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Today 18:55
By Mahnaz Abdi
When shadows become bridges: Malaysian Wayang Kulit lights up Tehran
TEHRAN- On the evening of October 6, the Embassy of Malaysia in Tehran hosted a truly captivating cultural event: a Wayang Kulit (puppet show). It was one of those rare programs that entertains, educates, and quietly strengthens the invisible threads between nations. The evening was not merely a performance; it was a living conversation between two ancient cultures—Malaysia and Iran—conducted through light, shadow, music, and story.
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Today 18:38
By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi
Is the old WMD playbook returning?
TEHRAN — Washington has a familiar habit: when diplomacy becomes inconvenient, it begins speaking the language of threat. Repeated often enough, that language can transform a political dispute into an emergency that supposedly demands military action.
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Today 18:25
94-year-old Jewish woman arrested for opposing genocide in Palestine
At 94-years-old, former human rights lawyer Margaret Owen had been trying for months to get arrested.
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Today 18:20
By staff writer
Israel rushing to make its West Bank land grab permanent
'They want the land without its people'
TEHRAN — Itamar Ben-Gvir climbed onto a bulldozer in occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem) on Tuesday. Beneath him lay the ruins of a five-story apartment building. Ten apartments, home to roughly 70 Palestinians, mostly women and children, were reduced to rubble in the al-Tur neighborhood.
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Today 18:11
Yemen’s Ansarallah strikes Aden airport and Saudi targets
Yemen's Ansarallah have hit a range of targets in Saudi Arabia and in the Saudi-backed areas including Aden, Middle East Eye reported.
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Today 18:04
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Sayyed Nasrallah’s flame remains alive
BEIRUT — Two years have passed since the knight that for decades confronted occupation, hegemony and political intimidation returned to his original realm. Two years since a man who had become, for his followers, a political leader, a religious reference and a symbol of defiance was taken from the visible world.
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Today 18:00
Iranian-American activist explains why she disrupted Bessent’s testimony
Iranian-American activist Isabella Javidan has criticized Washington’s sanctions policy against Iran, saying she disrupted U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s testimony to challenge policies that harm ordinary Iranians
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Today 17:17
Tehran with Shakiba: Exploring Tehran’s Historic Negarestan Palace
This time on Tehran with Shakiba, Shakiba explores Negarestan Garden, a beautiful historic spot in the heart of Tehran where history, art, and nature come together.
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Today 16:59
Pezeshkian urges young talents to turn expertise into solutions
TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed the important role of talented and capable young people in addressing the country’s challenges, saying society today needs individuals who can draw on their scientific knowledge, expertise and capabilities to help solve people’s problems and offer practical solutions to societal challenges.
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Today 16:30
Hadi Rezaei: there are no guarantees in sport
TEHRAN - Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball head coach Hadi Rezaei says that Team Melli will be targeting a record-extending ninth Asian title at the upcoming Asian Para Games in Nagoya, however there are no guarantees in sport.
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Today 16:12
The Day “Absolute Security” Became a Question Mark
Three years after October 7, the Al-Aqsa Flood operation continues to reverberate across West Asia, challenging Israel’s claims of military superiority and placing the Palestinian cause at the center of regional and international politics once again.
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Today 15:24
From Qeshm to Tabas: exploring Iran’s remarkable geodiversity
TEHRAN - Iran can be described as a land of remarkable geological diversity, where high mountain ranges, deserts and plains, caves, rock formations, salt domes, valleys, springs, coastlines and erosion-shaped landscapes coexist across its vast territory. This diversity is the result of Iran’s complex geological history and the processes that have shaped the country over millions of years, from the movement and collision of tectonic plates to folding, faulting, volcanic activity, sedimentation and erosion.
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Today 15:14
‘Healthy children, joy today, better tomorrow’
TEHRAN – National Children’s Week is being marked from October 7 to 13, under the theme ‘healthy children, joy today, better tomorrow’.
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Today 15:12
Tehran to host Iran Med 2026
TEHRAN – The fourth international medical, dental, laboratory, and pharmaceutical equipment exhibition, known as Iran Med, is scheduled to be held from October 13 to 16 in Tehran.
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Today 15:10
Rural women lead efforts to restore mangrove forests
TEHRAN – Rural women in southern Hormozgan Province are taking an active role in restoring mangrove forests and protecting the Shour–Shirin–Minab International Wetland, one of the country’s ecologically important coastal habitats.
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Today 15:09
Esmaeilnezhad vows Iran volleyball will reach LA 2028 Olympics
TEHRAN - Iran men’s national volleyball team captain Amin Esmaeilnezhad has expressed confidence that Iran will qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, despite widespread doubts among fans about the team’s chances.
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Today 13:30
Safarzadeh to fight for gold at Asian Para Games
TEHRAN - Iranian para-athletics star Hajar Safarzadeh has set her sights to win a gold medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya.
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Today 12:17
Morteza Nemati: my brother’s gold doubles my joy in Nagoya
TEHRAN - Morteza Nemati is delighted to have won the karate gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games, but his joy has been doubled by the success of his brother, Mahmoud, who also struck gold.
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Yesterday 23:10
Strait of Hormuz: A Valuable Card or a Burnt One?
Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been unprecedented and unshakeable. Western media and Western politicians, however, are trying to tell their people otherwise.
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Yesterday 20:33
Trump can’t stop demonizing Iran
TEHRAN – Speaking at a campaign rally on Monday in Grand Island, Nebraska, President Donald Trump suggested that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Yesterday 20:17
Reopening channels to bypass sanctions through Russian banking system
In an editorial, Kayhan discussed the reopening of channels for bypassing financial sanctions through Russia's banking system. Iran's Central Bank has so far transferred more than $1.5 billion of its funds through the Russian banking network, thereby utilizing the Russian route to circumvent US financial sanctions.
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Yesterday 20:13
Iran calls on France to respect human rights
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has called on France to respect human rights and the right to peaceful protest, criticizing 'contradictory approaches by French officials toward demonstrations in Iran and France.'
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Yesterday 20:09
By staff writer
CIA’s Red Cell warns Israel sits one spark away from collapse
TEHRAN — A classified CIA assessment reportedly warns that Israel is heading toward potential civil war and collapse as years of genocide in Gaza and military aggression across Lebanon and Iran fracture the regime from within.
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Yesterday 20:08
Interior Min.: Technical delegation to visit Qatar to follow up on Iranian pilots
TEHRAN — Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni says Tehran and Doha have agreed to step up security cooperation, establish a joint working group and continue consultations on bilateral and regional issues.
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Yesterday 20:08
Iran’s defense industry reaches new capacity as army chief warns enemies of ‘Historic Confusion’
TEHRAN — Iran’s indigenous defense industry has maintained uninterrupted production through the recent US-Israeli war and expanded its weapons production capacity to 2.5 times its pre-war level, senior Iranian military officials said, stressing that any renewed aggression would face a stronger response with more advanced weapons.
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Yesterday 20:05
Mudbrick houses: The heritage of traditional Iranian architecture
TEHRAN - Across Iran’s deserts, dry plains and mountain valleys, houses built from earth form some of the country’s most distinctive architectural landscapes. Their rounded roofs, thick walls, shaded courtyards and, in places, tall windcatchers are more than picturesque features. They are the result of centuries of experience in building with local materials and adapting everyday life to a difficult climate.
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Yesterday 20:04
Pezeshkian calls for broader engagement with EU, Asia
TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for expanded political, economic, scientific, and cultural relations with countries across Europe and Asia, stressing Tehran’s commitment to peaceful engagement, multilateral cooperation, and stronger regional ties.
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Yesterday 19:56
By Samaneh Aoutalebi
Six-volume “1001 Questions on Resistance” unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN- The six-volume book “1001 Questions on Resistance,” based on three decades of conversations with the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, was unveiled Monday at the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Center in Tehran during a gathering examining his thought and legacy.
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Yesterday 19:56
By Mona Hojat Ansari
'Our doors and hearts are always open to Iran': Malaysia's chargé d'affaires tells the Tehran Times
TEHRAN - Dato' Wan Aznainizam Yusri bin Wan Abdul Rashid arrived in Tehran in late August to take up the post of Chargé d'Affaires and Head of Mission at the Embassy of Malaysia. He will be elevated to Ambassador upon the formal presentation of his credentials.