Fandoqlu: Grass skiing amid the mountain landscapes of Ardabil

TEHRAN - High in the green mountains of northwestern Iran, where cool air lingers through the summer and broad meadows stretch across the landscape, Fandoqlu offers an unusual combination of outdoor sport and nature tourism.

Meeting highlights Central Bank, banking network readiness for international challenges

TEHRAN- The Deputy for International Relations of the Central Bank, emphasizing the need for the banking network’s readiness to face rapid international developments, said: Close communication between the Central Bank and the banking network, and using the experience of experts and specialists, can lead to synergy, finding effective solutions to problems, and forward-looking planning in international banking interactions.

Kazemi: Iran basketball deserve recognition after Asian Games bronze

TEHRAN - Iran national basketball team forward Arsalan Kazemi praised his teammates after Iran secured the bronze medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, highlighting the team’s difficult two-month campaign and the numerous injuries they had to overcome.

Iran’s women’s 3x3 basketball earn two wins at Nagoya

TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s 3x3 basketball team earned two wins at the 2026 Asian Games on Monday.

By Farrokh Hesabi

Bronze in Nagoya, but Iran’s basketball still has questions to answer

TEHRAN - Iran’s men’s basketball team left Nagoya with a bronze medal and, perhaps more importantly, a reminder of what this group can produce when its confidence, shooting and defensive intensity come together.

Iran handball fall short to Bahrain in Nagoya

TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s handball team lost to Bahrain 34-20 in the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday.

Integrated production services contract signed for operation of 55 wells in Azadegan oil field

TEHRAN- With the signing of an Integrated Production Services (IPS) contract between Oil Exploration Operations Company and Dasht-e Azadegan Arvand Oil and Gas Development Engineering Company, a new chapter of synergy began in the field of protective production and increasing the recovery factor of the Azadegan oil field.

Targeted development of trade relations between Iran, Kyrgyzstan necessary: TPO head

TEHRAN- The Head of the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran, in a meeting with Iran’s ambassador-designate to Kyrgyzstan, emphasized the necessity of targeted development of trade relations, identification of the two countries’ export capacities, and the dispatch and reception of trade delegations.

ICCIMA trade delegation departs for Tashkent

TEHRAN- Hossein Pir-Moazen, Vice President of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries,Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has departed for Tashkent at the head of a specialized delegation comprising some heads of provincial chambers, heads of specialized committees of the Iran Chamber, heads of associations, and those active in the food industry, agriculture, and related industries.

Conflicting interpretations of alleged UAE president’s warning to Netanyahu on Oct. 7 attack

TEHRAN – A UAE official has declined to explicitly confirm or deny reports that President Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of an imminent Hamas attack before October 7, 2023.

By Ali Minabi

Iraq’s security risks amid US withdrawal

TEHRAN – There is intense debate in Baghdad over whether the anticipated U.S. military withdrawal will close one chapter or mark the beginning of another.

Ed Sheeran faces protests, desolate stage after opening acts walk out over Gaza genocide

TEHRAN — Dozens of demonstrators waving Palestinian flags converged outside Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday to confront a music industry built on complicity. Their signs carried blunt demands, telling Ed Sheeran and his promoters that concert revenue must no longer underwrite Israeli crimes.

Iran thwarted US, Israel change attempts: Hezbollah chief

Sheikh Qassem declares armed resistance the sole method to liberate occupied Palestinian

TEHRAN — Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem declared Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran has successfully defeated the core political objectives of the American-Israeli aggression launched against it earlier this year, proving that steadfastness can thwart imperialist war plans.

By Samaneh Aboutalebi

Ganjoor founder receives National Parsi-jan Award 

TEHRAN- The National Parsi-jan Award was presented to Hamidreza Mohammadi, founder of Ganjoor website, at the second edition of the event, which highlighted the importance of preserving and strengthening the Persian language.