Category: 1. Iran

Abolfazl Imani defeated Uzbekistan’s Fayyozbek Valijonov 2-1 in the final of the Seniors Male-K44 -58 / Seniors -58kg, according to Tehran Times. 

China’s Weiyu Bao and South Korean Pyeonggang Lee settled for bronze in the weight class.

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Tehran and Baghdad view their partnership as central to regional stability and a bulwark against destabilizing foreign interference—particularly from the United States and the Israeli regime—which seeks…

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Venezuela’s economy is heavily dependent on oil, and any new restrictions would directly hit the Maduro government’s primary revenue source.

Targeting members of Maduro’s family shows a shift toward…

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Aytaollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with a large number of elegists and eulogists in Tehran on Thursday to mark the birth anniversary of Lady Fatimah Zahra (pbuh), the beloved daughter of the prophet…

Six years ago, on a cold, rainy November night, the price of gasoline in Iran tripled at midnight. By morning, the streets were burning. The state would later compress that nationwide protests into a bureaucratic phrase, “the gasoline…

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It indicates Iran’s missile program not only remained intact but, according to Israeli intelligence, has resumed high‑speed production.

The big picture:

The Times of Israel reports that Iran still…

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The meeting takes place at a time when both neighbors are seeking to enhance regional connectivity, boost cross-border security, and strengthen economic ties. Swift implementation of recent accords could…

TEHRAN – The IOC Executive Board (EB) has decided to nominate Soraya Aghaei Haji Agha, a badminton player from Iran who competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and a member of the IOC Athletes’ Commission (AC), as a candidate for IOC…