Tehran Times

2025-06-23 21:57
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh

'Herald of Victory' : Iran hits biggest US base in West Asia

By targeting the US base in Qatar, Tehran showed it is not intimidated by Trump's bullying

TEHRAN – Iran targeted the biggest U.S. base in West Asia on Monday, firing the same number of missiles American forces used on Iran's nuclear sites over the weekend to hit the Al Udeid Air Base in the Persian Gulf country of Qatar, according to a statement by Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
- US officially enters war, Iran vows: 'You will pay'

By Soheila Zarfam

Rafael Grossi’s role in provoking war on Iran

A diplomatic failure with catastrophic consequences

TEHRAN – The recent attacks on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities have raised serious questions about the role of international oversight institutions in escalating tensions—especially when their neutrality is seen to have diminished over time.
By Xavier Villar

US attack on Iran and final collapse of international order

MADRID – On June 22, 2025, the United States bombed Iranian nuclear facilities in a coordinated strike with Israel, shattering any remaining illusions about the nature of the so-called international order.
By Ramin Radfar

World says no to war: Global protests erupt after U.S., Israel strikes on Iran

TEHRAN - A wave of mass protests has swept across many cities worldwide following the coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 22 and 23.
By Garsha Vazirian

Iranian missiles turn Tel Aviv into a ghost town

Iran launches new-generation missiles in latest wave of Operation True Promise III

TEHRAN – With air raid sirens blaring daily and the threat of attacks looming every second, cities across the occupied territories, especially Tel Aviv which has come under attack several times in the past days, have become eerily quiet.
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.

Politics

US deliberately sabotaged diplomacy, says Iran’s foreign ministry after American strikes

TEHRAN — The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli military strike on Iranian territory, calling it a “deliberate sabotage of diplomacy” that coincided with Tehran’s preparations to enter a new round of nuclear negotiations.
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.
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.

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.