Iran Police Cruisers to Get License Plate Readers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Police is going to equip its cruisers with a smart system using license plate readers that would help find drivers with unpaid fines, expired licenses, and above all the stolen cars and vehicles on the lookout for crimes, a commander said.
Iran Helping Iraq Contain Wildfire
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has dispatched two firefighting helicopters to Iraq to assist in extinguishing a fire in Hoor al-Azim lagoon in the Arab country, an official said Friday.
10 IRGC Forces Killed in Terrorist Attack on Border Post in Western Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, in a statement on Saturday, announced that ten IRGC forces have been killed in a terrorist attack on a border post in the western province of Kurdistan.
Protected Area of Bahra-e Goor Near Iran's Southern Shiraz City
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - In Iran, the last two onager populations live in protected areas (Bahram-e Goor and Touran). Very little is known about the ecology of these remaining populations.
Rasht Museum: House of An Iranian Constitutional Revolution Era Poet
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Located in the home of Mirza Hossein Khan Kasmai (1866-1921), a Constitutional Revolution era (1905 – 1911) poet and journalist and Forest Movement (1914-1921) figure, Rasht Museum opened in 1971.
Hanam Village: One of the Beauties of Zagros Mountains in Lorestan Province (+Photos)
TEHRAN (Tasnim)- With its hardworking and hospitable people Honam is mostly an agricultural town and one of the most beautiful countrysides in Lorestan Province, west of Iran.
Intelligence Forces Arrest Daesh Terrorists in Southwest Iran: Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi announced that the country’s security forces managed to detain members of a terrorist team affiliated to the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) in southwestern Iran.
Magnitude 4.9 Quake Hits Northeastern Iran, Damages Houses
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted Iran’s Sankhast in the northeastern province of North Khorasan on Tuesday, a local official said, adding that there are reports of damages to the district’s houses.
Security Forces Dismantle 2 Terrorist Teams in Iran’s Northwest
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry in a joint operation with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) smashed two teams of foreign-deployed gunmen in northwestern Iran.
Tackling Dust Pollution Hinges on Regional, Global Cooperation: Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A high-ranking Iranian Foreign Ministry official, in a United Nations General Assembly meeting, voiced the country’s concerns over the issue of dust pollution and said resolving the problem hinges on regional and international cooperation.
San’ati Museum in Tehran Home to 6,000 Art Pieces
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Ali-Akbar San’ati Museum, a gallery of the Iranian maestro’s artworks, is located in a historic building in central Tehran belonging to the Qajar era.
Magnitude 4 Quake Jolts Northwest Iran, No Casualties Reported
OROUMIYEH (Tasnim) – An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale hit an area in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan on Friday morning.
Magnitude 4.5 Quake Hits Southeastern Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted an area in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan on Sunday morning.
Fuel Tanker Crash in Iran Sets Fire to Bus, Kills 13 (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least 13 people were killed in Iran’s western city of Sanandaj after a fuel tanker crashed into a passenger bus, causing a big explosion.
Pour Ashraf Castle: A Fantastic Ancient Monument in Western Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The historical Pour Ashraf Castle is the jewel of a mansion nestled in an idyllic village in western Iran.
Iran’s President Offers Condolences over Sanandaj Deadly Crash
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani extended his condolences on the deaths of 11 citizens in a tragic road accident in the western city of Sanandaj, where a fuel tanker crashed into a passenger bus and caused a big explosion.
Bodies of 60 Iranian Martyrs Repatriated from Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Remains of 60 Iranian troops unearthed in Iraq more than three decades after the end of an imposed war on Iran in the 1980s were repatriated from the Arab country on Wednesday.
The Shahrestan Bridge: The Oldest Bridge on Iran's Zayandeh River
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Shahrestan Bridge is the oldest bridge on Zayandeh Rud in central Iran. The foundations are from the 3rd to 7th century Sasanid era, but the top was renovated in the 10th century by the Buyids and finally during the 11th century Seljuk period.
