TEHRAN – Ponferradina have completed the signing of Iranian international goalkeeper Amir Abedzadeh. The 28-year-old goalkeeper has joined the Spanish Segunda Division side from Portuguese club Maritimo. Abedzadeh started his professional career in Orange County SC in the United States in 2011 and after a year he joined Iranian giants Persepolis. Abedzadeh joined Portuguese club […]
TEHRAN – Woman shooter Hanieh Rostamian was named as Iran’s flagbearer at the 2020 Olympic Games opening ceremony. She will carry the nation’s flag at the 23 July ceremony to open the Tokyo Games. Rostamian is a member of Iran’s women’s 10m air pistol at Tokyo. Basketball player Samad Nikkhah Bahrami had been already named […]
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Tajikistan 3-0 in the 2021 CAFA U17 Women’s Championship on Wednesday and finished in second place. Mehrnaz Ezatabadi (18), Mohadese Zolfi (31) and Melika Bagheri (62) were on target for Iran. Iran defeated Afghanistan 6-0 and lost to Uzbekistan 2-0 in the 5-day tournament which was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The […]
TEHRAN — In its relentless efforts to broker peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban, high-ranking Afghan delegates comprised of the Taliban and government representatives have visited Tehran for negotiations. The intra-Afghan talks began on Wednesday morning by a speech from Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The delegates have visited Tehran upon Iran’s […]
TEHRAN – Writing on his Twitter page, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran is happy to host talks between senior representatives from the Afghan government and the Taliban, calling them Iran’s “brethren”. “Honored to be host of cordial & substantive dialog between senior Afghan reps. As foreign forces leave Afghanistan, no impediment remains for […]
Two major U.S. bases in western Iraq and on the other side of the border in eastern Syria have come under simultaneous attacks, with the attack on the Iraq-based outpost reportedly wounding many American personnel members. The concurrent strikes took place on Wednesday against the Ain al-Assad airbase that hosts the U.S. troops in the […]
TEHRAN – Marquetry is termed “Mo’araq” in Persian, which literally means “an object with veins”. In terms of handicrafts, Mo’araq is a form of art in which colorful pieces of wood are cut and arranged next to each other on a wooden or polyester background. A variety of woods are used to make marquetry, from […]
TEHRAN – Persepolis and Sepahan football teams were held against their rivals and Esteghlal defeated Tractor to keep their title hopes alive with four games to go in Iran Professional League (IPL). In Ahvaz, Foolad and Persepolis played out a goalless draw at the Foolad Arena. Persepolis remained top of the table with 55 points, […]
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are embroiled in a rare public dispute that has halted an agreement among OPEC plus members. A meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus other key oil producers like Russia had hoped to reach a deal on crude output after the group failed to reach an agreement last […]
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, the value of exports from Iran’s northern Gilan province rose 24 percent during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (Marc 21-June 21), as compared to the first quarter of the previous year. Farhad Dalqpoush, the head of Gilan’s Industry, Mining, and Trade Department, said that […]
Chile had to postpone the writing of its new constitution after fresh clashes erupted between protesters and police in Santiago. Security forces used water cannon and fired tear gas to disperse angry crowds. Drafting a new constitution was only one of the key agreements the government agreed after social unrest gripped the country in October […]
TEHRAN – Spain basketball team defeated Iran 96-53 in their second friendly match at WiZink Center in Madrid Monday night. Sergio Scariolo’s team had defeated Iran 88-61 on Saturday in Valencia. The matches were held as part of preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games. Iran had lost to Japan twice and defeated them one time […]
