The widespread unrest represents the biggest threat to the Islamic government since the 1979 revolution. Andrii YATSENKO (UKR), 12-11, BRONZE - Bekzat ALMAZ UULU (KGZ) df. He also did not give any concrete details about how the diplomats had broken protocol. Some angry parents have refused to send their children to school. U.S. wrestlers have praised the warm welcome they have received in Iran,. Separately, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' aerospace force, also spoke of Iran's often repeated threat to avenge the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander, saying "We are looking to kill [former U.S. President Donald] Trump. Tehran often makes claims about its military power that cannot be independently verified. - TERJE PEDERSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images Al-Monitor Staff February 3, 2022 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. We came here to represent the people of Iran. At97kg, Mohammad Hadi Saravi, the one who achieved gold at the AsianOlympic Qualifier, met Iranian rivalMehdi BALI in the Poland Open finalsearned his spot in Tokyo with a 3-0 win. Sardar Pashaei, an Iranian-American former star wrestler and ex-coach of Iran's national Greco-Roman team, fired back at Khatibzadeh: "Isn't sending a wrestler to the U.S. with the slogan. 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. An unnamed teacher at a girls school in Qom told Shargh that they have been ordered to teach even if only one student was present in class. He also scored a point via stepout. Three Iranian contenders were looking for that97kg Olympic. The focus will now shift to the continental championships with the first being the U23 European Championships beginning March 13. My only wish is that we will get over this disaster together as soon as possible.". 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 . Iran's national currency, the rial, plummeted to new record lows on the country's unregulated market over the weekend, trading for 601,500 to the dollar, its lowest-ever rate. The world championship freestyle wrestling competitions were held on September 15-18 hosted by Belgrade, Serbia. The prices had increased from the last time I went shopping and I couldnt afford everything I needed. At 61kg, Taiyrbek ZHUMASHBEK UULU (KGZ) defeated Taras MARKOVYCH (UKR) 9-2 to pocket the gold medal on his Ranking Series debut. Iran line-up for Tokyo Olympic Games: Men's Freestyle: 57kg - Reza ATRI After the retirement of Hassan RAHIMI, Reza Atri became the number one wrestler in Iran at 57kg. The Central Bank of Iran on February 21 was given "full authority" to curb the rial's depreciation. That is 48 kilograms more than in the previous quarterly report in November. Politics and sports appear to have collided, squandering the chances for a rare opportunity of wrestling diplomacy between Iran and the United States. Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. Iran finished higher than the United States in the 2019 freestyle wrestling tournament, when the Iranians finished second and the Americans finished third. HAALVSH has quoted local sources as saying that Rigi, a medical intern, had been released on bail but was then rearrested on the street in Zahedan on February 22 and was taken to the police station. Thomas Gilman of the United States (left) competes against Reza Atrinagharchi of Iran at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021. This was Kentchadze's second tournament at 79kg after the Zagreb Open in which he won the silver medal. A local police official described Rigi's death as the result of an "arbitrary act" in which the police had no role. 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. In most of the protests, students have asked professors to support them, and some university professors and lecturers have expressed solidarity with the protesters. Gholamreza Takhti; Iran's legendary wrestling champion. Joseph MC KENNA (USA), 8-2, BRONZE - Erik ARUSHANIAN (UKR) df. "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. 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. Nathan JACKSON (USA), via inj. He complained about what he described as the "disrespectful and impolite" behavior of some staff members at the U.S. Consulate in Dubai, where he said his team members waited five hours to be "interrogated.". I hope I made you happy and smile. TEHRAN - The 2012 Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs said that he has missed competing in Iran. The first incident is believed to have occurred in November, when 18 schoolgirls in the city of Qom were taken to a hospital after complaining of symptoms that included nausea, headaches, coughing, breathing difficulties, heart palpitations, and numbness and pain in their hands or legs. In 2017, then-U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban against seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran. Iran U-17 Greco-Roman wrestling team achieved 7 medals in Turkey tournament Victory Cup in Antalya. ", Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, who is visiting Berlin, said there were two options to deal with Iran: reimposing UN sanctions using the so-called snapback mechanism in the Security Council resolution that enshrined the 2015 nuclear deal or having a "credible military option on the table. The Iran team will be led by 2016 Olympic champion and three-time World champion Hassan Yazdani Charati at 86 kg, on a powerful . Some yelled Not our flag when the Iranian flag was brought into the stadium. Vazgen TEVANYAN (ARM) scores using a gut wrench against Joseph MCKENNA (USA) in the 65kg final. Athletes from the two countries, which haven't had diplomatic relations for more than four decades, were supposed to square off in a wrestling match in Arlington, Texas, on February 12. Many Iranians have accused the authorities of not doing enough to find the cause of the illnesses and prevent new cases. In 2022, the Iranian wrestling team withdrew from an exhibition match in Texas after six delegation membersincluding wrestling federation head Alireza Dabir, a former green-card holderwere denied visas. We have worked for more than three decades to build this relationship above politics. He said that the U.S. team had been treated well when they competed in Iran. "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. The Asian Championships begins April 9 in Astana, Kazakhstan and the European Championships will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from April 17. Labor law in Iran does not recognize the right of workers to form independent unions. 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. GOLD - Suleyman ATLI (TUR) df. And then there is the question of who is going to want to build and pay for pipelines to serve a market that will be net zero by 2050, he added. But,like last year, Yazdani downed Ghasempour,5-3,and will represent Iranat 86kg. But fundamental problems with the project, including transiting Afghanistan and reservations about the technical capacities of Turkmenistans state gas company Turkmengaz, have not changed, Ruseckas said. The Union Council of Iranian Students said that in a summons sent by Shiraz University to the students, "removing the hijab and not having proper student clothing" was mentioned as violations" and they were asked to contact the university authorities for mandatory consultation. In typical Tevanyan style, he kept Mckenna at bay in the first period as both wrestlers began on a slow note. 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. 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. The decline in the value of the rial comes as food prices soar. Rizabek AITMUKHAN (KAZ), 10-0 Tehran, Mazandaran and Khouzestan cities won most of the junior greco-roman team trial medals. The activist HRANA news agency said that, as of January 26, at least 700 university students had been arrested during the recent unrest. Grossi confirmed that the uranium particles had a purity level of 83.7 percent, which is just below the 90 percent purity needed for nuclear weapons, raising concerns that Iran could quickly use the material to produce an atomic bomb. Police are arriving near the mats like it's a big deal. He came out firing in the second period, scoring ten points in the opening 55 seconds using a deep double, then gave up two from a crotch lift when trying to pick up an exposure. The measures enacted by the Canadian government prohibit dealings with the individuals on the list, effectively freezing any assets they may hold in Canada. In 2015, Iran was awarded the World Cup in Los Angeles after a 5-3 win over U.S. wrestlers. I'm Hannah Kaviani, a senior broadcaster and editor at RFE/RL's Radio Farda. Moore has now won two Ranking Series gold medals in the space of three weeks. After the tournament, Iranian state media Press TV charged that anti-Iranian mercenaries had tried to take the wind out of [the teams] sails by casting slurs and hurling insults at the Iranian team. By Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said in a statement on March 1 that the German ambassador had been summoned and informed of the decision. We have a good relationship with [the Iranian] federation and a lot of respect for their wrestling, he said. Currency Tumbles To A New Low The two wins marked a reversal of sports fortunes. The article on Qom News was later deleted from its website. Iranian superstar Hassan Yazdani has aimed to be the first Iranian wrestler in history to obtains two Olympic gold medals. He had lost to Burroughs at a tournament in Turkey in February 2022. In 1998, a USA Wrestling international men's freestyle team was the first U.S. sports team to compete in Iran since the Iranian revolution, a period which spanned almost two decades. Another daily, Hammihan, said in an editorial on February 21 that government anger was the reason for Sazandegis closure. He then slipped out of a Chittum underhook and got to a single leg for two additional points. Tel. The council also reported that similar action was taken at other universities in the country. 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