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Iran Pro League: Chadormalou Ardakan vs. Kheybar Khorramabad
The match between Chadormalou Ardakan and Kheybar Khorramabad football teams from Day 8 of Iran's Premier League was held on September 17, 2024, at Shahid Nasiri Stadium in Yazd. Chadormalou defeated Kheybar 1-0.
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Iran Pro League: Shams Azar Qazvin vs. Havadar SC
The football match between Shams Azar Qazvin and Havadar SC, from Day 8 of Iran's Premier League, was held on September 17, 2024, at Sardar Azadegan Stadium. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
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Al-Qassam Brigades destroys Israeli Merkava tank, military bulldozer
Tehran, IRNA – The Ezzoddin al-Qassam Brigades, which is the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement, says it has destroyed an Israeli Merkava tank and bulldozer in its latest operations against the regime in Gaza.
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Hezbollah launches missile strike on Haifa
Tehran, IRNA – The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted the Israeli city of Haifa and other areas in the occupied Palestine.
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Aqqala horseback riding competitions
Horseback riding competitions were held in the city of Aqqala, located in Iran’s northern province of Golestan, on Friday (Oct. 18). The competitions took place on the second day of the tenth week of Aqqala summer course.
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High seas swimming competition in Iran
The high seas swimming championships were held on October 17, 2024, from Ava Harbor in the Persian Gulf to Marina Beach on Kish Island.
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Yemen launches drone attack against Israeli-linked ship in Arabian Sea
Tehran, IRNA — The Yemeni Armed Forces have claimed responsibility for a drone attack on the ship “MEGALOPOLIS” in the Arabian Sea, media outlets reported.
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Nomadic cultural & sports festival in East Azarbaijan
The 29th cultural and sports festival of nomads was held on Friday (Oct. 18) near the city of Hurand, East Azerbaijan Province. The festival, held in the northwestern Iranian province, included a running race and the symbolic moving of Azerbaijani nomads. The horse race section was omitted due to rainy weather and slippery ground.
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Two-state solution will never lead to sustainable peace in region: Iran FM
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the notion that the two-state solution could bring sustainable peace to the region.
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2024 Asia Sprint Duathlon Cup & Central Asia Sprint Duathlon Championships
The 2024 Asia Sprint Duathlon Cup and 2024 Central Asia Sprint Duathlon Championships were held in El Goli Park of Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz on October 17, with the participation of 37 male and 22 female athletes. Participants competed in three sections of running, biking, and two-lap running.
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Iran’s National Orchestra performing in Tehran
Iran's National Orchestra, under the baton of maestro Homayoun Rahimian, staged a performance at Tehran's Vahdat Hall on Friday evening, October 18, 2024.
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Iran sends medicines to Lebanon
The Islamic Republic of Iran Red Crescent Society on Wednesday (October 16, 2024) sent 100 trucks carrying medicines and food to war-stricken Lebanon.
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U15 freestyle wrestling competitions in Iran
Iran’s U15 freestyle wrestling competitions were held in the capital city, Tehran, on October 17, 2024, with the cooperation of the Education Ministry.
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Maritime Exercise IMEX 2024 kicks off in Iran
Tehran, IRNA – The Maritime Exercise "IMEX 2024" has started in Iran to showcase goodwill and capabilities in safeguarding peace, friendship, and maritime security in the region.
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Iran Pro League: Esteghlal vs. Zob Ahan
Tehran’s Esteghlal F.C. played against Isfahan’s Zob Ahan on Friday (Oct. 18) during Day 6 of the Iran Pro League. The match took place in Shahr-e Qods, near the capital Tehran. Zob Ahan defeated Esteghlal 3-0.
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Iran FM holds talks with his Turkish counterpart in Istanbul
Istanbul, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held talks with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on various regional and bilateral issues.
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17th Int'l Street Theater Festival in western Iran
The 17th edition of the Marivan International Street Theater Festival started in Marivan, Kurdistan province, on October 11, 2024. The festival is one of the most important artistic events in the field of performing arts in the country. This city shares a 100 km border with Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Iran’s Archery Premier League
The new season of Iran’s Archery Premier League kicked off on October 17, with competitions held in Azadi Sports Complex, western Tehran.
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3+3 meeting: A timely action
The meeting of foreign ministers of regional cooperation in the Caucasus was held in Istanbul, with the presence of Iran, Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia. Although this so-called (3+3) meeting was accompanied by the absence of Georgia, it shows the will of the main actors of the Caucasus to establish peace and stability in this region and replace cooperation with tension. In this regard, it is important to pay attention to the following points.
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Drones hit key Israeli positions, including PM Netanyahu’s residence: Report
Tehran, IRNA – Media outlets have reported that one of the drones fired at Israel from Lebanon earlier this morning targeted prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in the coastal city of Caesarea.
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Iraqi youth set fire to MBC's office in Baghdad
Tehran, IRNA – Some Iraqi youth have set fire to the Saudi broadcaster MBC's office in Baghdad after the TV channel insulted the martyred commanders of the Resistance.
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Iran calls for ICC action to stop Israeli crimes in Lebanon
London, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands Hadi Farajvand has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to take swift action to stop Israeli crimes against the Lebanese people.
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Seventeen Iranian inmates repatriated from Georgia
Tehran, IRNA – Seventeen Iranian nationals imprisoned in Georgia have been released from detention and transferred back to the Islamic Republic of Iran, an official in the Ministry of Justice said Saturday.
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Iran, Turkiye stress ending carnage, destruction in Gaza, Lebanon
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that the Iranian foreign minister and the Turkish president had stressed ending carnage and destruction in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Iran dismisses ‘false, misleading’ allegations by European Council
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned the European Council's latest anti-Iran allegations, dismissing them as “false and misleading.”
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Iran welcomes progress in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has welcomed the progress in the process of peace negotiations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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Iran-Russia comprehensive agreement to be inked in bilateral meeting: Envoy
Moscow, IRNA – The Iranian and Russian presidents have decided to sign the comprehensive cooperation agreement in a bilateral meeting, Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said, dismissing speculations that the deal would be inked in the forthcoming BRICS meeting in Tartarstan.
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Resistance won't stop for a moment after Sinwar's martyrdom: Supreme Leader
Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the resistance movement will not stop for even a moment after the martyrdom of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar.
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Tehran warns Washington over possible Israeli attack on Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has issued a warning to the United States after President Joe Biden said he knows “how and when” Israel would attack Iran.
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Iraqi resistance conducts drone attack on northern occupied Palestine
Tehran, IRNA – The Iraqi resistance says it has conducted a drone attack on northern occupied Palestine.