Tehran Times

2026-05-25 21:20
Iran negotiation team travels to Qatar to continue diplomacy

TEHRAN - A high-ranking Iranian delegation headed by Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf travelled to Qatar on Monday afternoon amid increasing mediation efforts to bring a permanent end to the joint US-Israel war that began on February 28.
- Trump in Netanyahu’s Grip

Iran will not yield to pressure or excessive demands: Pezeshkian

TEHRAN- Iran will not surrender to pressure or excessive demands, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, stressing that Tehran’s negotiations and foreign engagements are aimed at fully securing the rights of the Iranian nation.
Iran rejects Strait of Hormuz toll claims, reaffirms commitment to safe navigation

TEHRAN- Iran has firmly dismissed reports alleging that Tehran intends to impose transit fees or tolls on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing instead that the Islamic Republic is working closely with Oman to establish a reliable mechanism for ensuring safe maritime navigation through one of the world’s most strategically significant waterways.
By Garsha Vazirian

Israel’s old sabotage playbook is back

TEHRAN — The visceral, coordinated backlash from Tel Aviv and Washington to the recent diplomatic openings between Iran and the United States has exposed the underlying fragility of the Zionist war machine.
By Batool Subeiti

Why Iran will never surrender the Strait of Hormuz

LONDON — If the Strait of Hormuz were within the territorial boundaries of any great power, it would be considered a national treasure and sovereign asset, and that power would never relinquish full control over it. This is because of its strategic importance, given that around 11% of global trade passes through it and nearly 20% of the world’s energy supply chains transit the strait.
By Wesam Bahrani

Hezbollah kills two more Israeli soldiers in Lebanon

TEHRAN – Israeli media announced the deaths of two soldiers and the injury of several others “as a result of Hezbollah drones.”

Politics

Qalibaf’s reelection reinforces Iran’s military-political continuity amid US psychological warfare

TEHRAN – The reelection of Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as Speaker of the Iranian Parliament by an overwhelming majority carries significant political weight amid a psychological warfare campaign waged by the United States and Israel following their setbacks in the recent war.
It is just a supradiplomatic op-ed

TEHRAN - We are Iranians — heirs to a civilization that, for millennia, has forged a model of engagement alongside steadfast resistance. These principles are not hollow slogans, but the product of blood and historical experience.
Hezbollah chief says Iran will emerge victorious in US-Israeli war

TEHRAN- Iran will emerge victorious in the war imposed by the United States and the Israeli regime, the secretary-general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said, stressing that the Islamic Republic has humiliated both Washington and Tel Aviv.

Sports

Iran march into 2026 CAVA semifinals

TEHRAN – The Iranian women’s national volleyball team septs past Kazakhstan in straight sets (25-22, 25-20, 25-22) in the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) on Monday.
Nahid Kiani dedicates gold medal to Iran people

TEHRAN – Iran’s woman’s taekwondo athlete Nahid Kiani dedicated her gold medal to the Iranian people.
Iran volleyball team depart for Turkey on Saturday

TEHRAN - The Iranian men's national volleyball team will fly to Turkey on Saturday ahead of the 2026 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) campaign.

Culture

IAF commemorates Minab school martyrs with art, music

TEHRAN- The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran is hosting an event dedicated to the martyred students of Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, southern Hormozgan province.
Martyr Leader’s books top Tehran International Book Fair’s best-seller list

TEHRAN – Four books by the Martyr Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei are among the top five best-selling books at this year’s edition of the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), which wrapped up on Monday.
A tale of a pen fighting on the battlefield: front line on a blank canvas

TEHRAN – When the siren wails across the city and the air in the media space becomes thick with the scent of war-news gunpowder, everyone picks up a weapon and stands at a corner of this vast front. One takes up a rifle; another adjusts their camera lens. And in this fray, there is an artist whose weapons are lines, colors, and meaningful, biting satires.

Economy

Petrodollar loop broken as Iran war chokes Persian Gulf wealth

TEHRAN – The escalating war with Iran is doing more than disrupting oil tankers. Analysts warn it is shattering the 50-year-old “petrodollar loop” that has quietly subsidized American borrowing costs and lubricated global finance.
Iran's gas export capacity to thirsty neighboring markets

TEHRAN- Iran, relying on the world's second-largest gas reserves, seeks to expand exports to its energy-thirsty neighbors in order to consolidate its role in regional security and trade.
All raw materials needed for production available in country

TEHRAN- The Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade stated: "All the raw materials needed for production are available in storage within the country, and in addition, imports are being carried out through various channels."

Society

Knowledge-based products: the driving engine of Iran's energy optimization market

TEHRAN - Domestic knowledge-based products have become the driving engine of the growing energy optimization market in Iran.
IRCS aims to draft a roadmap for collaboration with IFRC

TEHRAN – Pirhossein Kolivand, the president of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, is scheduled to visit Geneva at the invitation of officials from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), aiming to draft a roadmap for long-term collaboration.
WFP releases April report on Iran

TEHRAN – The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of April.

Tourism

Eco-lodges offer tourists a window into traditional rural life

TEHRAN - In the mountainous villages, desert settlements and forested regions of Iran, a growing network of eco-lodges has become more than a form of rural accommodation.
Shaneh Tarash revives traditional wooden comb craft to boost rural tourism

TEHRAN - A five-day workshop aimed at reviving the traditional craft of wooden comb making has been held in the village of Shaneh Tarash in northern Iran, local tourism officials said, as authorities seek to preserve indigenous handicrafts and strengthen community-based tourism.
Ilam handicrafts exhibit in Iraq highlights cross-border cultural ties

TEHRAN - An exhibition showcasing handicrafts from Iran’s western province of Ilam was held recently in the Iraqi city of Kut, drawing strong public interest and underscoring growing cultural and economic ties between the neighboring regions, a provincial official said.

International

Israel’s old sabotage playbook is back

TEHRAN — The visceral, coordinated backlash from Tel Aviv and Washington to the recent diplomatic openings between Iran and the United States has exposed the underlying fragility of the Zionist war machine.
Why Iran will never surrender the Strait of Hormuz

LONDON — If the Strait of Hormuz were within the territorial boundaries of any great power, it would be considered a national treasure and sovereign asset, and that power would never relinquish full control over it. This is because of its strategic importance, given that around 11% of global trade passes through it and nearly 20% of the world’s energy supply chains transit the strait.
Hezbollah kills two more Israeli soldiers in Lebanon

TEHRAN – Israeli media announced the deaths of two soldiers and the injury of several others “as a result of Hezbollah drones.”