Tehran Times

2025-08-10 16:25
Notable Progress in Cell Therapy

Iran has improved global rank to 8th from 12th last year

TEHRAN – Iran has made significant progress in the field of stem cells and cell therapy, advancing to the eighth place in the world from the 12th in the previous year.
- Tehran to host first symposium on AI in health
- 2nd Intl. Congress on AI in Medical Science to be held in May

By Faramarz Kouhpayeh

US push in South Caucasus raises alarm over stability and sovereignty

TEHRAN – On Friday, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement at the White House, in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump, granting Washington exclusive rights to develop a corridor through Armenia’s southern Syunik province, which borders Iran.
Iran joins slew of countries condemning Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City

TEHRAN – Iran has joined the growing list of countries sounding the alarm over Israel’s planned occupation of Gaza City – part of the besieged enclave that has endured relentless Israeli bombardment over the past two years, leaving more than 61,000 Palestinians dead.
By Wesam Bahrani

Gaza sees surge in fatalities from failed aid airdrops

TEHRAN – The number of Palestinians killed due to misdirected airdrops of humanitarian aid has risen to 23, with 124 others injured.
By Sahar Dadjoo

Netanyahu’s Gaza plan risks a quagmire with no exit

TEHRAN - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fully occupy Gaza City—and potentially the entire Gaza Strip—marks a stark escalation in the nearly two-year conflict with Hamas, revealing a deeply troubling disregard for military counsel, humanitarian norms, and regional stability.
By Wesam Bahrani

Israel’s Gaza decision sparks global outrage

TEHRAN - The Israeli cabinet’s approval to expand its genocide in the Gaza Strip by invading and occupying Gaza City faces mounting global anger and condemnation.

Politics

From Raisi to Pezeshkian, US has kept derailing diplomacy with Iran, says former negotiator

TEHRAN – Ali Bagheri Kani, Secretary of Iran’s Council for Strategic Foreign Relations, has revealed Washington’s deliberate sabotage of a comprehensive nuclear agreement finalized during the administration of the late President Ebrahim Raisi.
Pezeshkian’s aide warns of rising tensions as US eyes new foothold in Caucasus

TEHRAN – Mehdi Sanaei, an advisor to the Iranian president and former envoy to Russia, has become the second Iranian official to raise concerns over Washington’s expanding footprint in the Caucasus, warning that the current situation could foreshadow heightened regional tensions in the future.
Three terrorists neutralized in failed attack on police station in SE Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian security forces successfully repelled a terrorist assault in the southeastern city of Saravan early Sunday morning, killing three armed assailants and capturing four others in a counterterror operation.

Sports

Iran ready to defend title at FIVB U21 World Championship, coach says

TEHRAN - Gholamreza Momeni Moghaddam says that Iran aim to repeat their title at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.
Sepahan to face Al Duhail for 2025/26 ACL Elite coveted place

TEHRAN — Chengdu Rongchen of China, Bangkok United of Thailand, Al Duhail SC of Qatar, and Sepahan of Iran are all eager to secure a coveted place in AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26.
Iran secure direct 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Quarter-Finals berth

TEHRAN – Iran completed a clean sweep of Group B at the FIBA Asia Cup 2025, shaking off a slow first half to overwhelm Syria 82-43 on Sunday at King Abdullah Sports City and advance directly to the Quarter-Finals.

Culture

Cannes Cinema Season 2025-2026 to show two films from Iran

TEHRAN – Two feature films from Iran will be screened as part of the Cannes Cinema Season 2025-2026 in Cannes, France, next month.
IAF cinematheque to show Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia”

TEHRAN - The 2011 science fiction drama film “Melancholia” written and directed by Lars von Trier will be shown at the cinematheque of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Monday.
“The Same Old Story” at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN- “The Same Old Story” written by Russian novelist Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov has recently been published in Persian.

Economy

Iran’s iron, steel exports up 13% in 4 months on year

TEHRAN – Iran’s iron and steel exports rose 13 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian year (starting March 21), equivalent to an additional 469,000 tons, the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) said.
Business environment index shows improvement in spring: ICCIMA

TEHRAN – Iran’s national business environment index improved marginally in the spring to 5.95 from 6.01 in the winter, on a scale where 10 is the worst score, the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture’s (ICCIMA) research center said.
Foreign investors in Iran’s stock market rise to 5,100

TEHRAN – The number of active foreign investors in Iran’s stock market reached 5,100 by the end of the fourth Iranian calendar month of Tir (July 22), up from 4,839 a year earlier, data from the Research, Development and Islamic Studies Department of the Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) showed.

Society

DOE implementing over 120 projects to preserve marine coastal ecosystem

TEHRAN – Over the past few years, the Department of Environment (DOE) has been implementing more than 120 projects to protect the country’s marine coastal ecosystem.
Police seize over 113 tons of narcotics since March

TEHRAN – The Iranian anti-narcotics police have seized more than 113,278 tons of narcotics since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21), seventy-five percent of which were discovered in the eastern provinces of the country.
Over 1m Afghans deported in 4 months

TEHRAN – Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has said some 1.1 million illegal Afghan refugees have been sent back to their home country since the beginning of the current Iranian year, March 21.

Tourism

Damghan offers journey through centuries of culture

TEHRAN – Damghan, in Iran’s Semnan province, is rich in history and home to notable architectural sites, making it a key destination for cultural travelers and history enthusiasts.
Royal Ilkhanid cemetery unearthed near UNESCO-listed Soltaniyeh Dome

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have uncovered parts of a royal Ilkhanid cemetery adjacent to the UNESCO-listed Soltaniyeh Dome in west-central Iran, the head of the excavation team said on Sunday.
Lost opportunities: The untapped potential of Iran’s tourism industry

Over the past two decades, despite Iran’s significant natural and cultural potential, attracting foreign tourists—especially leisure travelers interested in historical and cultural tourism from Europe and North America—has faced serious obstacles.

International

Germany’s suspension of military exports to Israel is a media and PR strategy

TEHRAN — The ongoing Israeli military campaign against the Gaza Strip, which has claimed the lives of more than 61,000 Palestinians, has sparked global anger and protests—including in German cities.
Gaza sees surge in fatalities from failed aid airdrops

TEHRAN – The number of Palestinians killed due to misdirected airdrops of humanitarian aid has risen to 23, with 124 others injured.
Netanyahu’s Gaza plan risks a quagmire with no exit

TEHRAN - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fully occupy Gaza City—and potentially the entire Gaza Strip—marks a stark escalation in the nearly two-year conflict with Hamas, revealing a deeply troubling disregard for military counsel, humanitarian norms, and regional stability.

Iran has improved global rank to 8th from 12th last year