Category: 1. Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s wheelchair basketball team defeated China 69-35 on Thursday at the 2025 IWBF Asia Oceania Championships and advanced to the semifinals.

Earlier in the day, Iran’s women’s team lost to Thailand 83-43 and failed to…

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has insisted that using frozen Russian assets to fund a new loan was the “most effective way” to finance Ukraine, as she laid out other options after opposition from Belgium.

Washington has nearly exhausted its list of viable targets for sanctions against Moscow, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated, following its latest move to blacklist two of Russia’s largest oil companies.

Why it matters:

The exchange underscores growing tensions in East Asia as Japan deepens security cooperation with the U.S. and signals stronger support for Taiwan. Beijing views such statements as a direct challenge to its…

The Iranian foreign minister described the aggressive moves by the Zionist regime and the US against Iran, which resulted in the martyrdom of more than 1,100 innocent people, the injury of many others, and extensive material damage, as a flagrant…

Mehdi Fazaeli said Khamenei’s order against nuclear arms “is a ruling that remains fixed and cannot be changed,” adding that it bars “production, stockpiling and use” of such weapons. He said the position rests on “divine law,” not…

Why It Matters:

The call underscored Tehran and Doha’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic and economic ties across multiple sectors. Both sides voiced concern over escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan…