Tehran Times

2025-10-17 21:28
By Mona Hojat Ansari

Larijani and Putin discuss economic, regional and international cooperation in Moscow

Meeting came a day before Russia called on countries to end JCPOA restrictions on Iran's nuclear program

TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani spent a day in Moscow on Thursday. The main purpose of his visit was to convey a message from the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, to President Vladimir Putin, though neither side has elaborated on what the message contained.
- No talks for now
- Senior adviser to Iranian Leader meets Putin in Moscow: Kremlin

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Israel seeking to turn South Lebanon into a de facto buffer zone

Lebanon facing environmental, cultural, and military assaults

BEIRUT—Lebanon is experiencing a complex moment, facing continuous Israeli bombardment, severe political divisions, and increasing economic and diplomatic pressures.
By Shahab Sarmadi

Hamas takes on Israel’s mercenaries in Gaza

TEHRAN – More than a week after the October 10 ceasefire, Gaza continues to face sustained military pressure, with Palestinians remaining under severe threat from Israel’s ongoing operations. Although Israeli forces have partially withdrawn from some residential areas in central Gaza, local armed groups, linked to Israel’s Shin Bet security agency, continue to target resistance fighters and civilians alike. These actions undermine prospects for lasting peace and highlight Israel’s continued efforts to destabilize Gaza from within.
By Wesam Bahrani

Hamas rejects international custodianship

TEHRAN – The head of Hamas’s Prisoners and Martyrs Office has rejected any plans to establish international governance in Gaza.
Pezeshkian says enemy can’t cripple Iran via sanctions or threats

TEHRAN – The Iranian president says the enemy will not be able to bring Iranians to their knees through sanctions and threats.
Yazdan Saadi’s "Tehran Times" exhibition revives Iranian mythology through contemporary art

TEHRAN-An exhibition of paintings by Iranian artist Yazdan Saadi is currently underway at Saless Gallery.

Politics

Iran remains open to dialogue but rejects coercion, says senior diplomat

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian diplomat has reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s readiness for negotiations while underlining its firm stance against coercion or imposed conditions.
Araghchi discusses bilateral and global issues in series of Kampala meetings

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a series of diplomatic meetings with his counterparts from various countries on the sidelines of the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation.
Fragile ceasefire in Gaza: Challenge of achieving lasting peace

The recent declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza has been met with cautious optimism by the international community. While U.S. President Donald Trump and other global leaders have framed it as a potential turning point, the situation on the ground suggests that the road to lasting peace remains deeply uncertain.

Sports

Persepolis suffer late loss against Kheybar: 2025/26 PGPL

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team suffered a late 2-1 loss against Kheybar in the 2025/26 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) Saturday night.
Iran beat Iraq at Asia Pacific Goalball Championship

TEHRAN – Iran beat Iraq 8-3 at the 2025 Asia Pacific Goalball Championship on Saturday.
Iran remain unchanged in FIFA World Ranking

TEHRAN – Iran national football team remained 21st in the latest FIFA World Ranking issued on Friday.

Culture

Yazdan Saadi’s "Tehran Times" exhibition revives Iranian mythology through contemporary art

TEHRAN-An exhibition of paintings by Iranian artist Yazdan Saadi is currently underway at Saless Gallery.
Iran attending Frankfurt Book Fair after three-year hiatus

TEHRAN – Iran is participating in the 77th Frankfurt Book Fair, after a three-year hiatus, which is underway in Frankfurt, Germany.
Three foreign plays to attend 6th Kish International Short Theater Festival

TEHRAN – Three foreign plays will be staged in the international section of the 6th Kish International Short Theater Festival, which will kick off in Kish Island, in the Persian Gulf, on Saturday.

Economy

Iran seeks to expand engineering footprint in Africa through new cooperation forum

TEHRAN – Iranian business leaders have called for stronger engagement with Africa’s fast-developing infrastructure markets, emphasizing the continent’s vast potential for technical and engineering cooperation.
Rooftop solar power stations installed for 22 ministries, state organizations

TEHRAN – In line with President Masoud Pezeshkian’s directive for all government bodies to adopt solar energy, Iran has launched rooftop solar power plants for 22 ministries and state organizations, marking a significant step toward sustainable energy transition in the public sector.
South Pars Gas Complex cuts flaring by 3.8 mcm/d

TEHRAN – The South Pars Gas Complex (SPGC) has achieved a daily reduction of 3.8 million cubic meters (mcm) in gas flaring, marking a major step toward greater efficiency and environmental sustainability in Iran’s gas industry, the complex’s managing director said.

Society

DOE discusses environmental issues with Turkey, Azerbaijan

TEHRAN – Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment, in separate meetings with Emine Erdoğan, the first lady of Turkey, and Mukhtar Babayev, the Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, explored avenues to promote cooperation in the environment sector.
CISTC to support Iran-Iraq research projects

TEHRAN – The Center of International Science and Technology Cooperation (CISTC) will support the implementation of joint research projects by Iranian and Iraqi researchers.
Tehran, Hanoi explore avenues to foster sci-tech ties

TEHRAN – The head of the Organization for the Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Hossein Roozbeh, and the Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran, Nguyen Luong Ngoc, have discussed ways to expand scientific and technological collaborations between the two countries.

Tourism

Three Iranian villages named among world’s Best Tourism Villages by UN

TEHRAN – The UN Tourism on Friday recognized three Iranian villages among the world’s 52 best tourism villages for 2025, praising their rich cultural heritage, historical significance, and commitment to sustainable tourism.
Rural heritage, global meaning: Iran’s villages as beacons of cultural sustainability

Today, as the UN Tourism Organization inscribed the three Iranian villages of Shafi’ Abad in Kerman, Kandolus in Mazandaran, and Sohaili on Qeshm Island among the Best Tourism Villages of the World 2025, a new chapter opened in the cultural diplomacy of our nation — a chapter in which rural life itself becomes a message to the world.
Four intl. art academies launched in Tehran, Ramsar and Isfahan

TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural heritage sector has marked a significant milestone with the simultaneous inauguration of four specialized international art academies in the cities of Tehran, Ramsar and Isfahan.

International

Hamas takes on Israel’s mercenaries in Gaza

TEHRAN – More than a week after the October 10 ceasefire, Gaza continues to face sustained military pressure, with Palestinians remaining under severe threat from Israel’s ongoing operations. Although Israeli forces have partially withdrawn from some residential areas in central Gaza, local armed groups, linked to Israel’s Shin Bet security agency, continue to target resistance fighters and civilians alike. These actions undermine prospects for lasting peace and highlight Israel’s continued efforts to destabilize Gaza from within.
Israel seeking to turn South Lebanon into a de facto buffer zone

BEIRUT—Lebanon is experiencing a complex moment, facing continuous Israeli bombardment, severe political divisions, and increasing economic and diplomatic pressures.
Hamas rejects international custodianship

TEHRAN – The head of Hamas’s Prisoners and Martyrs Office has rejected any plans to establish international governance in Gaza.

Meeting came a day before Russia called on countries to end JCPOA restrictions on Iran's nuclear program

Lebanon facing environmental, cultural, and military assaults