Tehran Times

2025-10-26 20:49
By Wesam Bahrani

Aggression in Gaza under Trump’s “ceasefire” deception

Trump boasts greatly about his highly publicized yet fragile and disjointed ceasefire plan for Gaza

TEHRAN – The Israeli regime’s latest aggression on Gaza, under the guise of Trump’s “peace plan” masks over the guarantees offered to Palestinians.
- Tony Blair “unwelcome” in Palestine
- Hamas’ smart response to Trump’s anti-peace plan

By Shahab Sarmadi

‘Gaza Metro’ endures as Israel’s mission falls short

TEHRAN – When Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz admitted that 60 percent of Hamas’s tunnels in Gaza remain intact, he unintentionally confirmed what many have long suspected — Israel has failed to achieve its primary military objectives in Gaza.
By Garsha Vazirian

The family business: Drones, crypto, and Trump’s corruption machine

TEHRAN – The U.S. War Department’s recent purchase of 3,500 drone motors and related components from Unusual Machines — a company in which Donald Trump Jr. holds roughly a $4 million stake and served as an adviser — has intensified scrutiny over what critics call an administration increasingly comfortable turning policy into personal profit.
By Sondoss Al Asaad

The overlooked Lebanese nationals in Israeli custody

Salam’s cabinet issues statements while Israeli jails swallow Lebanese youth

BEIRUT — Since 2024, the Israeli army has abducted dozens of Lebanese citizens, including during commando raids.
Persian Gulf fully secure under Iran’s watch, says IRGC Navy chief

TEHRAN – Iran’s Armed Forces, including both the Navy of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the naval units of the Army (Artesh), have established full security throughout the Persian Gulf and its surrounding waters, according to IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri.
Australian police find organized crime, not Iran, behind antisemitic attacks

TEHRAN – A formal government inquiry in the Australian state of New South Wales has fully exonerated the Islamic Republic of Iran from any involvement in a series of “antisemitic attacks”, exposing the baseless nature of the accusations that led Canberra to expel Iran's ambassador in August.

Politics

Iran ready for interaction with US on equal footing: Araghchi

TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign minister says Iran has always favored diplomacy and is ready to sit at the negotiating table with the Americans if they act in good faith.
Iran parliament speaker hails Russia, China for rejecting ‘snapback’

TEHRAN – In a Saturday open parliamentary session held in Tehran, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf characterized a joint letter from Iran, Russia, and China to the United Nations as a clear manifestation of the "strategic solidarity" between the three nations.
West Asia according to Trump: Iran as the pivot of regional strategy

MADRID – In the pantheon of U.S. foreign policy, where doctrines bearing names such as Monroe or Truman are revered, the administration of Donald Trump attempted to forge a new one: a theology of power. Not a doctrine in the classical sense, a set of principles applicable to an external, objective world—but a pseudo-faith in which order and chaos depend on the singular will of the president.

Sports

Iranian U23 freestylers win two more medals at world championships

TEHRAN - Abolfazl Mohammadnejad and Sina Khalili of Iran won a gold and a silver medal, respectively at the 2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships Sunday evening.
Iran runners-up at 2025 Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy

TEHRAN – Iran finished runners-up at the 2025 Asia Rugby Emirates Women’s Sevens Trophy.
Iranian rowers could have performed better: Farzam

TEHRAN – Afshin Farzam, head coach of Iran’s men’s rowing team, said that they could have performed better at the 2025 Asian Championships held in Vietnam last week.

Culture

Family as heartbeat of art and human connection

TEHRAN – Marking the 63rd anniversary of diplomatic relations, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Tehran hosted the Korea-Iran Calligraphy Exhibition on October 23rd in a vibrant celebration of cultural ties at the Ambassador’s Residence.
Iranian cartoonists win awards at Brazilian contest

TEHRAN- Three Iranian cartoonists were honored at the 20th edition of the Caratinga International Humor Exhibition in Brazil, which came to an end on Sunday.
Billy Wilder’s “Witness for the Prosecution” screened at TMoCA cinematheque

TEHRAN – The cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) screened the 1957 American legal mystery melodrama “Witness for the Prosecution,” directed by Billy Wilder, on Sunday.

Economy

Iran, Japan seek closer trade ties focusing on health, food industries

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Head Samad Hassanzadeh met with Japan’s Ambassador to Tehran Tsukada Tamaki, to explore new avenues for trade cooperation between the two nations, emphasizing non-sanctioned sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, and food industries.
Railway link seen vital to achieving $30b Iran-Turkey trade target

TEHRAN – Iran’s railway head highlighted the pivotal role of rail transport in meeting the $30 billion trade goal set by the presidents of Iran and Turkey, emphasizing the need for enhanced cooperation and infrastructure facilitation to expand freight and passenger transport between the two neighbors.
Petchem projects under Iran’s 7th Development Plan reach 60% progress

TEHRAN – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) announced that projects included in the country’s Seventh National Development Plan have achieved an average progress rate of 60 percent, with an estimated total investment requirement of around $26 billion.

Society

Tehran hosting 2nd Intl. Tech Olympics

TEHRAN – Over 1,100 technology experts from 16 countries, namely Pakistan, Oman, Russia, Vietnam, Turkey, Tunisia, Iraq, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, India, Lebanon, Indonesia, Romania, Algeria, and the Netherlands, plus Iran, are competing in the final round of the second International Tech Olympics which kicked off in Tehran on Monday and will run till October 30.
Health minister attending Global Health Exhibition

TEHRAN – A delegation of senior managers in the pharmaceutical and medical equipment industries, led by Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi, is participating in the eighth edition of the Global Health Exhibition, running from October 27 to 30 at Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center, Saudi Arabia.
Japan funds FAO-UNDP project to help restore Lake Urmia

TEHRAN – With the financial support of the Government of Japan, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a cooperation document, aiming to help revive the drying Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran.

Tourism

Evidence of Lower Paleolithic toolmakers may rewrite history of human migration to Iranian Plateau

TEHRAN - A massive prehistoric settlement discovered in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province is set to rewrite the history of early human migration to the Iranian Plateau, pushing back evidence of human presence in the region by hundreds of thousands of years.
Iran holds talks with Iraq on preserving ruins of Taq Kasra monument

TEHRAN - Iran has held discussions with Iraqi officials on preserving and restoring the ancient Taq Kasra monument, a major remnant of the Sassanid Empire located near Baghdad, Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri said on Saturday.
Iran launches pilot program for tourist currency exchange and payment cards at airports

TEHRAN – The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CBI) said it has begun a pilot phase of a plan to buy foreign currency from international tourists and issue “tourist cards” at the country’s international airports.

International

‘Gaza Metro’ endures as Israel’s mission falls short

TEHRAN – When Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz admitted that 60 percent of Hamas’s tunnels in Gaza remain intact, he unintentionally confirmed what many have long suspected — Israel has failed to achieve its primary military objectives in Gaza.
The family business: Drones, crypto, and Trump’s corruption machine

TEHRAN – The U.S. War Department’s recent purchase of 3,500 drone motors and related components from Unusual Machines — a company in which Donald Trump Jr. holds roughly a $4 million stake and served as an adviser — has intensified scrutiny over what critics call an administration increasingly comfortable turning policy into personal profit.
The overlooked Lebanese nationals in Israeli custody

BEIRUT — Since 2024, the Israeli army has abducted dozens of Lebanese citizens, including during commando raids.

Trump boasts greatly about his highly publicized yet fragile and disjointed ceasefire plan for Gaza

Salam’s cabinet issues statements while Israeli jails swallow Lebanese youth