Iran’s women’s kabaddi beat Bangladesh in Nagoya

TEHRAN - Iran’s women’s kabaddi team continued their winning start at the Nagoya Asian Games with a commanding 54–19 victory over Bangladesh in their second match on Tuesday.

Pepe Losada joins Iran football team coaching staff

TEHRAN - Following the departure of Andranik Teymourian and Aliasghar Ghorbanalipour from the Iran national team coaching staff, head coach Amir Ghalenoei has bolstered his backroom team with the additions of Mehrdad Khanban and Pepe Losada.

Iranian woman Saeidabadi bags silver in Nagoya

TEHRAN – Fatemehzahra Saeidabadi from Iran snatched a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday.

Iran’s Asiabari claims silver at 2026 Asian Games Karate

TEHRAN - Aliasghar Asiabari from Iran seized a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games Karate on Tuesday.

Iran’s women’s kata secure silver at 2026 Asian games

In the women’s team kata final held at the Toyohashi Gymnasium, Iran, represented by Fatemeh Sadeghi, Sepideh Amini and Zeinab Hosseini, faced Vietnam and suffered a 5–0 defeat, settling for the silver medal.

Karate athlete Namati wins Iran’s first gold in Nagoya

TEHRAN – Morteza Namati of Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday.

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Ground incursions, incendiary strikes mark dangerous Israeli escalation in south Lebanon

TEHRAN — Israeli forces launched a heavy wave of artillery fire, low-altitude air raids, and destructive ground incursions across southern Lebanon on Monday.

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Impulsive German leader left in a quandary

TEHRAN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is being squeezed badly by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

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Ansarallah consolidates Red Sea control as Trump rejects MBS’ desperate appeals

TEHRAN — The Saudi campaign of aggression in Yemen is unraveling on the western coast. In a lightning offensive that swept through the coastal plain, Yemeni forces under Ansarallah command have captured the port city of Mokha, Mayyun Island, and strategic highlands in Lahij province.

By Ali Minabi

The security and economic gamble facing Iraq

TEHRAN – This withdrawal of U.S. forces is not like its predecessor in 2011, and comparisons drawn from earlier stages of the American-Iraqi relationship are of no use here.

Iran is prepared for a protracted war: IRGC

TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned that any renewed US or Israeli aggression against Iran would trigger a substantially different military response, with changes expected in the geography of the conflict, the weapons deployed and the targets struck.

Fandoqlu: Grass skiing amid the mountain landscapes of Ardabil

TEHRAN - High in the green mountains of northwestern Iran, where cool air lingers through the summer and broad meadows stretch across the landscape, Fandoqlu offers an unusual combination of outdoor sport and nature tourism.

Meeting highlights Central Bank, banking network readiness for international challenges

TEHRAN- The Deputy for International Relations of the Central Bank, emphasizing the need for the banking network’s readiness to face rapid international developments, said: Close communication between the Central Bank and the banking network, and using the experience of experts and specialists, can lead to synergy, finding effective solutions to problems, and forward-looking planning in international banking interactions.

Bells return tomorrow, 277 desks won't

Iran remembers 277 students and 67 education staff killed in two wars, including 120 children in the Minab school attack.

TEHRAN – The sound of school bells and the cheerful voices of children once again filled classrooms across the country on Monday. Students resumed education after the US-Israeli war last year left a trail of damaged schools.

Kazemi: Iran basketball deserve recognition after Asian Games bronze

TEHRAN - Iran national basketball team forward Arsalan Kazemi praised his teammates after Iran secured the bronze medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, highlighting the team’s difficult two-month campaign and the numerous injuries they had to overcome.