Tehran Times

2025-10-20 22:14
Leader meets with elite medalists from sports, scientific fields

Trump's rant aimed to boost morale of defeated Zionists

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with Iranian sports champions and winners of international scientific Olympiads this morning, October 20, 2025, at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah.
- Parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections begin in Iran

By Bahram Moradi

Extremists in Israel are full of hatred against Palestinians

TEHRAN - Netanyahu and his co-ideologists, such as Itmar Ben Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Amichai Eliyahu, and many others, are full of hatred against Palestinians even when there is not a hot war. If it was not so, there was no justification for so much cruelty against Palestinians and no justification for not settling this decades-long conflict.
By Sondoss Al Asaad

Sit-in before Iranian embassy in Lebanon to seek Iran’s help for reconstruction

BEIRUT — At a time when some Lebanese politicians are racing to repeat Washington’s narratives about the “Iranian occupation of Lebanon,” the people of the border villages in the South are presenting the exact opposite picture: The residents of the border villages staged a sit-in in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, not to protest against it, but to seek Iran’s assistance to return to their villages from which they were displaced by repeated Israeli attacks.
By Shahrokh Saei

Caribbean crisis: U.S. military actions fuel Latin American pushback

TEHRAN – The United States’ deadly attacks on vessels in Caribbean waters off Venezuela and Colombia, coupled with President Donald Trump’s escalating threats, have thrust the region into global attention. Since early September, nearly 30 people have been killed in strikes that the Trump administration claims are aimed at dismantling drug trafficking networks.
What Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said at his weekly briefing

TEHRAN – The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baqaei, addressed a wide range of domestic and international issues during his weekly press briefing on Monday.
Larijani touts growing Iran-Iraq ties, condemns US interference in Iraq

TEHRAN – In a wide-ranging press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani emphasized the “friendly and brotherly” ties between Tehran and Baghdad, while sharply criticizing the United States for its repeated violations of Iraqi sovereignty.

Politics

Russian presidential envoy holds talks with Iranian officials in Tehran

TEHRAN – Alexander Lavrentiev, Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy for Syria, arrived in Tehran on Monday for a series of high-level meetings with Iranian officials.
‘Our response will be different’: Top commander vows new kind of war with Israel

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military commander has warned that the country’s response to any mistake by the enemy will, this time, be extremely different to previous responses, urging the Armed Forces to maintain their preparedness at the highest level and upgrade it day by day.
Israel reconstructed air defenses after 2024 Iranian attacks, only to see them fail again in June

TEHRAN – A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, whose name and face have not been disclosed, said in a televised interview with IRIB that Iran successfully targeted Israeli air defense centers and disrupted their operations during Operation True Promise III.

Sports

Iran defend title at 2025 Asia-Pacific Goalball after addressing 2024 weaknesses: Doosti Vala

TEHRAN – Iran goalball head coach Bahman Doosti Vala said that the team succeeded in defending their title at the 2025 IBSA Asia-Pacific Goalball Championships after addressing their weaknesses from the 2024 Paralympic Games.
Iran win title of 2025 IBSA Asia-Pacific Goalball Championships

TEHRAN – Iran defeated China 4-2 to win the 2025 IBSA Asia-Pacific Goalball Championships on Tuesday.
Iran’s girls’ handball team victorious over Uzbekistan: 2025 AYG

TEHRAN – Iran’s girls’ handball team defeated Uzbekistan 27-24 at the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) on Tuesday.

Culture

Esteemed international figures selected to judge at Tehran International Short Film Festival

TEHRAN – The 42nd Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) has announced the jury members for the International Competition and AI sections.
IAF screens Óliver Laxe’s “Sirāt”

TEHRAN – The 2025 drama “Sirāt” directed by Óliver Laxe was screened at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Monday.
Iran showcasing literary, scientific works at 13th Dushanbe International Book Exhibition

TEHRAN- The 13th edition of the Dushanbe International Book Exhibition, “Kitobi Dushanbe 2025” (The Book of Dushanbe), opened in the Tajikistan capital city on Monday, with Iran participating in the event.

Economy

Tehran holds 29th National Export Day celebration

TEHRAN- Iran’s 29th National Export Day celebration was held at the Tehran Summit Conference Hall with the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian, Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) Mohammad-Ali Dehghan Dehnavi, Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mining, and Agriculture Samad Hasanzadeh, Chairman of Industry and Mining Committee of the Parliament Reza Alizadeh, and a group of managers and traders.
Value of Iran’s e-commerce transactions hit $65b in H1

TEHRAN – The total value of e-commerce transactions in Iran reached 32.63 quadrillion rials (around $65 billion) during the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 21–September 22), marking a 52 percent increase compared with 21.24 quadrillion rials ($42 billion) in the same period last year, according to Hamid Toufighi, acting head of the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade’s E-Commerce Development Center.
Chabahar port to boost storage capacity by 50% through new development projects

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Minister of Transport and Urban Development and Managing Director of the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), Saeed Rasouli, said on Tuesday that ongoing development and construction projects in Chabahar have pushed total public and private investment in the port to over 240 trillion rials (around $480 million), paving the way for a 50 percent increase in the storage capacity of essential goods.

Society

FAO, Iran launch regional project to strengthen climate-resilient agriculture

TEHRAN - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has launched a new Regional Technical Cooperation Project aimed at strengthening national and regional capacities for climate-resilient agriculture.
Seventh nationwide screening campaign launched for prevalent cancers in women

TEHRAN - The seventh nationwide screening campaign for prevalent cancers in women has been launched in line with marking October, the Global Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Tehran, Baghdad hold talks on Hour al-Azim wetland

TEHRAN – Iranian and Iraqi officials have discussed the challenges facing Hour al-Azim wetland, located on the border of the two countries, particularly drought and spontaneous combustion.

Tourism

Shafiabad village: a gateway to UNESCO-listed Lut Desert

TEHRAN - Shafiabad village, located in the famed Shahdad district of Kerman province, southern Iran, stands as a remarkable example of harmonious coexistence between human settlement and a harsh desert environment.
19th-century film reels recovered at Tehran UNESCO site to be exhibited after restoration

TEHRAN – Thirty-one film reels from Iran’s Qajar era recently uncovered at the UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran are undergoing preparation and decoding before being put on public display, palace officials said on Monday.
Passenger shipping line between Chabahar and Muscat launched

TEHRAN – A direct passenger shipping route between Chabahar, Iran, and Muscat, Oman, has been launched, officials announced on Monday.

International

Extremists in Israel are full of hatred against Palestinians

TEHRAN - Netanyahu and his co-ideologists, such as Itmar Ben Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Amichai Eliyahu, and many others, are full of hatred against Palestinians even when there is not a hot war. If it was not so, there was no justification for so much cruelty against Palestinians and no justification for not settling this decades-long conflict.
Sit-in before Iranian embassy in Lebanon to seek Iran’s help for reconstruction

BEIRUT — At a time when some Lebanese politicians are racing to repeat Washington’s narratives about the “Iranian occupation of Lebanon,” the people of the border villages in the South are presenting the exact opposite picture: The residents of the border villages staged a sit-in in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, not to protest against it, but to seek Iran’s assistance to return to their villages from which they were displaced by repeated Israeli attacks.
Caribbean crisis: U.S. military actions fuel Latin American pushback

TEHRAN – The United States’ deadly attacks on vessels in Caribbean waters off Venezuela and Colombia, coupled with President Donald Trump’s escalating threats, have thrust the region into global attention. Since early September, nearly 30 people have been killed in strikes that the Trump administration claims are aimed at dismantling drug trafficking networks.