Jerusalem – An ancient sport, wrestling has long electrified Iran and the United States. Yet in 2020, the Islamic Republic executed the decorated Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari for his role in a ...

Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed on Saturday after being convicted of stabbing a security guard to death during anti-government protests in 2018, state media said, in a case that has sparked ...

Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed on Saturday after being convicted of stabbing a security guard to death during anti-government protests in 2018, state media said, in a case that has sparked ...

Iran’s Saturday execution of a wrestler who said he was tortured into a murder confession happened without advance warning to relatives, lawyers and even the wrestler himself, according to a ...

US President Donald Trump has called on Iran to overturn a death sentence passed down on a champion wrestler who took part in protests two years ago. "To the leaders of Iran, I would greatly ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed on Saturday after being convicted of stabbing a security guard to ...