Iran is expanding its Saman orbital transfer program with liquid-fuel propulsion, aiming to improve satellite deployment, enable constellation operations, reach higher orbits, and strengthen its domestic space capabilities.

Iran's two-week retaliatory campaign against US aggression in the Strait of Hormuz demonstrated a methodical, multi-layered military strategy that systematically degraded American power projection through infrastructure strikes, A2/AD displacement, extended-range precision, ISR attrition, and terrorist suppression, exposing critical vulnerabilities in American air defense inventories.
Iranian professor Amirali Hamidieh received a WHO award for his contributions to cancer control across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, particularly his pioneering work in pediatric cancer treatment and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Tabriz’s Armenian Christian heritage extends beyond commerce, encompassing churches, schools, neighborhoods and theatre, revealing centuries of cultural exchange and Armenian participation in the city’s urban life.
Tabriz preserves a remarkable network of historic houses and palaces, revealing its royal, commercial, political, and cultural history through courtyards, decorative arts, and adaptive reuse.