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Iran’s national basketball team staged a remarkable comeback to beat Chinese Taipei 78-75 in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup, securing a place among the tournament’s top four teams.
Iran has launched a major initiative to expand quantum laboratories across nine leading universities. Thta's according to Secretary of Iran's National Quantum Committee Vahid Jansari.
Iranian international forward Sardar Azmoun has been named the UAE Pro League’s Best Player of the Season, winning the prestigious Golden Ball award in a ceremony held at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi.
In the ongoing 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, Iran’s national basketball team has claimed a crucial victory over Japan in their second group-stage match. The match happened on Friday.
A passenger train traveling from the Iranian capital Tehran to southeastern city of Kerman derailed early Friday near the city of Siriz, local officials said.
Pilgrims and devotees of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam, journeying from southern Iraqi cities such as Basra toward Karbala pass through the province of Diwaniyah.
Units of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), known as al-Hashd al-Shaabi, have been placed on high alert across several provinces, including Karbala, Najaf, Basra, and Diyala, to conduct comprehensive field security inspections along the pilgrimage routes in preparation for Arbaeen.
Iran’s Minister of Health, Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi, announced that approximately 5,700 people were injured during the recent 12-day conflict with the US-Israeli alliance, and called for international legal action against violations of humanitarian principles by Israel.
According to a study by the Air Quality and Climate Change Research Center at Tehran's Shahid Beheshti University, long-term exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) in Tehran led to 7,342 deaths in 2024.
Iran’s Nursing Organization has warned of severe staff shortages leading to the closure of hospital wards across the country, with some facilities at risk of full shutdown.
In response to an ongoing, unprecedented heatwave and rising electricity consumption, several Iranian provinces have declared public holidays on Tuesday and Wednesday to reduce pressure on the national power grid.
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the border area between Iran’s southeastern provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan and Kerman early Tuesday morning, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Iran's Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution has held a meeting led by its Secretary, Hojjatoleslam Abdolhossein Khosropanah, where the proposed presidents of 11 universities were confirmed.
A recent report by Iran’s Water Resources Management Company reveals a concerning decline in water reserves across the country’s major reservoir dams. According to the data, 19 key dams, essential for drinking water supply and agricultural use, are currently operating at less than 20% of their storage capacity.
In the latest report from the Global Temperature Monitoring System, the city of Abadan in southwestern Iran has been declared the hottest place on Earth, recording a scorching temperature of 50.4°C.
The Appeals Committee of Iran’s Football Federation has issued its final ruling in the contractual dispute between Persepolis FC and national team goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand.
Tehran continues to grapple with severe air pollution, with official figures revealing that 6,000 people died in the Iranian capital last year due to pollution-related causes. This year, residents have experienced only six days of clean air as of August 1.
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated the Iranian nation on the remarkable success of the country’s national youth Greco-Roman wrestling team at the World Championships in Greece.
Iranian football giants Persepolis FC have officially signed Serge Aurier, the former Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur right-back, as their ninth acquisition of the summer transfer window.
Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement, Majid Pourjamshidian, announced that authorized Afghan nationals will be allowed to participate in the upcoming Arbaeen pilgrimage, marking the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, in Iraq under the same conditions as Iranian pilgrims.
