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Iranian police recently intercepted a major wildlife smuggling operation, rescuing 27 rare and valuable falcons hidden in a vehicle.

Iran has started construction for 110 residential units on the Iranian island of Abu Musa, which along with two other islands is a source of territorial dispute with the neighboring United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iranian deputy minister of roads and urban development announced on Monday.

Lake Urmia, Iran’s largest inland lake and one of the world’s largest saltwater lakes, is gradually turning into a desolate ruin.

Prominent Iranian bioinformatics and artificial intelligence researcher Ali Sharifi Zarchi has been appointed as the chair of the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI).

Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised Hamas political chief Yahya Sinwar, referring to him as a victorious fighter, and affirmed that the Resistance Front will continue its path despite Sinwar's martyrdom. He also added the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas is "alive and will remain alive."

Iranian bodybuilder Hadi Choopan came second in the 2024 Mr. Olympia held at the Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas, the US.

A huge fire has caused heavy material damage in an iron bazaar in southwestern Tehran.

Iran has sent two satellites to Russia where they are going to be put into orbit soon.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society announced that following the recent attack by Israel on the Red Crescent's field hospital on the Syria-Lebanon border, which resulted in its destruction, the organization will establish a new hospital on the border to continue providing services to the war-affected people of Lebanon.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the World Cup 2026 qualifying match between Iran and Qatar will be held in a neutral country.

At least 15 people have died of alcohol poisoning in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran. Medical sources in Mazandaran say the victims include 13 men and 2 women above the age of 22. 

The Iranian boys and girls Taekwondo teams have grabbed seven gold medals, two silver, and three bronze at the World Championships in South Korea, claiming the title of world champions for the first time.

The Iranian Space Agency has announced the upcoming launch of three new satellites named Kowsar, Zafar 2, and Tolou 3, Tehran-based Borna news agency reported.

A huge number of worshippers from across Iran have attended this weeks’ Friday Prayers in the capital Tehran led by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

The death toll from the flooding of the Halilrud River in southeastern Iranian city of Jiroft has risen to 15, with seven children among the victims.

Iran’s healthcare system is facing a significant crisis as 1,590 nurses resigned last year, according to the spokesperson of the Iranian Parliament’s Health Committee Salman Es’haqi.

Persepolis FC defeated their longtime rival Esteghlal FC 1-0 in Tehran derby with Hossein Kanaani’s late goal in Matchweek 6 of the 2024/25 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League on Wednesday.

Rescue and emergency workers have recovered the bodies of 49 miners from a mine in northeastern Iran in the past three days.

Firefighters managed to put out the fire in an industrial town in Iran’s central city of Garmsar on Tuesday after 16 hours, the governor of the city announced.

A fire incident and multiple explosions at an industrial town in the central Iranian city of Garmsar on Monday have left 10 people injured, according to an official tally.

The mine blast in northeastern Iran that left dozens of miners dead and wounded on Saturday night could have happened without so many casualties if the US-led Western sanctions had not barred Iran from purchasing up-to-date alarm systems, an official says.

A number of university professors who say have unfairly been purged from academic centers during the tenure of the late president Ebrahim Raisi, have written an open letter to his successor Massoud Pezeshkian to reverse the decision that terminated their contracts.

Some 17 million students attended schools across Iran on Sunday as the new academic year kicked off across the country.

At least 51 people have been killed and 20 wounded in a gas explosion in a mine in eastern Iran, according to the latest official update on Sunday.

The unprecedented heatwave in August this year turned nine wetlands, including internationally known northern Anzali, in Iran dry plots of land.