TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (Household of the Prophet) gather in Iran nationwide to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, the founder of Ja'fari jurisprudence....
Iran, Tajik interior ministers ink MoU on security coop.
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 15:38
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – The interior ministers of Iran and the Republic of Tajikistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to broaden bilateral ties in t...
Ayatollah Al-Sistani offers condolences on passing of Pope
Monday, 21 April 2025 18:51
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority Ayatollah Ali Al-Husseini Al-Sistani on Monday offered his condolences on the passing of Pope Franci...
Mehr News Agency - Closing ceremony of 11th “Revolution Art Week”
Sunday, 20 April 2025 19:08
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of the 11th “Revolution Art Week” was held at Andisheh Hall of the Artistic Bureau in Tehran on Sunday....
Book on Sacred Defense: "The Story of Avini's Thought"
Friday, 18 April 2025 10:04
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – The book The Story of Avini's Thought delves into the perspectives of the late Morteza Avini, a famous Iranian for documenting the Iran-Iraq War, ...
US tariffs further reduce Hollywood charm in China
Thursday, 17 April 2025 20:02
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Once the king of China's silver screen, Hollywood now finds itself sidelined, as local blockbusters surge and Washington's tariffs against the res...
VIDEO: Have you heard about 'small Holland' in Tehran?
Tuesday, 15 April 2025 15:35
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Located in a traditional neighborhood in northern Tehran, Bagh-e Irani or Persian Garden, also known as Tehran's small Holland, attracts many visi...
Mehr News Agency - Commemoration of Persian poet Attar Nishapuri
Tuesday, 15 April 2025 15:07
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – In a ceremony on Tuesday, Iranians commemorated the National Day of Attar Nishapuri or Neyshaburi, a 12th-century great Iranian poet Attar of Nish...
1800 Iran media activists calls for rising up against Israel
Monday, 14 April 2025 15:44
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – More than 1,800 Iranian cultural and media activists called on all free people in the world to rise up against the crimes of the Zionist regime in...
Mount Damavand is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in Asia.
Travel tips
Things to Know Before Trip One of the most important things to remember is that Iranians aren’t Arabs, they’re Persian. They speak Farsi (and other dialects), not Arabic, and some people might feel offended if you great them with Arabic words.