TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have confiscated hundreds of relics, some of which date from the Parthian and Seleucid eras, from a cargo intended to be shipped from a southern port to the UAE.

Composed of 546 antiques and coins, the cargo was stopped by customs agents in Bandar Lengeh, a harbor city in Hormozgan province, CHTN reported on Monday.

The

TEHRAN- Ali-Asghar Khaji, a top advisor to the Iranian foreign minister, met on Monday in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Khaji also met Ayman Sosan, Syria’s deputy foreign minister.

Shortly after his discussions, the top adviser told reporters that his trip to Syria was intended to speak with Syrian authorities over recent events in

TEHRAN- Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, commander of the Air Force, has stressed that Iran is the region’s primary manufacturer of flight simulators.

Vahedi made the comments while speaking during the launch of an air traffic controller simulator produced by the Air Force.

The comprehensive system consists of five simulators, including a flight

TEHRAN- Reports of direct conversations between Iran and the United States have been refuted by an adviser to the Iranian nuclear negotiating team, although “indirect” bilateral contacts through third parties like the United Nations and Oman have been confirmed.

In a Monday evening TV broadcast, Mohammad Marandi stated “the two parties do not sit t