A Polish deputy foreign minister gave Iran an assurance that a conference that his country is going to co-organize with the US in Warsaw next month will focus on the Middle East peace and will not be against the Islamic Republic at all. Poland’s Undersecretary of State for Economic Diplomacy, Development Cooperation, Asia, Africa and […]

Marcello Lippi said China national football team needs to learn how to focus for an entire game ahead of its Asian Cup quarter-final with Iran. The Italian World Cup-winning coach hailed his players after they overcame Thailand 2-1 to reach the last eight, saying they had proved they were among the best in Asia. But […]

Iran iconic goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand says he has saved Oman’s penalty while he was only thinking about the people of his country. The 26-year-old goalie saved Al Mahaijri’s penalty in the third minutes of the match. Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Ashkan Dejagah were on target for Team Melli in the first half to send Iran to […]

A former envoy of Iran to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) called for efforts to diversify the oil export market and find new purchasers. Iran should not confine itself to selling crude to the eight nations that have been granted sanctions waivers by the US, Mohammad Ali Khatibi said. The former envoy to […]

Poland’s foreign minister said Russia has declined an invitation to an international conference on the Middle East next month in Warsaw. Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said in remarks published Monday that Russia has advised that it will not participate, AP reported. Noting that Iran has not been invited, he said that Iran’s presence would have hampered […]

Iran defeated Qatar 2-1 on Monday to win the Qatar U-23 Four-Nation Football Tournament. In the final day of the competition, which was held at the Aspire Academy in Doha, Zlatko Kranjcar’s team beat Qatar 2-1. Mehdi Khani opened the scoring for the Iranian team just two minutes into the match. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh extended Iran’s […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as unfounded recent reports that the country’s charge d’affaires in Germany has been summoned to the European country’s foreign ministry over a suspected espionage case. In a statement released on Monday, Qassemi said he would not confirm the report since it is completely false. Iran’s temporary charge d’affaires […]

Germany, France and the UK are scrambling to win EU backing for a dual-pronged approach on Iran that would seek further sanctions against Tehran while shoring up the landmark nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. The three powers want to agree on a common EU position ahead of a February 13-14 meeting against Iran that […]

Iran national football team coach Carlos Queiroz says they need to play with a killer instinct against their rivals. Iran booked a place in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals thanks to a 2-0 win over Oman at the competition’s Round of 16. Title-chasing Iran survived a first-minute penalty in a chaotic start. Team Melli […]

Iran national football team booked a place in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 quarter-finals on Sunday thanks to a 2-0 win over Oman at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s smart finish and an Ashkan Dejagah spot-kick – both in the first half – helped secure Iran’s passage through to […]