By Hossein Amiri

Eliminated on Paper. Victorious in Character.

How did the US lay landmines for Iran's football team inside the 2026 World Cup?

TEHRAN – The scoreboard says Iran's journey at the 2026 FIFA World Cup ended in the group stage. History will record three draws against New Zealand, Belgium, and Egypt before Team Melli narrowly missed a place in the knockout rounds. Yet numbers alone cannot tell the story of Iran's campaign in North America.

Iran beat Syria at FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian qualifier

TEHRAN - Iran opened the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers' third window at the Prince Hamza Hall in Jordan with 72-68 win over Syria on Monday.

Pourmousavi appointed Zob Ahan head coach

TEHRAN - Zob Ahan have appointed Sirous Pourmousavi as the club's new head coach following weeks of deliberation by the board of directors.

Taj: Iran fought until the very end

TEHRAN - Iran Football Federation President Mehdi Taj praised the national team for their determination and commitment following the conclusion of their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, saying the players and staff fought until the final whistle in pursuit of making the nation proud.

By Pooya Firoozi & Morteza Soltanpour Abyaneh

South Korea's Steel Miracle: A Model for Iran's Reconstruction

TEHRAN- The Iran-South Korea Chamber of Commerce, considering the recent developments in the region and the consequences of the attack by the United States and Israel on the country's infrastructure industries—which have led to serious damage in various areas, including the economy, employment, and trade—has undertaken, within the framework of its mission to transfer successful international experiences in the field of industrial development, reconstruction, and enhancing economic resilience, to prepare a series of analytical-practical reports on utilizing South Korea's experiences in the path of development, reconstruction, and compensating for crisis-induced damages.

Iran-Afghanistan trade targeted to reach $10b over next 3 years

TEHRAN- The commercial attaché of Iran in Afghanistan said that trade between the two countries reached $2.7 billion in the past Iranian calendar year 1404 (ended on March 20), and the target of $10 billion in trade is being pursued over the next three years.

Kazakh investment at Shahid Rajaei Port to triple bilateral trade, guarantee 1.5m-ton-transit

TEHRAN- The Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization said that with the implementation of the Kazakhstan investment agreement at Shahid Rajaei Port, the volume of goods traded between the two countries will increase threefold, and the annual transit of 1.5 million tons of goods will be guaranteed.

Africa can supply part of Iran's import needs

TEHRAN- The head of the Iran-East Africa Joint Chamber of Commerce announced plans to develop trade and investment relations with African countries and said: The vast capacities of this continent can meet part of Iran's import needs, and in return, Iran will also export the industrial goods and products required by these countries.

NIDC completes drilling of 23 oil, gas wells in Q1

TEHRAN- The CEO of the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) said: 23 oil and gas wells were drilled and completed in the first three months of this Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 20), through the efforts of the drilling crews and the utilization of the company's drilling fleet, in the country's onshore and offshore oil-rich areas.

Piazza: Iran's players have improved, but I'm still not satisfied

TEHRAN - Iran men's national volleyball team head coach Roberto Piazza said his players have made noticeable progress but stressed that the team are still far from his ideal level following a 3-1 victory over Cuba in the final match of Week 2 of the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Nations League.

Nassaji and Mes Shahr-e Babak secure promotion to 2026/27 PGPL

TEHRAN - Mes Shahr-e Babak sealed promotion to the 2026/27 Persian Gulf Pro League (PGPL) after defeating Nirooy-e Zamini Tehran 1-0 with three rounds remaining in the Azadegan League season.

Iran to respond more forcefully to MoU violations after 2nd night of fire exchange with US

TEHRAN - In a statement released following overnight strikes on at least eight U.S. military installations and the diversion of unauthorized vessels attempting to transit the Hormuz Strait via an unconfirmed route, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) declared that it will hit American bases harder in the coming days and deal more decisively with ships attempting to pass through the strait without authorization.