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2025-07-28 17:47

Nine historical artifacts seized near Tehran

TEHRAN – On Saturday evening, authorities discovered and confiscated nine earthen vessels dating back to the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods in the old neighborhood of Jilard, Damavand, near Tehran.

2025-07-21 17:22

Iranian police seize 3,000-year-old artifacts

TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered 28 ancient bronze artifacts estimated to be over 3,000 years old during a traffic stop in Khorramdarreh, Zanjan province, local authorities said on Monday.

2025-06-28 22:27

Israel's primary target in war with Iran was police: Interior Minister

TEHRAN – In a televised interview Friday night, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni announced that Iran’s law enforcement forces became a primary target of Tel Aviv’s 12-day war on Tehran, with nearly 150 police personnel martyred in attacks explicitly designed to "create internal chaos."

2025-05-20 16:06

Stolen artifacts from Shah Nematollah Vali Museum recovered, main suspect arrested

TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have announced the successful recovery of several stolen artifacts, including rare handwritten copies of the holy Quran, from the Shah Nematollah Vali Museum in Mahan, Kerman province.

2025-01-22 22:38

Antiquities from 1st and 2nd millennia BC discovered western Iran

TEHRAN - The police chief of Kuhdasht, a city in Lorestan province, announced the discovery of three ancient artifacts dating back to the first and second millennia BC, as well as the Islamic period, in a local residential area.

2025-01-08 21:47

Iranian police thwart armed attack on Zahedan station

TEHRAN – Iranian police in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province announced Tuesday that they had thwarted an attempted attack on a police station in Zahedan.

2025-01-08 18:15

Ancient antiquities recovered in western Iran

TEHRAN - Sixteen ancient artifacts, dating back to the first and second millennia BC as well as the Islamic era, have been discovered and seized by authorities in Khorramabad, Lorestan province.

2024-12-28 22:27

Terror attack hits local intelligence police chief in southern Iran

TEHRAN – Local media reported a suicide attack on a police intelligence base in Bandar Lengeh in south Iran on Saturday evening.

2024-11-13 18:04

Artifacts dating back 4,000 years discovered in Sari

TEHRAN - Local police have uncovered four ancient clay artifacts estimated to be around 4,000 years old in Sari, the capital of Mazandaran province in northern Iran.

2024-10-11 17:07

Iran to introduce electronic registration for entry and exit of foreign tourists

TEHRAN - Iran is set to introduce electronic registration for the entry and exit of foreign tourists, eliminating the need for physical stamps on their passports.

2024-09-10 18:16

Police seize haul of historical artifacts from smugglers at Tehran airport

TEHRAN - Iranian police forces have recently confiscated 1,956 historical relics from local and international smugglers at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran.

Some 360,000 liters of smuggled fuel seized in Persian Gulf

2024-08-18 20:05

Iran’s Police seize 150k liters of smuggled fuel on Kish Island

TEHRAN- The police chief on Kish Island reported the seizure of over 150,000 liters of smuggled fuel.

2024-08-18 18:11

Archaeologists urge creation of ‘anti-treasure hunting task force’

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian archaeologists have expressed their support for the establishment of an “anti-treasure hunting task force” aimed to preserve cultural heritage of the nation for future generations.

2024-07-19 19:22

Iranian police officer killed in southeastern province terrorist attack

TEHRAN – A tragic terrorist attack in Saravan, located in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, has resulted in the death of a police officer.

2024-04-21 17:28

Coins, other relics recovered in Maragheh

TEHRAN – East Azarbaijan’s authorities have recovered hundreds of historical metal coins along with some other relics from a private residence in the village of Gol Tapeh.

2024-04-15 18:18

Police recover illegally-held relics in northern Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated 33 historical relics from smugglers in the Rudbar region, northern Iran.

2024-04-06 22:33

Iranian security forces apprehend notorious Daesh operative near Tehran

TEHRAN- Iranian security forces have managed to identify and arrest a high-profile member of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in the country’s central province of Alborz near the capital Tehran.

2024-03-09 21:33

Iranian border guards thwart terrorist infiltration attempt

TEHRAN - General Ahmad Ali Goodarzi, the border commander of the police force, has reported a recent clash with a terrorist group attempting to infiltrate the country for sabotage purposes.

2024-03-02 18:14

Illegal diggers arrested near Pasargadae

TEHRAN – The commander of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit in Fars province announced the arrest of four unauthorized excavators near Pasargadae in southern Iran.

2024-02-16 22:26

Iran apprehends two terrorists linked to Rask police headquarters attack

TEHRAN- The police spokesman disclosed the arrest of two terrorists in southern Iran, highlighting the operation's execution through meticulous technical and intelligence monitoring.

2024-02-05 16:12

Police seize over 500 tons of drugs in 10 months

TEHRAN –Iran anti-narcotics police have reported the seizure of more than 500 tons of different types of narcotics in the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year that started in March 2023.

2024-01-21 17:25

38 historical relics recovered by police in western Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recovered 38 relics, which date back to various historical eras, from smugglers in Ilam province.

2024-01-19 22:23

Elements behind shooting in Saravan arrested

TEHRAN- The police force of Sistan and Baluchestan province has apprehended the individuals responsible for the recent shooting incident at a police headquarters in Saravan.

2024-01-15 22:26

Iran says terrorist attack on police headquarters was directed from abroad

TEHRAN – Iran's Deputy Police Chief General Qassem Rezaei has said that the order for the terrorist attack on the Rask police headquarters was issued from outside the country.

2024-01-05 17:34

Police recover coins dating back to Seleucid, Parthian eras

TEHRAN – On Saturday, the tourism chief of Hamedan province announced the retrieval and seizure of 92 ancient coins dating back to the Seleucid-Parthian periods.

2023-12-24 22:54

72 policemen martyred this year: police chief

TEHRAN- Iranian police chief General Ahmad Reza Radan said on Sunday that the number of martyrs from the Iranian law enforcement forces has reached 72 people this Iranian calendar year.

2023-11-27 16:58

Tehran police recover artifacts dating from 2nd millennium BC to Islamic era

TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered 32 relics from armed smugglers in Tehran. The objects have been estimated to date from the 2nd millennium BC to the early Islamic era.