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Tanker hit by two projectiles off Qatar, UKMTO says
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1692+ words) A tanker struck off Qatar was hit by two projectiles, one of which caused a fire that has since been extinguished, while the other remained unexploded in the vessel's engine room, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Wednesday....
Acclaimed filmmaker Jafar Panahi returns to Iran
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1620+ words) Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has returned to Iran, informed sources told Iran International, after traveling abroad for an international awards campaign. Panahi entered the country on Tuesday by land via Turkey due to flight restrictions, the sources said. He had…...
Iranian expats say UAE canceled their residency visas, leaving many stranded
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1665+ words) The United Arab Emirates has in recent days canceled the residency visas of Iranians outside the country, leaving some stranded abroad, according to accounts and information received by Iran International from affected individuals. Iranian residents discovered their visas had been…...
Ships pay passage through Iran’s ‘Toll Booth’ - Lloyds List
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1402+ words) At least two vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz have paid Iran for safe passage, Lloyd's List Intelligence reported on Monday, noting that commercial traffic is increasingly diverting into Iranian territorial waters through what has been dubbed the "Tehran Toll…...
From rainbows to tremors: Wartime Nowruz feels surreal, yet hope endures
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1716+ words) Many Iranians say the year 1404 (which ended on March 20) was among the darkest they remember, yet as Nowruz arrives, its rituals offer a fragile but enduring sense of hope in even the most desperate times. For many Iranians, the holiday…...
Iran threatens family of women’s football captain seeking asylum
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1650+ words) The mother of Iran women's national football captain Zahra Ghanbari has been threatened by Iranian security bodies, including the Revolutionary Guards intelligence unit, according to information received by Iran International. Sources said members of the women's national team currently in…...
Australia asylum staffer presses Iran women’s footballers to return
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1616+ words) A member of Iran's women's national football team staff who previously sought asylum in Australia is trying to persuade players not to follow suit and instead return to Iran, according to information obtained by Iran International. Sources said Zahra Soltan…...
Iran women’s football team kept under tight security in Kuala Lumpur
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (1683+ words) Members of Iran's women's national football team, after some delegation members sought asylum abroad, are being kept under tight security during a camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Iran International has learned. Players who arrived on Wednesday are being kept at…...
Trump suggests Iran stay away from FIFA World Cup
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1738+ words) President Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned whether Iran's national soccer team should attend the 2026 World Cup, a day after Tehran said it would withdraw from the tournament after being attacked by the United States. "The Iran National Soccer Team is…...
Trump says Iran footballers should not attend World Cup for their own safety
3+ week, 46+ min ago (1160+ words) "The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety," US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social…...