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2026-10-19 15:27
WFP releases September report on Iran
TEHRAN – The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of September.
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2026-10-19 15:16
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A spotlight on the pieces of news you might have missed
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2026-10-19 15:14
Over 95 earthquakes hit Iran in a week
TEHRAN – A total of 97 earthquakes have been recorded across the country in a week from October 10 to 16, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
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2026-10-19 15:12
Iran joins two-week biodiversity negotiations at COP17 in Armenia
TEHRAN – Iran is participating in the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Armenia with a delegation of experts and academics led by Hamid Zohrabi, deputy head of the Department of Environment.
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2026-10-19 15:01
Women’s wheelchair basketball beat Cambodia at Asian Para Games
TEHRAN - Iran’s women’s wheelchair basketball team got off the mark at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games on Monday, beating Cambodia 52-39 in their third match of the tournament.
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2026-10-19 14:39
Iran beach soccer win Belarus tournament
TEHRAN - Iran’s national beach soccer team lifted the trophy at the Belarus tri-nation tournament, beating the hosts 5-1 in their final match to claim the title in commanding style.
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2026-10-19 14:16
Men’s wheelchair basketball defeat the Philippines: 2026 Nagoya
TEHRAN - Iran’s men’s national wheelchair basketball team defeated the Philippines 71–45 on Monday in their third group-stage match at the Asian Para Games, securing their third consecutive victory in the competition.
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2026-10-19 13:45
Iranian women para-athletes win gold and silver: 2026 Nagoya
TEHRAN – Iranian javelin throwers Elham Salehi and Masoumeh Tourani won a gold and silver medals at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday.
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2026-10-19 13:00
Iranian girl Jami takes gold in taekwondo at 2026 Asian Para Games
TEHRAN – Ailar Jami from Iran claimed a gold medal at the Nagoya Para Asian Games on Monday.
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2026-10-19 12:11
Iran rout Qatar in goalball at Nagoya Para Asian Games
TEHRAN - Iran’s men’s goalball team bounced back in emphatic fashion on Monday, thrashing Qatar 10-0 in their second group-stage match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, held at the Toyohashi sports hall.
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2026-10-19 12:01
Iran blind football beat China: 2026 Nagoya
TEHRAN - Iran’s national blind football team delivered a statement result at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, beating China 2-0 in their third match to settle the score from the Hangzhou Games and move onto six points.
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2026-10-19 11:45
Iran freestyle win team title of U23 World Championships
TEHRAN – Iran freestyle team won the team title of the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in the Las Vegas.
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2026-10-19 11:32
“Liberty, Equality, Street Reality”
France is once again facing mounting social protest as the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) movement resurfaces alongside student protests, reflecting widespread frustration over soaring prices, deteriorating public services, and economic inequality.
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2026-10-19 09:56
Tehran with Shakiba: Bab Homayoun After Dark
Join Shakiba as she explores Bab Homayoun, one of Tehran’s lively pedestrian streets, after dark. Discover the atmosphere, street life, and charm of the capital at night.
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2026-10-19 00:01
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2026-10-18 20:47
European diplomats feel the sting of settler violence in West Bank
Shielding Israel from accountability, supplying it with advanced weapons, and turning a blind eye to its unlawful and cruel acts against Palestinians for nearly eight decades have finally come back to haunt Europe and the United States. The consequences have reached a point where even European diplomats, journalists, and other officials are no longer safe from the emboldened Israeli occupiers.
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2026-10-18 20:43
Iran to answer 'mother of all bombs' with 'father of bombs': senior IRGC commander
TEHRAN – Deputy Coordinator of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, has warned the United States against any military miscalculation against Iran, saying Tehran would respond to Washington's "mother of all bombs" with the "father of bombs."
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2026-10-18 20:42
By Ali Minabi
The decline of US dominance in West Asia
TEHRAN – Several factors have contributed to the decline of U.S. hegemony in West Asia.
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2026-10-18 20:38
By staff writer
France in a web of problems partly fueled by the war on Iran
More than 1,800 arrested as police clash with protesters across France
TEHRAN — France spent Sunday sweeping up after its worst street unrest in years. A town hall lies gutted in Limoges, about 1,800 people are under arrest, and as of writing this, the government has yet to say what it will do next.
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2026-10-18 20:27
By Mahnaz Abdi
TPO hosts final session as Vietnamese trade delegation concludes Tehran visit with agricultural MOU
TEHRAN – The Vietnamese trade delegation, led by Mr. Nguyen Dang Dinh, concluded its 12-day mission to Iran on Sunday, October 18, with a high-level meeting at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO). The delegation, which arrived in Tehran on October 6, aimed to expand Vietnam’s commercial reach in the Middle East and engage directly with the Iranian market, with the TPO hosting the final working session.
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2026-10-18 20:16
Exhibition of Farshchian’s works underway in Paris
TEHRAN - An exhibition of images of selected miniature paintings by the late master Mahmoud Farshchian opened on Friday at the Cultural Attaché Office of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Paris and will run for a week.
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2026-10-18 20:15
Lesser-known classical music pieces performed at Roudaki Hall
TEHRAN - Tehran’s Roudaki Hall hosted the “Mourning to Dawn” concert, featuring performances of classical music compositions, on Saturday.
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2026-10-18 20:15
Iran’s Kanoon nominates two candidates for 2027 Astrid Lindgren Award
TEHRAN- Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCY-Kanoon) has nominated writer Abbas Jahangirian and illustrator Amir Shabanipour for the 2027 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), one of the world’s most prestigious honors in children’s literature.
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2026-10-18 20:14
By staff writer
Handala breaches Israeli military’s media intelligence hub, leaks thousands of files
TEHRAN — Handala said on Sunday that it broke into the Israeli military’s Media Intelligence Monitoring and Analysis Unit and put more than 500 classified documents and tens of thousands of internal messages online.
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2026-10-18 20:14
Tehran slams Macron over ‘Indefensible Double Standards’
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of applying double standards to protests in Iran and France, pointing to “a stark contrast” between Macron’s response to unrest in Iran and his stance on attacks against public institutions in France.
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2026-10-18 20:09
No Kings protests shift focus to early voting ahead of US midterms
TEHRAN- The latest round of “No Kings” protests across the United States on Saturday, October 17, focused on a new objective: turning opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies into electoral participation ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
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2026-10-18 20:05
Iran's response to any new attack will be unpredictable, Basij chief says
TEHRAN – The head of Iran's Basij Organization said one of the factors complicating U.S. calculations is the unpredictability of Iran's response, as Washington does not know where, with what means, or when Tehran would retaliate in any future confrontation.
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2026-10-18 20:01
Araghchi’s Baghdad diplomacy: Hormuz, regional security and Muslim unity top Iran’s agenda
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has used a series of diplomatic meetings in Baghdad to press for an end to military escalation in West Asia, outline Iran’s conditions for restoring security in the Strait of Hormuz and call for a more active role for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in addressing disputes among Muslim countries.
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2026-10-18 19:40
Lavrov’s pivotal Monday visit to Tehran with a mediation flavor
Arman-e-Emrooz analyzed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming visit to Tehran on Monday. Reports suggest that the trip is part of Russia’s ongoing mediation efforts between Iran and the United States. In recent months, Moscow has sought to position itself as a facilitator in reducing tensions between Tehran and Washington.
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2026-10-18 19:35
Iran envoy in Baghdad: Security of Iran-Iraq borders is Tehran's red line
TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh said the security of the shared borders is a red line for the Islamic Republic of Iran and a vital necessity for the stability and development of the entire region, including Iraq's Kurdistan Region.