The Iranian athletes took part at the 2016 Rio Olympics in 14 fields of Greco-Roman and free-style wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, boxing, shooting, archery, flat-water canoeing, table tennis, cycling, track and field, fencing, volleyball, judo and swimming.The Iranian teams won 8 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze), and left …
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Turkish border guard fired for beating Iranian nationals
Delkhosh told IRNA on Friday that the Turkish law-breaking border guard was fired following serious diplomatic and consular pressures exerted by Iran’s mission in Turkey and expression of Tehran’s strong protest to Turkish Foreign Ministry.A video went viral on social networks three days ago showing a Turkish border guard insulting …
Read More »Iran’s crude export doubled after lifting sanctions: British Institute
“In the past five years, the greatest demand for Iranian crude came from China, Japan and South Korea, respectively,” the report reads.“Excluding the Iranian domestic trade, the most journeys of crude were made to China with 105 journeys recorded in 2016. Next was India at 85 journeys and this was …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on March 4
**IRAN NEWS- Iran hails EU’s role in JCPOA- Iran inks oil agreements with Austria- Danish envoy summoned over embassy attack**IRAN DAILY- President: 21st century, century of Asia’s supremacy- Iran-Azerbaijan railroad construction launched- Iran’s crude oil shipments to Europe on the rise**KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL- Iran, Turkey agree to improve ties- Iranian volleyball …
Read More »Iran to give crushing response to any possible aggresssion: Comdr
Addressing a local commemoration ceremony for martyrs on Friday, he said that the Khatam ul-Anbia air base is monitoring the country’s sky 24/7, and has developed its operation in 3,700 points throughout the country. The air defense base comprises the Army, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Police and …
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