IRNA

25 Jul

Iran wraps up ‘large-scale’ air drill

Tehran, July 25, The Iranian Air Force has wrapped up a two-day "large-scale" air drill in the central province of Isfahan. Ninety-two aircraft, including interceptors, bombers, unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as tanker and transport airplanes, were involved in the military exercise, which was codenamed the 11th Devotees of Velayat Airspace, country's official news agency IRNA quoted Alireza Roudbari, the spokesman of the drill, as saying on Monday. He listed some of the "successful" operations during the drill, such as destroying mock targets using F-4 fighter jets and Su-24 bombers equipped with upgraded missiles and homegrown rockets, and smashing ground…

20 May

Iran, Russia sign MoU to expand tourism cooperation

Tehran, May 20 (IANS) Iran and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand tourism cooperation, according to media reports. The MoU was inked by Ali Asghar Shalbafian, Iranian deputy minister of cultural heritage, handicrafts, and tourism for tourism affairs, and Dmitry Vakhrukov, the deputy minister of economic development of Russia, on the sidelines of the 14th International Economic Forum "Russia-Islamic world" held in Kazan, Russia, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Friday. Under the MoU, related Iranian and Russian ministries will jointly push forward the implementation of a visa-free agreement signed in 2017 for granting visa waivers…