Tehran Times

2025-05-05 22:48
By Mona Hojat Ansari

Araghchi in Islamabad as Pakistan-India tensions swell

Top diplomat says both nations are "friends" to Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Monday, as he attempts to mediate between Pakistan and India, whose relations have steadily declined since last month.
- Araghchi to visit Pakistan, India amid tensions

By Sahar Dadjoo

Trump’s backing for Israel's Gaza strategy dashes last hopes for peace

TEHRAN - President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are walking down a path toward Gaza with a controversial and fateful plan that amounts to smashing not a glass ceiling but the hopes of millions of Palestinians and sculpting the future of the region in a manner that not even its harshest critics could have predicted would be decided under U.S. auspices.
By Sondoss Al Asaad

HTS extremism gives chance to Israel to lure Syrian Druze

BEIRUT — To serve its project of dismantling the fabric of West Asia’s minorities and to accelerate its Israelization project, Israel has been exploiting the Druze since October 7, 2023, by enticing them to abandon their Syrian identity and join the so-called “State of Israel”.
By Wesam Bahrani

Yemen warns Israelis of “severe consequences”

TEHRAN – A deadly Israeli-American aerial assault on Yemen and its airport has prompted stern warnings of escalation from the Sanaa government.
By Shahin Radfar

The deepening security dilemma facing Israel

TEHRAN - The Sunday missile strike by Yemen's Ansarallah movement on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport marks a significant and alarming breach of security inside Israel.
By Wesam Bahrani

Genocide against Gazans goes on unabated

TEHRAN – Dozens have been killed and injured, including women and children, amid relentless Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.

Politics

The Tehran Times celebrates 46th year of publication in Tehran ceremony

TEHRAN – The Tehran Times, Iran’s oldest English-language newspaper, celebrated its 46th anniversary on Monday afternoon in a ceremony attended by foreign ambassadors, media executives, and senior cultural officials in Tehran.
Pre-mortem vs. post-mortem

TEHRAN – There is a fine line between intelligence and wisdom. Smart people solve problems; wise people, however, steer clear of them. While nation-states, like the U.S., are deemed to be smart in pursuit of their interests, civilization-states, such as Iran, can better be understood as wise.
Iran reaffirms unchanging stance as US talks delayed at Oman’s suggestion

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei stated Monday that the decision to postpone indirect nuclear negotiations with the U.S. followed a proposal by Oman, the mediating party, and was agreed upon by all three sides.

Sports

Shahrdari Gorgan clinch 2024/25 Iran Basketball League title

TEHRAN – Shahrdari Gorgan defeated Tabiat 98-95 on Monday to win the 2024/25 Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) championship.
2025 World Youth and Junior Championships: Iran’s big four dominate heavyweights

TEHRAN - Iran had a 1-2 finish in both the heaviest men’s events on the final day of the 2025 World Youth and Junior Championships in Lima, Peru. The women’s winners on an all-juniors program were from Turkmenistan and Turkey.
Iran lose to Portugal in 2025 Beach Soccer World Cup

TEHRAN - Iran concluded their FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025 Group B campaign with a 7-5 defeat to two-time champions Portugal on Monday.

Culture

2,363 domestic publishers to attend 36th Tehran International Book Fair

TEHRAN-This year, more publishers from the general category have applied to attend the 36th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) fair compared to last year, Ebrahim Heidari, the spokesperson and deputy director of the fair, said at a press conference on Monday at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Tehran.
IAF to screen Kurosawa’s “Ikiru”

TEHRAN-The 1952 Japanese tragedy film “Ikiru” (“To Live”) directed by Akira Kurosawa will be shown at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Thursday.
“The Archbishop's Ceiling” on stage at Tehran theater

TEHRAN- An adaptation of American playwright Arthur Miller’s 1970 play “The Archbishop's Ceiling” is on stage at the Neauphle-le-Chateau Theater in Tehran.

Economy

‘Expo 2025 spurs interest in Iran’s investment potential’

TEHRAN – The 2025 edition of Iran’s Expo has drawn strong interest from international visitors and created new opportunities for long-term business partnerships, according to a senior official from the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA).
Thermal power generation rises 10% ahead of peak summer demand

TEHRAN – Iran has increased its thermal power generation capacity by 10 percent compared to last year, as the country braces for record-breaking electricity demand this summer, a senior energy official said.
Daily gasoline output hits 120m liters

TEHRAN – Iran has ramped up its gasoline production to 120 million liters per day in the second Iranian calendar month of Ordibehesht (started on April 21), up from 107 million liters the previous month, even as the country’s refining industry reports a dramatic collapse in profitability, a senior industry official said on Tuesday.

Society

DCHQ, UNICEF highlight developing partnership model

TEHRAN – Brigadier General Hossein Zolfaqari, the Secretary General of Iranian Drug Control Headquarters (DCHQ), and Monika Oledzka Nielson, the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ad interim Representative in Iran, have underscored the need for the development of a cooperative model between the two organizations to be able to realize joint objectives and enhance the efficiency of collaborative measures.
Venezuela to utilize Iran’s expertise in nanotechnology

TEHRAN – The preparation of a document for the development of nanotechnology in Venezuela using Iran’s knowledge and expertise has been discussed by officials from the two countries.
Some 980,000 births registered in a year

TEHRAN – A total of 979,923 births were registered in the country in the past Iranian calendar year (March 2024 – March 2025), the Civil Registration Organization has announced.

Tourism

Iran proposes strategic tourism roadmap at D-8 meeting in Cairo

TEHRAN – On Tuesday, Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, called for a transformative approach to tourism as a driver of sustainable peace and Islamic civilizational renewal during the 5th D-8 Senior Officials Meeting on Tourism, held Tuesday in Cairo.
Iran announces adjustment to visa validity for U.S. applicants

TEHRAN - Iran’s Interests Section in Washington, D.C. has announced a reduction in the validity period for tourist and entry visas issued to U.S. applicants.
Iran eases visas, but media misinformation still a barrier to tourism

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian tourism official has said that the spread of negative media narratives about Iran – commonly referred to as Iranophobia – poses a significant challenge to the country’s tourism sector, even as visa requirements for most travelers have been eased or eliminated.

International

Trump’s backing for Israel's Gaza strategy dashes last hopes for peace

TEHRAN - President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are walking down a path toward Gaza with a controversial and fateful plan that amounts to smashing not a glass ceiling but the hopes of millions of Palestinians and sculpting the future of the region in a manner that not even its harshest critics could have predicted would be decided under U.S. auspices.
HTS extremism gives chance to Israel to lure Syrian Druze

BEIRUT — To serve its project of dismantling the fabric of West Asia’s minorities and to accelerate its Israelization project, Israel has been exploiting the Druze since October 7, 2023, by enticing them to abandon their Syrian identity and join the so-called “State of Israel”.
Yemen warns Israelis of “severe consequences”

TEHRAN – A deadly Israeli-American aerial assault on Yemen and its airport has prompted stern warnings of escalation from the Sanaa government.

Top diplomat says both nations are "friends" to Iran