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Asian Games | Iran wins men’s volleyball gold-Xinhua

NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran beat host Japan 3-1 to defend its men's volleyball title at the Asian Games on Saturday, while Pakistan claimed its first medal in the event in 64 years. Iran prevailed 28-26, 19-25, 25-21, 26-24 to secure its fourth consecutive Asian Games gold medal. The defending champion edged a closely contested opening set before Japan responded with improved blocking to take the second and level the match. Iran regained control with an efficient attacking display in the third set before the teams traded points throughout a tight fourth. Iran eventually prevailed 26-24 to seal the victory. Iran opposite Amin Esmaeilnezhad scored a team-high 22 points, with two of his teammates also reaching double figures. Japan outside hitter Tatsunori Otsuka led all sc...

Iran detains 31 members of 4 “sabotage” networks in SE province: ministry-Xinhua

TEHRAN, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced Saturday that its forces have arrested 31 members of four organized "sabotage" networks allegedly linked to the United States and Israel in the southeastern Kerman province. In a statement published on its website, the ministry said the networks' members were detained in Sirjan County, adding that the detainees sought to carry out the U.S. and Israeli "enemies' plots" to disrupt people's security and destroy public and private properties. According to the ministry, the networks were preparing to cause street riots and destruction and had made large numbers of Molotov cocktails as well as tools to damage public property, such as urban surveillance cameras. It added that the networks' members had committed "widespread br...

Iran to pursue U.S. seizure of commercial ship during truce in int’l courts: official-Xinhua

TEHRAN, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian shipping official has said the country will pursue in international courts the U.S. attack on and seizure of one of its container ships, which took place in April during the ceasefire between Tehran and Washington, the official news agency IRNA reported Saturday. Mohammad-Reza Modarres Khiabani, CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, made the remarks at a meeting in Tehran while describing as a "war crime" the U.S. forces' boarding and seizure of the Iranian-flagged vessel Touska off the coast of Iran's southeastern Chabahar port in the Gulf of Oman on April 19, said the report. He said the ship was carrying medicines related to the Iranian Red Crescent Society and dialysis patients, noting that attacking a commercial ship during...