Heavy snow and flooding in Iran have become increasingly common in recent years, with freak incidents being reported. Tehran's municipal services are on standby following snowfall in the capital's ...

Iran 4, featuring Arshia Ahmadi, Fazel Valipour Gorji, Mahdi Alizadeh Koyakhi and Seyed Ali Talebzadeh, defeated Italy 2-0 (15-6, 15-10) in the final to win the gold medal. Iran 2 also claimed a ...

but reopened on Sunday – a working day in Iran – despite snowfall. According to IRNA, some areas of Tehran received up to 30 centimetres (12 inches) of snow overnight from Saturday to Sunday.