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2025-10-26 16:24
Muay Thai girl Jani takes gold: 2025 AYG
TEHRAN – Iranian Muay Thai athlete Baran Jani seized a gold medal at the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) on Sunday.
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2025-10-26 16:03
4th Homam International Festival underway in Tehran
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2025-10-26 16:03
Education, a right for refugee children
Nader Yar-Ahmadi, the head of the National Organization for Migration, paid a visit to a school for Afghan refugee children in Tehran on Saturday.
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2025-10-26 15:08
Some 400,000 authorized foreign nationals working in Iran
TEHRAN – Around 400,000 foreign nationals are legally working in the country, and the rest are unauthorized, Ali Baqeri, an official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, has said.
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2025-10-26 15:05
Kunming Biodiversity Fund to support Iran in addressing SDSs
TEHRAN – The Kunming Biodiversity Fund (KBF) in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has allocated financial resources to Iran to help the country mitigate sand and dust storms’ (SDSs) impacts.
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2025-10-26 15:05
Palestinian Islamic Jihad rejects Israel’s allegation of planned attack as ‘slander’
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has rejected an allegation by the Israeli army that it was planning an attack as a “false claim and slander,” Al Jazeera reported Sunday.
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2025-10-26 15:04
National Cancer Institute making strides in improving public health
TEHRAN – The Motamed Cancer Institute, which has recently raised its status to the Iranian National Cancer Institute, continues to make significant steps toward improving the public health and well-being of society.
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2025-10-26 14:26
Hamas will disarm if Israeli occupation ends: Al-Hayya
In an interview with Al Jazeera on Sunday, Hamas Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya framed his movement’s concessions as contingent on an end to Israeli occupation, insisting “if the occupation ends, these weapons will be handed over to the state.”
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2025-10-26 13:55
Private sector officials meet with President Pezeshkian
TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian met with members of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) for the third time, in a session focused on restructuring Iran’s economic governance and reviewing restrictive laws that hinder business and trade activity, including the Law on Combating Goods and Currency Smuggling.
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2025-10-26 13:55
South Pars platforms ready to ensure maximum gas supply in winter
TEHRAN – Iran’s South Pars gas platforms have completed a comprehensive overhaul program and are now fully prepared to maximize gas production during the cold season, the managing director of the Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) said.
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2025-10-26 13:54
Iran, Armenia to launch joint B2B platform to strengthen trade relations
TEHRAN – The Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) and the Embassy of Armenia in Tehran have agreed to establish a joint digital platform to connect Iranian and Armenian businesses directly, aiming to expand bilateral trade and investment opportunities.
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2025-10-26 13:54
Iran’s saffron exports surge 73% as UAE tops buyers
TEHRAN – Iran exported more than 99.5 tons of saffron, valued at over $94 million, in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21–September 22), marking a 73 percent increase in volume and a $45 million rise in export value compared with the same period last year, according to data from Iran’s Customs Administration.
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2025-10-26 13:19
Photo: Hossein Sadri
‘Apple festival’ showcases Maragheh's flourishing tourism, economy
The city of Maragheh, northwestern East Azarbaijan province, hosted the 12th edition of a festival dedicated to its well-known and high-quality apple varieties, aiming to publicize the role of agriculture in boosting local and regional tourism and economy. Held from October 22-24, the festival attracted officials, farmers, tourists, and other interested people to apple orchards on the outskirts of the city.
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2025-10-26 12:56
Historic first for Iran women in 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships
TEHRAN - From raw emotions to thrilling performances and historic feats, the Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships delivered 10 days of unforgettable action as athletes battled for glory.
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2025-10-26 11:44
Iranian rowers could have performed better: Farzam
TEHRAN – Afshin Farzam, head coach of Iran’s men’s rowing team, said that they could have performed better at the 2025 Asian Championships held in Vietnam last week.
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2025-10-26 10:29
Development of solar power plants in villages, underprivileged areas accelerating
TEHRAN- In order to develop renewable energy, enhance energy productivity, and support sustainable employment in rural areas, a joint cooperation memorandum was signed between the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) and the Headquarters for the Development and Progress of 4040 Rural Clusters.
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2025-10-26 08:39
The UN at 80: China’s Perspective
BEIJING- Eighty years ago, born from the ashes of war, the United Nations embodied humanity’s enduring pursuit of peace and justice.
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2025-10-26 00:01
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2025-10-25 22:17
What’s in Tehran art galleries
A collection of paintings by Mehdi Nabavi is on view in an exhibition at Iranshahr Gallery. The exhibit named “Thingness” will run until November 4 at the gallery that can be found at 69 Sepand St., off Karim Khan Ave.
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2025-10-25 22:16
Audiobook of Vahid Yaminpour’s travelogue to Japan released
TEHRAN- The audio version of the Iranian writer Vahid Yaminpour’s travelogue to Japan, “The Kannushi of the Jinja Temple,” has been released in Tehran.
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2025-10-25 22:15
Musical play “Oliver Twist” back on stage in Tehran after 8 years
TEHRAN – The musical play “Oliver Twist,” directed by Hossein Parsaei, has returned on stage in Tehran after eight years.
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2025-10-25 22:14
Iranian 3D animated feature film “Yooz” to go on screen in Canada
TEHRAN – The Iranian 3D animated feature film “Yooz” written and directed by Reza Arzhangi will be screened in York Cinema in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, on November 2.
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2025-10-25 22:13
Slim prospects for a breakthrough in Iran–Europe relations
TEHRAN - In an interview with Ham Mihan, European affairs expert Morteza Makki assesses the outlook for Iran’s engagement with the European troika as not promising.
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2025-10-25 22:12
Araghchi congratulates Kazakhstan on National and Republic Day
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has sent a message of congratulations to his Kazakh counterpart, Yermek Kosherbayev, on October 25 — Kazakhstan’s National and Republic Day.
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2025-10-25 22:12
Iran upholds sentences for 14 in massive fuel-smuggling case
TEHRAN – The Chief Justice of Hormozgan Province in southern Iran has announced that a provincial appeals court has upheld the verdict issued by the Bandar Abbas Court, finalizing the convictions of 14 members of an organized network involved in smuggling 27 million liters of diesel fuel.
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2025-10-25 22:10
Iran, China, and Russia notify IAEA of end to UN Resolution 2231 oversight
TEHRAN – Iran, China, and Russia have jointly informed the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog that UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and related reporting on Iran’s nuclear activities have officially ended.
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2025-10-25 22:02
Armed Forces fully prepared, Iranian commander warns adversaries
TEHRAN – A senior commander of the Iranian Army warned Friday that the country is fully prepared to counter any aggression, emphasizing that its armed forces are drawn from the nation’s most capable young personnel and are ready to defend against threats on land, at sea, and in the air.
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2025-10-25 21:50
Iran to host 2025 SCO joint counterterrorism exercise
TEHRAN – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will hold its 2025 joint counterterrorism exercise in Iran, with the country’s intelligence and security agencies taking the lead, officials announced on Friday.
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2025-10-25 21:25
By Mona Hojat Ansari
The unbreakable soldier
A brief look into the life of the late Brigadier General Mohammad Hassan Mohaghegh through those closest to him
TEHRAN – During the 12 days of Israeli and United States attacks on Iran in June, numerous events profoundly impacted the Iranian public, eliciting feelings of shock, sorrow, and fear. The targeting of residential areas, the bombing of Iran's national television headquarters, the strike on a prison, and the horrific scenes from Tehran’s Tajrish Square, where Israeli missiles sent cars and pedestrians hurtling into the air, were among the incidents that deeply moved the Iranian people.
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2025-10-25 21:13
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
FATF's moving goalposts
The financial watchdog snubs Iran's legislative pogress and keeps it on the blacklist, putting to question its impartiality
TEHRAN – The ongoing saga between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) took another frustrating turn this week, as the global financial watchdog once again decided to keep Iran on its "high-risk" list. This decision came despite continued efforts by Iran to engage with the FATF process, and amidst opposition from some political factions within the country.