Vatan News – Iran’s U23 team in limbo as Asian Games approach
TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team—traditionally known as Team Omid—find themselves in a familiar state of uncertainty just months befo...
Vatan News – Asian Para Games: Nagoya team managers hold session
TEHRAN — Team managers participating in the 2026 Asian Para Games convened for a session at the Iranian Paralympic Committee (NPC) h...
Vatan News – Iran seeks FIFA guarantees for World Cup participation
Iran’s football federation chief said Tuesday the national team is preparing to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but its pres...
Vatan News – Iran’s Zarei wins bronze at IWF World Junior Championships
TEHRAN – Iran’s Hamidreza Zarei captured a bronze medal at the 2026 IWF World Junior Championships on Thursday night in Ismailia, Eg...
Vatan News – Iran determined to do something epic: Ghalenoei
TEHRAN – Iran football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei says that they are going to do something epic in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Thri...
Iran loses to Kazakhstan in 2026 Asian Women’s U16 Handball
Iran, which had defeated Hong Kong 33-29 in their opening match, will face Uzbekistan in Group A on Wednesday. The competition takes...
Vatan News – Iran to arrive in U.S. two weeks before 2026 World Cup
TEHRAN – Iran national football team plan to arrive in the United States 14 days before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup....
Vatan News – Iran to meet Gambia in Turkey
TEHRAN – The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) announced that Gambia, known as the Scorpions, will play a friendly internationa...
Vatan News – Iran’s Zare and Gholizadeh grab gold and silver at IWF Junior Worlds
TEHRAN — Iran’s Abolfazl Zare and Farhad Gholizadeh combined to deliver a standout haul at the 2026 IWF World Junior Championships o...
Vatan News – Hossein Abdi to lead Iran U23 head coach
TEHRAN – Hossein Abdi has been named head coach of the Iran U23 national team. The Iran U23 football team put on a poor perfor...