Tehran Times

2025-08-26 22:02
By Soheila Zarfam

Kangaroo court

Aussie PM expels Iran’s envoy over unfounded allegations of “antisemitic” attacks after he angers Israel for plans to recognize Palestine

TEHRAN – When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced cameras in Canberra on Tuesday to announce the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador, he looked like a judge delivering a verdict in what English speakers call a kangaroo court.
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Iran will not bow to bullying and arrogance: Pezeshkian

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized the resilience and unity of the Iranian people in the face of foreign pressure.
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‘History will not forgive delay in ending the Gaza tragedy’: Araghchi

Attending an OIC session, Iran’s FM calls upon the Muslim world to finally do something about Israel’s crimes

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asked Muslim leaders on Monday to take decisive action to put an end to Israel’s massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, warning that the region may never be able to stand against Israeli violence if it does not act now.
Top military official tells Pakistan Iran is ready for joint action against terrorism

TEHRAN – Iran's top military leader has affirmed the nation's unwavering resolve to crush terrorism and safeguard the shared borders with Pakistan, following increased terrorist activity along the volatile frontier.
Israel’s crimes in Gaza cannot go unpunished: Iran foreign ministry

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has condemned Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, noting the killing of five international journalists just a day earlier.
No restraint in face of future aggression, says Iran’s parliament speaker

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf has warned that the Islamic Republic will not show self-restraint if a new war is waged against the country, vowing that any aggression would trigger a broader response across multiple fronts.

Politics

Israel’s crimes in Gaza cannot go unpunished: Iran foreign ministry

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has condemned Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, noting the killing of five international journalists just a day earlier.
Top military official tells Pakistan Iran is ready for joint action against terrorism

TEHRAN – Iran's top military leader has affirmed the nation's unwavering resolve to crush terrorism and safeguard the shared borders with Pakistan, following increased terrorist activity along the volatile frontier.
Iran will not bow to bullying and arrogance: Pezeshkian

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized the resilience and unity of the Iranian people in the face of foreign pressure.

Sports

Esteghlal held by Zob Ahan in 2025/26 PGPL Matchweek 2

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team scored a late goal to draw 3-3 with Zob Ahan in Matchweek 2 of the 2025/26 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Tuesday.
Iran’s fixtures in 2025 CAFA Nations Cup revealed

TEHRAN – Iran will meet Afghanistan in the 2025 CAFA Nations Cup opening match.
Iran basketball captain Kazemi lauds new generation

TEHRAN – Iran basketball captain Arsalan Kazemi lauded his team’s performance in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, where Team Melli won a bronze medal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Culture

Culture minister highlights year of progress in arts, global image enhancement

TEHRAN- In a press conference held in Tehran on Tuesday, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi highlighted key achievements over the past year.
Adaptation of “Ramses II” to go on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN-A loose adaptation of French writer Sebastien Thiery’s play “Ramses II” will go on stage at Tehran's City Theater Complex later this month.
Iran’s Association of Writers for Children and Youth announces nominees for 2026 ALMA

TEHRAN- Nominees of Iran’s Association of Writers for Children and Youth for the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) were announced on Monday.

Economy

Exports to Africa more than double in 4 months

TEHRAN – Iran’s exports to Africa rose 2.2 times in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- July 22), the head of the Africa Office at the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced.
Iran’s oil output hits 7.5-year high, NIOC head says

TEHRAN – Iran’s crude oil production reached its highest level in seven and a half years at the beginning of September, the head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Tuesday.
Iran ready to supply steel products, engineering services to Uzbekistan

TEHRAN – Iran is ready to supply steel products and engineering services to Uzbekistan, the head of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said in a meeting with the head of Uzbekistan’s Metallurgy Association.

Society

Iran ranks first in biotech among Islamic nations: SCImago

TEHRAN – With 1,111 documents in biotechnology, Iran ranked first among Islamic countries in 2024, up from second in 2023, according to the recent report published by SCImago.
DOE, ICCIMA hold coordination meeting in preparation for COP30

TEHRAN –The head of the Department of Environment, Shina Ansari, and the members of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) have discussed ways to strengthen the country’s participation in the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30).
More than 2,700 women appointed to managerial positions in a year: VP

TEHRAN – More than 2,700 female managers have been appointed in the country as deputy ministers, director generals, deputy director generals, governors, district governors, and heads of research institutes since the current administration took office last year, Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs, has said.

Tourism

Iraq signals readiness to exchange 10 million tourists with Iran

TEHRAN – Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Fakak al-Badrani said on Tuesday that his country welcomes increasing tourist exchanges with Iran to 10 million visitors in a year.
Isfahan seeks to become a ‘tourist city’

TEHRAN — Mohammadreza Akbari, the tourism chief of Isfahan province, has announced plans to transform Isfahan into a “tourist city” through a series of initiatives.
Iran’s handicraft exports hit $223 million last year

TEHRAN – Iran exported $223 million worth of handicrafts in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), with an additional similar amount exported informally by travelers, a senior cultural heritage official said on Tuesday.

International

The farce of handing over weapons in Beirut’s Palestinian refugee camps

BEIRUT—The charade of handing over weapons in a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut on Thursday evening was considered nothing but a political scandal, whereby the Lebanese authorities—like their Palestinian counterparts—have transformed into clowns willing to do whatever they can to please Washington and Riyadh.
UN declares famine in Gaza

The UN has officially declared a famine in Gaza after months of Israeli restrictions that cut off food and water supplies to more than two million people.
What lessons can Europe learn from "daddy" school?

TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with European leaders appears to have left them with egg on their faces.