TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Nassaji 5-1 to end the first half of the Iran Professional League (IPL) season as the leaders.

Giorgi Gvelesiani opened the scoring for Persepolis from the penalty spot just seven minutes into the match but his goal was canceled out by Ayoub Kalantari three minutes later.

Mohammad Omri netted a brace in the

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry late on Wednesday summoned French Ambassador Nicolas Roche in reaction to a move by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in publishing “indecent” caricatures of the Islamic Republic’s top religious and political authority.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran tolerates by no means any insults to its sanctities,

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday saying the French government bears “undeniable responsibility” for an “anti-cultural and anti-human move” by the notorious Charlie Hebdo magazine in publishing offensive caricatures of Iran’s top politico and religious authority.

In response to this derogatory move, Iran announced

TEHRAN - In response to the French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo’s insulting cartoons against Iran’s top religious authority, the Foreign Ministry on Thursday closed a French institute studying ancient Persian antiquities.

The Institut Français de Recherche en Iran is part of the cultural wing of the French embassy. 

The ministry said the closure of