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Today 16:09
IFRC lauds IRCS achievements, says committed to turning agreements into action
TEHRAN – Hossam Elsharkawi, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), in a letter to Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), has lauded the IRCS for its significant achievements, highlighting that the IFRC seeks to strengthen strategic partnership with the IRCS to turn agreements into action.
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Today 16:01
Iran reelected as president of ECO Science Foundation
TEHRAN – Iran has been reelected as the president of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Science Foundation for another term.
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Today 15:58
Tehran, Beijing agree to bolster co-op in health sector
TEHRAN – Iranian and Chinese officials have discussed ways to foster collaboration in the health sector, particularly supplying pharmaceuticals, raw materials, and medical equipment.
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Today 13:08
Women’s and men’s kabaddi teams learn fate: 2026 Asian games
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s and men’s kabaddi teams know their group-stage opponents at the 2026 Asian Games.
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Today 12:57
Iran’s men’s volleyball discover rivals at 2026 Asian Games
TEHRAN - The draw ceremony for the volleyball tournament of the 2026 Asian Games has been completed, and Iran's national men's volleyball team now know their group-stage opponents.
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Today 11:48
Homa Theater to stage comedy play by Christopher Durang
TEHRAN – Homa Theater in Tehran will host “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a comedy play written by Christopher Durang, from next week for a month.
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Today 11:47
Iran's “Falling House” to premiere at 83rd Venice International Film Festival
TEHRAN - The latest feature film by Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Gharaei, “Falling House,” will have its world premiere in the Horizons section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, set to be held from September 2 to 12.
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Today 11:41
Iran’s men’s handball in Group of Death: 2026 Asian Games
TEHRAN - The draw for the 2026 Asian Games men's handball tournament in Nagoya has been completed, and Iran's national men's team have landed in Group B — widely considered the "Group of Death," featuring at least four of Asia's top powerhouses.
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Today 11:39
Iran U23 football team learn opponents at 2026 Asian Games
TEHRAN - The draw ceremony for the men's football tournament of the 20th Asian Games has been completed, and Iran's U23 team learned their group-stage opponents.
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Today 11:13
Iran lose to Bahrain at 2027 IHF Men's Junior World Championship
TEHRAN – Iran lost to Bahrain 31-24 on Friday and failed to book their place at the 2027 IHF Men's Junior World Championship.
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Yesterday 21:18
Iran seeks reset with EU, expanding partnerships across Asia
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for rebuilding relations with Germany, expanding cooperation with Ireland and deepening strategic ties with Sri Lanka, as he received the credentials of the three countries' newly appointed ambassadors in Tehran in a series of separate meetings on Wednesday.
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Yesterday 21:18
Araghchi's mission to Kyrgyzstan puts Iran's regional strategy in focus
TEHRAN — Against the backdrop of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) 25th anniversary, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi traveled to Kyrgyzstan this week to participate in the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, where regional security, economic cooperation and the future direction of Eurasian diplomacy dominated the agenda.
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Yesterday 21:17
Iran, Iraq deepen strategic partnership
TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq moved to elevate their strategic partnership during Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi's first official visit to Tehran, signing a series of cooperation agreements while reaffirming their commitment to expanding economic integration, political coordination and regional cooperation.
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Yesterday 21:12
Ensuring national cohesion boosts the country’s bargaining power globally
Javad Emam, spokesperson for the Reform Front, told Etemad newspaper—while discussing the country’s current circumstances and the need to strengthen national unity and social cohesion in confronting the United States— that recent days have once again placed the region and the world amid rapid and complex developments.
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Yesterday 21:10
Iran urges regional Arab states to publicly reject US claims of co-sponsoring military aggression
TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry has demanded that neighboring Arab states immediately and publicly clarify assertions by top military officials in Washington that their countries aided and participated directly in military operations against the Islamic Republic. This follows publicly circulated comments by US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral Brad Cooper. In video footage, Cooper named Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan as primary regional partners that served "side by side" with American forces.
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Yesterday 21:07
Iran defends legitimate right to self-defense, urges UNSC to halt US aggression
TEHRAN — Addressing an open debate of the United Nations Security Council, Iran’s diplomatic mission reaffirmed that all military measures taken by the Islamic Republic are strictly defensive, necessary, and fully aligned with international law in response to continuous American acts of aggression.
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Yesterday 21:07
Reaping the whirlwind: $100 oil and ruined US bases shatter Trump’s Iran strategy
TEHRAN — Iranian armed forces press ahead with sweeping retaliatory operations against American bases and strategic military assets across the West Asia region as the US continues its unprovoked acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
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Yesterday 20:59
By Garsha Vazirian
The ultimate double standard validating Iranian nuclear sovereignty
TEHRAN — When history writes the epitaph of the nonproliferation regime, July 22, 2026, may serve as its final chapter. That Wednesday, United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright sat beneath American and Saudi flags in Washington to sign a 30-year civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.
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Yesterday 20:57
Omani delegation visits Tehran for Strait of Hormuz navigation talks
TEHRAN - An Omani diplomatic delegation arrived in Tehran on Friday for high-level consultations on regulating commercial vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Iran's official news agency, IRNA.
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Yesterday 20:56
What’s in Tehran art galleries
A collection of sculptures by Amir Maftoun is currently on view in an exhibition at CAMA – Contemporary and Modern Art Gallery. The exhibition named “Between Body and Mask” will be running until July 28 at the gallery located at No. 44, 10th Golestan, Pasdaran St.
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Yesterday 20:55
Veteran Baluchi musician Shir Mohammad Espandar dies at 98
TEHRAN- Shir Mohammad Espandar, the legendary Baluchi donali player whose lifelong dedication helped preserve one of Iran's oldest regional musical traditions, passed away on Wednesday night. He was 98.
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Yesterday 19:20
By Wesam Bahrani
Neither victory nor peace: The futility of America’s imperial wars
TEHRAN – U.S. military superiority and ever-rising defense spending have not prevented Washington from repeating its wartime failures, making a victory against Iran highly unlikely.
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Yesterday 19:11
By Shahrokh Saei
China's PLA at 99: A pillar of global peace and true multilateralism
TEHRAN — As the international landscape navigates an era defined by profound geopolitical volatility, rising instability, and unilateral overreach, the imperative for steady, constructive statecraft has never been more urgent. Against this backdrop of global flux, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) stands out as a foundational pillar—not only for China’s sovereign defense but as a highly capable anchor for international peace, alignment, and a robust multilateral architecture.
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Yesterday 18:39
80,000 flee raging wildfires in France and Spain
Large forest fires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate an estimated 80,000 people from their homes. Some even fled by boat when flames swept through the touristic Cap Ferret peninsula on France’s Atlantic coast.
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Yesterday 18:37
House passes $1.15tn defense bill embedding Israel’s war machine inside America
The US House of Representatives has passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill which would embed military support for Israel more deeply within Pentagon research, weapons procurement, technology sharing and the American defense-industrial base.
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Yesterday 18:31
Sadiq Khan says if Israeli PM visits London he would lobby govt to enforce ICC arrest warrant
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has said that Benjamin Netanyahu is the perpetrator of genocide in Gaza, and that he would lobby the UK government to arrest the Israeli premier if he ever visited.
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Yesterday 18:26
Four Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers and troops killed four Palestinians during an attack on a village in the occupied West Bank on Friday, during which a soldier and a settler were also shot dead.
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Yesterday 18:20
Saudi Arabia confirms Yemeni attack on two oil tankers
Yemen's Ansarallah movement attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in a military operation, the movement said in a statement on Thursday, and a Saudi news agency later confirmed one of the two vessels was ablaze after an assault while sailing in the Red Sea, according to Reuters.
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Yesterday 18:17
Tehran, Seoul discuss roadmap for cultural, tourism cooperation at UNESCO meeting
TEHRAN - Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri and South Korea's Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young agreed on Friday to pursue closer cooperation in cultural heritage, tourism, handicrafts and creative industries during a meeting held on the sidelines of the 48th session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in Busan.