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2025-04-27 22:55
Leader urges full probe into tragic port inferno
TEHRAN - Following the powerful inferno at Shahid Rajaee Port, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a message on Sunday offering condolences to the bereaved families.
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Pezeshkian convenes crisis management meeting on Shahid Rajaee incident
TEHRAN - President Masoud Pezeshkian traveled to Bandar Abbas on Sunday to visit Shahid Rajaee Port, where a massive explosion caused tremendous damage and fatalities on Saturday.
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By Sheida Sabzehvari
Women in the MEK: Trapped, tortured, and silenced
TEHRAN – Throughout history, women have often been more vulnerable than their male peers and faced higher risks of crime, sexual exploitation, and forced labor.
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By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
The Iron Lady and the Shah: How Thatcher’s 1978 Iran trip fueled British interference
TEHRAN – Forty-seven years ago, in April 1978, the leader of the UK opposition Conservative Party, Margaret Thatcher, visited Iran almost a year before the Islamic Revolution. She held talks with Mohammad Reza Shah and cajoled him into buying more British-made weapons and military equipment in a bid to create jobs in her country amid the economic recession.
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Pezeshkian engages Indian, Pakistani leaders; proposes Iran as mediator amid rising Kashmir tensions
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India, and offered Tehran’s mediation to ease escalating tensions between India and Pakistan during separate phone calls with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday.
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By Soheila Zarfam
Iran, US schedule 4th round of talks as 'differences' remain
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says major differences between Iran and the United States remain unresolved following the third round of indirect negotiations, which concluded on Saturday, April 26, in Muscat, Oman.
Politics
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No military cargoes at site of deadly port blast in South of Iran: Defense Ministry
TEHRAN – The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Defense has firmly dismissed rumors suggesting the presence of military-related cargo at Shahid Rajaee Port at the time of a powerful blast that rocked the port of Shahid Rajaee in Hormozgan Province on Saturday.
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Iran pays overdue membership fees to international organizations despite sanctions
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran has settled its overdue membership fees to international organizations, following sustained efforts by the Supreme Audit Court.
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Iran offers itself as mediator amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan
MADRID – The relations between India and Pakistan are experiencing one of their most delicate moments in years. A terrorist attack on Monday in the Kashmir region administered by India, which resulted in 26 deaths, has significantly increased tensions in one of the world's most volatile areas.
Sports
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Iran drawn with Japan in AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers 2026
TEHRAN – Iran are drawn with six-time champions Japan in the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers 2026.
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Iran face challenges in IV BFA Women’s Baseball Asian Cup Qualifiers
TEHRAN - The Iranian women’s baseball team encountered difficulties during their participation in the IV BFA Women’s Baseball Asian Cup Qualifiers, held recently in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Iran must develop infrastructure: Engin Fırat
TEHRAN – Turkish-German football coach Engin Fırat emphasizes that Iran needs to focus on developing its infrastructure, similar to what Saudi Arabia has begun to do.