TEHRAN - Matin Rezaei of Iran won a gold medal in the 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships on Friday.

He defeated Uzbekistan’s Nazarali Nazarov in the final match of the men's -63kg.

Sogand Shiri in the women’s -42kg, Abolfazl Zandi in the men’s -48kg and Mobina Nematzadeh in the women's 49kg had previously won three gold medals in the event. 

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TEHRAN— Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian demanded the release of an Iranian citizen detained in Saudi Arabia during the Hajj pilgrimage over the phone with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein late Thursday.

The two chief diplomats discussed bilateral, regional and international issues.

Iran’s foreign minister appreciated his Iraqi c

TEHRAN - Sweden defeated Iran 39-11 in the 2022 International Handball Federation (IHF) Women's Youth World Championship on Friday.

Iran had previously lost to Iceland 28-17 in Group I.

Irsn are scheduled to play Romania on Sunday in the 13th - 16th place.

The 2022 IHF Women's Youth World Championship is ninth edition of the championship which is

TEHRAN— Talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which began on Thursday ended with Iran warning the United States that “hours in Vienna are decisive.”

On Friday, Iran’s top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani held a meeting with Russia’s chief negotiator, Mikhail Ulyanov.

The meeting followed two consecutive meetings between Bagheri