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2026-02-02 18:47
Zob Ahan defeat Fajr Sepasi in 2025/26 PGPL
TEHRAN – Zob Ahan defeated Fajr Sepasi 2-1 in Matchweek 19 of the 2025/26 Iran Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Monday.
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2026-02-02 18:37
Israel’s post-ceasefire strategy: Systematic obstruction of reconstruction in Southern Lebanon
TEHRAN – Since the November 2024 ceasefire with Hezbollah, Israel has repeatedly violated the truce, turning what was meant to be a moment of relief for southern Lebanon into yet another chapter of fear, uncertainty, and displacement. What should have been the beginning of reconstruction has instead become a continuation of destruction.
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2026-02-02 18:30
The gap between ceasefire claims and reality in Gaza
TEHRAN – For many Palestinians, the word “ceasefire” has become little more than a diplomatic illusion amid Israel’s unrelenting strikes in the Gaza Strip. Since a truce was announced in October, Israeli attacks have killed more than 500 Palestinians in Gaza.
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2026-02-02 18:04
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Israel’s multi-front war on Lebanese lives, health, and economic survival
BEIRUT — Lebanon has been moving through one of its most sensitive moments in recent months, where military diplomacy, Israeli escalation, and internal fragility intersect dangerously.
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2026/02/02
By Wesam Bahrani
Iraq must shield itself against U.S. plots
TEHRAN – Iraq must either reflect on political mistakes and failed policies of the past, or shape its future based on the country’s strongest interests.
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2026/02/02
By Ranjan Solomon
The new exodus of Israelis: Decolonizing Palestine beyond territory
GOA — Zionism required the creation of what its founders called the “New Jew” - a radical reengineering of Jewish identity severed from centuries of ethical, diasporic, and humanist traditions. Judaism, historically shaped by moral restraint, community life, and learning, was recast into a nationalist and militarized project. In this transformation, Jewish ethics were subordinated to the imperatives of conquest, settlement, and permanent war.
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2026-02-02 17:25
Ali Karimi returns to Sepahan
TEHRAN - Sepahan football club have officially announced the return of former midfielder Ali Karimi.
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2026-02-02 17:02
MP hails Belad-e Shapur’s bazaar restoration
TEHRAN-- Revival of the historical Belad-e Shapur Bazaar in Dehdasht, Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad province, is a lasting and effective measure.
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2026-02-02 17:01
Ancient hill in Ilam’s Karezan district inhabited since 5th millennium BC
TEHRAN -- Cultural artifacts which have been found on the surface of the Chegha Seifur hill in Karezan district, Ilam province, and their diversity, indicate that Chegha Seifur has been continuously inhabited since the 5th millennium BC until the historical period.
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2026-02-02 17:01
Study restarts on herbal plant use among nomads of Alborz range
TEHRAN--Field studies of the project of ethnology of herbal plants of Sangsari tribe began in their winter quarter near Div Asiab spring located in the Lar Plain of Mazandaran province.
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2026-02-02 17:00
Iran tourism maintains international appeal, expert says
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism industry continues to attract international interest, an expert said, following the country’s participation in the FITUR international tourism fair in Madrid last week.
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2026-02-02 17:00
Work on Xerxes I tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam nears completion
TEHRAN – Restoration work on the rock-cut tomb of Achaemenid king Xerxes I is nearing completion after years of conservation efforts, a local official has said.
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2026-02-02 16:25
Final of International Battle of Robots Championship takes place in Russia
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2026-02-02 16:07
Annual inflation hits 44.2% in year to late-January: CBI
TEHRAN – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said annual inflation in urban areas reached 44.2 percent in the 12 months to January 20, reflecting continued price pressures across goods and services.
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2026-02-02 16:04
Nearly 3,300 agriculture projects to be inaugurated during Ten-Day Dawn
TEHRAN – Iran will inaugurate 3,294 agriculture projects across multiple subsectors during the Ten-Day Dawn anniversary period, a senior official at the Agriculture Ministry said.
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2026-02-02 15:57
More than $40m in preferential loans allocated to upgrade rail fleet
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) has allocated 20 trillion rials (over $40 million) in preferential loans to support private-sector investment in renewing the country’s rail fleet, a senior official at the company said.
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2026-02-02 15:41
Over $48b in foreign currency allocated for imports since Mar. 2025
TEHRAN – Iran has allocated $48.7 billion in foreign currency for the import of various goods since the start of the current Iranian year (late March 2025), with 73 percent directed to the industrial sector, the spokesperson for the Iran Exchange Center said.
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2026-02-02 15:33
IRCS provides relief services to over 850 people in three days
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) provided rescue services to 853 individuals over the past few days.
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2026-02-02 15:31
DOE holds conference on Intl. Wetlands Day
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) organized a conference in Tehran on Monday to mark International Wetlands Day, with representatives from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the embassies of the UAE, Iraq, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in attendance.
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2026-02-02 15:23
Over 460 earthquakes hit Iran in a month
TEHRAN – A total of 461 earthquakes were recorded across the country in a month from December 22 to January 20, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
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2026-02-02 15:22
Free zones launch, break ground on 221 projects during Ten-Day Dawn
TEHRAN – Secretary of Iranian Free Zones High Council said 221 development and investment projects worth a combined 690 trillion rials (about $1.38 billion) were inaugurated or launched across the country’s free zones during the Ten-Day Dawn, marking victory of the Islamic Revolution.
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2026-02-02 15:20
National youth week being marked
TEHRAN – The national youth week is being held from January 31 to February 6 across the country with the theme of ‘young Iran, towards a healthier life’.
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2026-02-02 13:29
Iran, Uzbekistan at AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 last eight
TEHRAN - Iran and Uzbekistan will face off in an AFC Futsal Asian Cup Indonesia 2026 last eight tie on Tuesday that promises to be an edge-of-the-seat encounter.
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2026-02-02 00:01
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2026-02-01 20:52
IRGC: Certain European countries have become main hubs for nurturing terrorism
TEHRAN – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has slammed the European Union’s decision to place the force on its so-called “terrorism” list, calling the move legally groundless and politically reckless, and accusing Brussels of aligning itself with U.S. pressure tactics while overlooking realities on the ground in West Asia.
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2026-02-01 20:42
By Xavier Villar
Escalation with Iran is not a linear process
MADRID - In recent weeks, US military pressure in West Asia has reached one of its highest levels, creating a moment of elevated risk and uncertain outcomes. The reinforcement of naval and air assets, the sharpening of deterrent rhetoric and signals of operational readiness have revived a familiar debate in Washington: to what extent can a credible threat of force alter Iran’s behavior without triggering a regional escalation that would be difficult to contain?
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2026-02-01 20:42
American warships in the region serve dual purpose
Shargh spoke with Rahman Ghahremanpour, an international affairs analyst, to examine recent developments and the objectives of the various actors now shaping the region. According to him, the deployment of U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf is intended both to facilitate negotiations and to prepare for a possible confrontation with Iran.
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2026-02-01 20:41
By Ranjan Solomon
The high-stakes of a US strike on Iran and a hard-hitting retaliation
GOA - As of late January 2026, the United States has engaged in a major, visible naval buildup near Iran, characterized by President Donald Trump as a "massive armada". This deployment - including the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and multiple destroyers - follows intense tensions between Washington and Tehran.
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2026-02-01 20:41
Diplomacy advances despite ‘artificial media war narrative,’ says Iranian security chief
TEHRAN — Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, has countered the prevailing Western rhetoric of inevitable conflict between Iran and the United States.
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2026-02-01 20:40
Govt. publishes data of 2,986 Iranians lost in January unrest
TEHRAN — The administration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday released the detailed specifications of 2,986 citizens who lost their lives in the recent unrest.