TEHRAN – Iranian shot putter Sajad Mohammadian won a silver medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games on Saturday. He won the silver in the men’s shot put – F61 with a throw of 14.88 meters. Gold medal was won by Briton Aled Davies who threw 15.33 meters. The bronze medal went to Kuwait’s Faisal Sorour […]
TEHRAN — In a telephone conversation between Wang Yi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Friday, the Chinese foreign minister emphasized implementation of previous plans such as the 25-year Iran-China partnership, suggesting that the cooperation plan must be broadened. The chief Chinese diplomat also said the global community has no solution to bullying […]
TOKYO – The Iranian women have been amazing so far at the 2020 Paralympic Games with three gold medal they have won in three disciplines. They have written their names in the Paralympics history book. Archer Zahra Nemati ended Iranian women’s title drought by winning a gold medal in the women’s individual recurve W1/W2 in […]
TOKYO – Zahra Nemati claimed Iran’s ninth gold medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games on Thursday. She won the gold in the women’s individual recurve after beating her Italian rival Vincenza Petrilli 6-5. Nemati started her journey with a 6-5 win over Russian Svetlana Barantseva in Round of Eight. She beat Brazilian Fabiola Dergovics 7-1 […]
TEHRAN – Iran sitting volleyball team eased past Bosnia and Herzegovina in straight sets (25-16, 25-16, 25-17) in the 2020 Paralympic Games semifinals on Thursday. Iran have made the final at every Games since debuting sitting volleyball and have won six gold medals – making them clear favorites. Earlier in the day, Russia Paralympic Committee […]
TEHRAN – Iran football team defeated Syria 1-0 in the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Group A clash at Azadi Stadium on Thursday. Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored the solitary goal of the match in the 56th minute. The Iranians will have the chance to make it two wins from two when they face Iraq […]
TOKYO – Javelin thrower Hamed Amiri won Iran’s 10th gold medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games on Friday. He grabbed the gold with a throw of 31.35 meters in the men’s javelin F54. Russia Paralympic Committee (RPC)’s Aleksei Kuzentsov claimed the silver with 31.19 and Justin Phongsavan from the U.S claimed the bronze medal, throwing […]
TEHRAN – Restoration work is scheduled to commence on the English Graveyard in the southwestern Bushehr province, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced. As a tourist destination and historical site, the Qajar-era (1789-1925) cemetery will be open to the public once the project is completed, Nasrollah Ebrahimi said on Friday. “The project will be […]
TOKYO – Iran wheelchair basketball team defeated South Korea 64-54 in the 2020 Paralympic Games ninth-place match on Thursday. Mohammadhasan Sayari led Iran with 26 points, while CHO Seung Hyun scored 17 points for South Korea. Iran started the campaign with an 81-39 loss against Australia and also suffered a 65-41 defeat against the U.S. […]
TEHRAN – An MP says Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in his recent meeting with President Ebrahim Raisi and his cabinet team gave valuable advices and if the government follows those guidelines, it will undoubtedly succeed to solve the problems and restore hope and trust among the people. In an interview […]
TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Mohammad Rastad says over four million tons of basic goods are already stored at the country’s ports, the PMO portal reported on Wednesday. Rastad noted that 11.4 million tons of basic goods have also been cleared from the country’s ports since the beginning of the […]
TEHRAN- “By promoting economic diplomacy, we can develop relations with neighboring countries, which will also lead to prosperity for the free zones”, Hossein Garousi, the acting managing director of Arvand Free Zone Organization, stated. “Diplomacy should not be just political,” he said, adding, “We need economic diplomacy, especially with neighboring countries to improve people’s livelihoods”. […]
