. Many art and cultural festivals are held across the country to commemorate the great Iranian epic poet. Ferdowsi, one of the greatest ... [Published Payvand Iran News - May 15 2013]

Entities: Iran, Illustrator, University of Cambridge

Quotes

The editorial quotes Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam as saying: "Those who think differently than velayat faghigh (Supreme Leader's rule), and see themselves as directly connected to the 12th Imam, and for eight years have been saying in their speeches they are tied to the 12th Imam, and still do not see velayat faghigh as complete, they should know that Quran and velayat are inseparable and that velayat faghigh is the principle of referring to Islam."

Government newspaper accuses head of Iran's security forces of ordering murder of those in Ahmadi ... [Published Payvand Iran News - 12 hours ago]

Lavrov said: "You can't exclude Iran from this process because of one's geopolitical preferences. Iran, as a foreign country, has an important role, but we have not reached consensus on this."

Russia promotes Iranian role in solving Syrian conflict [Published Payvand Iran News - 12 hours ago]

Jalal Maleki told Mehr News that "firefighters received a call informing of a fire at a residential building in Bagheri neighborhood in Tehran at 2:18 PM on Tuesday."

Iranian firefighter saves lives, even after his death [Published Payvand Iran News - May 17 2013]

ISNA reports that Jalili told a press conference at the Iranian consulate in Istanbul: "We are prepared to continue talks until whenever they want. These talks could be held before or after the election because this issue is a national matter that goes beyond partisanship in Iran, and all the people and political groups support it."

Iran says election won't hinder nuclear talks [Published Payvand Iran News - May 17 2013]

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