Tehran Times

2025-07-20 20:26
Child killers’ crimes recorded

Iran urges the UN to break its silence as full report on Israeli war crimes is submitted

TEHRAN – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has submitted a detailed and updated report to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council outlining war crimes committed by the Israeli regime during its 12-day military aggression against the Islamic Republic.
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By Shahrokh Saei

Israeli occupation and aggression stir Syrian popular resistance

TEHRAN — A tentative ceasefire appears to be holding in southern Syria after a brutal week marked by deadly clashes and escalating tensions. Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the truce on Saturday, yet the underlying realities on the ground reveal a much deeper and more troubling story.
By Batool Subeiti

Destructive chaos in Syria backfires

BEIRUT - There are growing signs that the current structure of the Syrian government no longer serves Western interests. By entering Sweida, the factions operating under the Syrian government forces have shown they cannot be reliably controlled.
By Sondoss Al Asaad

Georges Abdallah set to arrive in Beirut this week

BEIRUT—After more than 40 years of arbitrary detention, a French court on Thursday ordered the conditional release of Lebanese leftist activist Georges Abdallah, 74, who is being held in France on alleged charges of assassinating an Israeli diplomat and an American in 1982.
By Kurosh Alyani Iranian cultural critic

From the flame to Michelangelo, and from Michelangelo to the mouth harp: The struggle for human art

TEHRAN – Before the accumulation of colonial wealth and the rise of institutional gatekeeping, art existed in forms that were raw, localized, and intimately bound to lived experience. It emerged through craft, ritual, oral expression, and communal aesthetics—untethered from formal complexity or market logic.
Iran, European troika to resume nuclear talks amid rising tensions: report

TEHRAN – Tehran and the European troika (E3) of France, Germany, and Britain have reportedly agreed in principle to resume negotiations over Iran's civilian nuclear program, though critical details regarding timing and location remain unresolved.

Politics

Pezeshkian: Iran will never bow to pressure, stands firm on legal nuclear rights

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Iran’s unwavering commitment to international law while stressing that Tehran will not yield to coercion or tolerate the denial of its legal rights, particularly in the context of its peaceful nuclear program.
Senior adviser to Iranian Leader meets Putin in Moscow: Kremlin

TEHRAN – Ali Larijani, senior adviser to Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, held talks on nuclear affairs with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sunday, according to the Kremlin.
Military at ‘peak operational readiness’ after the 12-day war: Iran top commander

TEHRAN – Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, declared Sunday that Iranian combat forces maintain "peak operational readiness" to deliver devastating retaliatory strikes against any renewed aggression.

Sports

Iran sweep Bulgaria to sign off 2025 VNL in style

TEHRAN – Iran defeated Bulgaria in straight sets (25-17, 25-17, 25-16) in their final match in the 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Week 3 on Sunday.
2025 VNL: Morteza Sharifi sets new record

TEHRAN – Iran outside spiker Morteza Sharifi set a new record in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Saturday night.
Iran fail to advance to FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 Division A

TEHRAN – Chinese Taipei defeated Iran 74-55 in the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 Division B final at the Shenzhen Sports Centre on Sunday and secured their place in Division A.

Culture

Eight awards for Iranian photographers from 2nd Fine Shot Photo Salon

TEHRAN – The 2nd Fine Shot Photo Salon has announced the winners of various sections, with six photographers from Iran winning eight awards.
From the flame to Michelangelo, and from Michelangelo to the mouth harp: The struggle for human art

TEHRAN – Before the accumulation of colonial wealth and the rise of institutional gatekeeping, art existed in forms that were raw, localized, and intimately bound to lived experience. It emerged through craft, ritual, oral expression, and communal aesthetics—untethered from formal complexity or market logic.
Nation honors martyrs of culture, art, media in “Forever Iran”

TEHRAN – Vahdat Hall in Tehran will be hosting a ceremony on Tuesday to honor the memory of martyrs from the realms of culture, art, and media who were killed tragically during the 12-day resistance against the Zionist regime,

Economy

RAI signs $176m railway investment agreement to upgrade passenger fleet

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) signed an investment agreement worth 882 trillion rials (approximately $176 million) with Raja Rail Transportation Company and Rail Tarabar Saba Company to develop and upgrade the country’s passenger rail fleet.
Oil pipeline network to expand beyond 15,000 km as key projects near completion

TEHRAN – Iran’s national oil and petroleum products pipeline network will soon exceed 15,000 kilometers, following the completion and commissioning of several major transmission projects across the country, according to the head of the National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company (NIOEC).
ICCIMA proposes special economic measures committee to boost private sector role in economy

TEHRAN – The head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Samad Hassanzadeh has called for the creation of a Special Committee for Economic Measures, led by the Government-Private Sector Dialogue Council, as a means to expand the role of the private sector and navigate the challenges of war and international sanctions.

Society

Iran, UNDP explore ways to preserve natural resources, address SDSs

TEHRAN – The head of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization, Ali Teymouri, and the resident representative ad interim for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Iran, Ayshanie Medagangoda-Labé, have discussed ways to boost joint efforts on managing natural resources and mitigating climate change impacts, particularly sand and dust storms.
Iran joins Strasbourg Agreement Concerning International Patent Classification

TEHRAN – Iran has joined the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (IPC), an international treaty that establishes a standardized system for classifying patents and utility models.
Fourth nanotech summer school to be held

TEHRAN – The fourth nanotechnology summer school will kick off on July 23 and is scheduled to run for two months.

Tourism

Iran’s handicrafts reflect religious culture, says deputy minister

TEHRAN – Iran’s handicrafts serve as a mirror of the country’s religious culture and Shia identity, the deputy minister for handicrafts at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage said on Sunday.
Restoration work begins on Palace of Ardashir Papakan

TEHRAN – Restoration work has started on parts of the historic Palace of Ardashir Papakan near Firuzabad in Fars province, a cultural heritage official said on Sunday.
Tehran museum to host festival of Arbaeen heritage

TEHRAN – An international festival dedicated to Arbaeen heritage is scheduled to take place on July 21-22 at the National Museum of the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense in Tehran.

International

Destructive chaos in Syria backfires

BEIRUT - There are growing signs that the current structure of the Syrian government no longer serves Western interests. By entering Sweida, the factions operating under the Syrian government forces have shown they cannot be reliably controlled.
Israeli occupation and aggression stir Syrian popular resistance

TEHRAN — A tentative ceasefire appears to be holding in southern Syria after a brutal week marked by deadly clashes and escalating tensions. Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the truce on Saturday, yet the underlying realities on the ground reveal a much deeper and more troubling story.
Georges Abdallah set to arrive in Beirut this week

BEIRUT—After more than 40 years of arbitrary detention, a French court on Thursday ordered the conditional release of Lebanese leftist activist Georges Abdallah, 74, who is being held in France on alleged charges of assassinating an Israeli diplomat and an American in 1982.

Iran urges the UN to break its silence as full report on Israeli war crimes is submitted