TEHRAN – Koroush Ahmadi, a former Iranian diplomat, blames “lack of understanding” and “lack of deep engagement” as main hurdles preventing Iran and the United States to resolve lingering disputes, not just the nuclear issue, between themselves.

In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Ahmadi suggests that “the U.S. and Iran should be able t

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TEHRAN - Persepolis football team edged past Fajr Sepasi 1-0 to finish runners-up in the 2021/22 Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday. 

Omid Alishah scored the only goal of the match in the first half.

Esteghlal finished the first the IPL with 68 points and Persepolis came second with 60 points.

The Reds will most likely be handed a 3-0 win

TEHRAN – Iran were held to a 1-1 draw by Qatar in the opening match of the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup on Wednesday.

Qatar's Ahmed Al Ganehi scored 87th and Erfan Shahriari salvaged a point for Iran with his strike in stoppage time. 

Iran will also play newcomers Turkmenistan and hosts Uzbekistan on June 4 and 7, respectively.

Iran played two friendly