Pakistan’s army chief departs for Tehran: Source
Tehran, IRNA — Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has departed for Tehran to meet with high-ranking Iranian officials, an informed diplomatic source told IRNA.
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Iranian para judo athletes win two bronzes in Nagoya
TEHRAN - Mahdi Borchlou and Mousa Gholami each secured a bronze medal for Iran in para judo at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games.
Iran’s blind football team rout India in Nagoya
TEHRAN - Iran’s national blind football team celebrated their third win at the 2026 Nagoya Asian Para Games, beating India 5-0.
Iranian para cyclists take bronze in Nagoya
TEHRAN - Iran’s Mohammad Dalir and Reza Rashno claimed bronze in the men’s B 1000m time trial at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, adding to the national team’s medal tally in cycling.
Access to medicine, food, water must not be affected by political disputes: VP
Tehran, IRNA — Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to ensure that access to medicine, water, food, and healthcare services is not affected by political disputes and economic measures.
Para cyclist Farzad wins silver in Nagoya
TEHRAN - Behrooz Farzad from Iran took silver in the men’s C4 4000m individual pursuit at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games on Tuesday.
Janfeshan takes bronze at 2026 Nagoya table tennis
TEHRAN – Hassan Janfeshan, Iran’s only para table tennis representative at the Asian Para Games, won a bronze medal.
Women’s wheelchair basketball defeat Laos: 2026 Nagoya
TEHRAN - Iran’s women’s national wheelchair basketball team put on a dominant display against Laos and won the match 68–27.
2026 Nagoya: Saman Pakbaz collects shot put gold
TEHRAN - Saman Pakbaz has won another gold medal for Iran’s athletics team at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, continuing the para-athletics competition.
Men’s sitting volleyball down Thailand in Nagoya
TEHRAN - Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team, the most decorated team in Paralympic history and the 2026 world champion, opened their Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games campaign with a decisive 3–0 win over Thailand.
Trump’s new threat will not break Iranian nation’s resolve: Ambassador
Moscow, IRNA – Iran’s ambassador to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali, referring to the US President Donald Trump’s threat of a renewed aggression against the Islamic Republic — specifically the potential use of the so-called “mother of all bombs” — says such threats will not break the resolve of the Iranian nation.
Iran warns of consequences of US, Israeli ‘unlawful threats’
New York, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Chargé d’Affaires to the United Nations in New York, Gholamhossein Darzi, has warned the UN secretary-general and the Security Council about US and Israeli threats of further aggression against Iran.
Putin, Pezeshkian to continue consultations at Moscow gas summit: Iranian envoy
Moscow, IRNA — Iranian ambassador to Russia says consultations between President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will continue on the sidelines of the upcoming summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Moscow, as Tehran and Moscow intensify high-level diplomatic engagement.
Iran, Russia closer than ever in history of ties: Araghchi
Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran and Russia have never worked as closely as they do now in the history of their cooperation.
In photos: Iran–Russia FMs meeting in Tehran
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his visiting Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held talks here in Tehran on October 19, 2026.
Tehran, Dushanbe call for creation of Persian-speaking countries’ union
Tehran, IRNA — First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon stressed the importance of strengthening cultural and civilizational ties, establishing a union of Persian-speaking countries and regions, setting up a joint supreme committee for the Persian language and literature, and reviving…