Adel Borghei spent Saturday at theUnited States Open, inside Louis Armstrong Stadium, clad in the navy blue uniform of a referee. He wore sunglasses and made line calls and blended into the background, even if this was far from a normal day at work. United States sanctions against Iran had prevented Borghei, 32, from working at the tournament,...

Tehran, Aug 25, IRNA Head of Tennis Federation of Iran complained to the International Tennis Federation about the US behavior towards an Iranian referee preventing him from judging the US Open. We did expect nothing from the US more than that, Majid Shayesteh told IRNA Sunday, adding that the US hostile policies on Iran are obvious. Three years ...

Iran news headlines on Thursday include US prevention of a Tennis referee to work on the open for sanctions; Thailand court detention of Iranians over allegedly bomb plot; Iranian FM rejection of Syrian government chemical attack; country's oil minister arrival in South Pars for inspection of progress; Iran-Afghanistan-Tajikistan meeting over water ...

In May, the Iranian tennis referee Adel Borghei received confirmation that he had secured a coveted slot at theUnited States Open. Congratulations, the letter started. Borghei booked his travel, obtained a visa and worked several other tournaments until he arrived in the United States. He was scheduled to start work at the Open on Tuesday, in ...