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Iranian president: No obstacles to Tehran-Moscow cooperation
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said Tehran sees no barriers to expanding cooperation with Moscow and stressed that bilateral agreements in energy, transport, and power sectors will be implemented with urgency. Speaking on Wednesday evening...
Iran tells UN Security Council Afghan migration poses growing strain
Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, told a UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan that the presence of millions of Afghan migrants has severely strained Iran’s resources and infrastructure,...

Iran cites wartime-like conditions, ties IAEA inspections to new safeguards
“This is the first time in history that safeguarded nuclear facilities have come under military attack,” Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said in an interview by Japan’s Kyodo News. “Special precautions must be...

Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For September 18
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of September 18, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value...
Iranian authorities executed a man convicted of spying for Israel
“Babak Shahbazi… was executed by hanging this morning following due legal process and the confirmation of his sentence by the Supreme Court,” reported Mizan Online, the judiciary’s official news outlet. It was not specified when Shahbazi was...

Iran Blasts UK Denial of Genocide, Slams Complicity in Israeli Crimes
Esmaeil Baqaei, writing on X on Thursday, responded to former UK foreign secretary’s September 1 letter to parliament in which David Lammy insisted that the UK had “not concluded” the regime was committing genocide, citing legal definitions that...

Iran Beats S. Korea at 2025 Asian Men’s U-17 Handball Championship
Iran had previously defeated Maldives 65-4 and Syria 44-22 in Group D. Iran has been drawn in Group II along with Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar. Iran will play Kuwait on Friday. South Korea, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Chinese Taipei are in Group I. The...
Iran and Europe ministers make little progress
Iranian and European ministers made little progress in talks yesterday aimed at preventing international sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme being reimposed at the end of this month, two European and one Iranian diplomats said. Britain,...

Iran yet to take necessary actions to stop ’snapback’ of sanctions: Officials
Breadcrumb Trail Links News World Author of the article: Associated Press Jon Gambrell Published Sep 17, 2025 • 2 minute read FILE - In this June 7, 2021, file photo, the flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) waves at the entrance...
Iran, Pakistan sign economic cooperation deal
Gisoo Misha Ahmadi Press TV, Tehran Tehran has hosted the closing session of the 22nd Iran-Pakistan Joint Economic Commission, where the two neighboring nations signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation across multiple sectors;...

Pezeshkian: ‘Successful’ Iran-Russia cooperation heralds end of unilateralism
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says a “successful” model of cooperation among independent countries, including Iran and Russia, will prove that the era of unilateralism in the world is over. "We will be able to lead our countries to...

Oscars 2026: France selects Iranian drama 'It Was Just An Accident' as its submission
Iranian film director and screenwriter Jafar Panahi attends at a press conference on his film 'It Was Just an Accident,' in Busan, South Korea, on September 18, 2025. JUNG YEON-JE / AFP France announced, on Wednesday, September 17, that it has...

Pakistan set to export corn as Iran prepares trade mission
Iran will dispatch a high-level delegation to Pakistan within the next two weeks to finalise arrangements for importing Pakistani corn, as both countries move to deepen bilateral agricultural cooperation. The development came during Federal...

Iranian hardliners rally forces as Europe hints UN sanctions on the way

Who was Babak Shahbazi? Iran executes him, alleging Mossad Spy; Releases chilling Video!
The Iranian media has released a dramatic video of a 42-year-old man whom they claim to be a Mossad spy. He was accused of infiltrating military-linked facilities and collecting sensitive data during the recent 12-day war between Iran and Israel....

Conference on Iran and changing landscape of Middle East opens
Panellists during a discussion at the conference. DOHA: The Iranian Studies Unit Fifth Annual Conference titled, “Iran and the Changing Strategic Landscape of the Middle East” commenced yesterday. The two-day event gathers researchers and experts...

Top Iranian general praises Russia’s support in 12-day war
Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, met with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev to discuss bilateral cooperation and recent international developments. Mousavi highlighted Russia’s “very firm and solid”...

Threats from enemies persist: Iran nuclear chief
Mohammad Eslami, who heads the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), made the remarks to Japan’s Kyodo News agency in a written interview that was published on Wednesday. The current security situation amid the risk of potential fresh...
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[BIFF 2025] Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi shares unwavering creative spirit
BUSAN — Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose film “It Was Just an Accident” won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, spoke of his unwavering creative drive despite facing repression in his home country during the Busan International...
Era of Unipolar World Over: Iran’s President
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said successful cooperation between independent nations like Iran and Russia signals the end of global unipolarity, asserting that countries can achieve growth without reliance on unilateral...