From Guernica to Mariupol
gatestoneinstitute.org - To justify his invasion, Putin has cited irredentist demands coupled with kith-and-kin claims and national security interests. If…
Sport
‘Private Pictures’ and Disappeared Bonuses Blighting Top Female Athletes’ Careers
Iranwire - On September 24, 2017, Golnar Vakil Gilani, the then-37-year-old president of Iran’s Polo Federation and the youngest person…
Pay Scandal Leaves Iran’s Female Football Referees Out of Pocket, in Hand-Me-Down Uniforms
Iranwire - Two and a half years ago in summer 2019, the Iranian Football Federation was still under the embattled…
Iranian Karatekas vs Tasnim News Agency: Fight!
Iranwire - Iran’s Tasnim News Agency has called the behavior of three Iranian karate athletes, at the Karate-1 Premier League…
Iran’s Professional Athletes: From Victory on the Mat to Rural Wheat Fields
Iranwire - A few days ago, Saeed Morad Abdevali, a world wrestling champion, announced he was currently spending his time cultivating wheat. He…
Iranian Sports Officials Fail to Secure an Audience with Thomas Bach in Beijing (Again)
Iranwire - With the Winter Olympics now in full swing, Hamid Sajjadi, Iran’s minister of sports and youth, and Reza…
Senior Iranian Football Official Resigns to FIFA – Not to Iran
Iranwire - Mehdi Mahdavikia, who was meant to be the new head coach of Iran's Omid national team, an under-23…
Women Motorcyclists Compete Despite Fatwas
Iranwire - As January came to a close, 65 Iranian motorcyclists took part in a Motorcycle and Auto Racing Federation…
Iran wrestling team calls off US match after visas denied
Al-Monitor - The president of Iran’s Wrestling Federation, Alireza Dabir, says he was left with “no choice but to cancel”…
U.S. Special Envoy Congratulates Iran On World Cup Qualifying Victory
RFL/RE - In a rare message, the U.S. special envoy on Iran has congratulated the Islamic Republic’s national soccer team…