Iran's national physics Olympiad team delivered a stellar performance at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2026), winning three gold medals and two silver medals at one of the world's most prestigious science competitions.

Iran’s vice president for science and technology has lauded the national mathematics Olympiad team after it won the overall title at the 2026 China International Mathematics Competition.

Iran's national mathematics Olympiad team has been crowned champion of the fourth International Mathematics Competition of Shanghai (IMSC 2026).

Two scientists from Iran’s Royan Institute have been recognized among the world’s top 1% most highly cited researchers based on the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) compiled by Clarivate.

Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company have developed rapid gas detection kits capable of identifying the type and concentration of hazardous gases within seconds, placing the country alongside Germany and Japan as the world's only producers of the advanced technology, the company's CEO said.

By developing the Oncopore G2121, a domestically-produced electrochemotherapy (ECT) system featuring proprietary probe technology with no foreign analogues, Iran has joined the United Kingdom and Italy as one of only three nations worldwide capable of manufacturing this advanced cancer treatment device.

Southern Iran's city of Shiraz has performed more than 16,100 organ transplant surgeries, while recording 43.5 organ donors per million population—more than three times the national average—cementing its position as the country's leading transplant hub, officials said.