Category: 1. Iran

Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, has emphasized the urgent need for substantive dialogue between Iran and Persian Gulf Arab states, citing shifting geopolitical dynamics and shared regional challenges.

Bahman Salehnia, revered as the “Father of Gilan Football” and a towering figure in Iranian football, has died after a prolonged illness.

The first round of Iran’s 2025 national university entrance exam, Konkur, began on Thursday, with a total of 957,798 applicants having registered for this round, including 608,017 women (63 percent) and 349,781 men (37 percent).

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The arrest of a foreign military officer with military-grade weapons inside Nigeria threatens to escalate diplomatic tensions and deepen concerns over foreign complicity in arming local militant groups that…

A Syrian Ministry of Interior source told Al Jazeera Arabic that at least four Israeli air strikes targeted security personnel in the mainly Druze town of Ashrafieh Sahnaya on Wednesday.

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in…

Speaking on Wednesday, during a visit to the 2025 INOTEX Exhibition at the Iran International Innovation Zone, ISA chief Hassan Salarieh said the development of these satellites—including the key “Shahid Soleimani” satellite…

New Delhi shut its airspace to Pakistani airlines, the government has announced, days after its nuclear-armed neighbour banned Indian airlines from flying over its territory following the killing of 26 men in an attack on tourists in Kashmir.

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The meeting underscores both nations’ shared interest in countering unilateralism and expanding political and economic ties. Tehran and Beijing are aligning more closely to protect their long-term national…