TEHRAN – Iran’s top military commander has praised Russia for its “very good and firm” position at the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in opposing Israel’s 12-day war against the Islamic Republic in…
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Axis of Resistance: New era of decentralized warfare or unchartered territory
TEHRAN – As tensions flare across West Asia, many are asking what lies ahead for the ‘Axis of Resistance’ after its leadership and some of its capabilities took important blows.
Yet the movement’s influence does not depend on massed…
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Iran’s Farrokhi collects gold at 2025 World Wrestling Championships
TEHRAN – Gholamreza Farrokhi of Iran won a gold medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 82kg weight class of the 2025 World Wrestling Championships on Friday.
Farrokhi defeated his Georgian rival Gela Bolkvadze 4-0 in final bout.
He had defeated…
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UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on continued Iran sanctions relief
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — The Security Council on Friday failed to adopt a resolution that would continue to provide sanctions relief for Iran under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
The draft resolution, put forward by the Republic of Korea…
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Iran says Europe ignored ‘logical’ offer based on ‘baseless excuses’
TEHRAN – As a leader who has frequently talked about how “concerned” he is about Iran’s battered nuclear program in recent weeks, Emanuel Macron of France inarguably blunted any efforts to prevent tensions from shooting up when he sat…
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UN vote clears path for Iran sanctions to kick in at month’s end
The resolution, tabled by South Korea in its role as Security Council president, was a procedural part of a process launched last month after Britain, France, and Germany triggered the so-called snapback mechanism, declaring Iran in…
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Tehran says Europe ignored Iran’s offer due to ‘political greed’
TEHRAN – As a leader who has frequently talked about how “concerned” he is about Iran’s battered nuclear program in recent weeks, Emanuel Macron of France inarguably blunted any efforts to prevent tensions from shooting up when he sat…
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Africa’s future runs on water. So treat it as essential infrastructure | Water
Crises in Africa rarely begin with politics alone. They often start with water — too little, too dirty, or unfairly shared. Droughts push pastoralists off their land, floods wash away markets and schools, and in both cases, families are left…
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Persepolis, Chadormalou share spoils at 2025/26 PGPL
TEHRAN – Persepolis were held to a goalless draw by Chadormalou at the Takhti Stadium on Matchweek 4 of the 2025/26 Iran Persian Gulf Pro League (PGPL) on Friday.
This marked Persepolis’s third draw in four matches.
Elsewhere, Mes were also…
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Estonia says Russian fighter jets entered airspace in ‘brazen intrusion’ | Russia-Ukraine war News
Estonia summons Russian diplomat; NATO scrambled aircraft to intercept jets, showing alliance ability to respond.
Estonia has said Russia violated its airspace with the incursion of three supersonic fighter jets amid heightened fears that…
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