** IRNA DAILY
IMF: Iran’s economy to grow in 2023
The government’s total revenues are estimated to be 8.3 percent of the GDP, remaining unchanged as we head into 2023. Yet, the government’s non-oil revenues will bump from 7.4 percent of GDP in 2022 to 7.5 percent of GDP in 2023. Based on IMF’s data, Iran’s foreign currency reserves will surge by more than $11.4 billion in 2023, reaching $42.2 billion.
Iran’s available foreign currency reserves in 2022 are estimated at $30.8 billion. The international organization has announced that Iran’s foreign currency reserves are currently more than $120 billion, claiming, however, that the US sanctions have not allowed Iran to access more than a small portion of the reserves. The inflation rate in Iran is predicted to be 40 percent in 2023, registering no change compared to 2022.
-- Iran gas output hits 1.04 bcm/d
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) produces 1.04 billion cubic meters of gas per day from 23 gas fields in the country. The NIOC director of production control said that about 980 mcm of that figure is delivered to the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) for distribution.
Hormoz Qalavand added that in addition to the country’s oil production, the NIOC is in charge of the country’s gas production to supply feed to the country’s refineries and exports.
-- Naharkhoran: A massive forest garden in Golestan Province
The city of Gorgan, the capital of the northeastern province of Golestan, is home to huge awe-inspiring forests including the world-famous Naharkhoran. Enjoy the concentration of lakes and waterfalls around the city. You can also hike and climb through its remarkable rural nature and explore the historic sites.
Being a massive forest garden, Naharkhoran is near a village by the same name, 10 kilometers from Ziarat village, and eight kilometers from Gorgan.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- Iran Finalizing Indictment Against Gen. Soleimani Assassins
An Iranian legal official on Saturday blasted the United States’ “unforgivable crime” of assassinating Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in violation of international law, saying Tehran is seriously pursuing a judicial process to serve justice in the case.
Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, who heads a special committee formed to follow up on General Soleimani’s murder case, said the dossier is being pursued by both the Iranian Judiciary and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
-- Venezuela, Iran Can Develop Cooperation in 7 Scientific Fields
The director-general of the international business development office Rouhollah Estiri has said that Iran and Venezuela can promote cooperation in scientific fields.
Estiri said that Iran and Venezuela have developed their political and economic relations for several years.
Venezuela enjoys oil and mineral revenues, and its trade relations with Iran can be done through bartering, he said.
-- Iran’s Barmaki Chosen as Best Female Kurash Athlete in 2022
Iranian heavy-weight female athlete Fatemeh Barmaki has been selected as the Best Female Athlete in 2022 by International Kurash Association (IKA).
The International Kurash Association announced the different awards corresponding to the year 2022, in which Fatemeh Barmaki of Iran has been chosen as the Best Female Athlete.
** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Leader: Late Mesbah was incredibly intelligent, creative
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday called Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi highly incredibly intelligent and creative. “The late Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi possessed distinctive traits,” the Leader said in an address to the second international conference honoring the late ayatollah.
The second international congress commemorating Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi took place on Saturday in Tehran in the presence of President Ebrahim Raisi, a few intellectuals, military brass, and national authorities.
-- Paris was forced to acknowledge reality about Iran regional influence: MP
A senior Iranian lawmaker has commented on remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron regarding Iranian influence in the region, saying the remarks were made out of desperation.
The lawmaker, Abbas Moqtadaei, who is the deputy chief of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said that the French now have to change their policy on Iran out of desperation. President Macron has recently said that problems on the West Asia region can only be resolved within a framework that includes Iran.
-- Iran eyes UNESCO tag for its Sassanid fortress
Iran has completed an all-inclusive dossier for its Qale Falak-ol-Aflak, which is a Sassanid era (224–651) fortress located in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province, in a bid to nominate it for UNESCO status, the tourism minister has said. As a symbol of Iranian history, culture, and civilization, the castle is being prepared for possible inclusion in UNESCO’s prestigious list, said Ezzatollah Zarghami on Friday, while visiting the historical structure.
A major obstacle to the registration of this ancient castle was that parts of it were at the disposal of the armed forces in recent years, the minister added.
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