The decline in the value of the rial comes as food prices soar. In response, the authorities have launched a brutal crackdown on dissent, detaining thousands and handing down stiff sentences, including the death penalty, to protesters. BRONZE - Mitchell FINESILVER (ISR) df. Rahman Amouzad Khalili said that the wrestlers were here to be the best. He added, We are all soldiers of our country and sacrifice our lives.. Many Iranians have accused the authorities of not doing enough to find the cause of the outbreak of illness and prevent new cases. In other gold medal bouts of the evening, Vazgen TEVANYAN (ARM) defeated Joseph MCKENNA (USA) to win the 65kg gold medal and continue his growth at 65kg in which he also won a U23 world title last year. To the left is a rundown on Olympic medals (in Greco-Roman and freestyle). The strong performance from the '19 U23 world championconvinced head coach Maohammad BANA to select him for Tokyo Olympic Games. So, 21- year-old Zare received the Olympic spot and will represent Iran at heavyweight in Tokyo. 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. To read the original story by Reuters, click here. Moore and Jackson looked in great touch on Sunday and deserved to be the finalists. 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. "The Greatest," Yazdani has the chance to make history in Iran by winning his second gold medal in Olympic Games. Wrestling: 9: 9 Total 14 0 14 Medal summary Medal table. While China has been Turkmenistans top buyer of natural gas for more than a decade, Russia has regained some leverage over Ashgabat and intends to use it, experts say. But he said it "doesn't mean that this would be a right decision if and when," for example, talks over reviving the nuclear deal between world powers and Tehran resumed. GOLD - Vazgen TEVANYAN (ARM) df. Iranian superstar Hassan Yazdani has aimed to be the first Iranian wrestler in history to obtains two Olympic gold medals. Some of the children felt more ill than the others. 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. The tournaments also allow wrestlers to compete with a two-kilogram weight allowance. U.S. wrestlers have praised the warm welcome they have received in Iran, which has a passionate wrestling fan base. GOLD - Taiyrbek ZHUMASHBEK UULU (KGZ) df. We came here to represent the people of Iran. A Lebanese and Belgian citizen who is considered to be a key financier of the Iranian-backed militant group Hizballah was arrested on February 24 in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, U.S. authorities said. The letter, signed by Hashem Aghajari, Abolfazl Ghadyani, Ali Afshari, and more than 600 other activists, says the accusations against Madani are baseless and were fabricated by the Islamic Republic's security institutions. Currency Tumbles To A New Low In a rare essay published by Turkmengaz in February 2015, right after Turkmenistan was forced into a sudden devaluation of its currency on the back of falling gas revenues, the company singled Russia out as an unreliable partner. 86kg- Hassan YAZDANI The 2022 Iran Freestyle final league held in Tehran and Petro Palayesh Takestan beat Bank Shahr in a narrow match. She and the other activists have also called for a new political system within the framework of a new constitution that would secure dignity and equal rights for women. However, existing routes to Pakistan provide only small volumes, and there are huge infrastructural constraints and logistical and technical problems associated with these still very hazy ideas.. It is unclear what may be causing the illnesses, though some of those affected have said they smelled chlorine or cleaning agents, while others said they thought they smelled tangerines in the air. Zahid VALENCIA (USA), 8-6, BRONZE - Sebastian JEZIERZANSKI (POL) df. Before the final, Atli outscored his opponents 40-3 with a semifinal win over Nicholas SURIANO (USA) with smart tactics of keeping his energy conserved to outperform Suriano. Even then, it is not clear whether Turkey would approve of the idea, with Ankara likely to balance opposition to the project from the European Union, Roberts said of the transit offer that Iranian energy officials have publicly endorsed. He has been imprisoned several times before for membership in the banned Nationalist-Religious Alliance political opposition group and for "propaganda against the state." 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. Two-time world bronze medalist MohammadAli qualified for Tokto by winning a bronze medal in Nur-Sultan. But the final results don't reflect the progress made in U.S.-Iranian relations. But Ashgabat is clearly coming down on the side of Russia and spurning opportunities to move its gas in a Western direction. Out of the 10 matches between the two teams, U.S. wrestlers won four by only one point or criteria (an ordered tie-breaking list in the rules of wrestling), and several star wrestlers lost in upsets. (Photo: UWW / Kadir Caliskan). But by accident or intention, this incident underscores the critical need for additional monitoring & transparency," she said on Twitter. "My congratulations for the release of Ana Baneira. 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. Security forces across the country have been trying to suppress months of anti-government protests triggered by the September death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody for allegedly wearing a head scarf improperly. 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 American finished with a silver medal as Zahid VALENCIA (USA) fell in the 86kg final after some solid wins in the morning session. But the one enticement that Russia has reportedly offered Turkmenistan -- exports to third countries via Iran and its existing gas infrastructure -- would not significantly change Ashgabats regional energy profile. Like 74kgand 97kg, the same selection process was followed in Polandat125kg betweenAmir ZARE andAmin TAHERI. After the final, Atli posted an emotional message to lift the spirits of his countrymen in these testing times. Piping large quantities of gas across the Caspian Sea has been a stated ambition of Turkmenistan for at least 25 years, although it was never without hitches, even when there was clear investor interest. 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. Iran men's freestyle team announced for Men's and Women's Freestyle World Cup in Coralville, Iowa, December 10-11 By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling | Nov. 22, 2022, 12:53 p.m. (ET) Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhammedov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15. He died an hour later. Newspaper Shuttered He said the sentence includes a 10-year sentence for propaganda activities against the Islamic republic, five years for cooperation with hostile governments, two years for insulting the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei, and one year for gathering and conspiring against national security. On December 11, the U.S. wrestling team won the 2022 World Cup 6-4 in a hard-fought series of individual matches with Iranian wrestlers in Coralville, Iowa. Amir Mohammad YAZDANIsecured Iran'sticket to Tokyo at theAsian Olympic Qualifier, butYazdani lost to Morteza GHIASI and will miss the Olympic Games. Childrens rights activist Hedie Kimiaee said Iranian authorities have been trying to suppress information about the death of girl. Gholamreza Takhti; Iran's legendary wrestling champion. Later, an Iranian wrestling official confided to her that he was pushing for the creation of the country's first women's wrestling team. 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. The protests over Amini's death came after a summer of unrest across Iran over poor living conditions, water shortages, and economic difficulties resulting from crippling sanctions that the United States has imposed on Iran over its nuclear program. 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. Since the unrest erupted, lawmakers and security officials have threatened harsher and harsher treatment for protesters and anyone expressing dissent. The Ukrainian head-pinched Valencia for two, regaining the outright 6-4 lead but Valencia once again came back to make it 6-6. Rights groups say more than 500 people have been killed by security forces in the unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16. 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. Pedram Azarnush was taking part in an anti-regime protest in southwestern Iran in September when he was shot dead. Workers at the Isfahan Steel Company have gone on massive strikes several times in recent months. They were '14 world bronze medalistMohammad MOHAMMADIAN,three-time world medalist Alireza KARIMIand '21 Asian champion Ali SHABANI. "It's not logical for someone to repeat a chant against a country and expect to receive a visa from that country," Denmark-based Iranian sports journalist Mehdi Rostampour told RFE/RL's Radio Farda, adding that Iran would have done the same. Tehran has maintained that it has not enriched uranium above 60 percent and that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only, while acknowledging that "unintended fluctuations" during the enrichment process "may have occurred.". USA Wrestling, the governing body for freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States, has called on the Iranian federation to reconsider the decision and send those delegation members who have been approved to enter the country. The incidents have prompted public anger, with some Iranians accusing the government of negligence. That includes the price of red meat, which reached a new high this week. 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. Long-simmering tensions boiled over after the 22-year-old Amini died, with Iranians flooding streets across the country in protest. 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. 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. Atli congratulated Yatsenko on a great final and as a sign of a good show of sportsmanship, the Turk raised his Ukrainian opponent's hand as if signifying support for Ukraine even as his country recovers from the devasting earthquakes which occurred three weeks ago. He defeated Rizabek AITMUKHAN (KAZ) 8-2. The Poland Openacted as ateam trialfor at97kg and 130kg. Nearly five months on, the 17-year-old's family is still seeking justice. Iran has been roiled by unrest -- one of the deepest challenges to the Islamic regime since the revolution in 1979 -- since the September 16 death of the 22-year-old Amini while in police custody for allegedly wearing a hijab, or head scarf, improperly. The gold medal bouts at 74kg and 92kg saw medical forfeits and saw Iakub SHIKHDZHAMALOV (ROU) and Kollin MOORE (USA) winning the gold respectively. 61kg He set up a final with Chittum who had defeated AGUDAMU (CHN), Cuneyt BUDAK (TUR) and Ihor NYKYFORUK (UKR) to reach the final. At the World Cup itself, the American team fared rather poorly, coming in ninth out of 10 teams. Another daily, Hammihan, said in an editorial on February 21 that government anger was the reason for Sazandegis closure. Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched up to nearly 84 percent in Iran's underground Fordow uranium enrichment site, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi confirmed on February 28. The first incident is believed to have occurred in November, when 18 schoolgirls in 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. But Alireza Dabir, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran . I am happy to be the first Iranian to beat Burroughs and more importantly to win in his home country., Despite the momentum shift, the United States won the six individual matches required to secure the title. Since Raisi assumed office, protracted talks between Iran and world powers over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal -- which curbed Tehrans sensitive nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions -- have stalled. The United States does not have an embassy or consulate in Iran, and as a result Iranians seeking to travel to the United States must travel to another country to apply for a visa. This is an act of terrorism, and the Islamic republics failure to take it seriously for months raises serious questions regarding government complicity with groups that have the organizational capacity to carry out such major attacks, said Hadi Ghaemi in a news release. Iran's squad was . The strong performance from the '19 U23 world championconvinced head coach Maohammad BANA to select him for Tokyo Olympic Games. It has chosen to move towards its authoritarian brothers-in-arms, Russia and Iran -- a policy that serves to safeguard its need for isolation, said Bohr. Seventeen students of an Iranian girls' high school got respiratory poisoning and were admitted to the hospital on February 21 in a string of similar incidents in recent months. She allegedly was the victim of domestic abuse but . The 2022 Iran Freestyle final league held in Tehran and Petro Palayesh Takestan beat Bank Shahr in a narrow match. He then shuffled between 74kg and 79kg, and qualified for the Tokyo Olympics but failed to win a medal. The deteriorating economic situation could lead to more protests, adding pressure on the establishment. Iran denied the report. BRONZE - Tariel GAPHRINDASHVILI (GEO) df. Baneira was released a day earlier and was on her way back to Spain, he said. Talks to revive the deal have been frozen for months. Iranian-American activist Sardar Pashaei, the former head coach of Iran's national Greco-Roman wrestling team, told Fox News that Washington should ban "all Iranian officials who hate the United States" from entering the country. But as the year was ending, Atli sent a strong message through his social media, "no worries. For decades, wrestling has been a highly competitive feature of the U.S.-Iran sports rivalry. 60kg- Alireza NEJATI Atri earned the Olympic spot for Iran after he placed fifth at '19 World Championships in Nur-sultan. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7 percent in Iran's underground Fordow nuclear site, a confidential report seen by Western news agencies said. Shikhdzhamalov still needed at least a point to win and with the clock ticking down, he went for a desperate move. def. One Russian Telegram channel cited by RFE/RLs Turkmen Service as being close to the Kremlin said Millers headline message to Turkmenistan was that Russia would block any attempt to build a Trans-Caspian Pipeline (TCP) connecting Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan, a development that would free up Azerbaijani gas for exports to Europe. The price of red meat in Iran has reportedly increased by up to 90 percent in the past year, putting it beyond the budget of many Iranians, who are struggling to make ends meet. He then got 2022 U23 world champion Giorgi ELBAKIDZE (GEO) and it was only the Georgian's conditioning, or rather a lack of it, which let him down as Akmataliev scored a fall after leading 14-7. Officials, who have blamed the West for the demonstrations, have vowed to crack down even harder on protesters. To subscribe, click here. In recent weeks, there have been several reports of university professors being fired or suspended for accompanying protesting students. Iran at the 1968 Summer Olympics; IOC code: IRI (IRN used at these Games) NOC: . Hopefully, these issues will soon be resolved, and our beloved people and Iranian society will reconcile, he said. Anger over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on September 16 while in police custody for allegedly wearing a head scarf improperly has prompted thousands of Iranians to take to the streets to demand more freedoms and women's rights. What's Next: The fall of the national currency has led to public anger among Iranians, who are already struggling to make ends meet amid soaring food prices. 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!" At least one death has been linked to the outbreak of illnesses, the news release said, but the girl's father refused to confirm there was a connection between her death and the alleged poisonings. (Photo: UWW / Kadir Caliskan). 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. Takestan Wins Iran FS League/ Yazdani Defeats Karimi, Sidakov Lost in 79kg, Third place team of Iran FS league determined/ Ghasempour,Valiev and Jamalov won the bout, The Results of 2022 FS Wrestling Tournament Takhti Cup, 3 Gold and 1 silver of 4 Iranian FS wrestlers in Kazakhstan tournament, Iran GR wrestling wins team title of Turlykhanov Cup with 10 medals. The presence of Pahlavi, Alinejad, and Boniadi has given legitimacy to Iran's exiled opposition. BRONZE - Miriani MAISURADZE (GEO) df. BRONZE - Ihor NYKYFORUK (UKR) df. An Iranian academic group says dozens of female students have been forced to participate in "mandatory counseling sessions" for failing to "properly" observe the country's mandatory hijab law. 65kg- MortezaGHIASI After the retirement of Hassan RAHIMI,Reza Atri became the number one wrestler inIran at 57kg. Moscow is looking to gain access in the future through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to Iran, and from there to Pakistan and India. Iranian activist Fatemeh Sepehri, an outspoken critic of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been sentenced to a total of 18 years in prison after calling on him to resign. The stockpile of 60 percent uranium increased by 25 kilograms and currently stands at just under 88 kilograms, according to the report. 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. Tehran has always stressed that it is only interested in peaceful nuclear technology. +41 21 312 84 26, United World Wrestling 2023 - All rights reserved, After the retirement of Hassan RAHIMI,Reza Atri became the number one wrestler inIran at 57kg. Some wore T-shirts with the slogans of Irans protesterswoman, life, freedom and Stop executing Iranian protesters. Other T-shirts had pictures of Mahsa Amini, the young Kurdish woman whose death on September 16 triggered waves of unrest. But it is unclear if the authorities have a viable strategy to boost the economy. 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 . But if Beijing has traditionally been businesslike in its energy-trade relationship with Ashgabat, Moscows relations are more likely to involve political calculations. "After the enemy failed in its plans in the streetsit naturally heightened its pressure on the economy," government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi told journalists on February 28, adding that some people allegedly behind the fall of the national currency inside the country had been arrested. Bolat SAKAYEV (KAZ), 2-1 A currency dealer poses for a photo with a U.S dollar bill and the amount being given when converting it into Iranian rials in an exchange shop in Tehran in December 2022. Iranian protester Ebrahim Rigi has died in custody after allegedly being beaten by police following his rearrest, according to a rights group. I went to buy a few things the other day. 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." 57kg - Reza ATRI 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. 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. From thefive Rio Olympic medal winners, superstar Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) is the only returning Olympicrepresentative. Abdulali Rahimi Mozafari announced the news at a meeting of the Iranian Parliament on February 28, asking the speaker to order an investigation into the matter. Kyle Snyders victory over Kamran Ghasempour clinched the title for USA Wrestling. TEHRAN, Iran (June 17) ---Iran finished the '16 Olympic Games with fivemedals (one gold, one silver and one bronze in freestyle and two bronze in Greco-Roman). GOLD - Avtandil KENTCHADZE (GEO) df. The 27-year-old Yazdani has five world and Olympicmedals in his collection ('16 Olympic gold,two world gold medals ('17 & '19), one world silver medal ('15), and one world bronze medal ('18). Reza Pahlavi, the former crown prince of Iran, says the fall of the Islamic republic and the establishment of a democratic government would not only liberate Iranians from the tyranny of a "terrorist regime," but also benefit global peace and stability and ensure the interests of the international community. The World Championships bronze medalist has wrestled at 86kg once before -- at the 2019 Alexander Medved Ranking Series -- but finished 14th. 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. Semen RADULOV (UKR), 7-2 "I assure you that my fellow wrestling and hospitable compatriots will welcome you with open arms," he said in his letter. Last week, angry parents protested outside the governors office and called for a transparent investigation. The workers have been on strike since February 25, demanding better conditions and higher salaries. Related Material: Iran Executes Popular Wrestler. Several people have been executed. Pahlavi is scheduled to speak at the European Parliament on March 10 at the invitation of Charlie Weimers, a representative of Sweden in the European Parliament. The traces were discovered in January during an inspection of the Fordow uranium enrichment plant, and the IAEA is in discussions with Iran to clarify their origin. "Unlikely but not impossible that the 84 percent enriched particles were an accident. Criticism of Khamenei, who has the last say on almost every decision in the Islamic republic, is considered a red line in Iran, and his critics often land in prison, where political prisoners are routinely held in solitary confinement and subjected to various forms of torture. Russia has upped imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan from a low of zero in 2016 to around 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year in 2021, even if they are still a fraction of their peak of over 40 bcm in the mid-2000s, when Moscow used them to free up lucrative exports to Europe. This is something that is not going to happen, she said, noting that Ankara is growing weary of Ashgabats position on the topic. -- a reference to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At a time when gas-rich Turkmenistan could be pushing to diversify its export paths, it is instead allowing itself to be pulled back into Moscows energy orbit, experts say. Some female students have removed and burned their head scarves. The executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on February 28 accused the government of "an act of terrorism" through its failure to take the wave of illnesses seriously for months, raising "serious questions regarding government complicity with groups that have the organizational capacity to carry out such major attacks.". An activist who works for a human rights NGO, 24-year-old Ana Baneira Suarez was detained in Iran during nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman in September. It is also unclear if the opposition can bridge its longstanding differences. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2023 RFE/RL, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Iran'scoaching board decided to send two 74kg wrestlers to the Poland Open to determine their 74kg team member. Numerous protests have been held at universities, particularly in Tehran, where many students have refused to attend class. Iran has been roiled with unrest that was sparked by the death of Amini on September 16. Back on February 3, Iran denied travel visas for the US team for the Feb. 16-17 tournament, hosted in the Iranian city of Kermanshah. 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. That is 48 kilograms more than in the previous quarterly report in November. Sandman. Protests over the economy preceded the anti-regime protests that erupted in September following the death of a young woman soon after she was arrested by Irans morality police for violating the countrys dress-code law. 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. Taras MARKOVYCH (UKR), 9-2, BRONZE - Arsen HARUTYUNYAN (ARM) df. The rial plummeted to a new record low of 501,300 against the U.S. dollar on February 20, according to Bonbast.com, which gathers live data from Iranian exchanges. The authorities have responded to the criticism by playing down the price hike and cracking down on a Tehran newspaper that ran a story critical of the government. The two broke containment when Atli shot back in on another double leg, scoring a takedown before transitioning into a pair of ankle laces. Officials, who have blamed the West for the demonstrations, have vowed to crack even. At '19 world Championships bronze medalist MohammadAli qualified for the release of Ana Baneira rundown on Olympic (... Taking part in an anti-regime protest in southwestern Iran in September when he was shot dead sacrifice our..... But finished 14th to Pakistan and India is only interested in peaceful technology. The retirement of Hassan RAHIMI, Reza Atri became the number one wrestler inIran at.! 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