$1.5b in foreign investment approved, bringing 3-month total to $10b

TEHRAN - Iran approved 83 foreign investment proposals worth $1.5 billion in its latest investment board session, raising the total approved foreign investment in the first quarter of the year to nearly $10 billion, according to the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran (OIETAI).

Transport minister urges integration of civil defense in city master plans

TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Transport and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh has called for city master plans to incorporate passive defense principles, including revised construction standards for high-rise buildings to ensure greater public safety.

ICCIMA pledges full support for government, private sector amid Israeli invasion

TEHRAN - Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has reaffirmed its strong support for the government, the Iranian people, and the country’s economic institutions amid heightened regional tensions and recent attacks by Israel.

Over 1.5m tons of cargo transported across Iran in a day

TEHRAN –More than 1.5 million tons of goods were transported across Iran’s road network on Sunday, including over 100,000 tons of essential commodities shipped from ports via the intercity freight fleet, a senior transport official said.

Iran's oil output uninterrupted despite tensions: NIOC

TEHRAN - Despite recent days of heightened tensions following Israeli’s imposed war, Iran's daily oil production has continued without disruption and all oil installations remain operational, according to the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).

Iran’s swift response forced enemy to end hostilities, Supreme National Security Council says

TEHRAN - Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a statement on Tuesday, declaring that the Islamic Republic’s firm and coordinated military response to the Zionist regime’s recent aggression ultimately forced the enemy—and its regional and Western supporters—to unilaterally halt their offensive operations.

Foreign media conduct on-the-ground visits to Iranian hospitals damaged by Israeli strikes 

TEHRAN – In a strategic move to shed light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis, international journalists and media outlets have undertaken on-the-ground visits to hospitals across Iran to document the aftermath of recent Israeli regime atrocities. 

Iranian traditional, pop singers release new tracks, supporting homeland

TEHRAN – Several traditional and pop singers have released new tracks in response to the Zionist regime's attack on Iran and in sympathy with our compatriots.

Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation condemns Zionist atrocities, urges global cultural support 

TEHRAN – The director of Iran's Farabi Cinema, Hamed Jafari, has issued a statement condemning the brutal crimes committed by the Zionist regime and calling for international solidarity through cultural and artistic platforms.

Defence Minister says Russia supports Iran after airstrikes on US base in Qatar 

TEHRAN – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh and his Russian counterpart affirmed their nations’ strategic alignment against "aggressors" during a phone call Monday night, vowing coordinated action to punish those responsible for recent attacks on Iranian sovereignty. 

Russia says Trump has opened ‘Pandora's box’ by attacking Iranian nuclear sites

TEHRAN - Russia says U.S. President Donald Trump has opened a Pandora's box with its attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities and gambling with the "safety and well-being of humanity as a whole."

Tehran Papers

The time has come to act

Siasat-e-Rooz dedicated its editorial to the criminal attack on Iran by the United States and wrote: In a major war crime, the U.S. state terrorism launched targeted strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz with bunker-busting bombs in violation of international law, NPT to the UN Charter.

Iran has not agreed to a ceasefire. Trump is lying again

TEHRAN - The Tehran Times understands that Donald Trump's claim of an incoming ceasefire between Iran and Israel is another one of the American president's lies aimed at pressuring the Iranians. 

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Washington wary of retaliatory operations against itself in Arab world and beyond

BEIRUT—West Asia, specifically Lebanon, is in a highly sensitive situation due to the escalating military situation in the region. Many are behaving as if a major war has become a fait accompli, with no end in sight.

Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

TEHRAN - The Guardian has analyzed how the American people were starting to laud Donald Trump for his resistance to the Israeli prime minister’s pull, but now, just less than 200 days into his office, he was fooled into attacking three nuclear sites in Iran, a highly dangerous move that could drag the U.S. into another war in the Middle East.

By Wesam Bahrani

UN: Gaza faces “death sentence”

TEHRAN – The United Nations has accused the Israeli regime of “weaponizing hunger” in Gaza as the death toll rises.

How Trump rejoined ‘team’ Netanyahu

TEHRAN - In a commentary on Sunday, the Al Jazeera staff analyzed the history of Trump’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in his first term as American president (Jan. 1997 to Jan. 2021) up to the current days that the two have joined hands against Iran.

By Bahram Moradi

Iran's heroism and courage blast Trump’s boast

TEHRAN - Iran demonstrated its might and courage by firing missiles at the U.S. military air base in Qatar on Monday evening.

US deliberately sabotaged diplomacy, says Iran’s foreign ministry after American strikes 

TEHRAN — The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli military strike on Iranian territory, calling it a “deliberate sabotage of diplomacy” that coincided with Tehran’s preparations to enter a new round of nuclear negotiations. 

Prominent academic martyred in Israeli air strikes

TEHRAN -Mansour Asgari, a faculty member at Imam Hossein University, as well as a professor in physics and nuclear industry, has been martyred in Israeli assaults.