Tehran Times

2026-04-08 22:32
By Soheila Zarfam

After 40 days of Iran’s resistance, a fragile two-week ceasefire

US and Israel break ceasefire hours after announcement, leaving Iran doubtful they're serious about peace

TEHRAN – After 40 days of war, Iran and the United States have agreed to a two-week ceasefire to negotiate based on a 10-point peace plan that Iran submitted through Pakistan last week. The first round of talks is scheduled for Friday in Islamabad—provided that Israel does not succeed in destroying the ceasefire, which it began violating just hours after the agreement was announced by Pakistan and the warring parties.

100th wave of True Promise 4: IRGC warns any miscalculation will be met with escalated retaliation

TEHRAN - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned the United States and Israel that any further miscalculation will be met with an escalated level of retaliation. Iran carried out major strikes against US and Israeli targets in the region before President Donald Trump agreed to suspend attacks on Iran for a two-week period.
‘Military moron’: International community praises Iran-US ceasefire following Trump’s missteps

TEHRAN - In a diplomatic triumph for Iran, the United States has agreed to a two-week suspension of all attacks, following President Donald Trump’s capitulation to Tehran’s comprehensive 10-point peace plan. The announcement comes after a failed joint military operation by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28, highlighting Tehran’s ability to dictate terms and assert its strategic position in the region. Analysts note that the ceasefire underscores Iran’s growing influence and the limits of American military intervention.
Iran declares ‘victory’ as ceasefire with US takes hold, but warns Israel over strikes on Lebanon

TEHRAN — One day after a cease-fire with the United States took effect, Iran’s leadership on Wednesday proclaimed a historic victory born of national sacrifice and resilience, even as senior officials warned that continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon would be treated as an assault on Iran itself — a threat that could quickly unravel the truce.
By Afshin Majlesi

Guardians of strength and sacrifice

TEHRAN – From early moments of the war, women and girls have borne a growing share of its human cost. Hundreds have been killed, injured, or displaced in consecutive airstrikes including the one in Minab, where more than 165 young schoolgirls between the ages of seven and twelve lost their lives.
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh

'No restraint'

IRGC warns of devastating response should Trump expand war crimes and target Iran's power plants

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump has repeated his unhinged threats to commit mass war crimes against the Iranian nation, a move that would not only harm Iranians but also seriously damage the interests of Washington’s Arab allies in the Persian Gulf, and force Tehran to take further actions that would restrict the flow of oil outside West Asia.

Politics

Candles, silent classrooms, and a night of collective memory in Tehran

TEHRAN – It was around 8:00 p.m. on a mild Monday evening, and people continued to arrive, drawn by a shared need to be present. Among them were artists, actors, filmmakers, and ordinary citizens, all gathering to pay tribute to those lost, to express solidarity, and, perhaps most notably, to show that fear of ongoing airstrikes had not confined them to their homes.
Russia and China veto UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz amid US threats

TEHRAN - Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday that sought to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, hours before a US-imposed deadline for Iran to allow transit or face attacks on its infrastructure. The heavily watered-down measure, which passed with 11 votes in favor, two against, and two abstentions, had removed any language authorizing offensive action, limiting it to “defensive means necessary” for securing navigation. Even in its weakened form, the resolution was blocked by Moscow and Beijing, underscoring growing opposition to US and Israeli aggression against Iran.
Iran strikes Israeli petrochemical facility near Dimona

TEHRAN - In a sweeping retaliatory operation, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army launched massive strikes against US-owned and Israeli-linked petrochemical and military targets, warning Washington, Tel Aviv, and their regional partners that any further aggression against Iranian infrastructure will meet with uncompromising retaliation.

Sports

Mehrgan Noor to represent Iran at 2026 AVC Women's Club Championship

TEHRAN - Mehregan Noor will represent Iran at the 2026 AVC Women's Clubs Championship.
Iran Greco-Roman team win 2026 Asian Wrestling Championship

TEHRAN - Iran Greco-Roman team claimed the title of the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championship on Tuesday.
Ghanbari: Australia experience will fuel Iran’s future in Women’s Asian Cup

TEHRAN – Zahra Ghanbari, captain of Iran’s women’s national football team, believes that despite a difficult campaign, the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup provided invaluable experience for the squad as they look ahead to future tournaments.

Culture

Director of TMoCA calls for international solidarity to protect shared human heritage

TEHRAN – The Director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) has reported extensive damage to over a hundred historical artifacts and several museums and palace-museums in Iran over the past 38 days during the US-Israeli aggressions on Iran in an open letter to the heads of prestigious museums worldwide and the international museum community, calling for global solidarity to protect the shared heritage of humanity.
National theater event honors Minab schoolchildren

TEHRAN-The national theater event “To Which Sin?” is being staged across multiple Iranian provinces to honor the memory of the Minab schoolchildren who lost their lives in a coordinated attack by the Zionist regime and the US.
Turkish scholar Nimet Yıldırım expresses solidarity with Iran

TEHRAN- Professor Nimet Yıldırım, the Head of the Persian Language and Literature Department at Atatürk University in Erzurum, Turkey, has released a message of solidarity with the Iranian people following the recent US-Israeli aggression and the martyrdom of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

Economy

Global economic bodies unite to assess US-Israeli war with Iran fallout on energy, food

TEHRAN- After the US and Israel attacked on February 28, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, sending the price of crude oil and liquefied natural gas sharply higher.
Iran's engineering capabilities, pillar of resistance, reconstruction

TEHRAN– The Federation of Iranian Machinery and Equipment Industries announced in a statement: Engineering capabilities are the pillar of resistance and reconstruction, and the destruction of infrastructure will never be able to stop the national will for progress and self-reliance.
‘Private sector, flag bearer of food security, people's livelihoods during wartime’

TEHRAN– The Minister of Agriculture said that private sector traders and entrepreneurs have become the standard-bearers and frontrunners in protecting the people’s food security and livelihoods during wartime conditions.

Society

DOE warns UNEP about environmental impact of striking peaceful nuclear plants

TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, in a letter to the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, has warned about the detrimental consequences of brutal attacks on Iran's nuclear plants.
World Health Day: securing health against politicization, military threats

TEHRAN – Observed on April 7 annually, World Health Day 2026 calls on people everywhere to stand with science under the theme ‘Together for health. Stand with science’.
Health workers condemn US-Israeli attacks on medical centers

TEHRAN – Officials, academics, and employees of the health sector gathered in the front of Imam Khomeini hospital in Tehran on Monday to condemn US-Israeli assaults on the country’s health infrastructure.

Tourism

US, Israel wreak more damage on Iran’s cultural heritage

TEHRAN – The U.S. and Israeli strikes have damaged more than 130 cultural and historical sites across Iran, including museums, palaces and UNESCO-listed landmarks, according to the country’s minister of cultural heritage.
“Guardians of Iran’s World Heritage” to condemn destruction of ancient sites in U.S.-Israeli attacks

TEHRAN – Non-governmental organizations, civil society institutions, and a group of cultural heritage enthusiasts will hold a protest gathering on Saturday, April 4, to condemn attacks by the United States and the Zionist regime of Israel to Iran's national and world heritage sites.
Iran UNESCO commission reports widespread heritage damage after strikes

TEHRAN - Iran’s national commission for UNESCO said on Tuesday that 132 cultural heritage sites have been damaged due to U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, after field assessments conducted across multiple provinces, its secretary-general said.

International

The war that ended the old Middle East

TEHRAN — Five weeks after the United States and Israel started their unprovoked campaign of aggression against Iran on February 28, the Middle East stands transformed.
The world will keep seeking answers for Trump’s war on Iran

TEHRAN – The world is asking why the United States and Israel started an unwarranted war against Iran. The world was surprised that the war began while the talks were underway between Iran and the U.S.
Hezbollah targets Israeli warplanes, bombs tanks

TEHRAN – The latest escalation shows that the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement prioritizes high-value military targets belonging to the Israeli regime.