The Central Bank of Iran on February 21 was given "full authority" to curb the rial's depreciation. Nonproliferation experts have said Tehran has no civilian use for uranium purified to the level of 60 percent. He died an hour later. After the whistle, Akmataliev seemed to be upset with Chittum and added a slap to his back. Riot police broke up a rally during the strike by hundreds of workers at the country's third-largest steel producer. Jordan Burroughs failure against Ali Savadkoohi was his first defeat against an Iranian wrestler. 67kg- Mohammadreza GERAEI Amir Mohammad YAZDANIsecured Iran'sticket to Tokyo at theAsian Olympic Qualifier, butYazdani lost to Morteza GHIASI and will miss the Olympic Games. Alireza Dabir, formerly a U.S. Green Card holder, publicly expressed support for the Islamic republic's "Death to America" chant and said that he "didn't like" the United States. E.U. Since the government has not been able to solve peoples problems and even come close to [fulfilling] its promises, it had to find a [scapegoat] to vent its anger at, Hammihan said. 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. (file photo). He did not say what the deadline for the diplomats to leave was. BRONZE - Feyzullah AKTURK (TUR) df. Don't forget to send me any questions, comments, or tips that you have. BRONZE - Umidjon JALOLOV (UZB) df. Yasin REZAEI (IRI), 10-0 What's Next: The finding is likely to increase tensions over Iran's sensitive nuclear activities, which the country has expanded in past months. Earlier this week, top Iranian Sunni cleric Molavi Abdulhamid, who is regarded as a spiritual leader for Irans Sunni Muslim population, said schoolgirls were being poisoned as "revenge" for the role young women have played in recent protests against the government. The activist HRANA news agency said that, as of January 26, at least 700 university students had been arrested during the recent unrest. The win came two weeks after Team USA beat Iran 1-0 in soccer at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Moore was supposed to face teammate Nathan JACKSON (USA) in the final but the latter pulled out, perhaps because of the bleeding from the head he struggled with throughout the day. The two also received 1500 Swiss Francs for winning gold medals as United World Wrestling awards prize money to all the medal winners of the Ranking Series events from this year. Workers at the Isfahan Steel Company have gone on massive strikes several times in recent months. In recent years, however, public opposition to the message appears to have increased in Iran. 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. We need to prove it to the world with action.". BRONZE - Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR) df. Training for the Olympics during the pandemic has put athletes under even more pressure. To subscribe, click here. 97kg- Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian In response, the authorities have launched a brutal crackdown on dissent, detaining thousands and handing down stiff sentences, including the death penalty, to protesters. USA Wrestling sponsored the first American sports team to compete in Iran after an absence of nearly 20 years, when a U.S. freestyle wrestling team competed in the 1998 Takhti Cup in Tehran. For the first time in decades, Iran was not represented by its foreign minister at the annual Munich Security Conference. 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. BRONZE - Bekzod ABDURAKHMONOV (UZB) df. Hopefully, these issues will soon be resolved, and our beloved people and Iranian society will reconcile, he said. Several of them were transferred to medical centers. Iran U-17 Greco-Roman wrestling team achieved 7 medals in Turkey tournament Victory Cup in Antalya. I hope I made you happy and smile. Demitras had it all figured out and did not let Shikhdzhamalov get near him for four minutes and 30 seconds, leading 3-0. He set up a final with Chittum who had defeated AGUDAMU (CHN), Cuneyt BUDAK (TUR) and Ihor NYKYFORUK (UKR) to reach the final. Sending 4 wrestlers to UWW ranking series tournament, Iranian wrestlers captured 3 gold medals and 1 silver. Absent an outlet to ramp up exports to the West and looking to balance its sales north to Russia and east to China, Turkmenistan is heading a consortium for a pipeline that would send gas to India via Pakistan and Afghanistan called TAPI, a multibillion-dollar blueprint that has no known investor. The CHRI did not present any evidence to back up its claim that students had been poisoned, and it is unclear what is at the root of the crisis. Canada's Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement on February 27 that the officials slapped with the sanctions include Kurdistan Province Governor Esmaeil Zarei Kousha; Seyeh Sadegh Hosseini, an IRGC general and commander of the IRGC's Beit al-Moqqadas Corps in Kurdistan Province; and Morteza Mir Aghaei, commander of the Basij paramilitary forces in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. Gazprom chief Aleksei Millers February 15 visit to Ashgabat, where he met with both President Serdar Berdymukhammedov and Turkmenistans newly crowned Leader of the Nation, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, was his second in the last six months. In January, Madani was prevented from leaving Iran to begin a one-year research program at Yale University in the United States. Tehran has also become increasingly isolated economically and politically over its deadly crackdown on monthslong anti-regime protests at home and its alleged supply of combat drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine. The following are images from the December 2022 matchup. Medal Name Sport Event Gold: Mohammad Nassiri: 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. 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. The authorities have met the unrest with a harsh crackdown that rights groups say has killed more than 500 people, including 71 children. The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran in December found the prominent Iranian sociologist and journalist guilty of "forming and managing antiestablishment groups" and of "propaganda against the Islamic republic of Iran." The Ukrainian head-pinched Valencia for two, regaining the outright 6-4 lead but Valencia once again came back to make it 6-6. Arman AVAGYAN (ARM), 4-2, 86kg But it is unclear if the authorities have a viable strategy to boost the economy. Iran's Sazandegi daily was shut down on February 20 for reporting on the rising price of meat and running a front-page headline, "Meat Rebellion." GOLD - Iakub SHIKHDZHAMALOV (ROU) df. 65kg- MortezaGHIASI Moscow is looking to gain access in the future through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to Iran, and from there to Pakistan and India. She allegedly was the victim of domestic abuse but . Meanwhile, others have speculated that religious extremists, in a bid to create fear and prevent girls from attending school, could be behind the incidents. Shikhdzhamalov still needed at least a point to win and with the clock ticking down, he went for a desperate move. No deaths have been reported. For months, antiestablishment protesters have called for the overthrow of Iran's clerical regime and demanded greater social and political freedoms. Two-time world bronze medalist MohammadAli qualified for Tokto by winning a bronze medal in Nur-Sultan. The upgrade in Alexandria saw him win 9-6 against Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE) in the opening bout, 12-2 over Arman AVAGYAN (ARM) in the quarterfinals and beat Bekzod ABDURAKHMONOV (UZB) 10-5 in the semifinal. Like always, Akmataliev was involved in some exciting bouts right from the start. Taiyrbek ZHUMASHBEK UULU (KGZ) defends a shot from Taras MARKOVYCH (UKR) in the 61kg final. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2023 RFE/RL, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mohammadreza Geraei earned the 67kg Olympicspot for Iran by winning gold amongst a couple of pastworld medalists, RYU Hansu (KOR) and Armen VARDANYAN(ARM). - TERJE PEDERSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images Al-Monitor Staff February 3, 2022 Meanwhile, the trial for Iran 77kg Olympic spot was at theUkrainian Tournament, where Geraei defeated Amin KAVIANINEJAD,4-2,in the final match to receive a ticket toTokyo. After the retirement of Hassan RAHIMI,Reza Atri became the number one wrestler inIran at 57kg. 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." He added that the duty of athletes is to play sports. The main purchaser is China, which displaced Russia more than a decade ago and currently imports around four times as much gas from Turkmenistan as Russia does. After being down 1-0 in the opening period, Atli led 10-3 one minute into the second. 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. Bolat SAKAYEV (KAZ), 2-1 Akmataliev, well recovered from the tough morning session, began the final against Chittum with an arm throw which was stopped by Chittum who only gave up a point step out. Similar waves of mysterious illnesses affecting schoolgirls have been reported in recent years in neighboring Afghanistan and in Central Asia. Iranian protester Ebrahim Rigi has died in custody after allegedly being beaten by police following his rearrest, according to a rights group. In recent years, price hikes, rising unemployment, and growing poverty have fueled street protests led by teachers, retirees, bus drivers, and other workers. Most of the incidents were blamed on mass panic and hysteria. Atli, who spent last year at 61kg, made the move back to 57kg, a weight in which he competed at the Rio and Tokyo Olympics. But Russia does have leverage over Ashgabat, in that the last time it slashed gas imports from the country -- albeit during a nadir in global energy prices -- it caused Turkmenistan serious economic pain. The Iranian bellied out, giving up his left arm to a trapped arm gut wrench and a pair of exposures. Even though this student had no prior illness, the authorities are trying to write a false medical report saying she had a long history of illness, Kimiaee was quoted as saying in the news release. Kavousi brought life back into the final as he foot swept Kentchadze from his feet to his back and cut the deficit to 8-4 after the opening three minutes. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani (file photo), Iran's former crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, said that a regime change would end human rights violations, an aggressive foreign policy, and "behavior inconsistent with peace and stability" now occurring in Iran. Protesting students have chanted "Woman, life, freedom" and "Death to the dictator" at the rallies. The widespread unrest represents the biggest threat to the Islamic government since the 1979 revolution. Human rights groups say the crackdown has left more than 500 people dead and hundreds more injured. def. The strong performance from the '19 U23 world championconvinced head coach Maohammad BANA to select him for Tokyo Olympic Games. On Saturday, world champion Taha AKGUL (TUR) also won the gold but wore a black-colored tracksuit instead of Turkiye's traditional red for the medal ceremony. BRONZE - Rakhat KALZHAN (KAZ) df. (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. List of Iran national freestyle wrestling medalists 1 language Read Edit View history Iran national amateur freestyle wrestling athletes represents Iran in regional, continental, and world tournaments and matches sanctioned by the United World Wrestling (UWW). Videos published on social media showed a large gathering in a local cemetery in the western city of Sanandaj on February 23 with people chanting, "Death to the dictator!" The information about the discovery of the particles is contained in a confidential quarterly report by the IAEA that leaked out earlier on February 28. [1] while regional variations differ from one province to another. Separately, the Ministry of Agriculture on February 21 announced the launch of a plan to combat the sale of overpriced meat. The statement said Canada will continue to coordinate with its international partners to respond to the Iranian regimes "egregious" treatment of its people, its "deployment of propaganda" and its actions that "continue to threaten international peace and stability.". In 1998 the U.S. freestyle-wrestling team traveled to Iran to participate in the Takhti Cup in the Iranian capital, marking the first time the U.S. side had competed in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the taking of U.S. diplomats in Tehran as hostages. Mykhailov used a head pinch to score and seal up the win, 8-6. Rizabek AITMUKHAN (KAZ), 10-0 An Iranian member of parliament has acknowledged reports of several groups of female students falling ill in at least 15 cities, with many being hospitalized in recent months. Sardar Pashaei, the Iranian-American former head coach of Iran's national Greco-Roman wrestling team, first identified the team members' links with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC (Photo: UWW / Kadir Caliskan). GOLD - Suleyman ATLI (TUR) df. Pejman Dorostkar was appointed as new head coach of Iran senior freestyle team. People in Sistan-Baluchistan Province have been holding protest rallies every Friday since September 30, when a demonstration turned deadly as security forces of the Islamic republic launched a brutal crackdown on demonstrators. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said in a statement on March 1 that the German ambassador had been summoned and informed of the decision. That includes the price of red meat, which reached a new high this week. Such issues arise in every country and a number of issues have arisen in my country as well, said Ghasempour. Iran Greco-Roman wrestling team achieved 4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals in UWW ranking series tournament in Kazakhstan Turlykhnov Cup. 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. Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, 58, who was labeled a global terrorist by the United States in 2018 when $10 million was offered for information about his whereabouts, has funneled millions of dollars to Hizballah over the years, authorities said. Residents of Tehran on February 17 reported that a kilogram of boneless mutton was being sold for up to around 5,000,000 rials ($10), an almost 10 percent increase over recent weeks. Iran has been roiled by unrest since the September 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody for allegedly wearing a hijab, or head scarf, improperly. That's all from me for now. Since then, hundreds of students in Qom, mostly girls, have fallen ill with similar symptoms in a number of public schools, which are segregated by gender. John Roberts, an energy security specialist from the British-based research organization Methinks, told RFE/RLs Turkmen Service that the ceiling of what Turkmenistan could send to Turkey this way would be 5 bcm per year. Ever since winning their first Olympic wrestling medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Iranian wrestlers have excelled at the Games, returning home with a total of 43 medals to date, more . Nearly five months on, the 17-year-old's family is still seeking justice. Any involvement in the project on Moscows side would depend on the commercial approach, Kabulov said. Kelsey Davenport, the director for nonproliferation policy at the U.S.-based Arms Control Association, said the discovery highlighted the need for additional monitoring of Iran's nuclear program. "Referring to the concerns created in connection with the poisoning of a number of students in some schools, [the president] gave the Minister of the Interior a mission to follow up and find the root of the issue as quickly as possible, and to provide documented and continuous information about the results of the follow-ups," the president's office said in a statement following the cabinet meeting. Hence, the score at the break read 1-0 for Yatsenko. Pedram Azarnush was taking part in an anti-regime protest in southwestern Iran in September when he was shot dead. 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. U.S. The names and positions of diplomats were also not given. Iranian officials have attempted to downplay or dismiss the price hikes. Among these are the expansion of European infrastructure related to liquefied natural gas (LNG), which the EU has been importing much more of amid its abandonment of Russian gas, and the EUs long-term commitment to transitioning to renewable energy, Ruseckas argued. Khaled ELMOATAMADAWI (EGY), 10-0, Rue du Chteau 61804 Corsier-sur-Vevey Switzerland 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. 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. What's Next: It is unclear how much support Iran exiled opposition will attract inside and outside Iran. Iran at the 1968 Summer Olympics; IOC code: IRI (IRN used at these Games) NOC: . Bank of Iran 's clerical regime and demanded greater social and political freedoms involved in some exciting bouts from! Steel Company have gone on massive strikes several times in recent years in neighboring Afghanistan and in Central.... 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