-
2026-02-28 12:34
IRGC attacks Israel after US-Israeli strikes on Iran
TEHRAN - Iran has initiated a military response against Israel, launching missile and drone attacks on Israeli targets in the occupied territories less than two hours after the regime, together with the United States, conducted airstrikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities Saturday morning.
-
2026-02-28 12:21
Iran lose to Jordan at FIBA World Cup Qualifiers 2026
TEHRAN - After threatening to break the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers all-time scoring record in Window 1 with a 42-point masterpiece, Harris was back at it again.
-
2026-02-28 00:01
15281
-
2026-02-27 23:18
“Great Stories by Nobel Prize Winners” published in Persian
TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “Great Stories by Nobel Prize Winners” edited by Leo Hamalian and Edmond L. Volpe has been released in the bookstores across the country.
-
2026-02-27 23:17
Vocalist brothers release new Shahnameh-inspired musical piece
TEHRAN- The Saeidi Brothers, a traditional Iranian twin duo comprising Ali and Mohammad Saeidi, have released a new musical piece titled “Dastan-e Marg” (Hands of Death), offering a distinct narrative inspired by the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of the Persian poet Ferdowsi.
-
2026-02-27 23:17
“Mahfel” Quranic program expands global reach with multilingual broadcast
TEHRAN- The popular Iranian Quranic television program “Mahfel” is now dubbed into four languages and aired on eight international networks, as the show continues to expand its reach beyond Iran and attract audiences across the Muslim world.
-
2026-02-27 23:16
Israeli airstrikes kill seven Palestinians in Gaza despite declared ceasefire
Gaza health officials reported seven Palestinians killed in new Israeli airstrikes since midnight, as the conflict persists despite a declared ceasefire, Al Mayadeen reported Friday.
-
2026-02-27 23:16
American sympathies shift dramatically toward Palestinians per new Gallup poll
New Gallup polling reveals a dramatic shift in American sympathies toward Palestinians, marking the first time support has reached parity after decades of lopsided favor for Israel, AP reported Friday.
-
2026-02-27 23:16
By staff writer
From Gaza to the Red Sea: Why Israel now calls Yemen its ‘nightmare’
TEHRAN – Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has been a thorn in the side of Israel since the inception of the genocidal war on Gaza. From the earliest weeks of Israel’s military campaign in October 2023, Sana’a made clear that it would not remain a passive observer. By mid-November 2023, the Ansarullah movement had begun targeting vessels it identified as linked to Israel or bound for Israeli ports.
-
2026-02-27 23:15
Missing FBI memos contain sexual abuse claims against Trump
The Guardian reported Thursday that it has reviewed three missing FBI memos from 2019 containing explicit but unsubstantiated claims that Donald Trump sexually abused a minor in the early 1980s with Jeffrey Epstein’s assistance.
-
2026-02-27 23:15
How hundreds were killed in Iran’s riots, according to an opposition outlet
TEHRAN – One of Telegram’s most prominent anti–Islamic Republic channels has circulated a list of locations where rioters were killed during Iran’s January unrest, revealing that the vast majority of those sites were police stations and military bases that had come under attack.
-
2026-02-27 23:14
By Xavier Villar
France turns political speech into ‘glorifying terrorism’
MADRID – In the photographs of Mahdieh Esfandiari that circulated in the media during her judicial process in France, one detail drew disproportionate attention. It was the veil. Not because a woman wearing hijab is an anomaly in contemporary Europe, but because of what that garment condensed in this specific case: an Iranian academic, educated at Lumière Lyon 2 University, facing a criminal court for words published on Telegram.
-
2026-02-27 23:12
Islamabad and Kabul trade deadly blows as border tensions erupt into open war
TEHRAN — Relations between Pakistan and the de facto authorities in Kabul plunged into a state of open conflict Friday as Islamabad declared “open war” following a massive wave of airstrikes on Afghan targets.
-
2026-02-27 23:12
By Wesam Bahrani
From denial to doctrine: The Zionist approach to Palestinians
TEHRAN – The Israeli regime’s approach to the Palestinian Nakba has shifted from denying it happened to using indiscriminate force as a deliberate policy tool.
-
2026-02-27 23:10
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon: IMEC pressures, the fading ‘mechanism,’ and the open debate on normalization
SOUTH LEBANON — Lebanon today stands at the intersection of three converging tracks: the collapse of the ceasefire supervisory “Mechanism,” mounting geopolitical pressure through the India–“Middle East” –Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), and deep uncertainty surrounding parliamentary elections.
-
2026-02-27 23:09
By Shahrokh Saei
From headlines to hostilities: How Israel and US media beat the drums of war with Iran
TEHRAN – The latest episode of The Tucker Carlson Show has intensified debate over who is pushing the United States toward confrontation with Iran.
-
2026-02-27 23:08
By Mona Hojat Ansari
A shaky step forward
Iran and US advance nuclear talks but there are no clear signs Washington will keep diplomacy alive
TEHRAN – Iran and the United States held what Iranian officials described as their “most serious” round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva on Thursday, agreeing to continue discussions in Vienna next week, but developments across the region suggest Washington may still be leaning toward a military confrontation—an outcome that several regional governments have warned would be devastating.
-
2026-02-27 19:19
US lawmakers to curb Trump’s powers to wage war on Iran
TEHRAN - A group of U.S. congressmen is seeking to vote on a motion to circumscribe the American president’s authority to launch military aggression against Iran.
-
2026-02-27 19:05
Iran Armed Forces to take out US troops, equipment in case of war: senior general
TEHRAN - A senior Iranian military commander has warned that should the U.S. wage a war against the Islamic Republic, U.S. troops and equipment will be annihilated.
-
2026-02-27 18:44
Iran urges Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve tensions through dialogue
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to show restraint and hold talks as the two countries have traded fire.
-
2026-02-27 15:47
Role of music in attracting tourists to ecotourism destinations
TEHRAN--Local music can differentiate the experience of tourists in ecotourism resorts and strengthen the sense of closeness to the local culture.
-
2026-02-27 15:47
Cultural heritage officials emphasize protection of historical Kharanaq castle and caravanserai
TEHRAN—Cultural heritage officials of Yazd province have recently visited the historical Kharanaq castle and caravanserai and emphasized the strengthening of interorganizational cooperation and the implementation of joint measures to protect and organize the monuments.
-
2026-02-27 15:47
Qom on path of cultural heritage, tourism development
TEHRAN--Qom province, with more than 8,000 years of civilization and cultural and historical attractions, is entering a new stage of cultural heritage, tourism and handicraft development, along with a significant increase in credits and the implementation of extensive projects in the field of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts.
-
2026-02-27 15:46
Safavid-era cannon to undergo conservation process
TEHRAN – A Safavid-era cannon in Isfahan’s 17th-century Chehel Sotoun Palace has entered a process of conservation and revised display after years of being kept in unsuitable conditions, the site’s director said.
-
2026-02-27 15:46
Qatar Airways maintains daily Tehran-Doha flights
TEHRAN – Qatar Airways will continue operating daily flights on the Doha-Tehran-Doha route until June 30, Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport City said, dismissing reports of a suspension.
-
2026-02-27 15:46
Museum director commemorates Arfa’i as pioneer of Elamite, Old Babylonian studies
TEHRAN – The head of the museum at Persepolis on Thursday marked the memory of professor Abdolmajid Arfa’i, an Elamite scholar and researcher of ancient Elamite and Akkadian languages, who died on Wednesday at the age of 86 after a period of illness.
-
2026-02-27 15:38
Over 490 rare diseases identified in Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 492 rare diseases have been identified in the country, according to an official with the health ministry.
-
2026-02-27 15:12
DOE warns UN: U.S. military presence endangers Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman biodiversity
TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, has written a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, warning that the U.S. military presence endangers biodiversity in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
-
2026-02-27 15:07
Over 540 earthquakes hit Iran in a month
TEHRAN – A total of 546 earthquakes have been recorded across the country in a month from January 21 to February 19, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
-
2026-02-27 15:05
Iran, Egypt explore potential to enhance sci-tech ties
TEHRAN – The head of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology’s center for international scientific cooperation, Ehsan Qaboul, and the head of the Egyptian Interests Section in Tehran, Mohammed Zia, have discussed avenues to expand educational, scientific, and technological cooperation between the two countries.