Tehran Times

2025-06-23 10:08
With Araghchi in Moscow, Iran and Russia forge united front against US-Israeli warmongering

TEHRAN - As Iran grapples with unwarranted and illegal attacks from both Israel and the United States, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi underscored the vital coordination between Tehran and Moscow on critical regional and nuclear matters.
- Pezeshkian to Putin: Israeli attacks will receive appropriate response
- Tehran’s consultations with Moscow ongoing across all sectors: FM Araghchi

Son of toppled Shah align with Iran’s enemies, seeks power through foreign intervention

TEHRAN - The exiled son of the Iranian Shah toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution has once again seized the moment to push its long-failed ends.
IRGC launches widespread missile strikes across Israel in shifted tactical operation

TEHRAN - In its 21st missile operation, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a massive combined missile and drone attack against multiple targets in the occupied territories on Monday morning, marking a significant shift in tactics.
Anti-Israel NGOs around the globe condemn aggression on Iran, U.S. intervention

TEHRAN – Since Israel’s air strikes on Iran, on June 13, a broad network of anti-Israel non-government organizations have mobilized to censure Israeli attacks on Iran via coordinated messaging with calls to halt arms transfers to Israel, end U.S. interventionism, and reject any military escalation with Iran.
Muslim Council of Britain condemns Israeli strikes on Iran in ‘strongest possible terms’

TEHRAN - The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has condemned Israel’s military strikes on Iran in the “strongest possible terms” and is urging the UK government to take immediate action.
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.

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

Iran handball headquarters attacked by Israel

TEHRAN - The Israeli military attacked Iran's handball federation’s headquarters in Tehran on Monday.
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.

Culture

Cinemas, theater halls resume activities

TEHRAN – A week after all theatrical performances and movie screenings were suspended in the country due to the Zionist regime’s aggression toward Iran, all the cinemas and theater hall resumed their activities on Sunday, June 22.
New mural shows Iranian unity, love of homeland

TEHRAN – The new mural at Valiasr Square in Tehran was unveiled on Saturday with the images of martyred commanders and nuclear scientists, who have lost their lives in the Zionist regime's aggression against Iran, as well as the foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, along with people of every walk of life, all saluting by raising a hand to their head with a large flag of Iran waving on a pole above their heads.
Shahnameh, an unwavering bond forging national unity amidst adversity, Iranian scholar says

TEHRAN- Iranian scholar and expert on Shahnameh Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi describes Ferdowsi's epic as an unyielding force uniting Iranians.

Economy

U.S. strike on Iran spotlights Iranian critical role in global energy markets

TEHRAN – The recent U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which Donald Trump hailed as a “glorious military success,” has once again highlighted the country’s vital role in the global oil and gas markets. Given Iran’s vast energy reserves and strategic location, any disruption or escalation could sharply drive up energy prices and destabilize international markets.
Iran says economy stable despite Israeli attacks

TEHRAN – Iran’s economy remains stable despite Israeli attacks, and the government continues its economic operations without disruption, the country’s new finance minister said, adding that a large portion of seized goods has been redirected into productive use.
Switzerland exports non-oil products worth $190m to Iran in 2 months

TEHRAN- Switzerland exported non-oil products worth $190 million to Iran during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

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.