In a message, Leader praises Iranian wrestlers for historic world championship sweep

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has congratulated the Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team for their victory at the 2025 Wrestling World Championships in Croatia, marking an unprecedented year for Iranian wrestling.

Fredrik Backman’s new novel “My Friends” available in Persian

TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “My Friends” written by the Swedish author Fredrik Backman has been released in the bookstores across Iran.

“In the Name of Iran” exhibition showcases generations of Iranian graphic designers' posters

TEHRAN- The “In the Name of Iran” poster exhibition, featuring works by multiple generations of Iranian graphic designers, was inaugurated on Friday at the Gooya Art Gallery in Tehran.

“I Decided to Live as Me” at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN- A Persian translation of Korean writer and illustrator Kim Suhyun’s 2024 book “I Decided to Live as Me” has recently been published by Milkan Publications in Tehran. 

Iranian researcher Sahar Tarhandeh to serve in jury of 30th Biennial of Illustration Bratislava

TEHRAN – Iranian researcher of children’s literature and picture books Sahar Tarhandeh has been selected as one of the international jurors of the 30th Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB 2025).

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Strategies needed to prevent snapback activation

TEHRAN - Sazandegi suggested the strategy that Iran should take to confront the activation of snapback sanctions and wrote: Iran needs to make decisions to ward off the risk of snapback activation and the return of sanctions in the short term within the next week to 10 days.

Tehran says Ecuador serving US, Israel with ‘illegal’ blacklisting of IRGC

TEHRAN – The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces has denounced Ecuador’s decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), asserting that it serves the agenda of the global hegemonic system led by the United States and backed by Israel.

Pezeshkian to leave for New York Tuesday, promote global cooperation at UN 

TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran is preparing to address world leaders at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. According to Mehdi Sanaei, a political advisor, President Pezeshkian will depart for New York on Tuesday after participating in the symbolic ringing of the school bell, marking the commencement of the new academic year throughout Iran.

Iran will halt IAEA cooperation with ‘snapback’ in progress, SNSC confirms

TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced on Saturday that Tehran will halt its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after the UN Security Council voted against permanently lifting sanctions on the country.

All national capacities mobilized to safeguard security: Iran’s top military command

TEHRAN – Iran’s top military command has underlined that it will continue to mobilize all national capacities under the guidance of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to safeguard the country’s security, sovereignty, and progress.

Ansarullah leader warns attempts to ‘neutralize’ Yemen will fail

Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi marked Yemen’s September 21 revolution by praising “our people’s patience and sacrifice,” linking it to steadfast support for Palestine.

By Wesam Bahrani

Mass kidnap campaign in West Bank

TEHRAN – Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launch a mass kidnap campaign across the occupied West Bank, abducting many, including a mayor. The large-scale kidnap campaign started early Sunday with an unknown number of Palestinians kidnapped, including a former Arab Knesset member and former prisoners.

Israeli drone strike kills three children and their father in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon

On Sunday, Israel killed three children and their father in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, when a drone strike hit a motorcycle just as a family car passed by.

Evidence of life and industry discovered at Tepe Sialk

TEHRAN— In the fourth season of the excavation of Tepe Sialk in Kashan, central Iran, some workshops have been selected as the focus of research; a continuation of last year's excavations with the aim of more accurately and deeply understanding the newest layers of the site. So far, valuable findings have been obtained from these sections.

Restoration and strengthening operations of Zangoleh Dome start

TEHRAN—Head of Damghan Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department Mojtaba Akbarpour gave news of restoration and strengthening operations of Zangoleh Dome in Damghan, Semnan province.

Met Museum’s tiny clay figurine reveals ancient origins of the mighty Hyrcanian tiger

TEHRAN - A seemingly unremarkable clay fragment, housed for decades in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collections, has been identified as a landmark archaeological discovery. New research confirms the artifact is one of the oldest known depictions of a tiger, reshaping the history of the animal’s role in Iranian art and culture.

UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace to reopen museums in phases from Sept. 23

TEHRAN – Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site in central Tehran, will begin reopening its museums and historic buildings in stages starting Sept. 23, the site’s director said on Sunday.

New Italy-based flotilla to join Sumud sailing for Gaza

The International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza announced Sunday that a new wave of ships will set sail from southern Italy next Wednesday to challenge the blockade of the Palestinian enclave, adding to the efforts of the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Urmia hosting grape festival

The eighth grape festival of Iran kicked off on September 12 in the northwestern city of Urmia and will conclude on September 22.

Iranian researchers continue to trend upward in world’s top 2% list

TEHRAN - The latest international data shows that the presence of Iranian researchers in the top two percent list of the world based on citation indicators continues to trend upward, indicating an improvement in the quality of the country's scientific production.