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Yesterday 17:31
Oil minister details 2-year achievements: flare gas up, exports unbroken, production rising
TEHRAN- Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has reported significant progress in the country's oil and gas sector during the first two years of the 14th government.
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Yesterday 17:29
Iranian athletes win medals on Day 5 of World Nomad Games
TEHRAN - Iran added one gold and one bronze medal to its tally on the fifth day of the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan, bringing the country’s overall haul to 15 medals.
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Yesterday 17:24
Echoes of the past: Ceremonial dress of a Safavid noble
The National Museum of Iran preserves a red-ground silk robe whose material and formal characteristics locate it firmly within the Safavid textile tradition.
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Yesterday 17:23
Direct Iran-Tunisia flights resume
TEHRAN – Direct flights between Iran and Tunisia have resumed from Imam Khomeini International Airport, with the route now operating once a week, an airport official said.
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Yesterday 17:23
Barzin Zarghami appointed deputy minister for handicrafts
TEHRAN – Barzin Zarghami has been appointed deputy for handicrafts and traditional arts at Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts by Minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri.
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Yesterday 17:22
Ritual marking anniversary of Fatima Masumeh’s arrival in Qom added to national heritage list
TEHRAN – The ritual marking the anniversary of the arrival of Fatima Masumeh (S.A.), sister of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Reza (A.S.), in the Iranian city of Qom has been inscribed on the national list of Iran’s intangible cultural heritage, a senior cultural heritage official said.
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Yesterday 16:07
A Wedding Turned to Mourning
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Yesterday 15:37
DOE bans rut tours to help Persian red deer conservation
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has prohibited rut tours to help protect the natural life cycle of the Persian red deer, known as maral in Iran.
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Yesterday 14:25
More Iranian universities in Round University Ranking 2026
TEHRAN – The Round University Ranking (RUR) 2026 has placed 41 Iranian universities among the world's top universities, up from 36 in 2025.
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Yesterday 14:23
Radiotherapy remains a cornerstone of childhood cancer treatment
TEHRAN - World Radiotherapy Awareness Day is marked on September 7 to raise awareness of radiotherapy as a vital cancer treatment. Radiotherapy helps cure cancer, relieve symptoms, and improve quality of life for millions of people around the world. "One voice for radiotherapy" is this year's theme of World Radiotherapy Awareness Day.
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Yesterday 14:21
Iranian university, Russian academy to hold joint educational course
TEHRAN – Imam Sadiq University and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) have scheduled to conduct the second joint educational course, titled ‘modern technologies in public administration,’ in autumn.
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Yesterday 13:02
Iran drop two places in latest FIBA World Ranking
TEHRAN - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has released its latest world ranking for men’s national teams, with Iran dropping two places to 28th in the world.
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Yesterday 11:44
Wheelchair basketball’s participation in world championship in doubt
TEHRAN - With the Ottawa 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships set to begin on Wednesday, visas for two members of Iran’s coaching staff have yet to be issued, raising the possibility that Iran could withdraw from the competition.
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Yesterday 00:01
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2026-09-04 20:18
Why did Beijing reject the G20 statement?
Sazandegi assessed China’s refusal to join the G20 statement. The meeting was supposed to focus mainly on economic issues, but disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz once again exposed geopolitical rifts among major powers. The G20 countries emphasized the need for safe and free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, but China declined to endorse the position.
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2026-09-04 20:17
Khatami: Iran is facing a hybrid war as economic pressure fails
TEHRAN — Iran is facing a multifaceted “hybrid war” involving military, economic, media and cultural pressure, Tehran’s interim Friday prayer leader, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, said on Friday, predicting that efforts to isolate the country economically would ultimately fail.
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2026-09-04 20:17
By Xavier Villar
Flow vs. territory: The real battle for the Strait of Hormuz
MADRID — The Trump administration and its media echo chamber are trying to convince the world that Iran has lost control over the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, they claim large volumes of oil are crossing the strait.
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2026-09-04 20:15
Qatari ITU submission confirms Iran’s retaliatory operations hit only US military assets
TEHRAN — Official documentation submitted by Doha to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) validates that Iran’s recent defensive measures aimed exclusively at American military infrastructure on Qatari soil, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.
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2026-09-04 20:14
Iran uses BRICS judicial diplomacy to deepen ties with China, Russia and Belarus
TEHRAN— Iran is seeking to turn judicial cooperation into a broader instrument of strategic diplomacy, with Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei holding talks with senior judicial officials from China, Russia and Belarus on the sidelines of the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum in New Delhi.
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2026-09-04 20:14
Six Iranian Navy personnel martyred in US strikes in southern Iran
TEHRAN —Six personnel from the Iranian Navy were killed in US strikes on targets in southern Iran two nights ago, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency.
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2026-09-04 20:13
Kuhestak mourns victims of deadly strike on wedding
TEHRAN- The wedding was supposed to be a night of music, laughter and celebration. Instead, the people of this small coastal town gathered on Thursday to carry coffins through the streets, mourning those killed when a house hosting a wedding celebration was struck during the latest escalation of the US-Iran conflict.
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2026-09-04 20:12
Advanced enemy technology failed to shield aircraft from indigenous air defenses
TEHRAN — Iran’s air defense commander says the country’s recent experience of war has demonstrated that technological superiority alone cannot guarantee the safety of an attacking force, stating that Iranian forces developed and upgraded new domestically produced air defense systems even as the fighting was underway.
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2026-09-04 20:12
By Mehdi Hassanvand
Legal foundations for Iran’s enduring management of the Strait of Hormuz
The world’s most critical energy chokepoint
TEHRAN – The Strait of Hormuz, widely regarded as the world’s most important energy chokepoint, is far more than a narrow geographical passage. It is a strategic link where energy security, global trade, and national sovereignty intersect.
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2026-09-04 20:11
By Ali Minabi
What has Trump gained following Netanyahu’s lead?
TEHRAN – U.S. bias toward Israel constitutes one of the constants of American foreign policy, but Trump has pushed this bias to unprecedented lengths.
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2026-09-04 20:11
By staff writer
Rights organizations demand Congress scrap US-Israel military integration bill
TEHRAN — 56 American civil rights and advocacy organizations have issued a blunt demand to Congress: strip a controversial provision from the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act or risk permanently entrenching Israel inside the Pentagon’s core technology apparatus.
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2026-09-04 20:10
By staff writer
Ben Gvir unveils seven-year blueprint to ethnically cleanse Gaza
TEHRAN — Itamar Ben Gvir has formalized the ultimate objective of the Gaza genocide. Israel’s extremist national security minister published a rigid seven-year timetable to empty the besieged territory of 1.86 million indigenous Palestinians.
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2026-09-04 20:10
Iran participating in 27th Baghdad International Book Fair
TEHRAN – The Iran Book and Literature House is participating in the 27th Baghdad International Book Fair as the representative of Iran, showcasing a diverse range of Iranian works and hosting specialized cultural sessions.
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2026-09-04 20:09
Culture minister visits Minab School exhibition
TEHRAN – The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Seyyed Abbas Salehi, visited the “Minab School” group exhibition at the Art Bureau in Tehran on Thursday.
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2026-09-04 20:09
Ecotourism plans underway in protected areas and wetlands
TEHRAN – Iran’s Department of Environment is working on a series of ecotourism programs in protected areas and wetlands across the country, seeking to expand nature-based tourism without compromising biodiversity and environmental protection, an official said.
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2026-09-04 20:07
Safavid tilework: From architectural ornament to pictorial art
TEHRAN - Tilework during Iran’s Safavid era was not confined to geometric patterns, arabesques and inscriptions used to decorate religious buildings.