The Persian Gulf Pro League,formerly known as the Iran Premier League,is the highest division of professional football in Iran. Each year,its top team becomes the Iranian football champion,and the two lowest finishers are relegated to Azadegan League.
Mohammad Nouri is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Paykan.
Iran is known for having one of the world's most comprehensive Internet censorship systems. The Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have blocked access to many popular websites and online services,including YouTube,Twitter,Facebook and Telegram. Internet traffic in the country is heavily restricted and monitored.
Simorgh,also called Safir-2,is an Iranian expendable launch vehicle under development. It is the successor of the Safir,Iran's first space launch vehicle. Its mission is to carry heavier satellites into higher orbit than Safir.
Hossein Mahini is an Iranian footballer who played for the Persian Gulf Pro League side Saipa and the Iran national football team as a defender.
Hossein Hooshyar is an Iranian football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach.
Arash Rezavand is an Iranian football midfielder who plays for Esteghlal in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Saman Faezi is an Iranian volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for the Iranian national team.
Alireza Yousefi is a weightlifter from Iran,who won a gold medal at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games.
Hadi Choopan,known by his nickname "The Persian Wolf",is an Iranian professional bodybuilder who competes in the men's open bodybuilding division in the IFBB Pro League. Choopan is the former Mr. Olympia,having won the title in the 2022 Mr. Olympia competition.
The Statement of 14 Political Activists is an open letter signed by 14 political activists inside Iran,aimed at People of Iran,calling Ali Khamenei to resign his post of Supreme Leader after 20-year tenure. It was published online on tenth anniversary of controversial 2009 Iranian presidential election. One week after first letter,they published another letter asking for abolition of Islamic republic and establishment of a democratic secular government.
Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei is Iran's former Minister of Education. Mirzaei was nominated by Hassan Rouhani to succeed Mohammad Bathaei. He received a majority vote from the Islamic Consultative Assembly in September 2019.
COVIran Barekat is a COVID-19 vaccine developed in Iran by Shifa Pharmed Industrial Group,a subsidiary of the Barkat Pharmaceutical Group. It is an inactivated virus-based vaccine. Iranian authorities have authorized its emergency use. This makes it the first locally developed COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for emergency use in the Middle East.
Tis Castle is a historical castle located in Chabahar County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province,Iran. The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Safavid dynasty.
Iran fully vaccinated almost 50 percent of the population by November 5th 2021,and permanently halted vaccine shot import. General population were to take the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine. From December 2021 electronic vaccine certificate were mandatory for work,mandatory service in Iranian Armed Forces,universities,and schools.
Seyed Mohammad Reza Saeidi Madani is an Iranian Judo,Sambo and jiujitsu athlete. He is captain of the Iran Judo national team. He won the bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat. He won first medal in the history of Iranian Sambo at the 2021 Sambo World Championships in Tashkent,Uzbekistan and the 2nd place at the 2021 Sambo Asian Championships in Uzbekistan and the 3rd place at the 2022 Sambo Asian Championships in Lebanon. He won the Gold Medal at the 2019 Csit World Sport Games in Spain. He is a Member of the Iranian Jiujitsu National Team during the 2018 Jiujitsu World Championship in the United Arab Emirates.he won the bronze medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya,Turkey.
Sajjad Danaei is an Iranian football player who plays as a right-back for Persian Gulf Pro League club Zobahan.
The 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League was the 40th season of Iran's Football League and 22nd as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. The 2022–23 season started on 11 August 2022 and featured 14 teams from the 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2021–22 Azadegan League:Mes Kerman and Malavan. Shahriyar Moghanlou of Sepahan was the top scorer with 13 goals.
Shervin Haji Aghapour is an Iranian singer-songwriter. Born in Babolsar,he began posting covers to his social media in late 2018. After auditioning in New Era television show on 22 March 2019 with "Maybe Paradise",he released the song as his debut single on all platforms and gained recognition among the younger Iranian generation. Hajipour rose to fame after the release of his single "Baraye" which has been described as "the anthem" of the 2022 protests. In 2023,he won the first Grammy Award for Best Song for Social Change at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for "Baraye".
Mona Borzouee is an Iranian poet and songwriter. Borzouee is known for writing Persian song lyrics for several well-known Iranian musicians. She was arrested in October 2022 during the Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini.
