** IRAN DAILY
-- Three Iranian films win at Indian festival
Three Iranian films, ‘For the Sake of Ava,’ ‘Nelumbo,’ and ‘Nargesi,’ received awards at the International Film Festival of Shimla, held in India. As reported by Mehr news agency, the ninth edition of the International Film Festival of Shimla, featuring over 60 films, including short films, feature films, documentaries, and music videos, took place from September 22 to 24.
Iranian filmmakers participated in the International Competition Section, where works from Argentina, Egypt, France, Canada, Turkey, Bangladesh, and the UAE also competed.
-- Iran to reclaim 17,000 more tablets from US
Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, Ezzatollah Zarghami, announced on Tuesday that an additional 17,000 Achaemenid tablets will be returned to Iran from the United States.
According to Mehr news agency, Iranian experts are scheduled to travel to the United States next month to oversee the return of another batch of Achaemenid historical tablets.
Zarghami emphasized that the conditions for sending these tablets back to Iran will be established after verifying their authenticity.
-- Raeisi, Putin outline Iran’s full participation in BRICS activities
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed steps to ensure that Tehran fully takes part in BRICS activities as well as the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh and the normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.
The Kremlin announced on Tuesday that the Russian and Iranian presidents held a telephone conversation on Tuesday at the initiative of the Iranian side, IFP reported.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- Qatar, Tajikistan Discuss Cultural Ties With Iran
The culture ministers of Iran and Iraq have met in Qatar’s capital Doha on the sidelines of the 12th Conference of Ministers of Culture in the Islamic World. Iran’s Muhammad Mahdi Esmaili and Iraq’s Ahmed Fakak held talks, discussing cultural ties between their countries.
The two officials agreed that the cultural relations between Iran and Iraq should be further expanded, as the two nations share many cultural and historical commonalities.
-- IRGC Proposes 8-Nation Alliance for Persian Gulf Security
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri has suggested that eight littoral states of the Persian Gulf should form a naval alliance to ensure regional security without the presence of outsiders.
In comments at a televised program, Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri said the Persian Gulf countries are capable of ensuring regional security through mutual cooperation within the framework of an 8-nation alliance.
-- Qalibaf Departs for South Africa to Attend BRICS Forum
Iranian Parliament Speaker Muhammad Baqer Qalibaf left Tehran for Johannesburg on Tuesday to take part in the BRICS Parliamentary Forum (BRICS PF).
Before departing for South Africa, Qalibaf said that he would be visiting Johannesburg at the invitation of his South African counterpart. The BRICS PF is very influential at the regional and international level, he added.
** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Western political pressure on Iran ‘ineffective,’ nuclear chief says
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has criticized attempts by Western nations to put political pressure on the Islamic Republic, stressing that such actions lack any efficiency and will not go unanswered.
The comment was made by Mohammad Eslami at a meeting with Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Monday in Vienna.
-- Exploring the human side of war: Part 1
The Iran-Iraq war, also known as the Sacred Defense, was a brutal conflict that took place between the two countries from 1980 to 1988. The war had a profound impact on both countries, resulting in significant loss of life, economic devastation, and social upheaval.
With its immense human toll and lasting impact, Iran-Iraq war remains a significant chapter in the history of both nations. It serves as a reminder of the sacrifices made by the Iranian people.
-- Intl. rail transportation expo running in Tehran
The 10th International Exhibition of Rail Transportation, Related Industries and Equipment of Iran was opened at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds in a ceremony on Tuesday, the portal of the Transport Ministry reported.
The opening ceremony was attended by senior officials including Transport and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash and the Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Miad Salehi.
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