TEHRAN— A State Department spokesperson confirmed to Al-Monitor that the Biden administration has told Congress that it has renewed a sanctions exemption allowing foreign cooperation on some of Iran's civilian nuclear projects.

The waiver, which was supposed to expire this month, allows foreign corporations to do specific non-proliferation work at

TEHRAN— The Islamic Republic of Iran has dynamically sought to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal and has participated in the Vienna talks for the sake of the Iranian nation's economic interests, according to Iranian political analyst Mohsen Pakaeen.

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has

TEHRAN–Recent floods in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari have inflicted damage to some historical sites and tourism facilities across the southwestern province, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Flooding caused a total of 547 billion rials ($1.8 million) damage to 82 historical monuments and tourist complexes in the province, Alireza Jeilan said on

TEHRAN–A handicrafts exhibition is scheduled to be held in the city of Robat Karim, Tehran province to mark the Shia holy day of Ashura, the city’s tourism chief has said.

Handmade works by Iranian artisans in the fields of glass cutting, glass painting, semi-precious stones, woodwork, mosaics, and inlays will be displayed at the exhibition, Hamid