Hazratpour: Iran will come back stronger after difficult VNL

TEHRAN - Iran men's national volleyball libero Mohammadreza Hazratpour has vowed that the national team will bounce back from a challenging 2026 FIVB Volleyball Nations League campaign, insisting the setbacks of this season will not be repeated.

Iran to compete in beach soccer tournament in Russia

TEHRAN - Iran's national beach soccer team have arrived in Moscow to compete in an international tournament.

Asian Games campaign will be tough: Ghavidel

TEHRAN - Asian Games bronze medalist Peyman Ghavidel believes Iran's canoe sprint team faces a difficult challenge at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, but remains confident that strong preparation can put the team in medal contention.

Manolopoulos returns to Iran as Team Melli resume Preparations

TEHRAN - Greek head coach Sotiris Manolopoulos has returned to Iran to oversee the men's national basketball team's preparations for the upcoming 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers and the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya.

Small solar power plants to be developed for electricity generation at consumption point

TEHRAN- An official said: The most important advantages of small-scale and distributed power plants include generating electricity near the point of consumption, reducing grid losses, enhancing passive defense, and creating economic benefits for investors.

Reviving economic relations with Italy a priority: Iran’s envoy

TEHRAN- In the meeting between Ali-Akbar Rezaei, Iran's ambassador-designate to Italy, and Samad Hassanzadeh, the head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, the capacities for economic cooperation between the two countries, the role of the private sector in developing commercial relations, and ways to restore Italy's position as one of Iran's traditional partners in Europe were examined.

Iran warns of decisive response to any new attack

TEHRAN — Iran has issued one of its strongest warnings in recent weeks, declaring that any new military action by the United States or Israel would trigger a "decisive and proportionate" response from its Armed Forces, while insisting it will continue ‘legitimate defensive operations’ against ongoing American aggression.

Judiciary and MFA are pursuing assassination case of martyred leader

TEHRAN — Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation on international legal proceedings and expanding joint legal, technical and educational initiatives.

How Iran's unyielding stance exposed President Trump's TACO pattern

TEHRAN - The ongoing conflict between Iran and the US has once again cast a spotlight on President Donald Trump’s distinct pattern of foreign policy, widely known as the TACO phenomenon—short for "Trump Always Chickens Out".

By Garsha Vazirian

For many Arbaeen pilgrims, every step honors martyred Ayatollah Khamenei

He described the ‘magnetic attraction’ that drew the first pilgrim to visit Karbala on Arbaeen; now his own martyrdom has fused with that gravity

TEHRAN — The architects of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran expected paralysis. They calculated that assassinating the Leader of the Islamic Revolution would fracture the Resistance. They were fluent in the sterile language of decapitation. They were blind to the mechanics of martyrdom. Look at the road from Najaf to Karbala. This is the first Arbaeen since American and Israeli warplanes ignited the current war. The pilgrims did not scatter.

US general's warning underscores Iran's strategic success

TEHRAN - The institutional admission by General Alexus Grynkewich, commander of US European Command, published by The Washington Post, marks a momentous turning point in the US-Israeli war on Iran that initially began on February 28.

Iran’s red line holds: Trump forced into humiliating retreat

TEHRAN — US President Donald Trump has cancelled declared military strikes on Iranian energy assets, retreating from earlier threats after Tehran promised a devastating response and key regional powers urged an immediate pause.

Neither threat nor attack will force Iran to retreat or surrender

Sobh-e-No presented its view on America’s need to accept Iran’s conditions and exit the current crisis. Iran’s position regarding the Strait of Hormuz crisis is clear and non-negotiable: “Accepting Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait is the condition for a ceasefire and any kind of agreement.” This condition is not a maximalist demand but arises from on-the-ground realities and the provisions of the Islamabad memorandum, which had previously been agreed upon through Pakistan’s mediation.