#Iran

FIFA

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature a "Pride Match" between Egypt and Iran, to be held in Seattle on June 26, coinciding with Seattle's LGBTQ+ Pride weekend. This event presents a significant opportunity to celebrate...

BasharAlAssad

Syria celebrates "Liberation Day", marking one year since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime and the end of a 13-year civil war, with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa pledging to build a strong nation and reshape...

DonaldTrump

The Donald Trump administration escalated deportations of Iranians as a second flight carrying 55 individuals departed the USA for Iran. This action reverses decades of USA policy that protected Iranian dissidents...

GholamhosseinMohseniEjei

Iranian authorities arrested two men after women without headscarves participated in a marathon on Kish Island, sparking controversy and a crackdown on event organizers. Judiciary head Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei has...

JafarPanahi

Jafar Panahi has been sentenced in absentia by a revolutionary court in Tehran to one year in prison and a two-year travel ban for alleged propaganda against the Iranian government, alongside a prohibition on joining...

MaritimeCookIslands

Maritime Cook Islands has been identified as a key facilitator in the evasion of sanctions by Russia and Iran, as more than 30 oil tankers suspected of smuggling fuel from these countries have used its registry to...

AbdourahamaneTiani

General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of Niger's military junta, announced that uranium produced by Somair, formerly controlled by Orano, will be marketed internationally despite a tribunal ruling prohibiting such sales....