Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi reacted to the recent developments in the global market, saying Tehran has managed to manage its economy in the past two years without reliance on crude sales.

“Amid the unprecedented drop of oil price, which has bewildered the whole world, it is noteworthy that Iran’s economy has practically been managed without oil sales in the past two years,” Vaezi wrote on his Instagram on Wednesday, which falls on Iran’s National Day of Entrepreneurship.

Noting that the past two years, were the peak of US economic terrorism against the Iranian nation, he said, “Our hero entrepreneurs have been at the forefront of the battle to propel the economy in the face of the sanctions.”

“Such a victory is definitely due to the selfless efforts of the country’s economic players and entrepreneurs; the government will always be grateful to them and will continue its strategy of supporting domestic production more than before,” Vaezi added.

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Igor Kolakovic published a post on his Instagram page to bid farewell with Iran after working for three days as the head coach of the National Volleyball Team.

“My dear associates, my dear players, federation employees. My dear Iranian friends! Adorable Iranian people! After three years of full effort, sweat, sadness, laughter, tears, beauty and joy, the moment of departure from Iran came,” he wrote on Tuesday.

The message came after the Iranian Volleyball Federation announced on Tuesday that the Montenegrin coach’s contract has been officially canceled.

“This wonderful adventure, a wonderful experience, was interrupted earlier than I expected. But it doesn’t matter anymore. Nothing can diminish my beautiful memories of the time we spent together in the constant struggle for the success of the Iranian team. You will forever be in my heart because of your courage, intellect, emotions, and respect that you have shown every day.”

“I look forward to our possible meetings wherever we are,” he added.

Kolakovic’s contract had been penned till the end of the 2020 Olympics but as the major event has been postponed for a year and national events are in a state of limbo due to the pandemic, the federation decided to terminate the agreement with mutual consent.

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Over 105,000 book titles have been published in Iran during the national calendar year of 1398 (March 20, 2019-2020).

The price of books has been doubled compared to the year 1397, Book House, a private Iranian organization that publishes information about books being published in Iran, reported on Tuesday.

Out of the total number of publications, 75,644 book titles have been authored by the Iranian writers, and 29,941 titles are translated books.

The number of all books in circulation in the year 1398 was 148,981,126 copies, which represents an increase of over 23 percent in the number of books compared to 1397.

The number of children’s books published in the year was 38,910, 247, which was the highest in numbers compared to previous years.

The average price of a book in 1398 was about 350,000 rials (about $8), but in 1397 it was about 180,000 rials (about $4).

Photo: People are seen in a Tehran bookstore in an undated photo. /T.T/

Two Iranian documentaries, namely ‘Hafis und Goethe’ and ‘Vars’, will take part at the 17th Archaeology Channel International Film Festival (TAC) in the US.

TAC Intl. Film Festival included two titles by Iranian filmmakers in its screening lineup. The films are:

Hafis und Goethe by Farshad Fereshteh-Hekmat: This documentary explores Goethe’s fascination with Hafiz. The film has been shot on location in Hafez’s hometown Shiraz, which also houses his tomb and Tehran.

‘Vars’ by Javad Vatani: At 360 feet high with a 216-foot span, when built-in 1936 the Vars Railway Bridge in Iran was an engineering and construction marvel, and changed the economic and social life of the region. Now, the construction warranties have finally run out, and the government is questioning whether to close down the bridge. A fascinating look at the bridge’s history and its impact on its community.

The 17th annual edition of the TAC Festival will have online film screenings only on May 13-17, 2020.

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The CEO of an Iranian knowledge-based company told Mehr news on Tuesday that there are some requests from foreign countries, including Russia, Italy, and Spain, for the purchase of Iranian ventilators, under the coronavirus pandemic.

According to Ahmad Behfar-Moghaddam, his company received required licenses from Europe and could export its ventilators to European and other countries before the outbreak.

“Before the coronavirus outbreak we exported ventilators to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Baku, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belgium, etc.,” he said.

“Due to the outbreak, our priority is supplying Iran’s domestic need for ventilators, but there are some new requests from Russia, Italy and Spain,” he added.

He noted that Iranian ventilators come at half the price of their foreign rivals.

As advanced and developed countries are facing serious problems in the field of provision of their medical and hospital equipment, knowledge-based companies in Iran have produced all these products and no patient in the country has experienced the shortage of this equipment including ventilators, CT Scan, ICU rooms, oxygen maker, etc..

The first production line for domestically-produced medical ventilators was inaugurated by VP for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari, back in January.

As reported, Iranian experts and technicians spent 88,000 hours over three years on research and development in order to manufacture the mechanical ventilator.

A medical ventilator is a mechanical ventilator, a machine designed to move breathable air into and out of the lungs, to provide breathing for a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently.

Failure to get oxygen into the heart tissue is one of the most common causes of death due to heart disease. As such, the production of the device and its use on patients in ICUs can greatly reduce heart damage.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully put its first military satellite into the orbit.

The elite force launched the Noor-1 Satellite by the domestically-built launcher Qassed (messenger) on Wednesday morning and placed it into the orbit at an altitude of 425km.

Noor-1 is the Islamic Republic’s first military satellite sent into space.

The satellite launch was carried out on the anniversary of the establishment of the IRGC.

The late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Imam Khomeini, in a decree to the Revolution Council on April 22, 1979, officially announced the establishment of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.

The elite force has played a major role in the doctrine of defense based on deterrence and firm response to aggressors. This institution has also proved its strategic and decisive role in dealing with security and military threats beyond the geography of Iran.

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Iran will form the women’s para powerlifting team for the first time.

Iran Sports Federation for the Disabled Vice President Mojgan Nasiri has said that the female para powerlifters will par take at the international events after the Ministry of Sports and Youth confirms their dress code.

“With the aim of finding new talents in the sport, the domestic league was held with participation of 19 teams across the country last year,” Nasiri said.

“We were due to form the national team in the current year but it was delayed due to coronavirus outbreak. The team will be formed, when the situation becomes normal,” she added.

“We first want to participate at the Asian Para Games and our female powerlifters will compete at the Paralympic Games,” Nasiri went on to say.

Last year, The Iran Weightlifting Federation sent the women lifters to the Asian Championships and International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships for the first time./T.T/