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2025/12/02
By Ranjan Solomon
US–Maduro head-on: oil, hegemony, and the future of sovereignty
GOA, India - The confrontation between the United States and Nicolás Maduro is one of the most revealing geopolitical conflicts of our time. It is not a clash of democratic ideals versus authoritarianism, as Washington tirelessly claims. It is not a moral crusade to rescue Venezuela from misrule, nor a humanitarian duty to “restore democracy.”
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2025-12-02 21:22
Putin warns Europe: If you want war, then Russia will defeat you
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned European powers that if they started a war with Russia then Moscow was ready to fight and that the defeat of European powers would be so absolute that there would be no one left to even negotiate a peace deal, Reuters reported.
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2025-12-02 19:35
By Garsha Vazirian
No truce for truth-tellers: Wadi latest casualty of Israel’s war on journalism
TEHRAN – Israel killed Palestinian photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi with a precise drone strike in Khan Younis, Gaza, on December 2, 2025.
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2025-12-02 19:14
By staff writer
Venezuelan voices vs. America’s cannons
TEHRAN – Venezuelans took to the streets in Caracas and other cities this week to protest escalating U.S. military pressure. The demonstrations follow the continued presence of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group in the Caribbean and thousands of U.S. troops in the region. The U.S. has also carried out more than 20 strikes on maritime targets in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September, killing over 80 people, actions that Caracas says go beyond anti-drug operations and threaten Venezuelan sovereignty.
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2025-12-02 19:04
Trump formally pardons former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández
President Donald Trump has formally pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, according to his attorney Renato Stabile and a White House official, CNN reported.
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2025-12-02 18:19
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Sanctified semantics: Lebanon’s risky drift into the ‘Abrahamic’ politics
BEIRUT—President Joseph Aoun’s description of Lebanon as a place where “all the Children of Abraham can meet” was portrayed as a gesture of coexistence during his address to Pope Leo XIV.
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2025/12/02
By Patricia Esami-Lubba
Trump’s Africa posture is less about human rights though more about power politics
ABUJA – When Donald Trump turns his attention to Africa, it is rarely for reasons African policymakers recognize as grounded in fact or consistent principle. His latest escalation of tensions with Nigeria and South Africa, framed as a moral crusade against human rights abuses, reflects a recurring pattern: selectively invoking the language of rights to justify punitive diplomacy that ultimately serves domestic politics more than international justice.
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2025-12-02 17:44
Cultural Heritage Ministry seeks national registration of Chenarestan petroglyph site
TEHRAN—Markazi Cultural Heritage Department is seeking national registration of historical site of Chenarestan petroglyphs in Delijan city, with the aim of preserving the cultural history and scientifically protecting this valuable heritage.
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2025-12-02 17:36
Restoration work begins on centuries-old water mill
TEHRAN - Restoration and revitalization work has begun on an ancient water mill in Qaleh Bala, a touristic village in Shahrud county of Semnan province, according to the local heritage authority.
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2025-12-02 17:33
Israel launches intense West Bank offensive, deliberately kills two teens in Hebron
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager in Hebron on Tuesday, the latest victim to intensified military operations that have swept across the occupied West Bank, leaving entire communities under siege.
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2025-12-02 17:30
Zagros women wear Golvani, a scarf with 3,000-year-old history
TEHRAN—A customary headscarf of Lor women called ‘Golvani’ is not just a piece of clothing. It is a combination of history, veil, and identity that has a record of 3,000 years in Zagros land.
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2025-12-02 17:26
Police detain Federica Mogherini in anti-fraud probe
The EU's former foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has been detained during police raids as part of an anti-fraud investigation, Belgian media reported.
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2025-12-02 17:25
Cultural heritage minister: Persepolis has not suffered any deformation or damage
TEHRAN--Based on technical reports and periodic assessments of Persepolis (also known as Takht-e Jamshid) in Fars province, no new or worrying events have been observed so far regarding the deformation of structures or damage related to subsidence, Minister of Cultural Heritage Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri has said.
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2025-12-02 17:20
Yazd hosts sign-language workshop to support accessible tourism
TEHRAN – A sign-language training workshop for staff of tourism facilities was held in Yazd on Tuesday to promote accessible tourism in the UNESCO-listed city, organizers said.
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2025-12-02 17:13
Tehran signals renewed regional engagement as ECO Cooperation enters ‘new horizon’
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has said constructive dialogue with member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) has opened “a new horizon” for regional collaboration, marking what he described as a pivotal moment for cultural, tourism and economic synergy between the member states.
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2025-12-02 16:18
Iran’s women’s football team suffers defeats to Uzbekistan
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s national team fell 1-0 to Uzbekistan in a friendly in Tashkent on Tuesday, with Ilvina Ablyakimova scoring the lone goal in the 71st minute.
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2025-12-02 15:40
Iran shakes with 154 earthquakes in a week
TEHRAN – A total of 154 earthquakes were recorded across the country in a week from November 22 to 28, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
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2025-12-02 15:39
Tehran to play host to 13th Iran Lab Expo
TEHRAN –The 13th exhibition of Iranian-made laboratory equipment and materials called ‘IRAN LAB EXPO’ is scheduled to be held from December 13 to 16 at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds.
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2025-12-02 15:36
National campaign on healthy diet to be held
TEHRAN – The national campaign to promote healthy eating habits will kick off on December 6 and will run for over two weeks.
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2025-12-02 15:35
Genocide's poisonous fruit: Worldwide loathing
TEHRAN – By perpetrating the most heinous crimes in Gaza, Israel has not only reaffirmed its status as the most detested entity on the global stage and plunged itself into even deeper isolation, but has also dragged the United States down with it—rendering Washington an object of worldwide loathing.
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2025-12-02 15:33
First intl. AI exhibition slated for January
TEHRAN – Tehran will play host to the first international artificial intelligence (AI) exhibition, known as AIX Expo, which is scheduled to be held from January 12 to 15, 2026, at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds.
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2025-12-02 14:28
Vahid Kazemi selected for Tehran derby clash
TEHRAN – Vahid Kazemi will be the center referee for the Tehran derby between Persepolis and Esteghlal.
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2025/12/02
Cultural diplomacy and the ambassador who crafts narratives
TEHRAN- The South Korean ambassador to Iran appeared in Isfahan wearing a tie adorned with Persian verses in Nasta'liq script. His cultural diplomacy as an ambassador can be evaluated as highly expressive, instructive, and impactful. Kim Junpyo has consciously, through his cultural actions, fostered a sense of intimacy and cultural closeness between the two countries and demonstrated how important cultural diplomacy can be—even through cultural signs and symbols. The question now is: to what extent does Iran utilize this capacity and soft power of its own?
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2025-12-02 14:05
Asian Youth Para Games pave the way for the future: Koohpayehzadeh
TEHRAN – Jalil Koohpayehzadeh, head of Iran's Sports Federation for the Disabled, said the Asian Youth Para Games 2025 present an opportunity to identify talented athletes for the 2026 Asian Para Games and the 2028 Paralympic Games.
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2025-12-02 13:38
148 km of freeway to be inaugurated by late Mar. 2026
TEHRAN – The Head of Iran’s Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Company said that out of about 200 kilometers of freeway planned for the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21), 52 kilometers have already been inaugurated and 148 kilometers will be ready for opening by the end of the year (March 20, 2026).
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2025-12-02 13:23
Insurance sector urged to adopt long-term investment strategy
TEHRAN – Iran’s economy minister warned that the country’s insurance industry lacks a coherent long-term investment strategy and must redirect capital toward export-oriented and foreign-currency-earning sectors to strengthen its economic role.
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2025-12-02 13:16
Iran, Russia discuss stronger cooperation against money laundering
TEHRAN – Iran and Russia have held talks on expanding bilateral and multilateral cooperation to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, according to the Iranian Embassy in Moscow.
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2025-12-02 12:44
Iran’s renewable capacity exceeds 3,000 MW as govt. accelerates solar expansion
TEHRAN – Iran’s renewable power capacity has surpassed 3,000 megawatts following the addition of 445 megawatts of new clean-energy generation, the deputy energy minister said at an inauguration ceremony for recently completed solar projects.
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2025-12-02 12:36
Iran suffer third successive loss at IHF Women's World Championship 2025
TEHRAN – Iran lost to Senegal 30-21 at the 27th IHF Women's World Championship 2025 Senegal Monday night.
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2025-12-02 07:01
Iran-Afghanistan co-op in animal quarantine, phytosanitary being strengthened
TEHRAN- The head of Iran's Plant Protection Organization announced the enhancement of cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan in the areas of livestock quarantine and phytosanitary.