Category: 1. Iran

More than a decade after the competition, United World Wrestling (UWW) has officially declared Iran as the team champion of the 2015 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships, following the confirmation of doping violations by prominent Russian…

Located near Saint Sarkis Armenian Church in downtown Tehran, the Saint Mary (Maryam-e Moghaddas) station features large reliefs of Jesus and Mary.

“The station was built to honor Saint Mary and to demonstrate the coexistence of divine religions…

The contents of the veteran theocrat’s message were not disclosed and it was not clear if it came in response to the Israeli missive Putin had previously mentioned.

Ali Larijani, the chief of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on…

Why it matters:

Gharibshahi’s victory reinforces Iran’s dominance in para powerlifting — a field where Iranian athletes have consistently broken world records and brought glory to the nation in recent years.

The big…

“Recently, three Iranian state-affiliated actors attacked shipping and logistics firms in Europe and the Persian Gulf to gain ongoing access to sensitive commercial data, raising the possibility that Iran may be pre-positioning to have the…