Iran pulls out of L.A. wrestling meet
USA Wrestling says that Iran has pulled out of a dual meet set for Sunday in Los Angeles. The organization said Friday…
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Why the U.S., Russia, and Iran can all agree to wrestle
Late Monday night in a residential neighborhood in Moscow, Russian security agents detained American diplomat Ryan Fogle, shoving him to the ground and…
US, Russia and Iran to wrestle in New York
The governments of the United States and Russia can sometimes be at odds. Americans and Iranians rarely see eye to eye on…
Wall Street, Iran and Russia grapple in defence of wrestling
It is a cause that unites some of Wall Street’s top financiers with the presidents of Russia and Iran – the struggle…
US, Iran wrestling leaders unite to fight Olympic ouster
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Wrestling leaders from political foes Iran and the United States have united as part of a coalition of…
Iran denies presence in North Korea test
Iran news headlines on Thursday include Iran denial of presence of its experts in North Korea nuclear test; start of the centrifuge…
Wrestlers to protest Olympic ruling to drop sport in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Wrestlers from the world’s top wrestling nations plan to lie on their mats Thursday in Tehran in a…
Iran, where wrestling is king, mourns loss of sport in Olympics
TEHRAN — Not much has changed in the Marqoobkar wrestling club in South Tehran for decades. On a recent afternoon, boys in…
Iran: Upcoming talks good opportunity for US to build confidence
Iran news headlines on Tuesday include Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman remarks over country willing to ease Western concerns on its nuclear program; UAE…
US and Iran find common ground: Olympic wrestling
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Arch foes Iran and the U.S. have found some common ground in the fight to save wrestling as an…
U.S., Iran, Russia team up to save wrestling
On the world stage, the U.S. is in dire conflict with Iran and Russia. On the wrestling mat, the three powers in…
Report: Iran hopes for help from US, Russia to stop wrestling being cut from 2020 Olympics
TEHRAN,Iran — Iran is hoping to join wrestling’s major powers to stop efforts to cut the ancient sport from the 2020 Olympic…
Iranian official calls for efforts to prevent removal of wrestling from Olympic games
Head of the Medical Committee of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), Mohammad Tavakol says the countries having the first…