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A municipal sanitation worker in the northern Iranian city of Gorgan has returned a bag containing gold jewelry worth an estimated 3 billion tomans (around $30,000) to its owner, earning widespread praise for his honesty.
Following the resounding triumph of Iran’s junior national volleyball team in the U21 World Championship, the country’s top leadership extended heartfelt congratulations.
Iran’s U21 national volleyball team secured a spot in the final of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship after a decisive 3-0 victory over the US in the semifinals.
Iran has faced five consecutive years of drought, with this year’s rainfall levels described as “very poor,” according to Shina Ansari, head of the Department of Environment.
Two Iranian para-cyclists have missed the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Belgium after failing to secure entry visas from the Belgian Embassy, Iranian sports officials confirmed.
Reza Soukhteh Saraei, a former Iranian wrestling champion and one of the few athletes in the country’s history to win medals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, has passed away at the age of 76.
Emam-Ali Habibi, Iran’s first Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and a three-time world champion, passed away on Sunday at the age of 94 after a long battle with illness, Iranian media reported.
Iran now ranks as the world’s third most-affected country by land subsidence, a senior official from the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development warned, citing alarming levels of groundwater depletion across the country.
Two Iranian climbers, Maryam Pilevari and Hassan Seifollah, have gone missing while mountaineering in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, after losing contact with their base. Authorities have yet to determine their whereabouts.
The National Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad Team of the Islamic Republic of Iran has once again brought great pride to the nation by securing the title of the world’s most decorated team for the second year in a row at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in India.
On the occasion of the anniversary of the passing of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (AS), the second Shia Imam, on Friday, Iran’s National Library has introduced a rare and valuable manuscript titled Ma’arij al-Nubuwwah fi Madarij al-Futuwah.
A large fire broke out on Sunday evening at a private warehouse storing petroleum and lubricant materials in Rey, south of the capital, injuring at least two people.
Wildfires in the Iraqi section of the Hoor al-Azim wetland are still burning, while Iranian authorities report the blaze on their side has been contained, according to local environmental officials.
Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team claimed the championship at the international tournament in Serbia, securing three gold, one silver, and four bronze medals against strong competitors from several leading wrestling nations.
Recent measurements reveal that surface temperatures on the Iranian capital Tehran’s streets can surpass those of the Lut Desert, one of the hottest places on Earth.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society has reported that 43 Iranian pilgrims were injured early Friday when their bus veered off the road in Iraq, about 10 kilometers from the Mehran border crossing.
