The U.S. State Department did not respond to an RFE/RL query about the reports it had denied visas to Dabir and five other members of the Iranian delegation. Zare, a U23 world champion, had a brilliant performance andcaptured gold whileTaheri was eliminated after falling totheEgyptian wrestler. There were no indications from the official releases on the meeting that further increases were on the agenda, however, with Russias energy giant only vaguely referring to talks on the course and prospects of cooperation in the gas sector. Zahid VALENCIA (USA), 8-6, BRONZE - Sebastian JEZIERZANSKI (POL) df. BRONZE - Tariel GAPHRINDASHVILI (GEO) df. Piping large quantities of gas across the Caspian Sea has been a stated ambition of Turkmenistan for at least 25 years, although it was never without hitches, even when there was clear investor interest. BRONZE - Feyzullah AKTURK (TUR) df. Hopefully, these issues will soon be resolved, and our beloved people and Iranian society will reconcile, he said. E.U. I hope I made you happy and smile. Iran's Foreign Ministry denounced the decision, with spokesman Nasser Kanani on February 20 saying the organizers had made a "huge mistake" for "giving the stage to notorious people.". What's Next: The finding is likely to increase tensions over Iran's sensitive nuclear activities, which the country has expanded in past months. In the video published on social media on February 17, the woman identified as Zeinab Kazemi was protesting against the nonapproval of her qualifications for the Tehran Engineering Organization due to noncompliance with the hijab law. Demitras had it all figured out and did not let Shikhdzhamalov get near him for four minutes and 30 seconds, leading 3-0. Iranian authorities have blamed the currency's fall on "the enemies' plot" to destabilize the country after months of unrest sparked by the death in custody of a young woman on September 16. Taiyrbek ZHUMASHBEK UULU (KGZ) defends a shot from Taras MARKOVYCH (UKR) in the 61kg final. Iran Greco-Roman wrestling team achieved 4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals in UWW ranking series tournament in Kazakhstan Turlykhnov Cup. The publication of some of Madani's books has been banned in Iran. Security forces across the country have been trying to suppress months of anti-government protests triggered by the September death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody for allegedly wearing a head scarf improperly. After winning against Darkhan YESSENGALI (KAZ) in the first bout, Magomedrasul ASLUEV (BRN) in the second and Mohamed ABDELHADY (EGY) in the quarterfinal, he set up a semifinal against Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR). The 2022 Iran Freestyle final league held in Tehran and Petro Palayesh Takestan beat Bank Shahr in a narrow match.PetroPalayesh Takestan df. Some rights activists have accused Iranian authorities of trying to suppress information about the death of the girl, while others have accused the authorities of not doing enough to find the cause of the outbreak of illness and prevent new cases. He had lost to the Armenian in the final of the U23 Worlds in Pontevedra, Spain last year. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said both her country and Israel are worried about the reported 84 percent enriched uranium. Sardar Pashaei, the Iranian-American ex-head coach of Iran's national Greco-Roman wrestling team, said it was a "friendship match." 6:54 2022/11/19 Workers at the Isfahan Steel Company have gone on massive strikes several times in recent months. 57kg Tel. "We are united by concern about the nuclear escalation on Iran's part and about the recent reports about the very high uranium enrichment," Baerbock said on February 28. Iranian opposition figures (left to second right) Reza Pahlavi, Nazanin Bonyadi, and Masih Alinejad attended the Munich Security Conference instead of Iran's foreign minister. The other ten will experience their first Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo: UWW / Kadir Caliskan). A correspondent at the reformist Shargh daily who traveled to Qom reported this week that some schools in the city were unofficially closed. The presence of Pahlavi, Alinejad, and Boniadi has given legitimacy to Iran's exiled opposition. seen as a symbol of Western culture), but he is doing his job well. Now, opposition figures and civil society groups inside Iran have shared proposals that would transform or even replace the current theocratic system with a democracy. We hear the pleas of the Iranian people and we commend them for their bravery and resilience. The article on Qom News was later deleted from its website. The London-based Iran International news outlet reported in December that Iran's Greco-Roman national team wrestler Ali Arsalan defected and will represent Serbia in wrestling. Some female students have removed and burned their head scarves. A video of Dabir's comments made in January was posted online by activists who said that people like him should not be allowed to travel to the United States. We have a good relationship with [the Iranian] federation and a lot of respect for their wrestling, he said. But Bohr told RFE/RL that Turkmenistan would be wise not to put too much faith in Russias vision. The following are images from the December 2022 matchup. It also accused rioters-turned-fans and counter-revolution foreign-sponsored media of harassing the athletes during interviews and at their hotel. Moreover, while a functioning TCP might have been useful to Europe this winter, trends in the European energy market do not favor it, argued Laurent Ruseckas, executive director for the Finance & Capital Markets team at S&P Global Commodity Insights. GOLD - Iakub SHIKHDZHAMALOV (ROU) df. Russia has upped imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan from a low of zero in 2016 to around 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year in 2021, even if they are still a fraction of their peak of over 40 bcm in the mid-2000s, when Moscow used them to free up lucrative exports to Europe. Out of the 10 matches between the two teams, U.S. wrestlers won four by only one point or criteria (an ordered tie-breaking list in the rules of wrestling), and several star wrestlers lost in upsets. In December, the defense ministers of Russia, Turkey, and Syria held talks in Moscow to discuss the Syria crisis. Mirzazadeh, the young and motivated '18 junior world champion,celebrated his Olympic license by winning the match, 3-1. Some of the children felt more ill than the others. Rights groups say more than 500 people have died in the protests. In recent years, however, public opposition to the message appears to have increased in Iran. Health Minister Bahram Eynollahi said on February 28 that. They commemorated Takhti's 53rd demise anniversary today. (file photo), Amirali Hajizadeh, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' aerospace force (file photo). Mens Freestyle: The workers have been on strike since February 25, demanding better conditions and higher salaries. Since the unrest erupted, lawmakers and security officials have threatened harsher and harsher treatment for protesters and anyone expressing dissent. McKenna, trying to find an opening to cut the lead, shot a swing single with his elbows wide, when Tevanyan used an underhook throw-by for a third takedown which was enough to win 8-2. But Turkmenistan has told Western diplomats that it is not interested in downsized alternatives to the pipeline that would carry considerably less gas but might be less costly and quicker to build, said Bohr. Some have speculated that religious extremists, in a bid to create fear and prevent girls from attending school, could be behind the incidents. At least one death has been linked to the outbreak of illnesses, the CHRI said, but the girl's father refused to confirm there was a connection between her death and the alleged poisonings. Many Iranians have accused the authorities of not doing enough to find the cause of the outbreak of illness and prevent new cases. "We always chant 'Death to America' but more important is showing it in action," Dabir, who was reportedly a U.S. Green Card holder for several years, can be heard saying in the video. An Iranian academic group says dozens of female students have been forced to participate in "mandatory counseling sessions" for failing to "properly" observe the country's mandatory hijab law. Sardar Pashaei, the Iranian-American ex-head coach of Iran's national Greco-Roman wrestling team, said it was a "friendship match.". Mohammadian grabbed the Tokyo ticket by defeating both of them and by winning gold in Poland. The more than five-week session of the Human Rights Council opens as the world grapples with rights concerns including Moscow's war in Ukraine, the repression of dissent in Russia and Belarus, new violence between Palestinians and Israelis, and efforts to solidify a peace deal in Ethiopia that ended two years of conflict between the national government and rebels in the Tigray region. In 2015, Iran was awarded the World Cup in Los Angeles after a 5-3 win over U.S. wrestlers. He set up a final with Chittum who had defeated AGUDAMU (CHN), Cuneyt BUDAK (TUR) and Ihor NYKYFORUK (UKR) to reach the final. Dabir added that "a doctor, he might even be wearing a tie (eds. A family visits the grave of a protester killed in the unrest in the western city of Sanandaj on February 23. Workers at the Isfahan Steel Company have gone on massive strikes several times in recent months. U.S. wrestlers traveled to Iran for the Wrestling World Cup after a court dismissed Trump's ban and Tehran lifted a reciprocal ban. Several people have been executed. A Lebanese and Belgian citizen who is considered to be a key financier of the Iranian-backed militant group Hizballah was arrested on February 24 in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, U.S. authorities said. We're in Coralville Iowa for the World Cup. Women and even schoolgirls have put up unprecedented shows of defiance in the unrest, one of the biggest threats to the Islamic government since the 1979 revolution. Add: Azadi Sport Complex - Wrestling Camp , TEHRAN - IRAN. The union said workers had no information about the status of their arrested colleagues and due to the fact that the arrested workers were scattered across different departments, their exact numbers and names are not known. Any time we have the opportunity to compete against the Iranian Wrestling Federation, one of the top wrestling powers in the world, its a big win for us., In Irans best performance, Ali Savadkouhi defeated 2012 Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs, who had been undefeated in all earlier World Cups and against foreign opponents at home tournaments. For example, former Vice President Massumeh Ebtekar, the spokeswoman for the Islamic student revolutionaries who seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979, has a son who lives in California. The '. Last week, Nafiseh Moradi, a researcher of Islamic studies at Al Zahra University, an all-female public university in Tehran, said in a commentary that it was suspicious that girls, not boys, were mainly affected by the illnesses. Irans semiofficial ILNA news agency recently reported that the price of red meat had increased by up to 90 percent during the past year, which has put it out of reach for many Iranians, who are struggling to make ends meet. Anger over Amini's death on September 16 has prompted thousands of Iranians to take to the streets nationwide to demand more freedoms and women's rights. The authorities have met the unrest with a harsh crackdown that rights groups say has killed more than 500 people, including 71 children. The crown prince, who has lived in exile since he was 17, is using his tour across Europe to work with the West on issues such as making the Internet more accessible to Iranians, who are constrained by the regime's throttling of cyberspace to keep dissent from spreading, and to proscribe the country's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) military force. The Iran team will be led by 2016 Olympic champion and three-time World champion Hassan Yazdani Charati at 86 kg, on a powerful . Even then, it is not clear whether Turkey would approve of the idea, with Ankara likely to balance opposition to the project from the European Union, Roberts said of the transit offer that Iranian energy officials have publicly endorsed. Iranian wrestlers, despite their status as beloved heroes at home, have also been victims of the Islamic Republic's oppression. BRONZE - Ihor NYKYFORUK (UKR) df. Yasin REZAEI (IRI), 10-0 74kg- Mostafa HOSSEINKHANI The focus will now shift to the continental championships with the first being the U23 European Championships beginning March 13. Hosseinkhani, the '16 world bronze medalistand Younes EMAMI, a '19 world bronze medalist at 70kg,competed in Poland but didnt meet each other. Two-time world bronze medalist MohammadAli qualified for Tokto by winning a bronze medal in Nur-Sultan. The World Championships bronze medalist has wrestled at 86kg once before -- at the 2019 Alexander Medved Ranking Series -- but finished 14th. As for investments from Moscow, Russia isnt exactly a country that has billions and billions of dollars to spend on a pipeline right now, he noted. Two-time world bronze medalist MohammadAli qualified for Tokto by winning a bronze medal in Nur-Sultan. Yatsenko stormed back with a vengeance, quickly adding eight points from a takedown and three exposures, cutting Atlis lead to 12-11. However, experts say such variance in the purity would appear suspicious to inspectors. My son recalled that for a moment there was the smell of rotten fish in the classroom, an unnamed woman whose son became sick was quoted as saying by the Tejarat News outlet. The Iranian regime continues to brutally oppress its people and to deny them their fundamental rights and freedoms. But as the year was ending, Atli sent a strong message through his social media, "no worries. Earlier, Mojtaba Zolnour, a lawmaker from Qom, said the illnesses were abnormal and security officials were investigating. Team USA lost seven individual matches, four against Iran. 97kg- Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian Iranian activist Fatemeh Sepehri, an outspoken critic of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been sentenced to a total of 18 years in prison after calling on him to resign. She then threw her headscarf on the stage and left. I went to buy a few things the other day. She allegedly was the victim of domestic abuse but . Ayub Fesahat, a municipal official in Tehran, denied that mutton prices had reached 5,000,000 rials. (file photo), Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares (file photo), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (file photo), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov (file photo), Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi was labeled a global terrorist by the United States in 2018. An organization of Olympic and world-class Iranian athletes urged USA Wrestling to pull the plug on its slated February wrestling dual meet with the Islamic Republic's squad after Tehran's. His remarks were refuted by dozens of Iranians who uploaded photos from supermarkets showing the increased price of meat. cadet National Championship, Bandar Abbas,Hormozgan, Alireza Dabir: We have plan for success in Paris Olympic Games, Iran FS Wrestling Team Wins Asian Title with 6 Gold Medals, Hamid Soryan: I hope to Win at least 2 gold in 2024 Olympics, Saravi Dominates #WrestleWarsaw to Claim Spot on Iran Olympic Team, Pejman Dorostkar, New Head Coach of Iran Freestyle team, Mohammad BANA was Named Iran GR Head Coach until 2022 Asian Games, The First Webinar for Iranian Wrestling Referees, Iran U-17 GR Wrestling Team Captures 7 Medals in Turkish Victory Cup, Results of U-17 FS Wrestling Tournament "Abdullah Movahed"Cup. Washington has not publicly commented on the reported visa denial. Thomas Gilman of the United States (left) competes against Reza Atrinagharchi of Iran at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021. The traces were discovered in January during an inspection of the Fordow uranium enrichment plant, and the IAEA is in discussions with Iran to clarify their origin. Hundreds of schoolgirls have fallen sick and scores have been hospitalized in Irans holy city of Qom in recent months, with some parents and officials suspecting they were poisoned. A student who fell ill in early February told Shargh that she spent three days in a hospital. Anger over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on September 16 while in police custody for allegedly wearing a head scarf improperly has prompted thousands of Iranians to take to the streets to demand more freedoms and women's rights. It was Emami who earned the Olympic spot for Iran at the Asian Qualifier, but he fell toKhadzhimurad GADZHIYEV (AZE) whileHosseinkhani succeeded to beat the Azeri,3-0, in their semifinal mee. Looking at the bigger picture, Turkmenistan is perhaps the only non-Russian source of natural gas that has the potential to make the European Unions energy transition more efficient and less expensive, Annette Bohr, an international affairs expert at Chatham House, told RFE/RL. Cuneyt BUDAK (TUR), via fall. 125kg- Amir Hossein Zare By My son was among them, the woman said, adding that her son had suffered from stomach pain. Some angry parents have refused to send their children to school. In the latest incident, two Iranian journalists reported on social media on February 28 that several schoolgirls in Tehran and in Pardis, just east of the Iranian capital, fell ill, with the cause unknown. Alinejad said she was disappointed that the German foreign minister refused to meet her. Mohammad Bana was appointed as Iran Senior Greco-Roman Wrestling head coach. Many Iranians have accused the authorities of not doing enough to find the cause of the illnesses and prevent new cases. At the London Olympics in 2012, Bana served as the head coach of the Iranian national Greco-Roman wrestling team, winning three gold medals. Iran's national currency, the rial, plummeted to a new record low of 501,300 against the U.S. dollar on February 20, according to Bonbast.com which gathers live data from Iranian exchanges. Vasyl MYKHAILOV (UKR) tries a double-leg against Zahid VALENCIA (USA) in the 86kg final. Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old champion wrestler, was tortured and hanged in 2020 for participating in the 2017-2018 protests triggered by the price of eggs and poultry. At 61kg, Taiyrbek ZHUMASHBEK UULU (KGZ) defeated Taras MARKOVYCH (UKR) 9-2 to pocket the gold medal on his Ranking Series debut. I am doing my best to make 2023 my year. The Free Union of Iranian Workers says several workers at the Isfahan Steel Company have been arrested in recent days amid rallies in the area of the industrial complex over their conditions. Avtandil KENTCHADZE (GEO) defeated Amirhossein KAVOUSI (IRI) in the 79kg final. Iranian-American activist Sardar Pashaei, the former head coach of Iran's national Greco-Roman wrestling team, told Fox News that Washington should ban "all Iranian officials who hate the United States" from entering the country. To read the original story by Reuters, click here. Mykhailov took the early 4-0 lead with a chest wrap off of Valencias double leg but Valencia bounced back and picked up two for the exposure after his misfortunes on the double, then tacked on two step-outs, tying the match 4-4 but Mykhailov holding criteria. (file photo). The letter, signed by Hashem Aghajari, Abolfazl Ghadyani, Ali Afshari, and more than 600 other activists, says the accusations against Madani are baseless and were fabricated by the Islamic Republic's security institutions. BRONZE - Austin DESANTO (USA) df. But,like last year, Yazdani downed Ghasempour,5-3,and will represent Iranat 86kg. Sebastian RIVERA (PUR), 7-2 Orozobek TOKTOMAMBETOV (KGZ) thought he could get the better of his compatriot but Akmataliev never allowed the former to dominate and won the semifinal 2-2. She is in good health," Albares said. So, 21- year-old Zare received the Olympic spot and will represent Iran at heavyweight in Tokyo. Another U23 world champion who won gold in Alexandria was Ernazar AKMATALIEV (KGZ), claiming 70kg gold over Lucas CHITTUM (USA) with a 10-0 win. The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran in December found the prominent Iranian sociologist and journalist Saeed Madani guilty of "forming and managing antiestablishment groups" and of "propaganda against the Islamic republic of Iran.". Sunni Muslims make up the majority of the population in Sistan-Baluchistan but only account for about 10 percent of the population in Shi'a-dominated Iran overall. Abdulali Rahimi Mozafari announced the news at a meeting of the Iranian Parliament on February 28, asking the speaker to order an investigation into the matter. However, existing routes to Pakistan provide only small volumes, and there are huge infrastructural constraints and logistical and technical problems associated with these still very hazy ideas.. The newspaper, which has previously been critical of the government, was accused of publishing false content and disturbing public opinion. But Millers visit increased speculation that Russia is looking to ensure Turkmenistan is an asset rather than an obstacle as Gazprom seeks to reassert its clout in international gas markets after Miller conceded that 2022 was a difficult year. Individuals listed in response to gross and systematic violations of human rights are also inadmissible to Canada under the country's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Jackson began his day with a 5-2 win over Feyzullah AKTURK (TUR) before handling Pruthviraj PATIL (IND) 10-0. Amid public anger, the authorities shut down the Sazandegi daily on February 20, the same day it reported on the price hike and ran a front-page headline, "Meat Rebellion." Security forces have also launched a series of raids on schools across the country, violently arresting students, especially female students, who have defiantly taken off their hijabs in protest. At the Olympic Games after the 1979 revolution, U.S. teams have won far more medalsgold, silver and bronzethan Iranian wrestlers. During the so-called Bloody Friday massacre in Zahedan, almost 100 people were killed and hundreds injured by security forces during unrest sparked by the death of the 22-year-old Amini, who was in police custody for allegedly wearing her head scarf improperly. Vasil MYKHAILOV (UKR), a veteran at 79kg, made the move up to 86kg and tasted success in his first tournament with a gold over a strong field in Alexandria. To read the original story by AFP, click here. Olympics edit World Championship Asian Games [ edit] Asian Championships [ edit] He has published several studies on social issues in Iran, including violence against women, child abuse, prostitution, and poverty. The hijab -- the head covering worn by Muslim women -- became compulsory in public for Iranian women and girls over the age of 9 after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Iranian protesters have staged fresh anti-government demonstrations and called for regime change at the graves of protesters killed by security forces in the ongoing nationwide unrest that has rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini. Of the 250 students in our school, only 50 attended classes, a teacher in Qom, who did not want to be named for fear of retribution, told RFE/RLs Radio Farda last week. That is 48 kilograms more than in the previous quarterly report in November. No further details were provided. She has been arrested and interrogated many times in recent years. Then we're told the party is canceled and there is an "international incident between the Iranian team and the Iranian delegation.". I'm Hannah Kaviani, a senior broadcaster and editor at RFE/RL's Radio Farda. Iran denied the report. Female students remove their head scarves as a form of protest as thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to demand more freedoms and women's rights. The gold medal bouts at 74kg and 92kg saw medical forfeits and saw Iakub SHIKHDZHAMALOV (ROU) and Kollin MOORE (USA) winning the gold respectively. Tehran has maintained that it has not enriched uranium above 60 percent and that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only, while acknowledging that "unintended fluctuations" during the enrichment process "may have occurred.". For Paris, Mykhailov is switching to 86kg and will take home a lot of confidence along with the gold. The following is a rundown on the U.S.-Iran individual matches from Team USA: 57 kg: Zane Richards (U.S.) defeated Reza Hossein Momenijoujadeh (Iran) 6-261 kg: Seth Gross (U.S.) defeated Ebrahim Elahichouran (Iran) 10-065 kg: Rahman Mousa Amouzadhalili (Iran) defeated Yianni Diakomihalis (U.S.) 5-470 kg: Alec Pantaleo (U.S.) defeated Amirmohammad Yazdanicherati (Iran) 4-374 kg: Mohmmadsadegh Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) defeated Jason Nolf (U.S.) 2-179 kg: Ali Bakhtiar Savadkouhi (Iran) defeated Jordan Burroughs (U.S.) 6-686 kg: Zahid Valencia (U.S.)defeated Alireza Mohammad Karimimachiani (Iran) 5-392 kg: Nathan Jackson (U.S.)defeated Amirhossein Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) 8-497 kg: Kyle Snyder (U.S.)defeated Kamran Ghasempour (Iran) 5-0125 kg: Amirreza Masoumi Valadi (Iran)defeated Hayden Zillmer (U.S.) 6-1, Photo Credits: All pictures courtesy ofTony Rotundo of Wrestlers Are Warriors. Stay tuned.". For a while, it was doubtful whether Team USA wrestlers would be stepping onto the mat to compete in the 2017 Wrestling World Cup. The protests grew even larger following the news of the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl by a local police commander. The Iranian bellied out, giving up his left arm to a trapped arm gut wrench and a pair of exposures. And at the end, for the Iranian team, Rahman Amouzad in 65 kg and Kamran Qasimpour in 92 kg won gold medals, Reza Atari in 61 kg, Mohammad Nakhudi in 79 kg and Hassan Yazdani in 86 kg bagged silver medals, Younis Emami in 74 kg weight and Amir Hossein Zare won a bronze medal in 125 . The Iranian and U.S. wrestling teams have competed in each other's countries more than 30 times in recent years. A local police official described Rigi's death as the result of an "arbitrary act" in which the police had no role. Wolfgang Ischinger, the president of the Munich Security Conference Foundation, told Radio Farda that excluding Iranian officials from the event this year was not a "wrong decision." Why It Matters: The fall of the national currency, which has lost about 50 percent of its value since the beginning of the nationwide antiestablishment protests, comes amid Iran's international isolation over its brutal crackdown against demonstrators, controversial nuclear activities, and Tehran's deepening military ties with Russia, including the transfer of combat and suicide drones to boost Moscow's unprovoked war against Ukraine. Iranian authorities have blamed the currency's fall on alleged attempts by the country's enemies to destabilize the Islamic republic amid several months of antiestablishment protests sparked by the September death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. 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