A Professor of Economics in Tehran believes: “If the government continues to pursue its misguided policies, add to that the economic pressures of the sanctions, and a possibility of new protests erupting in Iran in 2019 still exists.”
A professor of sociology at Tehran University believes: “With increased levels of knowledge in society, Iranians understand the present situation under sanctions and will not protest as a reaction to the economic pressures; but they will show a conditional behavior against the political system.
An Iranian Moderate conservative political theorist believes: “If economic pressures become too unbearable for the low-income social class, a new wave of protests will be possible; however, it will not lead to a regime change but will oust the government.”
A conservative politician and activist in Iran believes: “The IR of Iran has shown that it will air its grievances through legal channels. Therefore, open protest channels will not lead to regime change, even under economic pressures and severe sanctions.”
A Tehran-based professor of economics believes: “The protests of December-January 2017 were the result of the government’s wrong policies over the past three, leading to economic inequality, corruption and a limited job market. The protests are still ongoing in the form of increased emigration, addiction, divorce and frustration.”
One year has passed since the unrests in the cities of Iran in 2017. On 28 December last year, a series of unguided protests began in Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city, and a number of other cities of Khorasan Razavi, northeastern Iran. The protests began as a “No to rising cost of living” on social media, but gradually leaned towards anti-establishment slogans and opposition to Iran’s political system.
In protest to an attack by a number of anti-revolution separatists on the IR of Iran Embassy at The Hague, Dutch Ambassador Mr Jacques Louis Werner was summoned by the Head of the First West Europe Desk at the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
The US Secretary of State has announced an anti-Iranian summit hosted by Poland on 13-14 February. According to Pompeo tens of Asian, European, and African foreign ministers will be attending the summit. Iran has criticized Poland for hosting the summit. At the same time, the German foreign minister has announced that the SPV mechanism will come into effect in the weeks to follow. Is the US trying to influence the SPV mechanism for Iran by staging this summit?
Speaking at a press conference today, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said: “We are surprised by certain remarks made in Afghanistan on talks between Iran and the Taliban. We informed the Afghan government ahead of time and gave them a report afterwards. The position they have adopted on this is totally incomprehensible.”
A number of leading American poets including Charles Bernstein and Pierre Joris will attend a poetry event to be held in protest to US sanctions against Iran coinciding with Donald Trump’s address to the US Senate.
An advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader has said: “Iran will continue its consultancy presence in Syria as long as terrorists exist in Syria and the country asks for Tehran’s help.”
An expert of Afghan affairs believes: “Prior to Iran’s talks with the Taliban, the government of Afghanistan had embarked on Afghan-to-Afghan talks with the Taliban. However, Kabul’s harsh position against Tehran has been taken from an angle of inactiveness on their part as a reaction to Iran’s initiative.”
A few days ago, the New York Times published its annual list of places to go in 2019. Iran was one of the countries on its list. The New York Times chose the title of “Tourism cautiously returns to this Middle East jewel” for its article and named Iran as an attractive destination.
The New York Times has published a report on 52 places to go in 2019. It has ranked Iran 45th after Hong Kong and before Houston. Its main selection criteria are arts and culture programs taking place in these countries. Iran’s name is on the list while relations between the two countries is facing severe challenges.
Si-o-se pol, or the Allahverdi Bridge, is one of Isfahan’s age-old landmarks built over the Zayandeh Roud River. With the river drying, this and other historic bridges in Isfahan are facing serious challenges.
Nasir al-Molk Mosque is one of the masterpieces of Islamic architecture located in Shiraz, one of the southern cities of Iran. The most remarkable characteristic of the mosque is its stained glass which creates a beautiful rainbow under your feet with the reflection of light on the carpet.
The 12th Tehran International Tourism Exhibition and affiliated industries exhibition is to be held in Iran with the participation of ten countries.
Iranian travel agents will participate in the 39th international tourism fair in Spain - Fiture 2019.
The body of Hassan Haji-Nouri, veteran sculptor and creator of the Persepolis column for Argentina, has been buried in Tehran. His funeral was attended by artists and members of the general public alike.
The eight edition of the IRAN:CI Film Festival is to be held in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from January 15 to 26 with the cooperation of Farsi Cinema Center (FCC) to commemorate Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Ali Talebi by screening 30 feature, short and documentary films.
Works presently on display at the exhibition of “Iran, the Cradle of Civilization” in the Netherlands are to be transferred to the museum of archeology in the city of Alicante in southeastern Spain.
The largest festival of story-telling by grandmothers is to be held in the city of Meshkin Shahr, northwestern Iran entitled ‘Festival of Khan Naneh Naghili’ with the aim of promoting the old tradition of grandparents telling their children stories.
Deputy for handicrafts at the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran has said: “Currently, Iran leads the world with eight craft cities and two villages. China comes next with six craft cities and villages, and Chile is third with four craft cities and villages.
Hosna Parsa is a young Iranian musician who entered music school when she was 10 and started her musical activities in Vahdat Hall when she was 16. She later joined the Neiriz ensemble led by Maliheh Saeedi. It was then that she was invited to a festival in Austria and played the tonbak and kamancheh as her second musical instruments.
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Iranian experts have succeeded in producing a type of tar for the first time in accordance with road traffic volumes and international standards.
The deputy chairman of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce has said: “The Kunlun Bank of China was instructed to halt its work with Iran.”
The third stage of Iranian crude oil sales on IRENEX will begin on 21 January with the supply of one million barrels of light crude oil in batches of 35 thousand barrels at USD 52.42 pb.
The chairman of the Iranian Parliament [Majlis] Commission on Economy has said more than 20 billion dollars of capital has left Iran during the past couple of months, adding: “However, the process of capital withdrawal from the country has stopped due to the Central Bank of Iran’s (CBI) policies.”
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said US efforts to hold an anti-Iranian summit in Poland is the result of their frustration and added that Tehran would terminate any attempts to influence its foreign currency market.
The Australian Ambassador to Iran voiced Canberra’s readiness to promote bilateral cooperation with Tehran in port and marine activities.
A Professor of Economics in Tehran believes: “If the government continues to pursue its misguided policies, add to that the economic pressures of the sanctions, and a possibility of new protests erupting in Iran in 2019 still exists.”
In protest to an attack by a number of anti-revolution separatists on the IR of Iran Embassy at The Hague, Dutch Ambassador Mr Jacques Louis Werner was summoned by the Head of the First West Europe Desk at the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Iranian experts have succeeded in producing a type of tar for the first time in accordance with road traffic volumes and international standards.
The deputy chairman of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce has said: “The Kunlun Bank of China was instructed to halt its work with Iran.”
Bushehr is a southern port in Iran, where seafood has a lot of fans. Stuffed fish is a local dish in the province, which is cooked for parties and special occasions. Iranians usually fry fish, but a lot of people prefer to bake it in the oven because it needs less oil.
Carrot stew originated in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, and is often called the Tabrizi carrot stew. It can be made both with beef or chicken. Beef is used in this recipe.
Dizi, or abgousht, is a much-loved old grandma’s recipe for pot roast Iranian style. A tip for some traditional Persian dishes, such as ghormeh sabzi and abgousht, is that the longer they cook the better they taste.
Zereshkpolo Ba Morgh (Saffron rice with barberry and chicken) is one of the most favorite and most delicious Iranian foods mostly served on special occasions such as large parties, weddings or funerals.
Alou-Esfenaj, or prunes and spinach stew, is an Iranian traditional dish usually cooked in autumn and winter when spinach is easily available.
Sabzi polo mahi, or mixed herb rice and fish, is a deliciously popular dish in Iran which is prepared on special occasions, such as the Iranian New Year’s Eve (Nowruz) on the spring equinox. Not only is this a healthy meal, it is chic enough to serve at gatherings for guests. The kind of fish cooked for this dish is up to individual taste, but the vast majority use white fish.
