TEHRAN—Training courses in four fields of handicrafts have been offered in prisons of Lahijan, northern Gilan province, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

Prisoners were trained in crochet, leatherwork, marquetry, and woodcarving to find employment after they were released, Hamidreza Azarpur explained on Wednesday.

The courses were also

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, who traveled to New York to participate in the UN General Assembly, met with a number of leaders of divine religions.

The meeting took place on Tuesday evening local time. In the meeting, he said the common point of all of us, followers of the divine religions, is worshipping God, adding,

TEHRAN – Iran has reacted to the string of Western statements on the death of Mahsa Amini, calling on the West to stop using human rights as a tool.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has reacted to the meddling stance of some officials of the US, EU and other countries regarding the death of Mahsa Amini, according to the Iranian

TEHRAN— Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met a number of veterans and commanders from the Sacred Defense who defended against the invasion of Iran by Saddam's regime on Wednesday.

The Sacred Defense, otherwise known as the imposed war was backed by the U.S. and tens of other arrogant powers. During this meeting, the