Tehran Times

2025-12-23 22:03
By Garsha Vazirian

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America may run out of ink covering president's footprint in Epstein files

TEHRAN – The illusion that Jeffrey Epstein was a singular, anomalous monster operating in a vacuum has finally dissolved into the sulfuric air of the American political necropolis.
- Epsteinberg: Not even the tip has surfaced
- At least 16 files vanish from DOJ Epstein records page, including Trump photo

By Wesam Bahrani

The fragility of Israeli security

TEHRAN – The reality of the Israeli regime’s security doctrine is that it has long remained fragile and vulnerable.
By Shahrokh Saei

Greenland: Trump’s empire dream in the Arctic

TEHRAN – Diplomatic tensions between Europe and the United States have flared once again, this time over President Donald Trump’s renewed desire to take over Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory. His words— “We must have it”—echo less like policy and more like possession, as though the Arctic island were a prize to be claimed rather than a people with rights and sovereignty.
By Batool Subeiti

Essential components of resistance speech

LONDON - It is necessary to fill the mobilizational vacuum left by the martyred leaders of the resistance movement.
By Dr. Jin Liangxiang

The limits of pragmatism: Persistent fragility in US-PGCC ties

SHANGHAI - The year of 2025 saw a new rapprochement between the U.S. and PGCC countries. U.S. President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar in May while Qatari Emir and Saudi Crown Prince visited the U.S. in the second half of the year. The reasons behind the latest warming-up could be numerous, but the most important should be that the two sides have simultaneously taken pragmatic approaches in their policies toward the other. And pragmatism will underline the relations between the two in the future.
By Sahar Dadjoo

Sanctions intended for nuclear pressure instead fuel human suffering in Iran: Stanford researcher

Dr. Ruth Gibson highlights gaps in UNSC Resolution 2231 that leave civilians without critical medical equipment

TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with Tehran Times, Ruth Gibson, a scholar at Stanford University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health and the Center for International Security and Cooperation, examines how international sanctions have systematically weakened Iran’s public health system under the guise of political pressure.

Politics

US faces flak at home for testing copy of Iranian drone

TEHRAN – The U.S. Navy has, for the first time, launched a long-range attack drone from a warship in the Persian Gulf. While the U.S. military hailed this as a step toward optimizing its destabilizing missions in West Asia, American media have viewed it as a sign of Washington falling behind in critical technologies.
Two armadas set sail for South Africa as Iran continues quest for deeper multilateral military ties

TEHRAN – Iran continues to deepen military cooperation with international and regional blocs, dispatching two armadas to South Africa for BRICS military exercises.
Pompeo’s wishful thinking: engineered collapse in Iran

TEHRAN – Mike Pompeo’s recent Fox News op-ed, titled “The Islamic Republic is on the ropes. Time for Trump, Iranians to finish the job,” deserves a careful response — not because it offers some type of analysis, but because it reveals a worldview that treats a sovereign nation as a political project to be engineered from abroad.

Sports

Cyclist Partoazar aims for gold at 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN – Iran’s most decorated female cyclist says the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya will mark the final chapter of her competitive career, as she plans to transition into a new role after the event.
Tractor book spot in AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16

TEHRAN - Tractor football club booked their spot in the Round of 16 of the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 after fighting back to defeat Al Duhail SC 2-1 on Monday.
Iran end 2025 unchanged in FIFA ranking

TEHRAN – Iran national football team ended 2025 year unchanged in the FIFA World Ranking released on Monday.

Culture

Resistance Theater Festival to honor Martyr Soleimani with selected street performances

TEHRAN- The 20th International Resistance Theater Festival will dedicate a special section to street theater works selected from its previous 19th edition, aiming to honor and support the participating groups.
Exploring Iran’s Christian past: a journey through Edik Baroni’s book

TEHRAN- Christianity has a long and intricate history in Iran, predating many other regions of the world. Iranian Christian communities have preserved their faith and cultural identity for centuries. Today, Iran hosts one of the oldest continuous Christian presences in West Asia, with Armenian, Assyrian, and other Christian minorities contributing significantly to Iran’s diverse religious landscape. Recognizing this rich heritage is essential to understanding Iran’s complex history and its multi-religious identity.
Nader Ebrahimi’s “Forty Short Letters to My Wife” published in Portuguese

TEHRAN – The book “Forty Short Letters to My Wife” written by the late Iranian author Nader Ebrahimi has been translated into Portuguese by Khatereh Kianinejad and published by Intelectual Editora, a publisher in Portugal.

Economy

Khuzestan must build an economy beyond oil: head of Ahvaz chamber of commerce

TEHRAN- In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Shahla Amouri, Head of the Ahvaz Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture, emphasized the urgent need for economic diversification in Khuzestan, Iran's energy powerhouse. She detailed practical strategies to transform the province's deep-seated challenges—including water scarcity, over-reliance on crude resources, and aging industries—into opportunities through investment in non-oil sectors, modern agriculture, and revitalizing the province's unique international waterway.
Iran boosts renewable power capacity by 157% in 18 months

TEHRAN – Iran has increased its installed renewable and clean power generation capacity by 157 percent over the past year and a half, reflecting a steady expansion of wind and solar projects and a rising share of clean energy in the national grid.
IMIDRO, NDF move to shield mining industry from power cuts with renewable contracts

TEHRAN – Iran’s mining and metals sector is seeking to avert electricity shortages through long-term renewable power purchase agreements, following talks between the state mining agency IMIDRO and the National Development Fund (NDF).

Society

Iran hosts IOFS meetings on smart livestock farming, climate change

TEHRAN – A delegation from the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) paid a visit to Iran, holding roundtables on smart livestock farming and climate change, with experts from member states, namely Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in attendance.
Neonatal health workshops held in Sistan-Baluchestan province

TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has held two intensive neonatal health workshops in Saravan, Sistan-Baluchestan province.
Iran at forefront of providing support to refugees

TEHRAN – Over the past four decades, Iran has been one of the top countries hosting the largest number of refugees and migrants, despite many challenges facing the country.

Tourism

Iran-Kazakhstan cultural night held in Tehran to promote shared heritage

TEHRAN - Iran and Kazakhstan held a joint cultural night at Tehran’s Niavaran Palace complex on Monday to promote shared heritage and strengthen cultural diplomacy between the two Caspian Sea countries, officials said.
Gisoom seeks UN Tourism label for Best Tourism Villages

TEHRAN — Iran’s Gilan provincial department of cultural heritage said it is preparing a bid to have the village of Gisoom included on UN Tourism’s Best Tourism Villages list.
Iran's capacity in intangible heritage goes beyond tangible heritage, says minister

TEHRAN--Iran's capacity in intangible heritage goes far beyond the tangible heritage, said Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri.

International

The fragility of Israeli security

TEHRAN – The reality of the Israeli regime’s security doctrine is that it has long remained fragile and vulnerable.
Greenland: Trump’s empire dream in the Arctic

TEHRAN – Diplomatic tensions between Europe and the United States have flared once again, this time over President Donald Trump’s renewed desire to take over Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory. His words— “We must have it”—echo less like policy and more like possession, as though the Arctic island were a prize to be claimed rather than a people with rights and sovereignty.
Essential components of resistance speech

LONDON - It is necessary to fill the mobilizational vacuum left by the martyred leaders of the resistance movement.

America may run out of ink covering president's footprint in Epstein files

Dr. Ruth Gibson highlights gaps in UNSC Resolution 2231 that leave civilians without critical medical equipment