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The Iranian men’s national freestyle wrestling team has claimed the top position at the end of the 2017 Freestyle World Cup in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah, after trouncing the American side in the title challenge.

Iran’s Agriculture Minister apologized to people for the dust pollution crisis which led to severe problems in southwestern province of Khuzestan, stressing that efforts are underway to cope with the issue as soon as possible.

An Iranian lawmaker stated that to protect Iran’s environment and rare species, the government has to raise the public awareness on this subject.

Iranian officials and lawmakers are trying to defuse the environmental crisis in Khuzestan province, southeastern Iran, these days.

Iran earned its second victory at the Persian Beach Soccer Cup on Wednesday.

About $91 million worth of medicinal herbs, including cumin, coriander and coriander seeds, henna and damask rose, were exported in the last Iranian year (March 2015-16).

While being opposed to Saudi Arabia’s regional policies, Iran has to resume its relations with this country so that Iranians can attend Hajj, the annual pilgrimage of Muslim people, an Iranian MP said.

Development of traditional medicine and medicinal herbs can contribute vastly to the economics of health and medical care in the country, said advisor to health minister Dr Mahmoud Khodadoost, on Monday.

Nora Airisian, who represents Armenians in the Syrian parliament, says the Armenian community living in Iran are proud of their peaceful coexistence with Iranians.

In a joint research project between the universities of Kerman in Iran and the Urals in Russia, a team of scientists headed to the Lut Desert to collect fragments of meteorite-like material, situated at the empty site.

Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance says if Saudi Arabia pays the blood money of Iranian pilgrims killed in Mina tragedy in 2015, the Islamic Republic may resume sending its pilgrims to the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary says two people have been arrested on suspicion of starting the fire of Plasco building, which led to its collapse on January 19 and killed several people.

The US wrestling team arrived in Western Iranian city of Kermanshah to attend the upcoming World Cup due to begin on February 16.

The shop owners of Plasco, the first modern commercial centre in Iran which collapsed last month, will continue their business in another shopping centre in Tehran.

The Iran Pro League table-topper Persepolis should have stopped living in the past in Sunday’s eagerly-awaited derby against traditional archrival Esteghlal in Azadi Stadium, west of Tehran.

President Hassan Rouhani has praised Iranian male and female athletes for their outstanding performance during the Las Vegas 2017 Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 4 in the United States.

Iran’s professional football club Esteghlal has managed to notch up a well-earned victory over arch-rival Persepolis at the end of their 84th face-off in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

Iranian scientists at the University of Tehran have built an anti-pollution mask with an efficiency of 99%.

The ISIS terrorist group has ordered its followers to kill Muslim religious figures of Iraq and the Arab world.

Popular football giants of Tehran Esteghlal FC and Perspolis FC have taken thousands of fans to Azadi Stadium in Tehran for “one of Asia’s biggest fixtures”, also known as Tehran Derby.

Iran’s Volleyball Federation will stage a snow volleyball tournament for the first time at the Dizin resort in the Alborz mountain range near Tehran, the Iranian capital.

Iran’s Energy Minister apologized the residents of Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran for power and water cut caused by climatic conditions.

Tehran Municipality and the Iranian Oil Ministry have set up self-service filling stations for the first time in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Muslim clerics and seminary students are not permitted to drive luxury cars as it is an instance of wasting money.

The final round of a cable ski tournament was held in Kish Island, southern Iran, on Friday.