Iran in Pot 3 of 2022 World Cup draw

TEHRAN – Iran national football team have secured Pot 3 in the 2022 World Cup draw.

Touristic province seeks to lure World Cup visitors

TEHRAN – Fars, one of the touristic Iranian provinces, plans to attract international travelers who would attend the 2022 World Cup in neighboring Qatar.

Security, stability, and cooperation missing links in Persian Gulf: ambassador

TEHRAN – The Iranian Ambassador to Doha, Hamid Reza Dehghani, believes that security, stability, and cooperation are the missing links in the Persian Gulf region, suggesting that any model for regional security should be based on “regional dialogue and mutual understanding”.

Iran U23 to compete in Doha four-team tournament

TEHRAN - Mirshad Majedi, head of youth committee of Iran football federation, said that Iran U23 football team will participate at the four-team tournament in Doha, Qatar.

Doha urges Tehran, Washington to return to JCPOA 

TEHRAN – Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has expressed support for a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. 

Gigantic kilim carpet unveiled in southern Iran

TEHRAN – A gigantic handwoven kilim carpet was unveiled on Sunday during an official ceremony held in the town of Ghirokarzin, southern Iran.

Iran’s Keikha likely to miss Olympics after FIG World Cup postponed

TEHRAN – Iran’s Saeedreza Keikha will likely miss Tokyo Olympic Games after the next month's Apparatus World Cup in Doha was postponed as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in Doha cancelled

TEHRAN - The FIBA Asia Cup qualifying matches in Doha, are not pushing through after world basketball governing body FIBA was forced to cancel the proceedings because of rising cases of the coronavirus in Qatar.

Arsalan Kazemi invited to Iran basketball team

TEHRAN – Iran power forward Arsalan Kazemi was invited to the National Basketball Team after two years.

Doha confirmed as February 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers host

TEHRAN - The venues for the upcoming February 2021 window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers were confirmed by the FIBA Regional Office Asia.

2020 ACL final kickoff time announced

TEHRAN – The final match of the 2020 AFC Champions League (ACL) between Persepolis and champions of East Zone will be held on Dec. 19 at 15:30 pm local time.

Esteghlal fire GM Ahmad Saadatmand

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club have fired general manager Ahmad Saadatmand on Wednesday.

Mohammad Panjali lauds Persepolis defensive structure

Tehran – Former Persepolis defender Mohammad Panjali believes that the defensive structure of Yahya Golmohammadi’s side is the main factor in Persepolis’s recent success in the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League.

Ahmad Saadatmand calls for reforms at Esteghlal

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club general manager Ahmad Saadatmand has made a strange revelation about the team’s players and said he is determined to reform the club.

Abdullah Abdullah to visit Iran

TEHRAN - Abdulla Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan’s peace council, plans to visit Iran after making a visit Islamabad, Pakistan.

Qatar Airways increases Doha-Shiraz flights

TEHRAN – Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, has increased its Doha-Shiraz flights from four times to seven times a week.

Iran's Beiranvand shortlisted for AFC Player of the Year 2020

TEHRAN - Persepolis and Iran national football team goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand has been shortlisted for the AFC Player of the Year 2020.

Hadadi assures of winning second Olympics medal

TEHRAN – Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi says that he can win his second medal in the Olympic Games.

Iran urges citizens to postpone travel to Qatar amid coronavirus fears

TEHRAN – In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Iran’s embassy in Qatar has urged Iranian citizens to temporarily postpone travels to the Persian Gulf littoral state.

Iran to set up pavilion in Qatar’s intl. agriculture exhibit

TEHRAN- Iran is planning to set up a pavilion at Qatar’s 8th International Agricultural Exhibition (AgriteQ), which will be held from March 17 to 21, Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran published on its website.

Iran’s flag carrier launches Asaluyeh-Doha service 

TEHRAN – Iran’s flag carrier –IranAir – has launched new service connecting southwestern port city of Asaluyeh to Qatar’s capital, Doha, according to the Ministry of Transport and Urban Development’s portal.  

Iran’s Esteghlal, Shahr Khodro book place in 2020 ACL group stage

TEHRAN – Iranian football teams Esteghlal and Shahr Khodro booked their places at the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.

Iranian, Qatari foreign ministers confer on regional issues

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met on Saturday on the sidelines of the 2019 Doha Forum.

Iran U23 might play Qatar: Hamid Estili

TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team head coach Hamid Estili says that the Qatar federation has offered them a friendly match in Doha.

Iran foils 33 million cyber attacks in one year: minister

Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has warned of a rise in cyber threats in the world, saying Tehran has foiled some 33 million cyber attacks over the past year alone.

FM says: “War is beneficial to no one”

Zarif renews Iran’s call to regional states to join Tehran’s peace plan

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has renewed Iran’s call to all countries in the region to join Tehran’s initiative known as the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE).

Iran’s Rahmani wins gold at beach wrestling

TEHRAN – Pouya Rahmani claimed a gold medal at the beach wrestling men’s +90kg final at the 1st ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 in Doha, capital of Qatar on Tuesday.

Iran’s Sadeghi wins silver in karate kata at ANOC World Beach Games

TEHRAN – Fatemeh Sadeghi from Iran claimed a silver medal in karate kata at the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games on Sunday.