Tehran Times

2025-06-22 18:03
By Afshin Majlesi

Experts’ commentary reveals strategic miscalculations in U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

TEHRAN – In the wake of the United States’ recent bombardment of Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities, described by President Donald Trump as a “spectacular military success,” a closer look at expert commentary from the Atlantic Council, a prominent American think tank, depicts a far more complex and contradictory picture.
- Trump-Netanyahu-Grossi evil triangle plus Merz’s delight

Yemen says it is entering the war following US strikes on Iran

TEHRAN – Yemen has officially announced that it is joining Iran in the war against Israel and the United States, which began with Israeli attacks on Iranian soil on June 13, and was exaggerated with American airstrikes on Sunday.
Iran condemns U.S. strike on nuclear facilities as 'criminal act of aggression'

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement condemning the brutal military aggression by the United States against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities, denouncing the act as an unprecedented violation of international law and a direct assault on Iranian sovereignty.
Iran hits strategic sites in Israel with multi-warhead Kheibarshekan missiles

TEHRAN - In the early hours of Sunday, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) launched the 20th wave of Operation True Promise 3 against Israel, with the unprecedented deployment of its third-generation Kheibarshekan ballistic missiles, featuring multiple warheads and advanced terminal guidance systems.
By Bahram Moradi

Trump-Netanyahu-Grossi evil triangle plus Merz’s delight

TEHRAN - The United States’ Donald Trump ordered attacks on THE Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan facilities in Iran on the early hours of Sunday, June 22.
India, Iraq, Pakistan, South Africa: people condemn Israeli aggression on Iran

TEHRAN – People from all walks of life launched rallies and protests in India, Pakistan, Iraq, and South Africa, expressing solidarity with Iran, and denouncing Israel’s assault.

Politics

Pezeshkian says US main force behind Israeli aggression

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has strongly condemned the overnight U.S. military strike on parts of Iran’s nuclear facilities, calling it a clear act of aggression and proof that the United States is the main force behind the Israeli regime’s hostile actions against the Islamic Republic.
Israel’s war against Iran, a war on scientific progress: expert

TEHRAN –The war imposed by the Zionist regime is not merely a military attack, it is a war against Iran’s scientific progress, as well as academic and intellectual community, according to the head of the Institute for Cultural, Social, and Civilization Studies affiliated with the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
Belgian politician slams The EU for not condemning Israel attacking Iran

TEHRAN - Marc Botenga, a Belgian member of the European Parliament, has called out the EU for not responding to Israel’s attacks on Iran.

Sports

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.
Iranian Karate athlete martyred in Israeli strikes

TEHRAN - Helena Gholami, a karate practitioner from Lorestan Province, was killed in the recent Israeli attacks on Iran.

Culture

Tehran Municipality launches storytelling initiative to inspire children with tales of Iran's heroes

TEHRAN- The Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality has launched a storytelling initiative titled "Storytelling Mothers" to help children connect with important human values.
Atrocities of Zionist regime depicted in Iranian TV series

TEHRAN – In the past two decades, Iran’s state TV has aired several series about the Zionist regime and its malicious and aggressive intensions toward Iran and other countries.
Pezeshkian inspects bombed IRIB HQ after Israeli war crime

TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a message of resilience during a visit to the fire-gutted headquarters of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Saturday, standing amid shattered glass and scorched debris to declare that "the voice of truth cannot be silenced."

Economy

Industry ministry vows full support for public, military needs amid war

TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade said on Saturday that the country’s industrial and commercial sectors are fully prepared to support both the public and military during the current conflict, and stressed the importance of maintaining normal production flows across the country.
Iran’s water, power services continue uninterrupted amid conflict: minister

TEHRAN - Iran’s Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said that the country’s water and electricity services continue without disruption despite ongoing attacks, and praised utility workers for maintaining operations even during times of bombardment.
Iran’s markets stable, businesses fully mobilized, says ICCIMA head

TEHRAN - The head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) said on Saturday that Iran’s domestic market has been effectively managed through cooperation between the public, private sector, and the government, stressing that businesses consider support for citizens during this crisis a national duty.

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.