Tehran Times

2026-10-03 20:23
By staff writer

Brutal Repression of Teenagers Exposes Deepening Crisis in France

Nearly 5,000 detained as French government threatens legal action against families, labels protests ‘urban violence’

TEHRAN — The French state has chosen its response to crumbling schools and missing teachers. It has deployed violent riot police. Over the past three weeks, a localized dispute in the working-class suburbs of Paris has escalated into a nationwide confrontation over austerity, structural inequality, and the heavy-handed tactics of the Emmanuel Macron government.
- French presidential hopeful Mélenchon calls Israel the ‘region’s most dangerous state’
- How did France get to this point?

US forces may retreat farther from Persian Gulf, IRGC deputy commander says

TEHRAN- Major General Mostafa Izadi says US forces have moved more than 500 kilometers from regional waters, arguing that Washington’s military presence has failed to provide security for regional countries.
Iraq moves to restore flights to Iran after clerical appeals and public protests

TEHRAN- Baghdad secures a US sanctions exemption allowing up to 40 daily flights to and from Najaf, following appeals from senior Iraqi political and religious figures and demonstrations demanding the restoration of air links between the two neighboring countries.
Russia rebukes US, defends Iran’s ‘inalienable’ nuclear rights

TEHRAN – Russia has strongly rebuked the United States over its calls for Tehran to abandon its peaceful nuclear program, reaffirming that the Islamic Republic possesses an inalienable right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy under international law.
Valtersson exposes NATO military exhaustion, Russian air superiority, US strategic defeat in Iran

TEHRAN — In the latest joint X Space broadcast co-hosted by the Tehran Times and Sputnik, military analyst Mikael Valtersson—a former officer of the Swedish Armed Forces specializing in air defense, former defense politician, and chief of staff with the Sweden Democrats—provided an incisive assessment of shifting global strategic realities.
By Ali Minabi

Is the UAE trying to save Netanyahu?

TEHRAN – Israeli media sought to explain Netanyahu’s surprise visit to Abu Dhabi as an effort to ease the tension between him and Mohammed bin Zayed.

Politics

Iran dismantles four sabotage networks in Kerman Province: Intelligence Ministry

TEHRAN – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced on Saturday that security forces have identified and dismantled four organized sabotage networks linked to the American-Zionist front in Sirjan, Kerman Province, arresting dozens of operatives.
Iran army says prepared to face any scenario

TEHRAN– Iran’s Armed Forces are closely monitoring developments and remain fully prepared to respond to any scenario, the spokesperson for the Islamic Republic of Iran Army said on Saturday, as he referred to repeated threats by the country’s adversaries.
Iran condemns Trump’s dismissal of human cost of US-Israeli aggression

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has criticized US President Donald Trump for 'indifference to the human cost of the US-Israeli war against Iran,' warning that treating death as inevitable does not diminish the value of human life or justify the suffering inflicted by military aggression.

Sports

Iran shines brighter in Nagoya with 19 gold medals

TEHRAN - Iran’s delegation concluded its campaign at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with an improved gold-medal tally compared with the previous edition in Hangzhou.
Iran sitting volleyball target fifth straight gold in Nagoya: Bigdeli

TEHRAN - Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team captain Sadegh Bigdeli is confident that Team Melli can extend their remarkable record by winning a fifth consecutive gold medal at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya.
Khoshnoodzadeh named Iran’s flag bearer at Asian Games closing ceremony

TEHRAN - Iranian jujitsu national team member Shahrzad Khoshnoodzadeh was selected as the country’s flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.

Culture

Documentary “A Fox Under a Pink Moon” wins at Matera International Film Festival

TEHRAN – The documentary “A Fox Under a Pink Moon” co-directed by Mehrdad Oskouei and Soraya Akhlaghi won an award at the Matera International Film Festival (MATIFF), which was held from September 26 to October 4 in Matera, Italy.
Melbourne exhibition highlights victims of Minab school attack, Gaza war

TEHRAN- The Sydney-based Benevolent Iranian Women Association (BIWA), invited by the Campaign for International Cooperation and Disarmament (CICD) and the Unitarian Peace Memorial Church Melbourne, held the “Bombs for Peace” art exhibition at the Melbourne church last week.
6 awards for Iran from World Film Festival in Cannes

TEHRAN – The World Film Festival in Cannes – Remember the Future has announced the winners of its September online edition, with two Iranian films winning six awards.

Economy

A failed, incapable, vulnerable America: Scope Ratings exposes Washington’s unsustainable debt path

TEHRAN- The United States is being portrayed not as an exceptional economic power, but as an increasingly incapable and inefficient fiscal manager, dangerously exposed to the whims of investors and unable to control its own borrowing. According to Bloomberg, citing Scope Ratings, America’s “exceptionally large” budget deficits and inexorably rising debt have left it “increasingly exposed” to shifts in market sentiment.
Domestic breakthrough: South Pars Phase 11 reaches full 1 bcf/d output

TEHRAN- Iran’s South Pars Phase 11 has reached a major milestone: after years of delays and the withdrawal of foreign partners such as France’s Total and China’s CNPC, the project has achieved its nominal production ceiling of 1 billion cubic feet per day at offshore position B, relying on domestic expertise.
Development of mobile dispatching center launched across country

TEHRAN- The Minister of Energy ordered: After the launch of the first center in Khorasan Razavi Province, the mobile dispatching model should be developed nationwide, and the Deputy for Electricity and Energy was tasked with drafting the necessary directives to implement the plan.

Society

Iran secures third consecutive world title with five golds at IOAA 2026

TEHRAN – Iran’s national Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad team has been crowned world champion for the third consecutive year after winning five gold medals at the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA 2026).
Tehran to host 7th Iran Smart City Exhibition and Conference

TEHRAN – The seventh Iran Smart City Exhibition and Conference is set to open in Tehran on October 31, coinciding with World Cities Day, bringing together stakeholders and experts in the field of smart urban development. The three-day event will continue through November 2.
Iran urges UNESCO to help restore scientific infrastructure damaged in war

TEHRAN – The head of the National Committee for Management of Social Transformations (MOST) has called for UNESCO to play an effective role in safeguarding knowledge, ensuring uninterrupted access to learning, and rebuilding academic centers damaged during the US-Israeli imposed war against the country.

Tourism

Mehregan festival marked in Iran as seasonal tradition endures

TEHRAN - Some Iranians observed Mehregan, an ancient festival associated with Mehr, friendship, and the autumn harvest, on Friday, keeping alive a tradition that has survived in different forms across Iran over centuries.
Jiroft event uses child tourism to connect new generation with ancient civilization

TEHRAN - A cultural and educational event in Jiroft has used child- and family-oriented tourism activities to introduce younger generations to the 5,000-year-old civilization of the Halil Rud valley and promote awareness of the importance of protecting archaeological heritage.
Resilience key to Iran’s tourism survival under difficult conditions: HEGTA chief

TEHRAN - Resilience and a fundamental rethink of planning are essential for Iran’s tourism sector as rising travel costs, transport and investment constraints, sanctions and regional conditions put pressure on the industry, the head of the Tourism Group of Iran’s Social Security Organization (HEGTA) said on Friday.

International

Southern Lebanese: Israel is ‘razing our lives before our eyes'

Day after day, the Israeli-occupied village of Mansouri, perched on a green hill a few kilometres south of the coastal city of Tyre, is slowly disappearing. Already heavily damaged during the war, it is now quite literally being wiped off the map, in a final twist of cynicism, during the ceasefire.
Is the UAE trying to save Netanyahu?

TEHRAN – Israeli media sought to explain Netanyahu’s surprise visit to Abu Dhabi as an effort to ease the tension between him and Mohammed bin Zayed.
Aramco facility in Riyadh comes under attack

TEHRAN – A large plume of smoke and fire was seen rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh on Saturday, a witness told Reuters.

Nearly 5,000 detained as French government threatens legal action against families, labels protests ‘urban violence’