TEHRAN - The acting head of Imam Khomeini Airport City has announced that the airport’s top priority is attracting foreign airlines—following the model used by Turkey, which expanded its airports only after successfully drawing a large number of international carriers.

TEHRAN - Coinciding with the 7th Oman Agrofood Exhibition, a trade delegation from Alborz Province visited the event, marking an opportunity to strengthen economic diplomacy, showcase Iran’s production capacities, and expand export pathways to Oman.

TEHRAN - Leading technology companies from Iran and Russia signed five cooperation agreements in Moscow following a series of joint meetings held between the two sides.

TEHRAN - A meeting focused on exploring commercial and investment opportunities between Isfahan and Russia was held with the participation of business leaders and Russian representatives, aiming to assess shared economic capacities and discuss strategies for expanding Iranian exports to the Russian market.

TEHRAN - The president of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce says the recent Iranian trade delegation to Cuba resulted in significant proposals from Cuban officials, including establishing a sugarcane agro-industry complex in Cuba and creating a marketing mechanism for Iranian products in the Cuban market.

TEHRAN - Representatives of Iran’s private sector met with the head of the Economic Office of the Spanish Embassy in Tehran during the latest session of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce’s Industry and Mining Commission, where both sides examined new pathways for strengthening bilateral economic ties. The meeting also featured a detailed review of the steep rise in electricity costs facing Iran’s industrial sector—an increase that experts say has far surpassed general industrial price inflation.

TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi has emphasized that the United States, European countries, and other international actors must earn Tehran’s trust if the country is to return to diplomacy and cooperation regarding its nuclear program. Speaking in an interview with Japan’s Kyodo News, Araghchi reiterated Iran’s determination to continue its peaceful nuclear activities while insisting that any future negotiations must respect Iran’s rights under international law.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran’s nuclear sites were “destroyed and heavily damaged” during the 12-day US-Israeli war of aggression in June, yet the Islamic Republic remains determined to continue its peaceful nuclear program.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says there is “no doubt or skepticism” about Iran’s sovereignty over the three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb.

TEHRAN - The head of Iran’s Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy said on Saturday that the “nature of the United States is support for terrorism and organized crime,” arguing that mobilizing the masses is the most effective strategy against U.S. pressure.

TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has told thousands of women and girls from across Iran that Islam grants women a very high and exalted status and equal rights with men in social and political life, condemning the “corrupt Western culture” toward women.

Iran’s Embassy in Baku says close cooperation with Azerbaijan in the fight against drug trafficking “will continue with strength and seriousness,” while rejecting a US attempt to highlight its own role in regional anti-narcotics efforts.

Iran’s national football team will play its group stage matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Los Angeles and Seattle.

The Sepahan football team defeated Fajr Sepasi 2-0 to move top of the 2025-26 Iran Professional League (IPL) table.

Abolfazl Zandi of Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships on Wednesday.

Vahid Kazemi was chosen to officiate the match between Persepolis and Esteghlal this Friday.

The Esteghlal football team on Sunday earned a 1-0 hard-fought win over Foolad and returned to top of the 2025-26 Iran Professional League (IPL) table.

The Tractor football team beat Chadormalou 3-1 in the 2025-26 Iran Pro League (IPL) on Saturday, thanks to a brace from Domagoj Drozdek.

Colonel Naghi Mahmoudi, head of the international department at the Islamic Republic of Iran's Law Enforcement Command, has announced the extradition of two foreign fugitives accused of murder, following the issuance of a Red Notice by the international police organization.

Iran’s Hakim Sabzevari University has signed a cooperation agreement with Iraq’s University of Qurtuba to expand academic, research, and technological cooperation.

A persistent and devastating wildfire in the protected Chaharbagh forests of Elit village in northern Iran has been successfully extinguished after weeks of tireless collective effort, becoming a powerful symbol of national solidarity.

The Public Relations Office of the Quds Ground Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced the arrest of a terrorist team along with the seizure of two suicide vests in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Head of the Iranian Crisis Management Organization Hossein Sajedi said the fire in Elit forest in the northern province of Mazandaran is now under control.

Governor General of Mazandaran Province Mehdi Younesi Rostami says that Belarus has expressed its readiness to help extinguish the fire in the Elit forest in the northern province of Mazandaran.

Commander of Iran's Border Guards, Brigadier-General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, has arrived in the Pakistani port city of Karachi to participate in international search and rescue exercises.

The Commander of the Iranian Army’s Naval Force, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, says that naval operations have expanded from the Strait of Hormuz to the northern Persian Gulf and have now reached distant waters and oceans.

Commander of the Iranian Army’s Naval Force, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, says that Iran successfully participated in the BRICS international naval drill.

Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Forces, Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi says the Israeli regime launched a war on the Islamic Republic after over two decades of planning, with the aim of destroying the country’s missile power but to no avail.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Ground Forces are hosting a significant anti-terrorism exercise titled Sahand-2025 in East Azarbaijan Province, northwest Iran, which is also participated by member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has seized an Eswatini-flagged ship carrying smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf.