Iranian judo star Saeid Mollaei, who claimed he was ordered to deliberately lose a world championship fight, could compete under a different flag at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the sport's governing body said Sunday.
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says he did not try to "evade a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House" when he was offered the opportunity in July during a visit to the United States.
The United States has sanctioned the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 and its captain under an executive order that “targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorism or acts of terrorism.”
The business conglomerate owned by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), plans to build an artificial island in waters off the southern island of Kish, in the Persian Gulf.
Under a barrage of criticism from attorneys and legal experts, the Islamic Republic's judiciary is set to review a controversial rule that does not allow people accused of "political and intelligence crimes" to choose their own lawyers.
Having failed to stem growing public opposition to compulsory hijab enforcement through arrests and harsh prison sentences, the Islamic Republic police are set to implement a new plan.
At checkpoints leading into the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the flags of Brigade 30, a paramilitary force, still fly nearly two months after the Baghdad government ordered all militias to leave.
The world is turning a blind eye to mass enforced disappearances in Iran, the London-based Amnesty International (AI) says in its latest statement.
Arresting Iranians on charges of espionage has gained momentum in the Islamic Republic while Tehran is struggling with a scandal related to forcing inmates to admit cooperation with "hostile governments."
World Bronze medalist in Judo, Mohammad Mohammadi Barimanlou of Iran has decided to retire since championship he had to face an Israeli judoka in the current international judo championship.
While dozens of Iranian labor activists are behind bars for demanding better pay and overdue wages, the head of the Islamic Republic Judiciary says, "some have hidden agendas under the cover of labor protests."
In a video message addressing the Iranian people, Brian Hook, the U.S. Special Representative for Iran and the head of Iran Action Group has paid homage to an Iranian blogger who died in prison seven years ago.
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