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Today 12:38
Iran come fourth at 2025 Asian Youth Games
TEHRAN – Iran finished in fourth place at the 2025 Asian Youth Games, winning 22 gold, 18 silver, and 36 bronze medals.
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Today 00:25
Swimmer Gholami wins second gold at 2025 AYG
TEHRAN – Iran's Mohammadmahdi Gholami won a gold medal in the Boys' 200m Butterfly of the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) on Thursday.
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Yesterday 20:22
Tractor, Persepolis share the spoils in late draw: 2025/26 PGPL
TEHRAN – Tractor and Persepolis football teams shared the spoils in the 2025/26 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Thursday.
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Yesterday 14:24
Lebanese president orders army to confront Israeli incursions
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has instructed the commander of the army to confront any Israeli incursion into southern Lebanon, after Israeli forces crossed the border overnight and killed one person in Blida, Al Jazeera reported.
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Yesterday 14:13
South Korean, Japanese ambassadors spectators in Iranian National Polo League
TEHRAN- According to the Polo Federation, the Faraja team won the championship in the fifteenth week of the Iranian National Polo League in 1404 (2025-2026), which was held in honor of the late Sam Behbodi, in the men's section.
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Yesterday 11:04
Girls grab gold: 2025 AYG futsal
TEHRAN – Iran’s girls’ futsal team defeated China 3-2 on penalties to win a gold medal in the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) on Wednesday.
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Yesterday 08:13
By Ali Heidari
Shared cultural topics between Iran, South Korea; ‘Family’ is starting point
TEHRAN – On October 23rd, the Embassy of South Korea in Tehran observed the 63rd anniversary of diplomatic relations with Iran through a calligraphy exhibition. The event, convened at the Ambassador’s Residence, explored the concept of “Family” to strengthen bilateral cultural connections.
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Yesterday 00:01
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2025-10-29 20:25
By Salman Parviz
Diplomatic meltdown marks Kabul-Islamabad dialogue
TEHRAN – The much-anticipated peace talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban in Istanbul have dramatically collapsed after four days of negotiations leaving mediators from Qatar and Turkey stunned at the breakdown. The negotiations were a step toward regional stability but instead exposed deep mistrust, disunity, and competing agendas, particularly over the issue of U.S. drone operations and cross-border terror.
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2025-10-29 20:25
By Wesam Bahrani
Brutality under ceasefire plan
More than 100 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israel launches new strikes
TEHRAN – As expected, the Gaza ceasefire brokered under U.S. President Donald Trump’s “peace plan” has once exposed itself as a cruel illusion after the Israeli occupation regime’s most violent bombing campaign since it took effect on October 10.
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2025-10-29 20:24
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Israel views Sudan conflict through the lens of Red Sea strategy
BEIRUT— In a shocking escalation, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly massacred over 2,000 civilians in El Fasher, western Sudan, on October 26–27.
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2025-10-29 20:24
By Shahab Sarmadi
Suicide epidemic exposes Israel’s military defeat
TEHRAN – Israel’s war on Gaza, launched on October 7, 2023, with the declared aim of defeating Hamas, has ended not in triumph but in trauma. After two years of relentless bombardment, mass displacement, and regional destabilization, the Israeli government reached a ceasefire with Hamas on October 10, 2025 — a ceasefire it has since violated repeatedly. But beyond the devastation inflicted on Palestinians, the war has exacted a staggering toll on Israel’s own military ranks.
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2025/10/29
By Garsha Vazirian
Omitted truths, commissioned lies
When ownership, access, and censorship render Western media complicit in atrocity
TEHRAN – For decades, the Western mainstream press styled itself as guardian of truth—professing a duty to call out violence, confront power, and shield readers from propaganda’s gloss.
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2025/10/29
By Shahrokh Saei
Modernization in motion: Firsthand insights into China’s development strategy
TEHRAN – China stands at a decisive moment in its modernization trajectory. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, concluded last week in Beijing, provided a precise and forward-looking framework for the country’s economic and social development from 2026 to 2030. Building systematically on the achievements of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025), this blueprint emphasizes high-quality growth, technological self-reliance, and coordinated domestic and international engagement.
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2025-10-29 20:22
Book Garden Cineplex to screen Chinese animated film franchise “Ne Zha”
TEHRAN – The Book Garden Cineplex in Tehran will screen the Chinese 3D-animated film series “Ne Zha” on the weekend.
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2025-10-29 20:21
Iranian girls volleyball team win 2025 AYG title
TEHRAN – Iran’s girls volleyball team defeated Indonesia 3-2 (28-26, 20-25, 18-25, 25-17, 16-14) in the final of the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) on Wednesday.
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2025-10-29 20:21
Hafez Theater Hall hosting “Casablanca” stage adaptation for first time in Iran
TEHRAN – Hafez Theater Hall in Tehran is hosting a stage adaptation of the 1942 romantic drama “Casablanca”.
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2025-10-29 20:20
Iranian writer Mansour Alimoradi named on shortlist for BRICS Literature Award
TEHRAN- Iranian writer Mansour Alimoradi has been officially announced as one of the ten finalists for the prestigious BRICS Literature Award, an international literary award established in November 2024.
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2025-10-29 20:19
No difference between Oman and Egypt on mediation
TEHRAN - In an interview with Shargh newspaper, Abdolamir Nabavi, a professor of Egyptian studies, examined Cairo’s motivations for mediation on the Iran nuclear issue.
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2025-10-29 20:08
Iran beat South Korea at 2025 IHF U17 World Championship
TEHRAN – Iran defeated South Korea 30-21 at the 1st IHF Men’s Under-17 World Championship on Wednesday.
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2025-10-29 19:57
Araghchi congratulates Turkey on Republic Day, calls for deeper bilateral ties
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has extended warm congratulations to his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, as well as to the government and people of Turkey, on the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey.
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2025-10-29 19:56
Iranian MP calls for comprehensive judicial action on 12-day war crimes
TEHRAN – Member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Salar Velayatmadar, has urged the Judiciary to pursue sustained and comprehensive legal action against those responsible for crimes committed during the recent 12-day war, warning that justice should not be confined to a single or symbolic act.
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2025-10-29 19:56
Iran’s boys volleyball team champions of 2025 AYG
TEHRAN – Iran swept past Pakistan in straight sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-23) to win a gold medal at the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) on Wednesday.
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2025-10-29 19:55
Key accords address border, water, prisoner issues between Iran and Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Iran and Afghanistan recently reached significant agreements on various crucial bilateral issues, as announced by Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, on his X account on Tuesday.
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2025/10/29
By Xavier Villar
The architecture of deterrence
How Iranian missiles redefined the strategic threshold in West Asia
MADRID – In the logic of strategic deterrence, success is not necessarily measured by the annihilation of an adversary, but by the ability to irrevocably alter their cost calculations and redefine the boundaries of what is acceptable.
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2025-10-29 19:51
US president’s anti-Iran comments flagrant violation of intl. law: Iran’s Japan Embassy
The Iranian embassy in Japan has lambasted recent anti-Iran comments made by US President Donald Trump in the Japanese capital, Tokyo.
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2025-10-29 19:51
Iran boosting defense might day by day as threat of Israeli aggression hangs over country
TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military commander says the country keeps enhancing its defense capabilities day by day.
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2025-10-29 19:50
Tehran, Islamabad ties set to become a strategic partnership, says top security official
TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani has said that relations between Tehran and Islamabad can progress beyond their current framework and develop into a lasting strategic partnership.
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2025-10-29 19:39
UN condemns Israel’s 'appalling' strikes on Gaza
The United Nations has called Israeli strikes on Gaza "appalling" and urged all sides not to let peace "slip from our grasp".
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2025-10-29 19:39
Hamas: U.S. political cover enables Israeli violations of ceasefire
Hamas has called on the mediators of the ceasefire agreement to pressure Israel to stop its attacks and abide by the deal, while also accusing the US in being complicit in helping Israel “impose new realities by force” in Gaza.