Shahid Rajaei port in Hormozgan province is about 650 miles southeast of Iran's capital, Tehran, on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil traded ...

Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei has been given a lifetime ban after being pictured shaking hands with Israeli competitor Maksim Svirsky at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Poland.

Rajaei even broke a record for his second-placed finish, lifting 430 pounds in his 240-pound division. The Iranian beat the previous record by two pounds, one that was set all the way back in 2014 ...

An Iranian weightlifter has been banned from the sport for life after he was seen shaking hands with an Israeli competitor. Mostafa Rajaei took a photo with Maksim Svirsky at the World Masters ...

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the epicenter of an explosion at the Shahid Rajaei port near Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, April 28, 2025. Credit: AP Mostazafan has direct ties to ...

However, Rajaei’s feat was quickly forgotten by compatriots after he shook hands with third-place athlete Maksim Svirsky, who hails from Israel. Iran does not recognise its Middle Eastern neighbour.

Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei has been given a lifetime ban after being pictured shaking hands with Israeli competitor Maksim Svirsky at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Poland.

A massive explosion and fire at Iran's Shahid Rajaei port resulted in 14 fatalities and over 750 injuries. The incident, reportedly linked to a shipment of missile fuel chemicals, occurred near ...

Shahid Rajaei port in Hormozgan province is about 1,050 kilometers (650 miles) southeast of Iran’s capital, Tehran, on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20 ...

At least 281 people were injured after a massive explosion at Rajaee port near Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. The cause of the blast remains unclear. The explosion caused widespread damage ...

FILE - An undated photo of Iran's Rajaei-Shahr Prison, which Iran's justice ministry and the Iran Human Rights Monitor confirmed on Aug. 3, 2023, is closing and that approximately 300 inmates are ...

Rajaei finished second in the 240-pound division of the men’s over-35 age category at the competition. There, he also broke a world record for the clean and jerk with a lift of 430 pounds.