Sheltered by LoveSheltered by Love

In the book “Sheltered by Love”, a woman makes a vow to marry a veteran after the war. Maryam Basiri is the author of this book, which has thus far been a success.

* What made you write this book?

Five years ago, the Imam Reza International Foundation and the Iranian Poetry and Fiction Foundation collaborated to publish a book of novels in honor of

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Khatun Bridge: further $125,000 needed for restoration projectKhatun Bridge: further $125,000 needed for restoration project

TEHRAN – A project to restore Khatun Bridge, which is located some 30 km from Tehran in an eastward direction, could need further funding due to rising costs and soaring inflation.

The ancient bridge’s restoration project may require an extra 50 billion rials ($125,000), Alborz province’s tourism chief said on Monday.

Work on the arch bridge started

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A reminder to friends about name of Persian GulfA reminder to friends about name of Persian Gulf

TEHRAN-- Without mentioning the name of Iraq and the recent friction between the two countries over the name of the Persian Gulf, the Javan newspaper points to the historical roots of the name of the Persian Gulf and its importance for Iranians and wrote: "Some politicians in the allied countries should be careful that familiarity with diplomatic

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IRGC chief compares recent riots in Iran toIRGC chief compares recent riots in Iran to

TEHRAN- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has stressed that the recent foreign-backed riots in Iran are regarded as a "world war," but Iranian youths thwarted Western-conceived ploys to destabilize the country.

Referring to the riots broke out in Iran in mid-September last year, Major General Hossein Salami noted on

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Failure to notify does not mean failure to act: Foreign MinistryFailure to notify does not mean failure to act: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has mentioned that how Tehran had responded to the use of a fictitious name for the Persian Gulf during a recent sporting event in Iraq.

In a weekly conference, he talked about how the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had complained to the Iraqi government about the matter, and that Ministry of

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Riots aimed to reverse success: LeaderRiots aimed to reverse success: Leader

TEHRAN- Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has asserted that the recent brutal disturbances in Iran were a ploy by the foes to undermine Iran's advancement and strengths.

Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks on Monday to a gathering of citizens from Qom on the anniversary of the 1978 uprising in Qom against the

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