Men’s wheelchair basketball advance to semis

TEHRAN -Iran’s men’s national wheelchair basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games after defeating Kuwait 110-43 to secure their fourth consecutive victory in the competition.

Shot putter Khosravi snatches gold in Asian Para Games

TEHRAN - Yasin Khosravi won the gold medal in the shot put at the para-athletics competition at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan.

By Afshin Majlesi

Iran and Uzbekistan: Where shared history comes alive in Tashkent

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - As an Iranian journalist visiting Tashkent, I found myself looking at the huge Islamic Civilization Center from two perspectives. I was a visitor discovering the depth of Uzbekistan’s cultural heritage. I was also an Iranian looking for familiar traces of a civilization that has never respected the borders drawn on today’s maps.

Iran, Qatar discuss energy cooperation issues

TEHRAN- Iran’s Acting Minister of Oil and Qatar’s Minister of Energy met and held talks on cooperation between Tehran and Doha.

Iran, Kazakhstan pursue North–South corridor, Chabahar rail links

TEHRAN- Developing access for Central Asian countries to open waters, activating the eastern branch of the North–South Corridor, and advancing Iran’s rail routes to Afghanistan and beyond were among the most important axes of the Iranian Minister of Transport and Urban Development’s negotiations during his visit to Kazakhstan.

Zahra Rahimi snatches silver in para taekwondo

TEHRAN - Zahra Rahimi won the silver medal in para taekwondo at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday.

Haghighatshenas takes gold in para Ttekwondo

TEHRAN - Amirmohammad Haghighatshenas won the gold medal in 2026 Asian Para Games para taekwondo after defeating the host nation’s representative in the final.

US warmongering has disrupted global food security: Iran’s minister

TEHRAN- Iran’s Minister of Agriculture, emphasizing the need to guarantee the right of all people in the world to access food by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said: "US unilateralism and warmongering have disrupted and created problems for global food security and the transfer of food and agricultural products in the world."

Moradi and Motaghian win medals in javelin throw

TEHRAN - Two Iranian athletes won silver and bronze medals in the women’s javelin throw at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya.

Hemami earns bronze in 2026 Asian Para Games discus throw

TEHRAN - Iranian athlete Alireza Mokhtari won the bronze medal in the discus throw at the 5th Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Tuesday.

Safarzadeh bags silver in the Women’s 200m in Asian Para Games

TEHRAN - Hajar Safarzadeh won the silver medal in the women’s 200-meter race at the para-athletics competition.

Jahanabadi claims bronze in 100m breaststroke

TEHRAN - Iran’s swimmer finished third in the men’s 100m breaststroke final at the Nagoya Asian Para Games on Tuesday.

Abdollahpour wins Iran’s third para taekwondo bronze

TEHRAN - Maryam Abdollahpour, a member of Iran’s para taekwondo national team, won bronze at the 2026 Asian Para Games after beating her Nepalese opponent.

Mohammadi takes shot put silver in 2026 Asian Para Games

TEHRAN - Atena Mohammadi from Iran won the silver medal in the women’s shot put at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Tuesday.

Iranian swimmers claim silver and bronze: 2026 Nagoya

TEHRAN - Iran’s swimmers finished second and third in the men’s S9 50m freestyle final at the Nagoya Para Asian Games, taking silver and bronze.

Nagoya 2026: Tourani, Sadeghianpour take taekwondo bronzes

TEHRAN - Parimah Tourani and Saeid Sadeghianpour won two bronze medals at the Nagoya Asian Para Games on Tuesday.

Iran’s Hatami collects bronze at 100m T38

TEHRAN – Iran’s Reza Hatami won the bronze medal in the para athletics 100m final on Tuesday.

Zeighaminejad earns bronze in 200m individual medley

TEHRAN - Sina Zeighaminejad won the bronze medal in the men’s 200m individual medley final at the Nagoya Asian Para Games on Tuesday.