A senior official at Iran’s Health Ministry said on Monday that Tehran plans to lodge a complaint against the United States with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over medical sanctions.

Zoroastrians of the central Iranian province of Yazd observed the Azargan ritual in an online manner on Monday as the government has imposed a nationwide two-week lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Four previously unknown drawings by John Constable was discovered hidden among a jumble of letters, poems, jokes and even dried leaves accumulated in a family scrapbook made over the course of the late 18th and 19th centuries.

By Catherine Ashton*

The value of Iran’s non-oil trade during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 20-November 20) reached $44.6 billion, announced the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

Iran exported $692 million worth of commodities to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) during the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 20-September 21), announced an official with the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).

The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) drilled and repaired 82 oil and gas wells in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 20-November 20), announced the deputy head of NIDC for drilling operations.

A senior Iranian customs official said a first ever cargo passing through the South-North corridor under an internationally guaranteed system of freight transit has been successfully accomplished.

Iran produced 35 million tons of chemical products during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 20-October 21) which shows an eight percent increase compared to corresponding figure for last year.

Iran’s Judiciary chief said Monday the issue of human rights has turned into a tool at the hands of certain Western states to mount pressure on independent countries that do not fall in line with their policies.