Category: 1. Iran

TABRIZ – The 9th Ambassador’s Cup Taekwondo Championship (Korea-Iran Friendship Taekwondo Cup), which also served as the selection tournament for Iran’s U-23 National (Omid) Team, concluded on October 8th at the Poor Sharifi Sport Complex in…

The court sentenced the six — Nasser Rajab, Mahindokht Sa’adatmand Menashadi, Naghmeh Mirza Agha, Samar Masoudi, Mahshid Safidi Miyandoab, and Mona Zakaei — to five months in prison, a two-year travel ban, and a ban on social activities.

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A senior Pakistani…

Expulsions soared after a 12-day war with Israel in June in which Afghans were accused by officials of being potential fifth-columnists collaborating with Iran’s foeas Tehran sought to boost populist bona fides after the bruising conflict.

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The exercise signals…

Several citizens have been charged with offenses including “insulting the leader of the Islamic Republic” and “propaganda against the state” solely for liking posts shared by opposition figures or independent media outlets on Instagram,…

Iran has joined the club of approximately ten countries worldwide that possess full capabilities to design, build, and launch satellites.

The naval commanders of Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan have inked a strategic cooperation pact aimed at improving security in the shared waters.

“The Islamic Republic has developed and will continue to develop its missile program to any extent it deems necessary,” said Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of parliament’s national security committee.

While Khamenei had previously…