Category: 1. Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Thousands of mourners gathered at the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Fatima Masoumeh (PBUH) in Qom to honor Major General Mohammad Saeed Izadi, a senior Iranian military commander martyred during a…

IHR said many of the espionage trials were rushed and relied on confessions obtained under torture.

Among those hanged on espionage charges were political prisoners Esmail Fekri who was executed after a 10-minute trial without access to a lawyer,…

TEHRAN – Former Iran and Persepolis forward Vahid Hashemian has been named as new head coach of Persepolis football team .

Hashemian played in Bundesliga sides VfL Bochum, Bayern Munich, Hannover 96, Hamburger SV, and Persepolis.

He started his…

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is pulling its inspectors out of Iran after Tehran suspended its cooperation with the UN nuclear agency.

“An IAEA team of inspectors today safely departed from Iran…

The famous gathering or mourning procession of Great Hoseiniyah of Zanjan is annually participated by almost 500,000 mourners on the Day of al-Abbas who walks a distance of more than 2 kilometers from Great Husseiniya towards the Imamzadeh Seyyed…

Why it matters:

The rituals of Muharram are not only religious ceremonies but also a deep-rooted cultural expression of identity, resistance, and collective memory in Iran and across the Muslim world. Each year, they…

Tehran is officially halting its collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the wake of the recent US and Israeli air strikes.

“As long as the security of Iranian nuclear facilities is not ensured, Iran will suspend its…

The big picture:

The 17th ECO Summit began on Friday in the city of Khankendi, Azerbaijan. The summit is attended by the heads of state and government of ECO member states, ministers, ECO observers, special guests from…