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VOA – As tensions continue between the U.S. and Iran, Israel backs President Donald Trump but worries that Iran could use its proxy, Hezbollah, to attack Israel. Israeli Prime Minster Binyamin Netanyahu made it clear who’s side Israel is on in a conflict between the U.S. and Iran. “In the last 24 hours, Iran has intensified its aggression against the …

Radiofarda – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has ramped up the pressure on Iran to ensure local female football fans are allowed to attend men’s World Cup qualifiers in the Islamic Republic later this year. In a letter seen by Reuters sent to the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI), Infantino requested a timeline to be delivered to FIFA that would result in …

volleyball.world – Lausanne, Switzerland, June 17, 2019 – Saeid Marouf ran Iran’s well-crafted offence to record their eighth win, along with Brazil in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League on Sunday. Iran completed their sweep of their home matches in Urmia with their 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-23) defeat of Russia, as captain Marouf led his team setting up brilliant plays for Amir …

PayvandNews – Iran’s national volleyball team have kicked off week three of the 2019 FIVB Nations League with a straight-sets win over Canada, in front of the home crowd in the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia. See more photos by IRNA Iran set the pace of the match after crushing the visiting Canada in the opener with a commanding 25-15 victory.The Canadians …

volleyball,world – Iran continued their strong run in the 2019 men’s FIVB Volleyball Nations League with a victory against pool hosts Japan on Sunday. Iran captain Mir Saeid Marouflakrani: “As I expected, it was a tough game with Japan. We managed to stay focused during the game, which was the key to this great victory. It was a good finale of …

Iran-HRM -As the eighth Women’s World Cup was being started in France on June 7, 2019, female football fans were punched and beaten by security guards outside the famous Azadi Stadium in Tehran for seeking to watch the game between the national teams of Iran and Syria. The Women’s World Cup kicked off with nine teams from Europe, six teams from …

volleyball.world – Brazil defeated Iran in five sets in their first match in Tokyo in week 2 of the 2019 men’s FIVB Volleyball Nations League on Friday. Iran captain Mir Saeid Marouflakrani said: “I would like to say congratulations to the Brazil team first. These full sets were very tough and I am disappointed and not satisfied with this result …

Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2019 – Iran, France and Brazil enjoyed a perfect start with three wins, while Egor Kliuka’s high-scoring performances helped Russia to a 2-1 win-loss record in the first week of the men’s tournament in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League. On Sunday, Iran completed a sweep of their matches in Jiangmen, following their straight-set win against Germany to …

PayvandNews – Iranian judoka, Saeid Mollaei, has underscored his supremacy in the under-81kg Judo weight category after claiming gold in the 2019 Hohhot Grand Prix in China.View image on Twitter 2019 Judo World Championships Tokyo@judoworlds2019 Saeid Mollaei repeats Worlds final win over Fujiwara https://judoinside.com/news/3379/Saeid_Mollaei_repeats_Worlds_final_win_over_Fujiwara … #JudoHohhot2019 Quite a podium, only Muki is missing63:24 PM – May 25, 2019See 2019 Judo World …

PayvandNews – Belgian coach Marc Wilmots has been named as new head coach of Iran national football team, Mehdi Taj, the president of the Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), said. The 50-year-old coach will take charge of Team Melli until the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Wilmots is reportedly asking for an annual salary of US$ 1.5 million …