Tehran Times

2025-06-22 22:36
By Soheila Zarfam

US officially enters war, Iran vows: 'You will pay'

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump did on Sunday what the entire world, most importantly his American voters – had been warning him not to do: He flew U.S. B-2 bombers inside Iran to directly join Israel's war against the country, launching strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in three locations.
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By Editorial board

Your Treasuries Pay for the Bombs — Get Out While You Can

The war has started. The United States has launched its military campaign against Iran. Behind the scenes, however, lies a chilling truth: many of the Persian Gulf states, Asian investors, and global institutions that have funded this war through U.S. Treasury holdings may now be at risk themselves.
India, Iraq, Pakistan, South Africa: people condemn Israeli aggression on Iran

TEHRAN – People from all walks of life launched rallies and protests in India, Pakistan, Iraq, and South Africa, expressing solidarity with Iran, and denouncing Israel’s assault.
By Afshin Majlesi

Experts’ commentary reveals strategic miscalculations in U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

TEHRAN – In the wake of the United States’ recent bombardment of Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities, described by President Donald Trump as a “spectacular military success,” a closer look at expert commentary from the Atlantic Council, a prominent American think tank, depicts a far more complex and contradictory picture.
Tehran’s Enghelab Square erupts in fury over U.S. strikes; president joins crowd

TEHRAN – Scores of Iranians filled Tehran's Enghelab Square Sunday evening, several hours after the United States dropped bombs on Iranian nuclear sites.
Yemen says it is entering the war following US strikes on Iran

TEHRAN – Yemen has officially announced that it is joining Iran in the war against Israel and the United States, which began with Israeli attacks on Iranian soil on June 13, and was exaggerated with American airstrikes on Sunday.

Politics

Iran blasts IAEA inaction in formal letter after US strikes on its nuclear facilities

TEHRAN – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has formally condemned the United States for its "brutal military aggression" against Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities at Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.
'Trump endangered American forces:' US lawmakers slam president’s strikes on Iran

TEHRAN — In a flagrant violation of international law and the U.S. Constitution, President Donald Trump unilaterally ordered military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in the early hours of Sunday, provoking immediate bipartisan condemnation in Congress and warnings of catastrophic regional escalation.
US airstrikes on Iran draw condemnation across West Asia and beyond

TEHRAN - A growing wave of international condemnation has followed the recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, as countries across West Asia and beyond denounce the move as a dangerous violation of international law that threatens regional and global security.

Sports

Young wushu champion martyred in brutal Israeli airstrikes

TEHRAN- Mehdi Ghaffari, a dedicated young wushu athlete from Khorramdarreh, Iran, was martyred in the latest wave of brutal and indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes. His death has sparked widespread grief across the Iranian sports community.
Iran setters Behnezhad and Karimi doubt for 2025 VNL Week 2

TEHRAN - Arshia Behnezhad and Javad Karimi will likely miss the 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Week 2.
Iranian Karate athlete martyred in Israeli strikes

TEHRAN - Helena Gholami, a karate practitioner from Lorestan Province, was killed in the recent Israeli attacks on Iran.

Culture

Tehran Municipality launches storytelling initiative to inspire children with tales of Iran's heroes

TEHRAN- The Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality has launched a storytelling initiative titled "Storytelling Mothers" to help children connect with important human values.
Atrocities of Zionist regime depicted in Iranian TV series

TEHRAN – In the past two decades, Iran’s state TV has aired several series about the Zionist regime and its malicious and aggressive intensions toward Iran and other countries.
Pezeshkian inspects bombed IRIB HQ after Israeli war crime

TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a message of resilience during a visit to the fire-gutted headquarters of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Saturday, standing amid shattered glass and scorched debris to declare that "the voice of truth cannot be silenced."

Economy

Your Treasuries Pay for the Bombs — Get Out While You Can

The war has started. The United States has launched its military campaign against Iran. Behind the scenes, however, lies a chilling truth: many of the Persian Gulf states, Asian investors, and global institutions that have funded this war through U.S. Treasury holdings may now be at risk themselves.
Industry ministry vows full support for public, military needs amid war

TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade said on Saturday that the country’s industrial and commercial sectors are fully prepared to support both the public and military during the current conflict, and stressed the importance of maintaining normal production flows across the country.
Iran’s water, power services continue uninterrupted amid conflict: minister

TEHRAN - Iran’s Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said that the country’s water and electricity services continue without disruption despite ongoing attacks, and praised utility workers for maintaining operations even during times of bombardment.

Society

IRCS member speaks about days of rescue work following Israeli attacks

TEHRAN--Rescue workers of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) are those who devote their lives to rescue people. They go deep into the incident to rescue the trapped person without any delay or hesitation. Amir Momeni is one of the rescue workers who speaks about the stressful minutes among the storm and the fire.
DOE slams Israeli attacks as ‘deliberate creation of environmental crises’

TEHRAN - The Department of Environment has strongly condemned the recent attacks by the Zionist regime on fossil fuel storage facilities as deliberate creation of environmental crises and a clear violation of international principles and commitments to environmental protection.
UNRC, British Red Cross express solidarity with IRCS

TEHRAN –The United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in Iran, Stefan Priesner, and the British Red Cross chief executive officer, Béatrice Butsana-Sita, have voiced support and solidarity with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), following Israeli airstrikes on the country.

Tourism

No damage to archaeological sites in Israel, antiquities authority says

TEHRAN - No archaeological site or artifacts in Israel have so far been damaged by Iranian missile strikes, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).
Israeli airstrikes near Taq-e Bostan threaten Iran’s ancient heritage

TEHRAN - Over the past two days (Saturday and Sunday), multiple Israeli missile strikes targeted areas within three kilometers of Taq-e Bostan, one of Iran’s most significant Sasanian-era archaeological complexes near Kermanshah.
Shams Tabrizi mausoleum gets major boost with new funding

KHOY, West Azarbaijan province – The Iranian government has allocated 30 trillion rials (approximately $375,000) to advance the long-delayed construction of the mausoleum of Shams Tabrizi, the famed Sufi mystic and spiritual mentor of the celebrated Persian poet Rumi.

International

Lebanon is not safe from Zionist-American evasion

BEIRUT — At an existential crossroads, Hezbollah stands in defence of its symbol and backbone in Tehran. However, the decision to directly engage in the battle is not a simple one, neither politically nor militarily, given that the U.S.-led Israeli aggression against Lebanon has stripped some of its defensive capabilities.
Occupation forces caught in ambush

TEHRAN – No respite for the Israeli regime’s infantry in Gaza as Palestinian resistance strikes occupation forces again.
Iranians rally around the flag: commentary

TEHRAN – In a commentary Middle East Eye said Tel Aviv rulers have unintentionally provided Iran with a “powerful political gift” by uniting Iranians against a “common enemy” called Israel.