TEHRAN: Journalists flooded Iran´s National Museum on Monday for the arrival of more than 50 artworks from the Louvre — the first major show by a Western museum in the country´s history. The show reflects France´s determined use of cultural diplomacy as it seeks to rebuild traditional ties with Iran, even as their officials hold […]
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Iran foreign minister criticises EU ‘extremism’ towards Tehran
TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister slammed the European Union for “extremism” in relationship to Tehran in an interview published on Monday ahead of a meeting with his French counterpart. “In order to keep the United States in the Iran nuclear deal, European countries are suffering from extremism and this will ultimately undermine Europe’s policy,” Mohammad Javad […]
North Iran gets massive snow dump
After months of waiting for the snow to arrive, Tehranis were hit by massive snowfall overnight on Sunday that shut airports and schools but delighted the ski community. The capital’s Imam Khomeini International and Mehrabad airports were shut due to poor visibility “until further notice”, state television said. Some 20 provinces in the west […]