TEHRAN – The Iranian football teams learned their opponents in the 2025-26 Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 16.
Defending champions Esteghlal will play League Two Foolad Hormozgan in Bandar Abbas.
The winners of Tractor and Persepolis match will…

TEHRAN – The Iranian football teams learned their opponents in the 2025-26 Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 16.
Defending champions Esteghlal will play League Two Foolad Hormozgan in Bandar Abbas.
The winners of Tractor and Persepolis match will…

The visit will bolster Turkey’s image on religious tolerance and shared positions with the Vatican while Ankara navigates sensitive issues surrounding the Halki Seminary and the Greek Patriarchate’s ecumenical status.

TEHRAN – Iran bounced back into contention at the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup Philippines 2025 after securing a 6-2 win against Panama on Wednesday.
Iran opened the scoring in the second minute thanks to Elham Anfjeh, who swept home from close…

Israel’s Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow Israelis to directly buy land in the occupied West Bank.
Human rights groups say the move represents a major shift…

Firefighters are trying to tackle a major fire that has engulfed a residential tower complex, killing several people and possibly trapping others inside. Reporter Laura Westbrook is outside the tower where residents can only watch on.

Pessimism is rising over progress in the next phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan, amid reports of a deadlock caused by US difficulties in setting up the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which was…

Ali Larijani made the remarks during a gathering at the Iranian Embassy in Islamabad with a group of leading Pakistani think-tank chiefs and theoreticians of regional and international peace and security in Pakistan.
“Americans try to show…

Why it matters:
With tensions between Tehran and Washington ongoing, Larijani’s comments reject unilateralism while signaling that Iran remains open to talks, provided they are genuine, balanced, and not…

Israel has sealed off large parts of the Tubas governorate after sending heavy reinforcements into the northern Jordan Valley, shutting the region off from the rest of the occupied West Bank and imposing a sweeping siege.
Residents told Al Jazeera…

“If I were a decision maker, I would have joined the plan endorsed by Saudi Arabia, which conditions recognition of Israel on its acceptance of a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders,” he said.
Safavi, 44, the son of former…