November 20, The Iran Project � Russian Federation Council chief Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko visit to Iran and meeting with senior�Iranian officials, Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan trip to Iran and signing defense agreement, start of The 8th edition of Iran Air Show in Kish Island, Iran displaying 8 models of home-made drones and Iranians marking Arbaeen anniversary dominated the country�s media outlets in the past week (Nov 14� Nov 20).


Ali Larijani confers with Matviyenko




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="723"] Russian Federation Council chief Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko conferred with Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani here on Sunday evening.[/caption]

 
1st Conf. on Geopolitical Crisis in Islamic World




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="701"] Iran hosts the first International Conference on the Geopolitical Crisis in the Islamic World. Supported by the Institute of Islamic World Futures Studies (IIWFS), the two-day event kicked off today in Tehran at Shahid Beheshti University in presence of Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.[/caption]

 
Iranian pilgrims crossing Mehran border




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="666"] Thousands of Iranian pilgrims are crossing Mehran border to enter Iraq�s territory for attending Arbaeen in the holy city of Karbala.[/caption]
Iran FM Zarif meets Russian Federation Council chief




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="676"] Iran FM Mohammad Javad Zarif meets Russian Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko in Tehran on Monday.[/caption]

 
Iran, China ink defense-military agreement




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="700"] Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Chinese counterpart General Chang Wanquan in a meeting in Tehran on Monday signed an agreement to further develop defense and military cooperation between the two countries.[/caption]

 

Supermoon in Iran's sky

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="603"] On Monday night, the moon was 30,000km closer to the Earth, offering an impressive spectacle to skygazers.[/caption]

 
Iran�s President meets Matviyenko




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="646"] President Hassan Rouhani has met with Russian Federation Council chief Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko here on Monday.[/caption]

 
Arbaeen pilgrims marching from Shalamche to Karbala




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="678"] Thousands of Shia pilgrims walk from Shalamche towards Karbla for attending Arbaeen ritual, the Shia ritual of Arbaeen marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for the killing of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)�s grandson Imam Hussain (PBUH).[/caption]
Iran President Rouhani meets Chinese Defense Minister




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="507"] Iran President Hassan Rouhani meets Chinese Defense Minister General Chang Wanquan in Tehran on Tuesday.[/caption]

 

Zarif unveils FM historical, diplomatic classified documents

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="656"] Iran�s Javad Zarif has unveiled Foreign Ministry�s collection of millions of classified pieces of diplomatic and historical documents, the definitive record of Iran�s diplomatic history and heritage.[/caption]

 

Iran FM meets Zimbabwean deputy FM




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="644"] Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif has met with Zimbabwean Deputy Foreign Minister Joey Bimha in Tehran on Tuesday.[/caption]

 


President Rouhani arrives in Alborz prov




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="652"] President Hassan Rouhani, heading a delegation, arrived in Karaj, Alborz province today as part of his provincial trips.[/caption]

 


Leader receives Isfahani people




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="697"] Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has received on Wednesday a large group of people from Isfahan province in the anniversary of burial of 370 martyrs of Operation Muharram on November 1982 .[/caption]

 


Iran Air Show 2016 kicks off




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="673"] The 8th edition of Iran Air Show started on November 16 in Kish Island in the presence of Minister of Defense General Dehghan and VP Sorena Sattari.[/caption]



Pilgrims in Shia holy shrines in Iraq�s Najaf, Karbala




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="670"] Millions of pilgrims gathered in Iraq�s holy city of Karbala and Najaf to mark Arbaeen, commemorating the end of the 40-day mourning period after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the Prophet Muhammad�s (PBUH) grandson, in a battle in A.D. 680.[/caption]

 

Iran displaying 8 models of home-made drones




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="676"] Iran is displaying 8 models of different home-made drones in the 8th Int'l Aviation Exhibit, including Karrar, Ababil 2 and 3, Mohajer 2 and 3, Fotros, Hemaseh and Yassir, as well as an unmanned indigenous helicopter named Nazzer.[/caption]

 


People mourn Arbaeen of Imam Hossein (AS) in rainy day in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="658"] Mourners on Sunday poured to the streets of Tehran to mark Arbaeen (40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hossein and his 72 companions over 13 centuries ago).[/caption]

 


Supreme Leader hosts ceremony on Arbaeen




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="666"] Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei receives a number of students on Sunday, marking Arbaeen anniversary.[/caption]
Train carrying tourists from 3 continents arrives in Mashhad




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="695"] A train with tourists from three continents on board reaching Mashhad Railway Station on Nov 20, 2016.[/caption]

 
Millions of Muslims gather in Iraq�s Karbala to commemorate Arba�een




[caption id="attachment_239956" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Millions of Muslims from across the world have gathered in Iraq�s holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba�een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam.[/caption]