2+ week, 3+ day ago  (744+ words) Vahid has never accepted any collaboration offer from a media organization. People who know him say he truly works as a "one-man show." The first time the name "Vahid Online" appeared was in 2009, when footage of the attack on Mir-Hossein…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (289+ words) Documentary Filmmaker Mojgan Ilanlou Arrested Along with Husband and daughter'IranWire Documentary Filmmaker Mojgan Ilanlou Arrested Along with Husband and daughter Mojgan Ilanlou, a documentary filmmaker and civil activist, has been detained. According to published reports, plainclothes agents arrived at her…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (420+ words) According to information obtained by "IranWire" from an informed source, the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic, acting on instructions from state institutions, has begun "unofficial" preliminary talks and inquiries with certain officials within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (535+ words) Where Did the Sensitivity Toward Player Defections Begin? Through conversations with two informed individuals close to the Ministry of Sport and the Football Federation, IranWire obtained further details about the effort to bring back the players who had fled to…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (685+ words) As 17-year-old Alma Hosseini steps onto the medal podium in Peru, others before her have fled after being cast aside by the Islamic Republic. Seyed Kala, a small village in northern Iran, doesn't appear on most maps. But it's where…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (693+ words) According to sources who spoke to IranWire, after reports of death threats against the players spread widely, five team members sought asylum, and Donald Trump reacted swiftly, the Ministry of Sport and the IRGC appear to be reconsidering how to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (323+ words) In the documentary, which portrays Mojtaba Khamenei as closely resembling his father, his mother is mentioned only briefly, with the narration stating that her role was limited to keeping the family hearth warm. His mother, Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, was killed…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (286+ words) Five players from the Iranian Women's National Football Team have left the team's hotel in Gold Coast, Australia, and sought asylum in the country. Earlier, IranWire had reported that more than six players were planning to seek asylum with Australia's…...

4+ week, 50+ min ago  (272+ words) A source familiar with the situation told IranWire that security agencies have pressured the players and coaching staff of Iran's Women's National Football Team after their match against South Korea by threatening their families. This tactic has been used before....

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (217+ words) Donald Trump: "Iran's World Cup Participation Is Not Important to Me'IranWire Donald Trump: "Iran's World Cup Participation Is Not Important to Me Yahoo News covered U.S. President Donald Trump's response to the possibility that the Islamic Republic's football team might not…...