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2026-07-10 20:43
Defying repression and distance, mourners across continents bid farewell to martyred Khamenei
TEHRAN — As the remains of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, were laid to rest at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad on Thursday, a wave of profound grief and unwavering loyalty swept across the globe.
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2026-04-02 16:26
Iran remain unchanged in FIFA ranking
TEHRAN - Iran national football team remained 21st in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday
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2026-03-27 22:08
Iran lose to Nigeria in friendly match
TEHRAN - Iran national football team lost to Nigeria 2-1 in a friendly match on Friday.
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2026-03-22 13:54
Iran to meet Nigeria, Costa Rica in Turkey
TEHRAN – Iran national football team will play two friendly matches on March 27 and 31 in Turkey, respectively.
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2026-02-23 18:50
Defense chief says Iran favors close ties with independent West African states
TEHRAN – The Iranian defense minister said on Monday that the Islamic Republic, in line with its principled position toward international issues, is firm to deepen ties with independent and revolutionary countries in the West African region, especially Burkina Faso.
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2025-12-31 19:33
By Shahrokh Saei
Peace on paper, fire on the ground: Trump’s seven-nation strikes in 2025
TEHRAN – Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has tried to cast himself as a peacemaker, insisting that his second term has brought an end to conflicts that long tied down the United States abroad. He has spoken of breaking with what he calls America’s era of “endless wars,” presenting his foreign policy as restraint, not intervention.
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2025-12-26 18:15
By Shahrokh Saei
Trump’s Nigeria attack: Evangelical politics weaponized against reality
TEHRAN – The United States carried out strikes in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day, nearly two months after President Donald Trump warned he might intervene militarily, accusing the West African nation of failing to stop attacks against Christian communities.
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2025-12-08 17:25
Nigeria deploys fighter jets, ground forces to quell attempted coup in Benin
Nigeria’s military sent fighter jets and ground forces into neighboring Benin to support President Patrice Talon, after a group of soldiers attempted to seize control of the tiny West African nation, Bloomberg reported Monday.
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2025/12/02
By Patricia Esami-Lubba
Trump’s Africa posture is less about human rights though more about power politics
ABUJA – When Donald Trump turns his attention to Africa, it is rarely for reasons African policymakers recognize as grounded in fact or consistent principle. His latest escalation of tensions with Nigeria and South Africa, framed as a moral crusade against human rights abuses, reflects a recurring pattern: selectively invoking the language of rights to justify punitive diplomacy that ultimately serves domestic politics more than international justice.
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2025-11-02 19:47
By Shahrokh Saei
Holy hostility: How Trump weaponizes religion to threaten Nigeria
TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat to launch military strikes against Nigeria under the banner of protecting Christians is not a sudden outburst — it is part of a long-standing pattern.
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2025-11-02 16:09
Iran explores avenues to foster sci-tech ties with Pakistan, Nigeria
TEHRAN – Holding separate meetings with the Pakistani Minister of State for the Ministry of Federal Education, Wajiha Qamar, and the Nigerian Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, Science Minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf has explored avenues to develop scientific and technological ties between Iran and the two other countries.