Iran held by South Africa at 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World CupIran held by South Africa at 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

TEHRAN - Iran’s men’s team were held to a 4-4 draw against South Africa at the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup South Africa 2023 on Wednesday.

Yaghoub Bahrami scored two goals and Reza Norouzzadeh and Amirmehdi Mirzakhani scored a goal each for the Iranian team.

Team Melli, who claimed bronze in 2018, will play Czech Republic in Pool B on Thursday.

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Situation will become more complicated if JCPOA talks fail: IAEA chiefSituation will become more complicated if JCPOA talks fail: IAEA chief

TEHRAN- The chief of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has emphasized the necessity of restarting negotiations to save the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, stating that failure to do so would result in a rapid deterioration of the situation.

Rafael Grossi stated on Tuesday that while progress is “not impossible,” the diplomatic effort to revive the nuclear agr

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Iran rules out veracity of chemical watchdog report on SyriaIran rules out veracity of chemical watchdog report on Syria

TEHRAN- Iran’s UN envoy has cast doubt on the authenticity of a report from the world chemical watchdog that charges Syria of a purported chemical assault against the citizens of the Arab nation in 2018.

Amir Saeed Iravani made the comments while speaking at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Tuesday.  

The so-called Investigation and

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Neighbors alone unable to assure long-term peace in Afghanistan: IranNeighbors alone unable to assure long-term peace in Afghanistan: Iran

TEHRAN- Iran’s senior security official has cautioned that “transregional intervention” in Afghanistan can spread unrest to other nations in the region.

Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), spoke on Wednesday at the fifth session of the regional security conference in Moscow and criticized the U.S. for c

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Panama greenlights Iranian vessels to cross canalPanama greenlights Iranian vessels to cross canal

TEHRAN- Panamanian authorities said on Tuesdays that Iranian navy ships will be permitted to transit the Panama Canal as long as they adhere to international standards.

The United States, which constructed the canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific seas at the beginning of the 20th century, would be enraged by an Iranian military presence.

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Raisi authorizes Iran SCO membershipRaisi authorizes Iran SCO membership

TEHRAN- President Ebrahim Raisi sent a directive to the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday to put the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) law into effect.

The decision to begin recognizing Iran as a full member of the SCO was announced at the 21st summit of the SCO leaders held in the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, in September 2021.

The legislation

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