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A passenger bus traveling from Mashhad to Tehran collided with a trailer truck near Hajiabad in Garmsar County on Thursday morning, leaving one dead and 20 others injured.

Iran’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, emphasized that the Islamic Republic has never been the initiator of war and regards diplomacy and negotiation as the best means of resolving international disputes.

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, told a UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan that the presence of millions of Afghan migrants has severely strained Iran’s resources and infrastructure, creating complex security and cross-border challenges.

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said Tehran sees no barriers to expanding cooperation with Moscow and stressed that bilateral agreements in energy, transport, and power sectors will be implemented with urgency.

Iran’s Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi says sanctions cause more deaths than wars.

Iranian writer and founder of educational and cultural institutions for hearing-impaired children Samineh Baghcheban has passed away at the age of 97.

Iran has executed Babak Shahbazi, a man convicted of espionage for Israel’s spy agency, Mossad, according to local reports.

Following the victory of Iran’s national freestyle wrestling team at the 2025 World Championships, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, issued a message of appreciation, commending the wrestlers for their extraordinary efforts and admirable conduct.

Speaking to reporters at the conclusion of the summit, Pezeshkian said the current trend is bringing Islamic countries closer together and exposing the divisions...

Iran has chosen the feature film Cause of Death: Unknown as its official submission to the 2026 Academy Awards, the Farabi Cinema Foundation announced on Tuesday.

Editor-in-chief of the principlist Kayhan daily, has sharply criticized a recent statement by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), claiming it contradicts parliamentary legislation governing the country’s nuclear cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Khorasan newspaper has described the outcome of a recent meeting in Doha as “disappointing,” arguing that the Islamic world once again failed to show a unified and practical response to Israeli aggression.

Two Iranian police officers were killed and another was injured on Tuesday after armed assailants opened fire on a patrol vehicle in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, local authorities reported.

Tehran’s political and press court jury has found former Iranian MP Mostafa Kavakebian guilty over his allegations that Israeli spy Catherine Shakdam had affairs with some Iranian officials.

A leading Iranian newspaper has strongly criticized the country’s long-standing internet filtering policies, calling them a “failed strategy” that has eroded public trust, strained society, and fueled illegal markets.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared Iran’s solidarity with Qatar and Muslim nations in the face of a grave threat to the region.

Iran will push for the adoption of a draft resolution condemning attacks on nuclear facilities despite US opposition, the spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Sunday.

Iranian border forces have seized around 11 tons and 860 kilograms of narcotics and detained over 250 suspects during the first half of the current year, according to the commander of the Border Guard Command.

Thousands of residents and local officials gathered at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, on Sunday to attend the funeral of firefighter Reza Fakhrian, who died while battling a blaze earlier this week.

Iran’s Police Commander, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan, met with Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss strengthening bilateral security cooperation.

Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi made a stunning debut for Greek club Olympiacos on Saturday  night.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to travel to Qatar to participate in an emergency summit of Islamic countries’ leaders and, afterward, will go to New York to attend the UN General Assembly meeting.

The question of Palestine is one of the oldest and most complex political conflicts of the modern era—shaping not only the Middle East but also the broader international order for more than seventy years. This conflict emerged from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, British colonial rule, the Balfour Declaration of 1917, and ultimately the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 through occupation and the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Since then, despite broad resistance, the Palestinian people remain deprived of their most fundamental right: the right to self-determination.

The cemetery of Baghlegh village in Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran, is one of the most distinctive graveyards in the country.

Iranian pop singer Omid Jahan passed away at the age of 44 after suffering a heart attack during a live performance in Bam, southeastern Iran.