TEHRAN - Iran staved off a late fightback from debutants Mauritania to start their FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025 Group B campaign with a 5-4 win on Thursday.

Iran survived a spirited fight from Mauritania after Ali Naderi’s side had gone four goals up in the first period with Cheikh Belkheir’s hat-trick nearly forcing the match into ex

TEHRAN – Former Iran national football team coach Bahman Salehnia passed away on Thursday.

He died at the age of 87.

Salehnia was assistant of Francis O'Farrell and Parviz Dehdari in Iran national football team.

As a player, he represented Iran national football team for two matches in 1974.

Salehnia was founder and head coach of Malavan football

Ammar al-Hakim, leader of Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement, said the Popular Mobilization Forces play a pivotal role in protecting the country, crediting the group’s sacrifices for Iraq’s liberation from extremist threats.

During a visit to the PMF operations headquarters in Anbar Province, Hakim emphasized the need to maintain security measures and