News Archive - 16 July 2021

Iran crowned Asian U21 Beach Volleyball champions

Iran 1 (Abolhassan Khakizadeh/Sina Shokati) defeated Thailand 1 (Phichakon Narathon/Phanuphong Thanan) 2-1 (17-21, 28-26, 15-7) in the gold medal match, the Tehran Times reported. Thailand 2 also defeated Thailand 3 in the bronze medal match. Iran2’s Amir Reza Zamani/Reza Naghibizadeh Shamili also participated in the competition but lost to...

Zionists sold tools to hack Windows in Iran: Microsoft

Shedding light on the growing business of finding and selling tools to hack widely used software, Microsoft and technology human rights group Citizen Lab announced a zionist group sold a tool to hack into Microsoft Windows in Iran and some other countries, Reuters reported. The hacking tool vendor, named Candiru,...

Facebook accuses Iranian hackers of spying on US military

Facebook claimed it had taken down about 200 accounts run by an Iranian group of hackers, dubbed “Tortoiseshell” by security experts, Daily Sabah reported. The company continued that the group used fake online personas to connect with targets, build trust sometimes over the course of several months and drive...

Iran, Azerbaijan to coop. on production of buses & tractors

Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Seyed Abbas Mousavi announced on his personal Twitter page that Iran and Azerbaijan are to cooperate on automobile manufacturing. Mousavi published a picture of Azerbaijani President Elham Aliyev driving an Iranian car and wrote: "The production of buses and tractors will soon be on the...

Esteghlal beat Persepolis to qualify for Hazfi Cup semis

In a lackluster match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, two teams played out a goalless draw after 120 minutes. In the penalty shootout, Esteghlal defeated their archrivals 4-3 and advanced to the semifinals. In Ahvaz, Foolad defeated Sepahan 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Gol Gohar came from...

Sunflower farm in North Khorasan Province

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – North Khorasan Province has allocated approximately 15,000 hectares of its agricultural lands to planting oilseeds, including sunflower seeds.    ...