TEHRAN – Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday that Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) cannot be named a terrorist organization just for what he called “violation of human rights in Iran”.

Such a designation entails observation of “special conditions,” said Billstrom, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Euro

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has underlined the need for a political solution to the crisis in Syria that is based on a Syrian-led process. 

In a statement to a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria, Iravani said, “On the political track, we emphasize once again our steadfast position that the

TEHRAN– Iran National Carpet Center has reaffirmed support for Iran's hand-woven carpet business to boost exports and generate extra employment opportunities.

“The INCC will keep promoting Iran's hand-woven carpet industry to boost exports and create more employment opportunities,” IMNA quoted INCC Director Farahnaz Rafe’ as saying on Wednesday.

To

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Tanzanian counterpart Stergomena Lawrence Tax on Thursday afternoon held talks over issues of mutual interest and expansion of cooperation between the two countries.

During the telephone conversation, Amirabdollahian congratulated Ms. Stergomena Lawrence Tax on her appointment as