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2026-09-16 15:01
By Mehdi Soltani
Deputy youth minister remembers Minab schoolchildren at IYF in Russia
YEKATERINBURG, Russia – Alireza Rahimi, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Youth, began his address at a meeting of youth ministers from countries participating in the International Youth Festival (IYF) in Yekaterinburg by remembering Iranian schoolchildren killed in recent attacks.
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2026-09-16 14:58
Iran shakes with 94 earthquakes in a week
TEHRAN – A total of 94 earthquakes have been recorded across the country in a week from September 5 to 11, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
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2026-09-16 14:56
Over half of eligible Iranians join Jan Fada campaign
TEHRAN – The “Jan Fada” (self-sacrificing volunteer) campaign officially launched on March 29 as a spontaneous public movement in response to persistent threats and aggression by the United States and Israel against Iran’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
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2026-09-16 14:47
8 most attractive deserts in Iran for travelers
TEHRAN - Iran's deserts offer far more than endless stretches of sand. Their appeal lies in the contrast between silence and vast open landscapes, unusual geological formations, traditional villages, wildlife and some of the country's clearest night skies.
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2026/09/16
By Mohammad Baghsangani
Rediscovering Dr. Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub: A Scholar Who Shaped Persian Cultural Studies
For readers, students, and researchers around the globe seeking a profound entry into Eastern culture, Middle Eastern history, and Persian literature, few scholars provide as illuminating a gateway as Dr. Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub (1923–1999). A preeminent Iranian historian, literary critic, Islamic scholar, and polymath, Zarrinkoub dedicated more than five decades of his life to bridging the wisdom of classical Eastern heritage with modern comparative humanities.
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2026-09-16 12:37
Ancient iron-smelting site discovered in Hyrcanian forests of northern Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient metal-smelting site in the forested highlands of Sowme’eh Sara in northern Iran, a find that could shed new light on the history of metallurgy in the western Alborz Mountains.
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2026-09-16 12:36
Iran to face S. Korea in 2026 Asian Games basketball SFs
TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s basketball team defeated Bahrain 79-74 at the 2026 Asian Games on Wednesday to book their place at the Games’ semifinals.
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2026-09-16 12:28
Iran U23 football team start on high at 2026 Asian games
TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team defeated the UAE 3-1 in their opening match at the 2026 Asian games on Wednesday.
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2026-09-16 11:38
By Farrokh Hesabi
Piazza under pressure as Iran’s Olympic path narrows
TEHRAN - Iran’s silver medal at the 2026 AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship should have been celebrated as a positive step. Instead, the defeat to Japan in the final has left head coach Roberto Piazza and the Iranian federation facing a much more complicated question: what exactly is the team building toward?
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2026-09-16 00:01
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2026-09-15 21:03
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Iranian journalists discuss ties between cinema, city in Tehran gathering
TEHRAN- A gathering marking Iran’s Cinema Day was held at the City Journalists' House in Tehran on Monday evening, bringing together journalists to share their experiences of covering cinema and discuss the relationship between film, the city and society.
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2026-09-15 21:02
By Sahar Dadjoo
“I Want My Music to Carry a Message of Iranian Unity, World Peace,” says Conductor Paniz Faryousefi
TEHRAN– Violinist and conductor Paniz Faryousefi took the podium of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Vahdat Hall in November 2025 (Aban 1404), becoming the first woman since the Islamic Revolution to officially conduct the orchestra — a landmark moment in Iran's post-revolution classical music history. She has also recently conducted the Vivo Orchestra in a concert built around works by Iranian composers in August 24, reflecting on what Iran and its people have experienced over the past year, including the Israeli attack on Iran in June 2025 and the subsequent US-Israeli military aggression against the country in 2026.
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2026-09-15 21:01
MBS turns to Israel after disastrous setbacks in Yemen: report
TEHRAN — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has turned to Israel for “emergency intelligence assistance” through U.S. Central Command following a major collapse of Saudi-backed mercenaries in Yemen, according to reports in Israeli media outlets including Israel Hayom and The Jerusalem Post.
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2026-09-15 21:01
By staff writer
‘NAZA’ documentary confirms AI mass murder in Gaza, triggers ‘treason’ charges
TEHRAN — An 80-minute Israeli documentary exposing the systematic, algorithmic murder of Palestinian civilians in Gaza has triggered a severe political breakdown inside the regime.
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2026-09-15 21:00
By Abir Bassam
Ali Al-Taher, why Netanyahu needed a closure
BEIRUT – The news about 'Ali Al-Taher' Hill has been ongoing since June of this year. The ‘Israeli’ political and strategic discussions, discussed on their talk shows and then followed by the rest of the regional TV channels and media outlets, made it the most famous hill ever. It was a dilemma manufactured by 'Israel,' serving as a political and distraction tool more than anything else.
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2026-09-15 20:58
Iran kicks off training for 1,000 ‘Janfada’ resistance battalions
TEHRAN — The "Janfada" (self-sacrifice) grassroots headquarters has officially announced the commencement of training and organization for 1,000 national resistance battalions.
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2026-09-15 20:57
BRICS is trying to change the rules of the game
Siasat-e-Rooz examined the significance of the Delhi Declaration at the BRICS summit for Iran. The declaration matters for Iran in several ways. First, BRICS expressed concern over the rise of unilateral tariff and non‑tariff measures that violate World Trade Organization rules.
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2026-09-15 20:57
Iranian FM, Lebanese Parliament speaker discuss regional developments in phone call
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday night.
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2026-09-15 20:56
US drone strike targets Iranian fishing boats in the Persian Gulf
TEHRAN — In another blatant violation of maritime security and international law, a US drone strike targeted two Iranian civilian fishing vessels in the Persian Gulf waters late Monday, leaving several fishermen missing.
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2026-09-15 20:55
IRGC downs third intruding US drone in 24 hours over Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN — Iran’s integrated air defense network intercepted and destroyed an intruding US MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle over the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, marking the third American drone brought down within 24 hours.
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2026-09-15 20:54
Qalibaf: US plot along Iran’s western border thwarted
TEHRAN — Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Tuesday that a US attempt to launch security and military operations against Iran from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region during the 40-day war had been thwarted through cooperation with Iran’s partners in the region and a timely response by the Iranian armed forces.
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2026-09-15 20:52
By Mahmoud M. Ravi-Nejad
Iran rules out US talks until conditions are met
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council urged the negotiators not to be distracted by contradictory messages from US president
TEHRAN — Iran has ruled out any negotiations with the United States until its conditions are met, with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei warning Washington that the strategic equations surrounding oil and regional waterways have changed and that attempts to contain the consequences of the conflict will not alter what lies ahead.
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2026-09-15 20:50
Pentagon report puts Iran war cost at $33.4 billion, cites US weapons shortfalls and extensive base
TEHRAN- A newly released US government report has shed further light on the financial and military costs of Washington’s war with Iran, estimating that the conflict had cost the United States $33.4 billion by June 29, while Iranian strikes damaged or destroyed hundreds of structures and dozens of American aircraft across US military facilities in the Middle East.
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2026-09-15 20:48
UN fact-finding mission holds US responsible for deadly attack on Kuhestak wedding
TEHRAN — The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran has held the United States responsible for a deadly airstrike on a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province, warning that repeated attacks causing civilian casualties raise serious questions about Washington’s compliance with international humanitarian law.
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2026-09-15 20:37
130 Iranian lawmakers call for legal process to withdraw from NPT
TEHRAN — A total of 130 Iranian lawmakers have signed a statement calling on parliament to initiate the legal process for the country’s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), arguing that international mechanisms have failed to protect Iran’s rights, security and peaceful nuclear infrastructure.
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2026-09-15 20:04
“I Want My Music to Carry a Message of Iranian Unity and World Peace”
Amid Iran’s grief and upheaval over the past year following US and Israeli aggression, conductor Paniz Faryousefi has turned to music to express collective sorrow while offering hope and solidarity. In November 2025, she became the first woman since the Islamic Revolution to officially conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, later shaping a Vivo Orchestra concert around Iranian works.
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2026-09-15 19:54
By Ali Minabi
Bal al-Mandab battle: Trump watches on
TEHRAN – Why has the United States not intervened militarily to try to stop the advance of the Yemeni Armed Forces and prevent them from establishing full control over the Bab al-Mandab Strait?
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2026-09-15 19:40
By Martin Love
War on Iran the greatest error in U.S. history
NORTH CAROLINA - Probably half of U.S. citizens have been plunged into misery by the fact of the U.S.-Zionist war on Iran and support for Israel…even among those blindly ignorant of history and foreign countries and most everything else and whose weak primary complaint is the cost of gasoline.
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2026-09-15 19:06
Israel working to eliminate Palestinians from the West Bank, warn rights groups
Israel is executing a systematic and accelerated campaign to dismantle “Palestinian collective life” and establish permanent Jewish-Israeli sovereignty across the occupied West Bank, an Israeli human rights group has warned.
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2026-09-15 18:22
In Israel’s Name, Into America’s Pockets