Iran edge Afghanistan at 2022 CAFA U16 ChampionshipIran edge Afghanistan at 2022 CAFA U16 Championship

TEHRAN – Iran edged past Afghanistan 1-0 in the 2022 CAFA U16 Championship on Wednesday.

The team were held to a 2-2 draw by Uzbekistan in the opening match and defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in the second match.

The eight-day competition has brought Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan together.

The 2022 CAFA U16 Championship takes

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European tourists visit northeast IranEuropean tourists visit northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Following a two-year suspension resulting from COVID-19 restrictions, the first group of European sightseers visited the Khaf county of Khorasan Razavi province, northeast Iran, Khaf’s tourism chief said on Wednesday.

The tourists, which were from Switzerland and Austria, are the first group of foreign tourists visiting the region since

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Former Iran forward Bezik not optimistic about 2022 World CupFormer Iran forward Bezik not optimistic about 2022 World Cup

TEHRAN - Former Iran national football team striker Edmond Bezik believes that the current situation of the Iranian football federation suggests that nobody should expect significant success from the national team in the 2022 World Cup.

Iran are in Group B of the World Cup with England and the U.S. , which kicks off Nov. 21 in Qatar. But while

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Iran seizes ship smuggling 550,000 liters of fuelIran seizes ship smuggling 550,000 liters of fuel

TEHRAN - The commander of the border guards in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan announced on Tuesday the seizure of a ship smuggling 550,000 liters of fuel.

Colonel Hossein Dahki said in a press statement that “during an operation in the protection area, the border guards at the Bandar Langeh Naval Base, in cooperation with the border guards i

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EU-UK trade war looms as London seeks Brexit changes EU-UK trade war looms as London seeks Brexit changes 

The British government’s plan to take unilateral action and change the post-Brexit deal sparks anger and threats from the European Union.

UK foreign secretary Liz Truss has proposed legislation in parliament that would change one of the most sensitive elements of the Brexit agreement that handles how goods move in and out of Northern Ireland,

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Slovak deputy FM meets Amir AbdollahianSlovak deputy FM meets Amir Abdollahian

TEHRAN – A senior Slovak diplomat met on Tuesday afternoon with Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian a day after meeting her Iranian counterpart and an economic assistant to the top Iranian diplomat. 

Ingrid Brockova, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Slovak Republic, has traveled to Tehran to attend a political consultation meeting

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