Friday, December 26, 2025
type here...

IFP Exclusive

The latest news and views from Iran, the Middle East, and the world produced and published by IFP either using the contents provided by Persian-language media outlets or through its exclusive dispatches

Security

Defense minister: Iran self-sufficient in making drone engines, five-fold increase in defense products exports

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani says that the country no longer needs foreign assistance in manufacturing drone engines, adding the country’s export of defense products has increased up to five times.
Incidents

15 killed, over 4,700 injured in Iran’s year-end fire festival incidents

IFP Editorial Staff -
The traditional festival of fire, or Chaharshanbe Suri, which is a prelude to the Persian New Year has so far claimed 15 lives and left 4,720 people injured, according to the head of Iran's National Medical Emergency Organization.
Urban

Traffic chaos grips Tehran over Scarlet Wednesday or Chaharshanbeh Suri

IFP Editorial Staff -
The streets and highways of Tehran have ground to a halt since 15:00 local time on the eve of Scarlet Wednesday, commonly known as Chaharshanbeh Suri.
Science and Technology

Homecoming in style: NASA’s “Cro-7” mission astronauts, including Jasmin Moghbeli, return to Earth

Golrokh Askarieh -
The astronauts of NASA's "Cro-7" mission, led by the  Iranian-American astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, touched down after spending approximately 200 days away from the planet's surface.
Nuclear

Iran asserts commitment to nuclear obligations

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran has emphasized its unwavering commitment to fulfilling nuclear obligations, notably the Comprehensive Safeguard Agreement, ensuring the effective execution of the International Atomic Energy Agency's verification activities concerning Iran’s nuclear materials and activities.
Culture

Grand bazaar bustle: Tehran’s residents flock for new year, Ramadan preparations

IFP Editorial Staff -
In a vibrant display of tradition and community spirit, tens of thousands of Iranian residents flooded Tehran's Grand Bazaar ahead of the new year and during the holy month of Ramadan.
Security

Iran set to launch joint naval drills with Russia, China

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran, Russia and China are to kick start joint maritime maneuvers on Tuesday night in the Indian Ocean near the Sea of Oman along with observers from friendly and allied countries, the spokesman for the drills said.
Security

Iranian police officer killed in clash with drug smugglers

IFP Editorial Staff -
An Iranian police officer was fatally shot in an armed clash with drug smugglers in the early hours of Tuesday in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Local

Iran arrests four over publishing video of woman’s altercation with cleric in Qom

IFP Editorial Staff -
Four people have been arrested so far for publishing a video footage showing a noisy argument between a woman and a cleric who was allegedly filming her for not wearing a hijab in a clinic in the central Iranian city of Qom and sending the footage to a "hostile TV network", according to an official.
Sport

Iranian footballer launches initiative to help flood-hit people in Sistan and Baluchestan

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian National Football Team player Ramin Rezaeian has launched a tender to sell his shirt to help the flood-hit people of Sistan and Baluchestan province.
Security

Judiciary: Dozens arrested for acts against security on Iran election day

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran's Judiciary says dozens of people were arrested last Friday during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections for acts against security.
Asia

Taliban denies US general’s claim over extremist groups

IFP Editorial Staff -
A Taliban spokesman has rejected a US military official's claim that the group's inability or unwillingness to contain extremist groups will destabilize central and southern Asia.
Local

Iran ex-president Rouhani demands explanations from Guardian Council for disqualification

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s former president Hassan Rouhani, in a new letter, has once again demanded the Guardian Council vetting body give ‘specific’ reasons for disqualifying him as a candidate in the recently-held parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections.
Security

Iranian court fines Tondar terrorist group nearly $2.5bn over 2008 bombing

IFP Editorial Staff -
A legal court has fined an anti-Iran terrorist group supported by the US to pay 2.478 billion dollars in damages in a 2008 bombing case in southern Iran that left over 200 people dead and injured.
Tourism

Revival of lake Urmia welcomes tourists as water levels reach new highs

Fatemeh Askarieh -
In a significant turn of events, Lake Urmia, a once-depleted natural wonder in Iran, is making a remarkable comeback, attracting tourists with its improved conditions. Recent measures implemented in the catchment area and satellite wetlands, coupled with favorable rainfall, have led to a substantial rise in the lake's water levels.
Judiciary

Interpol issues red notice for Iranian iPhone sales co. owner amid fraud allegations

IFP Editorial Staff -
In a recent development, Interpol has issued a global "red notice" for Amirhossein Sharifian, the owner of Korosh Company, following allegations of fraudulent activities involving iPhone sales.
Sport

Revved rivalry: Drag derby sets stage for Tehran’s Persepolis vs. Esteghlal showdown

IFP Editorial Staff -
On the eve of the football derby between Tehran's old rivals Persepolis F.C. and Esteghlal F.C., fans of the blue and red teams held a derby car race in the Iranian capital.
Local

Iranian daily blasts Raisi administration’s handling of major fraud case

IFP Editorial Staff -
An Iranian newspaper as accused the administration of incumbent Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi of seeking to cover up a recent financial corruption case involving billions of dollars.
Parliament

Iranian official: Morality police replaced with cash fines to enforce Islamic Dress Code

IFP Editorial Staff -
An Iranian official says Parliament has replaced operations by morality police with cash fines in order to deal with those refusing to observe the Islamic Dress Code (hijab).
Views

“Trump could chock off all economic lifelines of Iran if elected in Nov.”

IFP Editorial Staff -
A political analyst warns against the notion that anti-Iran sanctions have been neutralized.
Science and Technology

Iranian scientist wins American Physical Society’s award

IFP Editorial Staff -
An Iranian graduate of Tehran's Sharif University of Technology has won the annual award of the America Physical Society (APS) for the year 2024.
Sport

Two women to referee Tehran’s 103rd Derby match from VAR room

IFP Editorial Staff -
The second female referee for the Wednesday football Derby of Tehran was picked by the Committee of the Referees of Iran.
Foreign Policy

Iran: UN human rights mechanisms ‘plaything’ for western governments

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has categorically dismissed a report released by a mission mandated by the United Nations over the 2022 death of the young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini and the unrest and deadly riots over the tragic incident across the country, lamenting that human rights mechanisms of the world body have turned into “a plaything” in the hands of certain western governments.
Incidents

Some 5,000 flood victims housed in emergency shelters in southeastern Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Around 5,000 flood-stricken people in southeastern Iranian Sistan-and-Baluchestan province have been housed in emergency shelters.
Local

Iran’s Statistics Center issues stark warning about population decline

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s population will reach 93.7 million in 2046. That’s according to the country’s Statistics Center, which warned that from the same year, the decline of the Iranian population will start.
1...142143144...1,095Page 143 of 1,095

Latest news

© All Content by IFP News ( Iran Front Page ) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

About Us

Popular Articles

Editor Picks