Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi on Saturday expressed hope that efforts of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for removal of US sanctions would be effective to save lives in Iran fighting coronavirus.
The Iranian diplomat told Iranian reporters based in the United Nations that Iran is unable to provide medical and emergency supplies and the best use of its medical capacities owing to the illegal sanctions imposed on the country.
Iran has called on the United Nations Secretary-General to take initiative for removing the sanctions as an international task, he said, adding that over eight states have recently sent a letter to the Secretary-General calling for lifting the sanctions, saying that the sanctions are in total disregard of the international law.
It is becoming evident that sanctions policy is a failed policy, he said noting that its supporters are in isolation.
The US administration says that trade on food, medicine, agricultural and medical products is excluded from sanctions; whereas, in practice, cut-off of SWIFT Interbank Telecom link of Central Bank of Iran has made impossible to open up Letters of Credit LCs for medical supplies and respiratory aids.
The outbreak of dangerous coronavirus (COVID-19) has been affecting the world for a number of months requiring collective campaign of the international community to thwart the threat posed to humanity by the pandemic.
Iran has decided to start clearing streets nationwide to fight coronavirus. The measure will be carried out by the country’s security forces.
In an edict to Major General Baqeri on Thursday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei emphasized the need for the establishment of a “health and treatment base” to prevent further spread of the ongoing epidemic in the country.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has issued an edict to Iran’s top general, emphasizing the need for the establishment of a “health and treatment base” to prevent further spread of an ongoing coronavirus epidemic in the country.
In his Thursday edict, which was addressed to Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Ayatollah Khamenei first commended the services, which have been so far rendered to the people of Iran by the Armed Forces in their drive to hamper further spread of coronavirus.
Kianoush Jahanpour, the head of the public relations and information
center of the Iranian Ministry of Health, said Saturday the new
coronavirus has claimed 97 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the
overall death toll to 611.
Jahanpour added that 1,365 fresh cases have been added to the number
of the confirmed infections during the period, bringing the total to
12,729.
More than 4,300 of those with confirmed infections have recovered so far, he added.
Iranian medical staff cope with coronavirus with dancing
Iran asks IMF for $5bn in emergency funding to battle coronavirus as cases spike
Iran asks IMF for $5bn in emergency funding to battle coronavirus as cases spike
The Central Bank of Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for $5 billion emergency funding to fight a coronavirus pandemic as the number of infections keeps growing in the country.
In an Instagram post on Thursday, Abdulnaser Hemmati, governor of the Central Bank, said he had written to the IMF’s head, Kristalina Georgieva, last week to stress Iran’s “right to benefit from the fund’s $50-billion Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI).”
In the letter, the official highlighted the “widespread prevalence” of the virus — called COVID-19 — inside Iran and the need for the country to take measures to prevent further spread, treat the patients and counteract the economic aftermath of the disease.
“Given the size of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s quota in the fund, it calls for the use of the RFI fast financing facility of around $5 billion,” he added.
In a tweet on Thursday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also called on the IMF to extend support to Iran, who is a member state of the Washington-based lender.
Zarif said the IMF managing director “has stated that countries affected by COVID19 will be supported via Rapid Financial Instrument. Our Central Bank requested access to this facility immediately.”
WHO: Iran doing its best in COVID-19 battle despite lack of equipment
Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) says the Islamic Republic of Iran is doing its best in fight against the novel coronavirus despite a lack of sufficient equipment and facilities mainly caused by the US sanctions.
“We know that Iran is doing its best, all it can … that’s what I appreciated,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
“They need lots of supplies, and … we have tried to support as much as we can, but there is still a shortage,” he added.
“We’re trying to mobilize more support for Iran,” Adhanom said.
The WHO chief’s remarks came a few hours after the Iranian Foreign Ministry slammed the United States for blocking the entry of foodstuffs and medicine into Iran through its unlawful sanctions.
Asked about the impact of US sanctions on Iran’s fight against the virus, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Wednesday, “The oppressive and illegal American sanctions, which [have been imposed on Iran] within the framework of the ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, have affected public welfare and health in Iran.”
“Although medicine and medical equipment should be exempt from the sanctions…the course of relevant transactions has been blocked,” he told media representatives via video-link on Wednesday. “However, they brazenly claim that medicine and foodstuffs are not subject to the sanctions,” the official added.
Iran is speeding up efforts for development of the renewable energy sector as latest data show that electricity generation capacity from renewables has reached 841 megawatts (MW).
The Ministry of Energy said in a report that renewable power capacity in Iran had grown by five times since 2013, when the current government took office, reported Fars News Agency.
It said a total of 120-megawatt renewable power plants are active in Iran, including 55 solar farms that generate more than three terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity and 19 wind farms with around 2.6 TWh of capacity.
Total capacity from renewables, including hydroelectricity, biomass and thermal waste recycling, is expected to hit 1,000 MW by March, said the report.
Scientific studies suggest that Iran can increase electricity generation from renewables to 80,000 MW, of which around 80 percent can come from solar energy.
The Iranian government has defined a target of 4,000 MW for 2021 when its current term comes to an end. An umbrella development document stipulates that Iran should generate 5,000 MW of renewable power by March 2022.
Increase in renewable capacity can allow Iran to free up a significant amount of natural gas burnt in thermal power plants and feed it to export pipelines.
Government estimates show that power plants consumed around 62 billion cubic meters of natural gas over the past Iranian year, ending in March 2019. That is nearly three times the current amount of gas exported from Iran.
The Chairman of the Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce Yahya Al-e Es’haq said that Iran enjoys a high capacity to export $31 billion worth of products to the neighboring countries of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
He said on Tuesday that export-oriented perspectives should be taken into consideration for promoting exports while boosting the quality of products is a prerequisite for spurring exports in the country, reported Mehr News Agency.
Iran’s 15 neighboring countries are home to about 500 million people, he said, adding, “These countries provide between $200 and $250 billion worth of export capacity for Iran.”
If barriers of trade and business activities were removed, Iran would be able to export $50 million worth of products to these countries, Al-e Es’haq noted.
He put the volume of products exported from Iran to neighboring Iraq over the past year at $13 billion, while about $9 billion worth of products were exported to Iraq in the first nine months of the current year (March 21 to Dec. 22, 2019).
Iran enjoys a high potential to export up to $20 billion, $6 billion and $5 billion worth of products to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, respectively, he stressed.
The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Customs Administration (IRICA) said in January that despite the United States’ unilateral sanctions against the Iranian economy, the value of Iran’s foreign trade exceeded $72 billion during the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019-January 20, 2020).
In an address to reporters on Sunday, Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi added that of this figure, $35.5 billion pertained to Iran’s exports and $36 billion to the country’s imports.
He noted that the value of Iran’s overseas sales in this period indicated a three-percent decline compared to the same period last year, saying the figure does not include the country’s exports of electricity and techno-engineering services.
The weight of the country’s exports in this time span, however, indicated a 20-percent growth year-on-year, IRICA head added.
In addition, Mir-Ashrafi said, Iran’s imports in the 10-month period to January 20 witnessed an eight-percent rise weight-wise, compared to the country’s purchases in the same time period last year, adding they did not indicate any year-on-year change in terms of value.
He said of Iran’s total imports in this period, 19 million tons pertained to the purchase of basic goods.
“In addition, fetching $15.8 billion in revenue, the export of petrochemicals from Iran accounted for 44 percent of the country’s total exports in this period.”
Iran has launched a pilot project for extraction of rare earth after obtaining the technology for deep-level mining, the head of Iran’s largest holding in metals sector known as IMIDRO says.
The achievement will create significant added value for Iran, Khodadad Gharibpour said at the inauguration of the landmark project on Tuesday.
Every year, Iran imports 180 tonnes of rare earth elements which are used in a wide range of consumer products such as catalysts in cars and oil refineries, televisions, superconductors and fiber optics.
Gharibpour was thankful to Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade’s support for technology and research, saying Iran was able to obtain the know-how for extraction of these elements which require deep-level mining and are costly to process.
“The price of each kilo of these elements is between $5 and $60, the production of which can bring in a lot of hard currency,” he said.
Deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Pejman Rahimian said the launch of the pilot plan for extraction of rare earth elements was a “big event”.
The Islamic Republic, he said, has accommodated “the best facilities, exploration equipment and investment” which will be provided to those active in the field.
“Rare earth elements are of particular importance and they are also important in the nuclear industry,” he said.
Iran, Rahimian said, had found a rare earth deposit in Saghand which is already known for its uranium mine in the central province of Yazd.
“If the processing plant is set up in this mine, good resources will be provided to the country,” he said.
Strategic use
Rare earth elements are a group of mostly strategic metals which appear in low concentrations in the ground. They have lately emerged as one of the fronts in an escalating trade war between China and the United States.
“During the recent US trade war with China, one of the places where China threatened America with is the embargo on the export of rare earth elements,” Rahimian said.
The metals are used in a broad range of consumer products, from iPhones, advanced ceramics, computers, DVD players, wind turbines, televisions, lighting and glass polishing to electric car motors.
Some rare earth minerals are essential in military equipment such as jet engines, missile guidance systems, missile defense systems, satellites, as well as in lasers.
Companies such as Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems all make sophisticated missiles that use rare earths metals in their guidance systems, and sensors.
Iran has already been trying its hand in the production of titanium, joining an elite club of countries which produce the strategic metal used in a range of high-tech manufacturing from military aircraft to artificial limbs.
Iran to become strategic metal producer
Mining in depths of 3,000 meters
Iran is tapping its mines and metals deposits like never before as it feels the pressure of the American sanctions that have hampered its access to normal oil revenues.
That comes as the United States has specifically targeted Iran’s trade and production of metals with a series of bans since May 2018.
Gharibpour said Iran currently has in place deep-level mining on its agenda. IMIDRO subsidiary Iran Minerals Production and Supply Company (IMPASCO) is now exploring minerals in depths of up to 3,000 meters in central Iran, he said.
“The methodology for deep-level exploration is being developed in the country,” said the official who also cited treatment of large mineral tailings as another key focus of Iran’s mining operations.
The country possesses 7% of the world’s total mineral reserves worth about $700 billion but officials say this figure could rise to $1.4 trillion with new discoveries.
After the lifting of sanctions in 2016, officials unveiled plans for $29 billion of mining investment for a number of projects ranging from steel to aluminum, copper, gold, rare earth elements and coal.
Several multi-billion mining projects with the participation of Italian, French and Chinese companies were in the pipeline. Italy’s Danieli had signed a joint venture and agreed orders worth about 5.7 billion euros during President Hassan Rouhani’s tour of Europe in January 2016.
However, unilateral US sanctions upended many of them as European companies turned their back on their governments which had pledged to safeguard trade connections with Iran.
Officials say while the sanctions have slowed the ambitious plans, they have not taken the wind out of Iran’s sails in mining.
The country’s precious metals sector has emerged as the key frontline in the battle, with the Trump administration firing the latest shot early this month.
Washington imposed new sanctions on the sector, targeting the construction, manufacturing, textiles, mining, aluminum, copper, iron and steel industries, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
A senior official dismissed them out of hand, however, saying Iran was on course to export 10 million tonnes of steel in the year to March 21, 2020.
The country is a leading producer of steel in the world with 35 million tonnes of production capacity. It plans to raise this figure to 55 million tonnes a year by 2025, of which 20 to 25 million tonnes would be earmarked for export.
Iran on Saturday installed the last offshore platform of phase 14 of South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf to increase its production by 33 percent.
The giant structure was carried to the South Pars field aboard Barge 124FLB in the weekend, after 98 percent completion in Iran Marine Industry Company (SADRA).
After a week-long wait for the weather to go steady, the mega platform D14 cut through water in the Persian Gulf and docked on the gas condensate depository.
Installation of accessories like connection bridge and torch will begin soon to operationalize the platform which will increase gas production of phase 14 of South Pars field by 14.2 million cubic meters per day to reach 56 million m3/day in total, according to South Pars Phase 14 Development Plan Executive Mohammad Mahdi Tavassolipour.
He also said that the platform, as a part of offshore section of the Phase 14, will become operational and join the production circuit by the next two months.
The offshore section is currently producing 42 million cubic meters of gas every day through three platforms A14, B14, C14.
Once the new platform D14 is ready to operate, the Phase 14 of South Pars filed will produce 50 million m3/day of sweet gas, 75,000 bpd of condensate, 400 tonnes/day of Sulfur and an annual amount of one million tonnes of LNG and Ethan.
Some incentive such as visa waiver, 90-day visa on arrival, standard residence services, attractive tourism routes and packages, and cheapest and most secure tours to Iran along with the last international tourism standards have enabled us to experience a 53% growth in our inbound tourism, winning the first place in the world in this regard. In addition, when it comes to the prices, Iran has the most competitive prices for tourism in the world and has emerged as a new phenomenon in the world of tourism, attracting the attention of many countries,” the statement added.
Emphasizing the country enjoys full security to host tourists, Iran’s Tourism Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan, invited tourists across the world to experience a unique journey to the land of history and civilization, especially during the spring. In a statement released on Saturday, Mounesan said, “Nowadays, the world is even more involved in fast and surprising upheavals and ups and downs as a result of unprecedented progress in technology and industry. As such, the modern human is also influenced by urban, mechanical life and his soul needs some refinement and relief.
In such a situation, only travel and tourism can give us relief, joy, and sympathy and provide us with unforgettable experiences and memorable coexistence. In fact, tourism can be thought of as a familial or friendly gathering, the pivotal contents of which are kindness, cooperation, and synergy. In this chaotic era, tourists are like a delightful breeze endearing our souls and uniting all the people from around the world, regardless of their race, country, language, and beliefs.”
“With a deep and practical faith in this attitude, the Iranian government is trying its best to pave the way for incoming tourists and this is why there is a significant growth in tourism infrastructure in our country. In this regard, some incentive such as visa waiver, 90-day visa on arrival, standard residence services, attractive tourism routes and packages, and cheapest and most secure tours to Iran along with the last international tourism standards have enabled us to experience a 53% growth in our inbound tourism, winning the first place in the world in this regard. In addition, when it comes to the prices, Iran has the most competitive prices for tourism in the world and has emerged as a new phenomenon in the world of tourism, attracting the attention of many countries,” the statement added. “Even if we disregard all that has been said, the unique tourist attractions of Iran are a good reason to have a journey to the land of history, civilization, and nature. With 24 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 34,000 Nationally Registered Heritages and 600 active museums, Iran has a huge capacity to receive international tourists. In addition, high security, cheap tours, premium travel facilities, hospitable people, numerous historic and natural treasures, unique ecotourism facilities, diverse tourism packages (historic-cultural tourism, sport tourism, marine tourism, food tourism, medical tourism, etc.), interesting rituals, and diverse handicrafts and traditional arts provide enough reasons to visit Iran,” he said.
“The rich history and civilization of this land, the numerous and spectacular tourist attractions, four-season weather, and high cultural and ethnic diversity have made an invaluable treasure of Iran and put this country in the top 10 tourist destinations in terms of tourism, cultural and natural attractions. Astonishing mountains, breathtaking glaciers, beautiful volcanos, pristine forests, green foothills, delightful lakes, springs and waterfalls, picturesque beaches and wonderful islands, historical sites and distinct architecture, globally registered cities and villages, diverse and colorful handicrafts, delicious traditional cuisine and organic, healing drinks, etc. are only a small part of the beauties you can visit while staying in Iran.” He noted, “With such advantages, each day the beautiful and safe cities of Iran are hosting thousands of tourists from different countries, having enjoyed the unique experience, most of whom decide to return and bring new fellow travelers with them. Hereby I invite all the tourists from around the world to visit Iran during these last months of the Persian year, as well as the spring, and experience a distinct journey to the land of history and civilization. A country-size guesthouse is wholeheartedly ready to receive tourists from around the world.”
Following the Iranian missile strikes targeting US forces in Iraq, as well as the accidental downing of Ukrainian passenger jet near Tehran, several major airlines have rerouted or canceled flights in the region.
But some days later after these incidents, Qatar Airways, Emirates and several other regional airlines, including Kuwait Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways have continued using Iranian and Iraqi airspace.
KLM airline also made an announcement on Thursday that it would resume flights over the Iranian and Iraqi skies.
“KLM uses a security management system to analyze risks and thus determine safe flight paths. Substantiated by such analyses, it is once again safe to fly over Iran and Iraq,” the statement said.
Some travel agencies also announced that they would continue to make trips to Iran.
The incident came hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two American military bases in neighboring Iraq to respond to the US assassination of a senior Iranian military commander in the Arab country earlier this month.
Iran introduces tourism capacities in Madrid fair
Iranian tourism officials held a special session at the 40th International Tourism Fair in Madrid (FITUR) on Friday to introduce the country’s tourism attractions.
Iran’s Ambassador to Spain Hassan Ghashghavi, who was present at the meeting, referred to the remarkable capacities of the two countries for cooperation in the fields of tourism and handicrafts, voicing Iran’s readiness for promoting collaboration in those spheres.
Referring to the 50% growth in the number of Spanish tourists to Iran over the past year, Ghashghavi said that Iran is among the top ten countries in terms of tourism attractions diversity.
The envoy said the promotion of the tourism industry is high on the Iranian government’s agenda, noting that given the capabilities of Spain in this sector, the issue can serve as one of the areas of cooperation between Tehran and Madrid.
The meeting was also attended by two Spanish tourists who explained their experience of visiting Iran. The two hailed Iranians’ hospitality and the country’s high security despite the anti-Iran propaganda.
Iran petrochemical industry dates back to 1963. The first petrochemical
complex to produce fertilizer kicked off then. The first major
petrochemical operation in Iran was the Shiraz Petrochemical Complex.
Iran has a diversified petroleum product basket with more than 70
products. The main exports are polyethylene, methanol, benzene, ammonia,
sulfur, PVC and propylene.
Iran Petrochemical Industry Output to Hit $25bln by 2021
“Iran’s petrochemical production capacity would cross 100 mt/y by 2021,” Minister Zangeneh said, addressing the opening ceremony of the 13th Iran Plast International Exhibition on 23 September 2019. He noted that the petrochemical production capacity of the country would reach 130 mt/y by 2025 valued at $37 billion. “Iran’s ethane production capacity would reach 16 million tons per year by 2021 from 4.2 mt/y back in 2013. The items’ current production capacity is 7.3 mt/y,” Zangeneh added. The Iranian oil minister noted that 27 projects would come on stream in the country by 2021. In relevant remarks on Sunday, Head of the National Petrochemical Company of Iran Behzad Mohammadi announced that his country will inaugurate 27 new petrochemical complexes by early 2022. Mohammadi said that Iran would increase the number of its petrochemical complexes to 83, from the current 56, by early 2022, adding that both production and the feed used for those complexes would significantly diversify in the coming years. He added that the Iran had extensive plans for expansion of refining and petrochemical activity, adding that government and private investment in the sector would top 70 billion in the next two years. Mohammadi noted that the size of investment in downstream sections of the oil and gas industry, where petrochemicals are produced and marketed, would reach $93 billion by 2025 He said the proportion of gas to liquefied feed burnt in the refineries would change from the current 77-23 to 86-14 by 2025, mainly thanks to plans for collecting flared gas at oil and gas facilities. The official said Iran had invested around half a billion dollars in research and development for manufacturing catalysts used in the refining process, adding that 16 groups of high-tech devices needed in the industry were currently produced inside Iran and a group of nine others were expected to be covered by the domestic production by 2022. Mohammadi estimated that jobs created in Iran’s petrochemical sector, including those on the supply chain, was around one million, adding that around 880,000 people were currently working in 15,000 enterprises active in the industry’s downstream section. Mohammadi had said that the petrochemical industry of Iran has focused on domestic manufacturers and contractors in implementing its projects. “The National Petrochemical Company (NPC) is seeking to ensure the maximized involvement of domestic manufacturers and contractors in petrochemical projects,” he said. He noted that the petrochemical industry has currently received about 33 million tons of feedstock, equivalent to 650,000 barrels of oil per day, which was supplied from oil and gas refineries and NGL units. “About 56 petrochemical plants of the country yielded 31 million tons of finished products annually, of which 22.5 million tons were exported and 8.5 million tons were consumed domestically,” Mohammadi said. The total value of petrochemical products from domestic sales and exports has hit $17 billion annually.
Lut Desert is a resort to sun-loving tourists coming to Iran among the other well-known natural sight-seeings favorite place for foreign tourists.
The Lut Desert, has been put on the United Nations list three years ago and is capable of flourishing as a major Iranian tourist resort.
Iran’s Lut Desert was registered on United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) natural heritage list in 2016 when the 40th meeting of the body was underway in Istanbul.
It was the first natural resorts of the country on the list where Iran already had other 19 cultural heritage sites. The stunning desert lies on the southeastern Iran, straddling the country’s three South Khorasan, Sistan-Baluchestan, and Kerman provinces.
Spanning an area of 22,780 square meters, Lut is comprised of dunes, yardangs, nabkhas, hammadas, and basaltic plateau, each with unique spectacular landscapes that rarely can be find in other parts of the world.
Director of Global Heritage of Lute Desert base in South Khorasan Province, Zahra Rezaei, told IRNA that some 10,000 foreign and local tourists visit the various sites of the desert, and the nearby villages.
Various research projects have been funded to be conducted on the flora and fauna, as well as geology of the Lut Desert, she said.
The ecotourism is one market for the region that can be promoted as a result of presenting the desert to the world. The Lut Desert embraces one of the hottest places in the world, Gandom Beryan. Due to the extreme weather and lack of water, the desert is almost desolate, and therefore, it has remained almost untapped.
To reach the desert, tourists have to travel along date palm gardens in Kerman Province, and pass through yardangs, a phenomenon that is created naturally by unidirectional strong winds, that foster the illusion of abandoned castle debris to the viewers.
They will also be lucky to visit the galleries of multi-decade-year-old qanats that have been used for transferring water from underground to the surface; the mind-boggling innovation of Iranians in the ancient time to efficiently manage the scarce sources of water in the heart of desert.
With development of ecotourism residences in the villages around the desert, Lut has become a main attraction for international tourists. Visitors, at the residences, will also enjoy a totally different environment with new tasty dishes specific to the Iranian desert region.
Lying down on the moving sands for hours into the night, gazing at the magnificent view of the desert night sky dotted by stars is another joy that tourists can experience over their stay in Lut Desert.
Tehran, Iran is a beautiful city with beautiful views that can captivate and mesmerize you. If you are thinking of taking a trip to explore this beautiful city, then you would be in need of premium accommodation. While there are different choices of accommodations all over the city of Tehran, not all can afford you proper service, functional amenities, affordability, and other perks. This is why we have compiled for you a list of the best Tehran hotels that you can find in this city. With this list to guide you, finding suitable accommodation for your next trip to Tehran should be a breeze. You can book Iran hotels online easily.
Espinas Palace Hotel
Espinas Palace hotel is a gorgeous 5-star hotel that happens to be located in one of the best areas in Tehran. This area is best for both residential and commercial purposes. It is located in the northern part of Tehran, and the Tehran International Exhibition center lies just a mere 3 kilometers away from the hotel. The Espinas Palace hotel also happens to be just a stone throw away from the amazing Milad-e Noor Shopping Centre. This means that you can easily enjoy a shopping spree at your convenience. This hotel offers a wonderful combination of spirituality and beauty as well as providing you with every modern amenity you can possibly think of.
Espinas Hotel
The Espinas hotel, locally called Espinas hotel Khalije Fars, is
beautiful and serene and simply exquisite in its details. Its customer
service is among one of the best in the Tehran hospitality industry.
Because of the height upon which the building is situated, it promises a
most wondrous view. The ambiance is also very welcoming and calming as
it is furnished with wonderful music notes coming from the piano in the
background. For a chance to enjoy calmness in Tehran, look no further
than the Espinas hotel.
Ibis hotel
The Ibis hotel is also known as the Tehran Imam Khomeini International
Airport Hotel. This hotel is best suited for frequent travelers who need
to be close to the airport. Formerly called the Axis Hotel, it is just a
mere 10 minutes away from IKIA which is on the Persian Gulf Highway.
Despite its closeness to the airport, it is also not far away from the
town itself; just 45 minutes away. With 196 rooms, fully furnished with
all of the basic amenities that you would need, it is indeed, the
travelers’ hotel.
Novotel Hotel
The Novotel hotel is located South of Tehran just opposite the Imam
Khomeini International Airport. This exquisite hotel is one of Iran’s
first airport hotels in cooperation with the French hotel group, Accor
hotel group. This hotel is elegantly and tastefully furnished. Providing
travelers with every basic modern amenity a hotel should have. The
Novotel hotel promises its guests a memorable experience with its
uniquely designed rooms, which are both stylish and spacious. The
restaurant here delights in serving its guests with a variety of both
local and international delicacies.
Tehran Grand Hotel
This luxurious hotel is situated right in the center of Tehran. This
hotel is best suited for tourists who would like to explore the city of
Tehran exhaustively. This hotel offers access to Tehran’s public
transportation system as well as other basic modern amenities. The hotel
also sports a smoker’s lounge where smokers are allowed to relax and
unwind. They also have a salon and barbers shop ready and at your
convenience. You can also decide to patronize their pastry shop where
you can fill yourself with the wonderful tastes and flavors that Tehran
has to offer.
Parsian Esteghlal Hotel
This is one of the 22 prestigious Parsian International Hotel chains.
The Parsian Esteghlal hotel is one of the 5-star hotels among this fleet
of hotels. It is by far the largest hotel in the Parsian International
Hotel chain. Located on the longest street in the Middle East, Valiasr
Street, the hotel offers an easy access to both the Imam Khomeini
International Airport and the Mehrabad Airport. The Tehran International
Exhibition Centre is also just a mere 5-kilometer distance away from
this luxury hotel. This hotel has a total of 552 rooms, all fully
furnishes and equipped with every basic and modern amenity that you
need.
Parsian Azadi Hotel
The Parsian Azadi hotel is located in one of the best areas in Tehran
and boasts of being just 3 kilometers away from the Tehran International
Exhibition center. This elegant hotel boasts of having 475 rooms all
fully and adequately furnished and equipped with every basic modern
amenity that is required of a hotel of its caliber. It also sports a
shopping center which grants you access to a variety of Iranian
souvenirs. The hotel also has a fully functional indoor and outdoor
restaurant that serves a variety of both local and international
cuisines.
Eskan Alvend Hotel
This elegant 4-star hotel was opened in 2014. Situated close to one of
the famous squares in Tehran, the Argentine square, this hotel grants
you easy access to most of Tehran’s attractions and also to its
administrative centers. This hotel houses different restaurants that
cater to different types of variety of delicacies which the guests can
enjoy at their convenience. The hotel also sports a café which serves
the most attractive and delicious drinks around. There is also a water
complex which houses a steam, sauna, and spa ready for the relaxation of
the guests. For a relaxing and easy stay in Tehran, the Eskan Alvend
hotel is your best bet.
Borj Sefid Hotel
The Borj Sefid is a 4-star hotel. Situated in the North of Tehran, this
hotel offers you the best access to the mountainous terrains of Tehran.
With only 15 rooms, this exclusive hotel not only grants you a view of
the gorgeous mountains of Tehran, but it also offers ample parking
space. An additional view you would absolutely delight in is a view of
Tehran itself right from the mountain heights. This hotel houses a
wonderful French restaurant and café and a wonderful array of breakfast
while enjoying a breath-taking view from the 14th floor of the building.
Homa Hotel
The Homa hotel may as well be the hotel for business travelers. This
hotel is situated right in the middle of the northern business district
of Tehran. It is also located close to the old parts of the city and is
very convenient for travelers who have a fascination for the city’s
history. These old parts are home to Tehran’s museums and palaces. The
Homa hotel is proud to house the traditional Iranian restaurants which
cater to any kind of taste that you fancy. This hotel has 172 rooms, all
fully and tastefully furnished and equipped with all of the necessary
basic and modern amenities that hotels have to offer. The hotel is
designed with a fusion of continental and Iranian culture and as such
brings about a distinguishing ambiance that is second to none.
There you have it, 10 of the best hotels in and around Tehran. From the
functional airport hotels suitable for frequent travelers to the
exclusive Borj Sedif, which is a classic and suitable for tourists, this
list covers hotels for every kind of trip into Tehran. Whatever your
preference, you simply cannot go wrong with this list.