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Iranian wrestling legends Yazdani, Movahed among greatest freestyle wrestlers in history

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The list, which highlights 30 of the most accomplished athletes in freestyle wrestling history without ranking order, places the two Iranian champions alongside global legends such as Aleksandr Medved of the former Soviet Union and John Smith of the United States.

Abdollah Movahed, the 1968 Olympic gold medalist and multiple world champion, is celebrated as one of the pioneers who elevated Iranian wrestling to global prominence.

Known for his unmatched technique and sportsmanship, Movahed remains a member of the World Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Hassan Yazdani, often referred to as “The King,” continues Iran’s wrestling legacy in the modern era. A three-time Olympic medalist, including gold at Rio 2016, and a multiple-time world champion, Yazdani’s dynamic style and relentless determination have earned him global respect.

Other prominent names featured in the list include Buvaisar Saitiev (Russia), Bruce Baumgartner (USA), Arsen Fadzaev (USSR), Jordan Burroughs (USA), and Makharbek Khadartsev (USSR), underscoring the sport’s rich global history and Iran’s lasting contribution to it.

Transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine not considered: US

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IFP Media Wire
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“No,” the US leader said when asked whether the White House administration will deliver such missiles to Kiev.

This position may change but he is not doing that at present, Trump added.

He made the remarks after CNN reported that the Pentagon had given the White House approval to supply Tomahawks to Ukraine, after concluding that the move would not deplete US stockpiles.

Trump has long promised to mediate an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and revived direct negotiations with Russia earlier this year. However, no breakthroughs were achieved during his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska in August or in the renewed Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul.

Trump recently postponed a planned summit with Putin in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, and imposed additional sanctions on Russia’s oil trade. At the same time, he rejected Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s request for Tomahawks, saying the US needs them “to protect our country.” Trump also stated that Ukrainian troops would have to undergo extensive training to operate the missiles. “We know how to use it, and we’re not going to be teaching other people,” he said.

Putin warned last month that he would consider the delivery of Tomahawks to be a further escalation and promised a “very strong response.”

 

US warns of ‘consequences’ if China invades Taiwan

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In an interview on CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” correspondent Norah O’Donnell asked the president whether he would defend Taiwan if China moved on the island. Trump avoided making any direct threats but said he was confident that would not happen.

“You’ll find out if it happens, and he understands the answer to that,” Trump responded in the interview.

Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Thursday for the first time in six years. The leaders touted key agreements struck between the countries against the backdrop of economic tensions spurred by trade and Trump’s announcement that America would resume nuclear testing.

Trump said in the interview, which was taped Friday, that the two leaders did not discuss Taiwan during their historic meeting last week.

“This never even came up yesterday as a subject. He never brought it up,” Trump continued, adding, “People were a little surprised at that. He never brought it up because he understands it, and he understands it very well.”

O’Donnell pressed Trump on why he wouldn’t say publicly what he insisted Xi understands “very well” about the consequences of hypothetical military action against Taiwan.

“I don’t want to give away, I can’t give away my secrets. I don’t want to be one of these guys that tells you exactly what’s going to happen if something happens. The other side knows, but I’m not somebody that tells you everything because you’re asking me a question,” Trump responded.

“But they understand what’s going to happen,” Trump continued.

“And he has openly said, and his people have openly said at meetings, ‘We would never do anything while President Trump is president,’ because they know the consequences.”

Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, did not respond directly to a query about whether Trump has received any assurances from Xi or Chinese officials about Taiwan. He insisted in a statement that China “will never allow any person or force to separate Taiwan from China in any way”.

“The Taiwan question is China’s internal affair, and it is the core of China’s core interests. How to resolve the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese people ourselves, and only the Chinese people can decide it,” the statement added.

The White House also did not provide further details about when Xi or Chinese officials conveyed to Trump that military action on Taiwan was off the table for the duration of the Republican’s presidency.

 

Iran’s FM says Israel achieved none of its goals during 12-day war

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Abbas Araghchi

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Araqchi said, “We are more prepared this time, especially since we have clearly identified our own weaknesses and the enemy’s weaknesses during the 12-day war, and now we can act with greater strength.”

Araqchi said, “We have no interest in war or expanding the war. But we are facing a warmongering regime — a regime ready to drag the war to all parts of the region.”

Referring to Israeli attacks on Qatar, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen and threats against other regional countries, he added that the regime talks about a “Greater Israel,” which means laying claim to the territory of many countries in the region.

Responding to a question about Israeli claims that they do not seek a new war against Iran, he said, “We do not trust anything said by Israeli officials and always consider the possibility of deception.”

He also emphasized that Iran is confident about the peaceful nature of its nuclear program and is willing to negotiate with any country to demonstrate that.

“If there are questions or concerns, we should address them through negotiation and by reaching reassuring solutions,” he said.

Araqchi stated: “We are still prepared to enter negotiations based on mutual interests. The formula used in 2015 can still be applied. That formula was: Iran builds confidence regarding its nuclear program and, in return, sanctions are lifted.”

The foreign minister insisted: “We will not negotiate our missile capability with anyone. There is no reason to negotiate our security with anyone.”

He added: “Zero enrichment is impossible. Enrichment is the achievement of Iranian scientists and we worked on it for years; our scientists were assassinated in the past. Now that we once fought for this enrichment — a 12-day war was imposed on us and we suffered more than a thousand martyrs — what reason do we have to accept zero enrichment?”

On the missile issue he said: “No sensible person disarms themselves. Why should we negotiate about our missiles when this twelve-day war proved that Iran’s defence depends on our missiles, and our missiles played an important role in defending Iran?”

Answering a question about the extent of damage from the US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, he said: “The damage is significant — buildings were destroyed, our equipment and machinery were lost — but the technology was not destroyed. You cannot destroy technology with bombs. More importantly, our will was not broken; it has even strengthened since the war.”

 

IRGC spokesman: “Enemy lacks capability for full-scale war”

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Brigadier General Ali-Mohammad Naeini, IRGC spokesperson and deputy head of public relations, stated during a televised program that Israel “entered the conflict with maximal objectives for overthrow and disintegration, but failed to achieve them. Now, it has neither the motivation nor the technological readiness to start another war.”

Referring to the war with US-Israeli alliance in June, he noted that intelligence and technical assessments showed the adversary suffered not only from ammunition shortages but also from deficiencies in air defense systems and advanced military technology.

“What they already possessed could not provide effective defense, and there is no sign of new strategic capability,” General Naeini said.

Discussing Iran’s response operations, General Naeini confirmed that the IRGC’s Operation True Promise 2 missile campaign strengthened regional deterrence and morale among allied resistance groups.

He added that while Iran maintained readiness for extended conflict, the logical decision was to accept an end to hostilities after achieving victory.

“The war ended when we were in a position of strength,” General Naeini said, emphasizing that about 60 percent of global public opinion viewed Iran as the victor of the 12-day conflict.

Security chief say Iran to engage in ‘genuine’ talks with US

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Ali Larijani

Speaking on Sunday, Larijani warned that enemies of the Islamic Republic seek to weaken the Iranian nation’s resolve, emphasizing the need to strengthen national unity to counter “endless” demands.

He pointed out that the United States seeks to halt Iran’s uranium enrichment and missile development as a precondition for talks.

“We do not say that we oppose negotiations. The Leader [of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei] has always emphasized having knowledge of negotiations. However, real negotiations must take place, not ones with predetermined outcomes,” Larijani asserted.

He added that negotiations should happen at the “right time.”

Larijani noted that Iran and the United States were engaged in talks when the Israeli regime launched its war of aggression against the Islamic Republic in mid-June. He said that Washington now seeks to resume negotiations based on pre-established outcomes.

Prior to the US-Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran and its nuclear facilities, Tehran had held five rounds of discussions with Washington aimed at replacing the 2015 nuclear agreement.

The United States and its European allies have repeatedly insisted that any future deal must address not only Iran’s nuclear program but also its ballistic missile capabilities.

Tehran has consistently rejected such demands, insisting that its military capabilities are not open to negotiation.

On August 28, the European trio invoked the “snapback” mechanism to restore UN sanctions, further complicating diplomacy to resolve tensions.

In an interview with the Qatari news network Al-Jazeera published on Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is open to holding talks on its nuclear program but refuses to negotiate over its missile capabilities.

“We are ready to negotiate to address concerns regarding Iran’s nuclear program…We will never negotiate our missile program, and no rational actor would accept being disarmed,” he added.

 

Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi takes athens by storm as Olympiacos’ new star

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Since joining the Athens-based club late in the summer transfer window after parting ways with Inter Milan, Taremi has emerged as a key playmaker, both scoring goals and orchestrating attacks from the front.

In just six league appearances — only two of them as a starter — the Iranian forward has scored four goals and provided one assist, averaging a direct goal contribution every 38 minutes.

Olympiacos coach José Luis Mendilibar, who brought Taremi in as a backup for Moroccan striker Ayoub El Kaabi, now sees the Iranian as more than a substitute. Taremi’s influence has grown quickly, with his composure, vision, and leadership earning him comparisons to a conductor leading an orchestra.

At Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Taremi’s name has become a chant on the lips of Olympiacos fans, signaling his rise as both a key player and a potential successor to El Kaabi — not only on the pitch but in popularity as well.

For many in Greece, Taremi’s arrival has added new energy and international flair to Olympiacos’ attacking line, reaffirming his reputation as one of Asia’s finest footballers and marking the beginning of what could be a defining chapter in his European career.

Iran, Russia to build 8 new nuclear power plants

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The announcement came during President Masoud Pezeshkian’s meeting with senior officials of Iran’s nuclear industry.

Eslami stated that Iran’s nuclear sector, despite decades of pressure since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has continued to advance as a symbol of scientific self-reliance. He highlighted that under the guidance of the Supreme Leader, the Atomic Energy Organization has transformed into a pioneering, knowledge-based institution dedicated to technological innovation and commercialization.

According to Eslami, the organization is currently implementing the third year of its long-term strategic roadmap, which envisions producing 20,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity by 2041.

He said multiple feasibility and design studies have been completed to achieve this goal, emphasizing that the plan is economically viable and will attract investors due to its self-sustaining financial model.

Referring to the agreement with Russia, Eslami explained that following the successful operation of the first Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2013, a new contract was concluded between Tehran and Moscow for the construction of four additional reactors in Bushehr and four others at sites to be announced by the Iranian government.

He added that additional nuclear plants will be established in various regions to ensure clean, stable power generation, including projects in Darkhovin (Khuzestan Province) and a newly initiated nuclear power project on the Caspian coast in Golestan Province.

Eslami reaffirmed that Iran remains committed to producing 20,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity, citing continuity even during wartime as proof of the program’s resilience.

He stressed that the completion of these new plants will secure Iran’s position among leading nations in peaceful nuclear energy production.

President Pezeshkian: Iran fully supports peaceful nuclear development

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During a visit to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Sunday, President Pezeshkian toured an exhibition showcasing the latest achievements in nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical production and held talks with senior industry officials.

He commended Iranian scientists for their contributions to public health, describing their work as “a form of scientific jihad and sincere service to the nation.”

President Pezeshkian called for accelerating innovation in radiopharmaceuticals and nuclear technology, citing their vital role in healthcare and national economic growth.

“The world powers fear Iran’s scientific independence,” he said. “We have repeatedly declared that producing nuclear weapons is not on our agenda. Our goal is to meet human needs through technology, not to build bombs.”

The president also urged greater efforts to communicate the peaceful applications of nuclear technology and to counter “biased propaganda that equates nuclear energy with weaponry.”

He concluded that his government will “rebuild nuclear facilities with even greater strength” and ensure Iran secures a stronger position in the global technology market.

Iran confirms receiving messages on possible resumption of talks with US

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran US Flags

Government Spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Sunday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “has received messages for the resumption of talks” with Washington, adding that it would elaborate on their content “at an appropriate time.”

Her remarks followed reports by the Iraqi outlet Baghdad Al-Youm, which claimed that Washington had sent a message to Tehran via Oman expressing readiness to restart nuclear negotiations that have been stalled.

The report further alleged that the message conveyed the intention of US President Donald Trump to pursue a new agreement with Iran.

However, senior Iranian lawmaker Esmaeil Kowsari, a member of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said the moves to resume talks were “psychological operations.”

He said, “Whenever we have negotiated with the Americans, directly or indirectly, they have failed to honor their commitments.”

Kowsari cited historical examples of US noncompliance, including the unfulfilled promise to release Iran’s frozen assets following the 1979 takeover of US embassy in Tehran.

Iranian officials have not confirmed any ongoing or scheduled negotiations but maintain that messages between parties are routinely exchanged through diplomatic intermediaries such as Oman.

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