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Tourism

Naqsh-e Jahan in Iran’s Isfahan charms Nowruz tourists

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Isfahan is one of the most visited and frequently cited historical cities in central Iran that captives tourists throughout the year, especially during the 13-day holidays of the Persian New Year, Nowruz.
Cultural Heritage

Nowruz, a millennia-old tradition

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Nowruz, which marks the beginning of Persian New Year and the arrival of the spring, has been celebrated for thousands of years.
Foreign Policy

Israel trapped in Gaza quagmire: Iran FM

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says that the Zionist regime has gotten stuck in a crisis in the Gaza Strip, adding that the era of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come to an end.
Sport

World Cup Qualifiers: Iran dominates Turkmenistan 5-0

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Iran’s national football team overwhelmed Turkmenistan with a commanding 5-0 victory at Tehran's Azadi Stadium, securing their second win in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Incidents

Nowruz traffic tragedy: 271 killed during car accidents in Iran

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Commander of Iran’s traffic police says as of 8 am on Thursday 271 people had died in Nowruz car accidents.
Sport

Iranian snooker sensation: Vafai’s triumph over world no. 1 stuns audience

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In a historic moment for Iranian sports, Hossein Vafai has etched his name in the annals of snooker history with an astonishing victory over "Rani O'Sullivan," the reigning world number one, in the 2024 World Open Snooker Tournament.
Cinema

Iranian actress Yekta Nasser alleges domestic abuse, child kidnapping in emotional video

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Renowned Iranian actress Yekta Nasser has made shocking allegations in a recent video, revealing a decade-long ordeal of domestic abuse and her struggle to recover from a two-year-old divorce.
Environment

Water level in Lake Urmia has improved after recent rainfalls

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With a 50 percent increase in rainfalls in the catchment area of the receding Lake Urmia in Iran’s northwest compared to last year and the release of the water rights from upstream dams, the lake is in better condition now.
Cultural Heritage

Iran seeking to reclaim artifacts looted from Jiroft

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Iran is seeking to get back the ancient artifacts stolen over two decades ago from the country’s southeastern city of Jiroft and illegally smuggled out of the country.
Culture

Nowruz commemorated at United Nations

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Envoys and diplomats from Iran and eleven other countries held a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the Persian New Year, Nowruz, at the United Nations with the president of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in attendance.
Science and Technology

Vice-president: Iran’s knowledge-based exports increase by 200%

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Iranian Vice-President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy says the country’s exports of knowledge-based products have increased by 200% over the past year.
Transportation

Holidaymakers flock to cities across Iran during Nowruz

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With the advent of the Iranian New Year on Wednesday, holidaymakers across Iran travel to other cities to visit their families and relatives, or find a resort to chillax after a year of hard work, or just zip across the four corners of the country.
Custom

Iranians celebrate New Year in Hafezieh in Shiraz

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Iranians gathered on Wednesday in the tomb of the 14th century poet Hafez, better known as Hafezieh, in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz to celebrate the advent of Nowruz, or the Persian New Year.
Sport

AFC releases poster to mark Iranian New Year, Nowruz

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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has congratulated Nowruz, the Persian New Year, by releasing a poster of a few high-profile athletes of the country.
Religion

Large number of Iranians mark New Year in holy shrines

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A massive number of pilgrims were in Imam Reza’s holy shrine, the eighth Shia imam, in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad at 06:36 local time (03:06 GMT) on Wednesday to celebrate the start of the Persian New Year, 1403.
Local

Ayatollah Khamenei designates Persian new year as year of ‘surge in production through people’s participation’

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has named the Persian New Year as the year of "surge in production through people's participation".
Custom

Iranians celebrating Persian New Year, Nowruz

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Millions of people in Iran and several other countries are celebrating Persian New Year, Nowruz, an ancient festivity that marks the beginning of the spring and the renewal of nature.
Custom

Tehran residents gear up for New Year, shopping spree at Tajrish market

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As the countdown to the New Year inches closer, the bustling streets of Tehran witness a flurry of activity as residents flock to the Tajrish market in north of the capital. With just a few hours left, citizens are fervently engaged in purchasing essential items and textiles to ring in the new year.
Foreign Policy

President Raisi, Russia’s Putin discuss bilateral ties, regional stability

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In a recent telephone conversation, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election and expressed hope for enhanced bilateral cooperation between Iran and Russia.
Security

Top comdr.: Iran to retaliate in kind if oil tankers stolen

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A senior Iranian commander says Iran will retaliate in kind if its petroleum shipments are stolen.
Sport

World-famous Iranian body builder Hadi Choopan receives hero’s welcome in hometown

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Iconic Iranian body builder and one-time Mr. Olympia winner Hadi Choopan has arrived back in his hometown Shiraz in southern Iran to a warm welcome by family, friends and other fellow countrymen.
Int'l Relations

Iran rejects U.S., UK’s baseless allegations over Yemen, Red Sea

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Iran has lashed out at the United States and Britain for levelling groundless allegations against Tehran with regards to the status of the Red Sea and Yemen.
Energy

Iran celebrates 73rd anniv. of oil industry nationalization

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Iran is commemorating the 73rd anniversary of its historic nationalization of the oil industry, a landmark event that reshaped the nation's trajectory.
Asia

“Afghanistan has turned into major producer of methamphetamine”

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An Iranian official says neighboring Afghanistan is now a major producer of methamphetamine in the region, voicing Tehran's readiness to tackle the problem.
Foreign Policy

Iran condemns Israel attack on Gaza hospital, warns of crimes

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned as “barbaric” Israel’s new attack on and the occupation of Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, and the “crimes of the Israeli forces” against the medical staff, patients and the wounded at the hospital.
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