Iranian films, series receive awards at Spain’s FICIMAD 2026

TEHRAN – Several Iranian films and series were among the winners of this year’s edition of FICIMAD (Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid), an international film festival held annually in Madrid.

Thousands mourn Leader at site of his martyrdom

TEHRAN — Thousands of mourners, including families of Iran's martyrs, gathered on Thursday night at the site where Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was martyred in U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28, in an emotional farewell ceremony held beside the Imam Khomeini Husseiniya.

Citizens, officials mourn son-in-law of martyred Leader at Tehran funeral

TEHRAN — Scores of mourners gathered in Tehran on Friday afternoon to bid farewell to Martyr Mesbah al-Hoda Bagheri-Kani, the son-in-law of the martyred Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who was killed alongside him in U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28.

Qalibaf turns funeral diplomacy into a platform for regional engagement

TEHRAN — The funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, have become more than a moment of national mourning. They have also provided Iran with a significant diplomatic opportunity, as senior officials and high-level delegations from across Asia and the Middle East gathered in Tehran for a series of talks on regional security, post-war diplomacy, and strategic cooperation.

Pezeshkian, in talks with world leaders, vows Iran 'will not bow to any bully'

TEHRAN — President Masoud Pezeshkian held a series of meetings on Thursday with foreign leaders and officials who traveled to Tehran for the funeral of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution martyred in U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28. With delegates from nearly 100 countries in attendance, Pezeshkian used the gatherings to thank Iran's allies for their solidarity and to reaffirm that the nation will not waver in the face of foreign aggression.

Iran tells UN that US aggression, not Iranian action, is threat to peace

TEHRAN — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday rejected American accusations against his country as "baseless" and "disinformation," insisting that Tehran's military responses to U.S. strikes were lawful exercises of self-defense under the U.N. Charter.

Iran, Turkey emphasize regional security cooperation

TEHRAN — Senior defense officials from Iran and Turkey have underscored the importance of strengthening regional security cooperation and expanding bilateral defense ties during a high-level telephone conversation that focused on the regional security landscape, the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, and the need for greater coordination among regional powers.

By Mahmoud Ravi-Nejad

Global tribute to martyred Leader Ayatollah Khamenei

Nearly 100 countries sent official teams, senior officials, and public figures to Tehran for the funeral ceremony of the martyred Leader

TEHRAN — History is often remembered through the moments when nations fall silent.

By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi

Two egos, one war: Why Iran understands Trump and Netanyahu better than they understand themselves

HAFIZABAD, Pakistan -For months, the entire world has watched two egoistic leaders, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, make decisions that shake the Middle East to its very foundations. But perhaps the real key to understanding them is not politics. It is psychology.

DOE issues title deeds for 22 wetlands

TEHRAN – In an effort to ensure the legal protection of wetlands, prevent encroachment, and establish state sovereignty over these valuable ecosystems, the Department of Environment (DOE) has issued titled deeds for 22 wetlands, covering an area of 1.34 million hectares, across the country.

Iranian, Russian experts ink MOU to combat SDSs in Khuzestan province

TEHRAN – The natural resources and watershed management department of Khuzestan province has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MA VOSTOK, a Russian company, to combat desertification and mitigate the impacts of sand and dust storms (SDSs) in the province's industrial regions, particularly the Shadegan oil field.

‘Inaction to environmental devastation resulting from conflicts exacerbates war impacts’

TEHRAN – Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), has highlighted that remaining silent in the face of environmental destruction caused by warmongers is the same as accepting a threat that will, sooner or later, impact everyone.

Funeral ceremony for martyr Leader Ayatollah Khamenei officially begins

Foreign heads of state attend funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

TEHRAN – Funeral ceremonies have begun at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla mosque for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several of his family members, who were killed in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike targeting his office and residence on the first day of the war against Iran on Feb. 28.

Iran, Indonesia call for new narrative of Asian history

TEHRAN- The Cultural Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Indonesia, has called for a new global narrative of Asia to challenge the monopoly of major powers over world history.