TEHRAN —General Michael Kurilla, who now serves as the head of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), has recently proposed an idea which would include forming an integrated air and missile defense system in West Asia with the inclusion of Israel.

Kurilla added that the notion is “a priority” for the U.S. 

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TEHRAN – On Friday, a host of nature lovers and cultural heritage and tourism officials of the northern province of Gilan celebrated the third registration anniversary of Hyrcanian Forests on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

In July 2019, Hyrcanian Forests (also known as Caspian Forest) was named a UNESCO World Heritage during the 43rd session of

The attack occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, which had begun in 1980 with Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Iran. The U.S. government backed Saddam, and sent warships to the Persian Gulf to support the Iraqi war effort. 

One of those warships was the USS Vincennes which, on 3 July 1988, fired two missiles at Iran Air Flight 655 while it was making a

TEHRAN – On Thursday, an outdoor festival dedicated to the local food of Qalif-Chal was held in Jajarm, North Khorasan province, Jajarm’s tourism chief has said.

“The festival, which was the first of its kind in the region, aimed at introducing local food and promoting gastronomy tourism,” Hadi Mohammadpur said on Saturday.

Qalif-Chal is a