TEHRAN – In a new wave of diplomatic escalation, several European countries summoned Iranian diplomats on various excuses amid renewed Israeli bluffs against Iran.

The European hostile rhetoric against Iran has come with Israeli allegations that the Europeans are planning to snap back international sanctions on Iran before the upcoming UN General

TEHRAN –A medium-sized 5.3 magnitude earthquake that struck southern province of Fars on Wednesday morning caused no damage to historical sites across the province, the provincial tourism chief has said. 

Based on field visits conducted by the cultural heritage experts, no serious damage to historical relics and monuments has been reported so far,

TEHRAN – Cuban Ambassador to Iran Alberto González Casals on Tuesday visited some tourist attractions in west-central province of Qazvin. 

He toured the Safavid-era (1501-1736) palace of Chehel Sotoun and the 19th-century bazaar of Sa’d-al Saltaneh amongst other sites, CHTN reported.

Chehel Sotoun is the only remaining palace from the royal palace

TEHRAN – Iranian woman skier Samaneh Beyrami Baher secured her place in the women’s 5km individual final race in freestyle technique at the Cross-Country Skiing World Championships underway in Planica, Slovenia.

She crossed the finish line with a time of 16:12.4 and came eighth.

Beyrami is the first Iranian woman skier to compete in the final.

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