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2026-04-15 22:07
Pezeshkian praises services of rescue and relief organizations during war
TEHRAN - President Masoud Pezeshkian paid a visit to the Iranian Red Crescent Society and Tehran’s Emergency Medical Services Organization on Wednesday, honoring their dedicated staff for offering ceaseless services during the US-Israeli aggression.
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2026-04-15 22:02
Iran, Afghanistan advance joint UNESCO dossier for Asbads
TEHRAN – Iran is moving closer to finalizing a “complex” UNESCO World Heritage nomination for its ancient wind-powered structures, known as Asbads, with officials confirming that the dossier will be submitted jointly with Afghanistan.
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2026-04-15 22:00
Damage to Chehel Sotoun Palace worsens as shockwave impact persists
TEHRAN – Damage to the historic Chehel Sotoun Palace has continued to worsen in the weeks following nearby airstrikes, with falling decorative elements and expanding structural concerns raising alarm among heritage officials and conservation experts.
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2026-04-15 21:57
Discover 40,000 years of human history at Tamtaman Cave
TEHRAN - Nestled in the rugged landscapes of northwestern Iran, near the historic city of Urmia, the Tamtaman Cave stands as one of the most evocative windows into humanity’s distant past.
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2026-04-15 21:52
Tabriz hosting cartoon exhibition on US-Israeli attacks on Iran
TEHRAN – An exhibition of cartoons on the theme of the recent American-Zionist aggression against Iran has been set up at Clock Square in Tabriz.
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2026-04-15 21:49
US naval blockade risks wider conflict at sea
Iran threatens to halt trade in three seas
TEHRAN - Iran has issued a stern warning to the United States over the imposition of a naval blockade on Iranian ports, cautioning that continued pressure could endanger regional maritime security and undermine the fragile post-war ceasefire environment.
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2026-04-15 21:47
Iran condemns YouTube’s removal of AI-driven Lego-style channel over anti-US narratives
TEHRAN- A YouTube channel producing artificial intelligence-generated animations in a Lego-inspired format focusing on recent US-Israeli aggression on Iran has been taken down, drawing criticism over what some describe as selective enforcement of content policies.
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2026-04-15 21:41
Nationwide street performances honor Dena martyrs during Islamic Revolution Art Week
TEHRAN – The sixth day of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Art Week was marked by a series of street theater performances across the country, with 57 productions staged in Tehran and other cities in tribute to the martyrs of the IRIS Dena.
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2026-04-15 21:39
Iranian short animation to compete in 4th Voronezh International Animation Film Festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian short animation “The Last Deer” by Mehdi Barghzadegan will compete in the fourth Voronezh International Animation Film Festival “AniMakers,” which will be held in Voronezh, Russia, from May 22 to 24.
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2026-04-15 21:28
By Shahrokh Saei
Spain reopens its embassy in Tehran in bold challenge to US-Israeli war strategy
TEHRAN - Spain’s decision to reopen its embassy in Tehran has become the clearest demonstration yet of Madrid’s steadfast opposition to the US‑Israeli military campaign against Iran, launched on February 28.
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2026-04-15 21:28
By Den Kalmyk
Vance and America’s internal struggle: A window for peace with Iran
At a moment of heightened confrontation between Iran and the United States, an important shift is quietly taking shape — one that extends beyond military developments and into the internal dynamics of the American political system itself.
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2026-04-15 21:25
TEHRAN PAPERS:
America has no weapon capable of disabling Iran’s defense system`
Kayhan, in its editorial, examined Iran’s defensive strength and capabilities. According to the paper, the 12‑day war and the Ramadan War clearly demonstrated that the United States possesses no weapon capable of disabling Iran’s entire defense system. Such a weapon, it argues, exists not in America’s military arsenals but only in the imagination of Western‑oriented Iranians.
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2026-04-15 21:12
By Xavier Villar
Why the US naval blockade against Iran will fail
MADRID - When Washington announced the start of operations to intercept vessels carrying Iranian oil, markets barely moved. That lack of alarm was not a sign of indifference, nor simply the result of traders grown accustomed to crisis; it was, rather, an indication of how thin the gap has become between Washington’s language of blockade and the material reality of the Persian Gulf.
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2026-04-15 21:11
Pakistan’s army chief in Tehran for high-level mediation talks
TEHRAN - A senior Pakistani delegation led by the country’s army chief arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for high‑level talks with Iranian officials.
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2026-04-15 16:34
2025/26 PGPL likely to be cancelled
TEHRAN – After several intensive meetings in recent days aimed at determining the fate of the 2025/26 Persian Gulf Pro League (PGPL) season, new reports indicate a significant development: the competition is now considered unlikely to resume.
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2026-04-15 11:34
Rabiei: Tractor were not prepared for match against Shabab Al Ahli
TEHRAN — Tractor head coach Mohammad Ali Rabiei admitted his side’s lack of preparation made it harder to manage the game against UAE club Shabab Al Ahli.
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2026-04-15 10:20
Over 200 fishery research projects to be implemented this year
TEHRAN- The head of the Iran Fisheries Science Research Institute announced plans to implement over 200 research projects in the fisheries sector in the current Iranian year 1405 (starting March 21, 2026).
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2026-04-15 10:17
IMF downgrades global growth outlook as Iran war hits prices
TEHRAN- The IMF cut its growth outlook due to West Asia war-driven energy price spikes, but said the world was already drifting toward a more adverse scenario, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
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2026-04-15 10:14
‘Naval blockade neither feasible nor sustainable, Iran has sufficient alternative routes’
TEHRAN- An economic analyst, emphasizing the technical and deterrent limitations of enforcing a naval blockade against Iran, warned that such threats would immediately cause price shocks in energy markets and put European and East Asian economies under stagflation pressure.
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2026-04-15 10:09
Iran's oil production reaches 3.06m bpd in March: OPEC
TEHRAN- The OPEC Secretariat announced that Saudi Arabia, with a daily production of 7,799,000 barrels, and Iran, with 3,060,000 barrels, were the top producers among major OPEC members in March.
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2026/04/15
Far-reaching economic fallout of striking Iran’s energy infrastructure
TEHRAN- Any military action targeting Iran’s economic infrastructure, especially its energy heartlands, would not be a localized event; the disruption would extend far beyond Iran’s borders, shaking the economic security of major powers, destabilizing financial markets, and harming ordinary citizens worldwide.
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2026-04-15 06:06
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2026-04-15 00:06
From Tehran to the Vatican: Iran stands tall with Pope Leo in face of US pressure
TEHRAN- Iran’s president and senior political figures have voiced strong support for Pope Leo XIV following sharp criticism from US President Donald Trump, framing the dispute as a broader issue of respect for religious authority and the pursuit of peace.
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2026-04-15 00:01
Iran estimates US‑Israeli war damages at $270 billion: Spox
TEHRAN- The spokeswoman for the Iranian administration has estimated that the damages caused by the recent US‑Israeli war of aggression against Iran amount to approximately $270 billion.
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2026-04-14 23:58
Iran's position in New York; Condemnation of US naval blockade and demand for compensation
TEHRAN- Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has lodged two separate but related diplomatic positions, condemning a US-imposed maritime blockade as a “grave violation” of Iran’s sovereignty while simultaneously demanding full compensation from five regional countries for their role in the ongoing war against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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2026-04-14 23:37
Top diplomats from Russia, Egypt, and Oman discuss latest developments with their Iranian counterpar
Iran has intensified a flurry of diplomatic engagements with regional and global powers as efforts continue to contain escalating tensions following weeks of conflict and inconclusive negotiations with the United States.
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2026-04-14 23:34
Tractor out of 2025/26 ACL Elite
TEHRAN – Iran’s Tractor were knocked out of the 2025/26 AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 after a 3-0 defeat to UAE’s Shabab Al Ahli on Tuesday.
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2026-04-14 20:31
By Kurosh Alyani
A flag in the heart of the night: When “home” enters the square
TEHRAN - In the midst of the most terrifying nights of terror carried out by Israel and the United States against the defenseless civilian population of Iran—nights in which cold military calculations anticipated social collapse and a rupture between the state and the people—the city squares were overtaken by a different kind of life, one whose center was not chaos but a “large family.”
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2026-04-14 20:26
By Alireza Najafli
A return to Stone Age thinking in Washington
TEHRAN - The destruction of critical civilian infrastructure in Iran and the wider region as a result of the US–Israeli war will initially fuel inflation and erode living standards worldwide.
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2026-04-14 20:26
By Maedeh Zaman Fashami
Spain’s break with the West: How Sánchez turned Madrid into a voice against the war on Iran
TEHRAN - The joint war the United States and Israel launched against Iran can be seen as one of the most complex and consequential geopolitical crises of the past decade. It not only reshaped the security landscape of the Middle East but also strained divisions within the Western bloc, challenged the future of the transatlantic alliance, and even placed the concept of the international order under significant pressure.