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2025/10/26
By Xavier Villar
West Asia according to Trump: Iran as the pivot of regional strategy
MADRID – In the pantheon of U.S. foreign policy, where doctrines bearing names such as Monroe or Truman are revered, the administration of Donald Trump attempted to forge a new one: a theology of power. Not a doctrine in the classical sense, a set of principles applicable to an external, objective world—but a pseudo-faith in which order and chaos depend on the singular will of the president.
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Yesterday 20:49
By Wesam Bahrani
Aggression in Gaza under Trump’s “ceasefire” deception
Trump boasts greatly about his highly publicized yet fragile and disjointed ceasefire plan for Gaza
TEHRAN – The Israeli regime’s latest aggression on Gaza, under the guise of Trump’s “peace plan” masks over the guarantees offered to Palestinians.
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Yesterday 20:19
By Garsha Vazirian
The family business: Drones, crypto, and Trump’s corruption machine
TEHRAN – The U.S. War Department’s recent purchase of 3,500 drone motors and related components from Unusual Machines — a company in which Donald Trump Jr. holds roughly a $4 million stake and served as an adviser — has intensified scrutiny over what critics call an administration increasingly comfortable turning policy into personal profit.
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Yesterday 19:58
Malaysians protest Trump's support for Israel during ASEAN summit
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's visit for the 47th ASEAN Summit, voicing strong opposition to his administration's unwavering support for Israel’s war on Gaza.
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2025-10-25 19:47
By Shahrokh Saei
From cocaine to crude: Unmasking the U.S. agenda in Venezuela
TEHRAN – U.S. media reports have blown the lid off the White House’s plans for regime change in Venezuela, revealing flimsy excuses for possible military action that simply don’t hold water.
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2025-10-25 19:25
By Sahar Dadjoo
“No Kings” slogan unites diverse voices, says American scholar
Philip Rocco notes the movement’s strength lies in its broad symbolism that connects workers, immigrants, and defenders of civil rights
TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Philip Rocco, a professor of political science at Marquette University, examines the rise of the “No Kings” protests across the United States.
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2025-10-24 19:30
By Garsha Vazirian
Maritime strikes, mainland threats: U.S. military shadows Venezuela amid regime change whispers
TEHRAN – A concentrated U.S. military presence in the Caribbean — warships, patrol planes, MQ-9 drones, an F-35 squadron, and bomber flights — has sharply narrowed the political and diplomatic space around Venezuela.
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2025-10-24 18:44
Canada open to talks as Trump shuts them down
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country is prepared to resume trade talks with the US "when the Americans are ready."
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2025-10-24 18:21
By Sahar Dadjoo
“No Kings” protests are reaction to Trump’s authoritarian drift: ex-CIA official
Paul Pillar says public demonstrations are the last line of defense against erosion of democratic norms
TEHRAN- In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Paul R. Pillar, a veteran intelligence analyst and former senior CIA official, examined the emergence of the “No Kings” movement in the United States as a grassroots reaction to what many see as Donald Trump’s authoritarian drift during his second term.
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2025-10-20 22:14
Leader meets with elite medalists from sports, scientific fields
Trump's rant aimed to boost morale of defeated Zionists
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with Iranian sports champions and winners of international scientific Olympiads this morning, October 20, 2025, at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah.
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2025-10-20 20:25
By Shahrokh Saei
Caribbean crisis: U.S. military actions fuel Latin American pushback
TEHRAN – The United States’ deadly attacks on vessels in Caribbean waters off Venezuela and Colombia, coupled with President Donald Trump’s escalating threats, have thrust the region into global attention. Since early September, nearly 30 people have been killed in strikes that the Trump administration claims are aimed at dismantling drug trafficking networks.
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2025-10-19 20:27
By Shahab Sarmadi
‘No Kings’ protests against Trump reveal deep divisions in U.S.
TEHRAN – The “No Kings” protests that took place on Saturday across the United States revealed more than opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies—they exposed the nation’s deep political, social, and ideological divisions.
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2025-10-18 16:39
Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump
President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have come away empty-handed from a White House meeting after US President Donald Trump indicated he was not ready to supply sought-after Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, the BBC reported.
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2025-10-17 21:23
Iran condemns US military moves near Venezuelan waters
TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has denounced an escalation of U.S. military moves in the vicinity of Venezuelan coasts as flagrant violation of the basic objectives and principles enshrined in the UN Charter, particularly the principle of not resorting or threatening to resort to force in intergovernmental relations.
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2025-10-17 17:58
Maduro blasts ‘open conspiracy’ as Trump confirms CIA directive to targeting Venezuela
Venezuela on Thursday stepped up its diplomatic push against Washington, formally asking the UN Security Council to declare recent U.S. strikes in the southern Caribbean illegal and to condemn what Caracas calls an unprecedented authorization for the CIA to carry out covert lethal operations against the country.
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2025/10/15
By Batool Subeiti
Victory for Gaza and the Axis of Resistance
LONDON - It seems this round of war in Gaza has come to an end. Standing firm in position, refusing to be broken, and moving the struggle to a different stage is the measure of victory or defeat for the resistance parties.
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2025-10-14 21:29
By Soheila Zarfam
An olive branch between the wolf’s teeth
Iran says Trump's words and actions don't match after he extends 'hand of friendship' to Tehran amid sanctions and threats
TEHRAN – The remarks U.S. President Donald Trump made in Egypt, as he had participating world leaders bathe him in adulation for ending a war he had done everything to maintain in recent months, did not sit well with many globally, including Iranians, who appear increasingly impatient with the president’s refusal to accept that he cannot force Iran into concessions through threats, sanctions, bombardments, and insincere messages of reconciliation.
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2025/10/13
By Minoo Khaleghi
The Nobel Peace Prize has lost its meaning
Jurist and researcher in international relations
TEHRAN - The Nobel Prize, established under the will of Alfred Nobel in 1901, was meant to be awarded annually to “the person or organization that has done the most or the best work for the benefit of humanity” in relation to peace. Yet from the very beginning, the interpretation of its criteria has rested in the hands of the Norwegian Committee, and its decisions — especially in politically sensitive cases — have repeatedly stirred controversy.
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2025-10-13 21:54
Why did Iran choose to skip the Sharm el-Sheikh summit?
TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald arrived in Egypt Monday evening, essentially on a victory lap to celebrate what he claimed no one else could have achieved: a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, but one that virtually no one believes Israel can be expected to comply with in the long run.
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2025-10-12 19:54
By Sahar Dadjoo
Exclusive: Israel’s military failures forced partial withdrawal from Gaza, Aleef Sabbagh says
Senior Palestinian analyst highlights Netanyahu’s inability to defeat Hamas or relocate Gaza’s population
TEHRAN- Following two years of devastating war and unprecedented human suffering in Gaza, Hamas and Israel accepted a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on October 9 under Donald Trump’s controversial 20-point plan. While the agreement temporarily halts Israel’s military operations and paves the way for prisoner exchange and phased withdrawals, analysts warn that it leaves unresolved the root causes of the conflict and may only postpone another round of violence.
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2025-10-11 22:06
By Wesam Bahrani
Driven by Venezuela’s oil riches, Trump intensifies clash with Maduro government
TEHRAN – Tensions between Caracas and Washington are mounting amid the White House’s continued push for regime change in Venezuela.
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2025-10-11 22:00
Egypt prepares summit as Trump seeks credit for Gaza ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a signing ceremony in Egypt after a brief stop in Israel, joining European, Arab, and regional leaders to endorse the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-exchange plan that could pause the two-year conflict.
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2025-10-11 21:38
Nobel Peace Prize 2025: A fusion of dynamite’s memory, fresh genocide, and coup dream
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
TEHRAN – For years, many have argued that the Nobel Peace Prize has become a tool of Western states, used to promote opposition figures capable of replacing governments at odds with the West.
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2025-10-10 21:08
By Garsha Vazirian
Bloodied hands, misplaced laurels: Why neither Trump nor Machado deserves praise
Sponsoring war, sanctions, and regime change is not a résumé for peace
TEHRAN – In a move that pleased Washington’s propaganda machinery, the Norwegian Nobel Committee chose Venezuelan opponent María Corina Machado over a president who spent months begging for a medal.
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2025-10-08 21:07
False intelligence, Israeli pressure fuel U.S. miscalculations on Iran: Araghchi
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has criticized the U.S. President Donald Trump over his recent remarks on Iran’s nuclear program, urging Washington to return to diplomacy instead of repeating past mistakes driven by false intelligence and Israeli influence.
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2025-10-07 21:41
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Fool me once
Americans grill Netanyahu on social media after he suggests Iran could attack Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
TEHRAN – Recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting that Tehran is preparing to attack U.S. soil has alarmed American citizens — though probably not for the reasons the Israeli leader had hoped for.
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2025-10-04 17:34
Caracas warns US military buildup seeks to seize Venezuela’s oil and gold
Venezuela condemned a fresh U.S. military strike that killed four people aboard a vessel off its coast, calling the attack an illegal, extrajudicial killing and part of a pattern of coercion by Washington.
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2025-10-01 22:06
By Muhammad Akmal Khan
Hunting West Asia: Who is next?
ISLAMABAD – When a hunter enters the woods, he is seldom alone. Behind him march the beaters, stirring the dust, hurling stones, forcing the prey from freedom into a single, fatal path. Exhausted and terrified, the prey stumbles before the hunter’s feet, and one blow ends its life.
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2025-10-01 18:59
By Garsha Vazirian
The arsonist as fire chief: Tony Blair must not govern Gaza
TEHRAN – Washington and Tel Aviv’s latest idea for Gaza’s “post-war transition” is as reckless as it is insulting: hand the reins to Tony Blair. Draft plans released by the White House name him as a member—and potential coordinator—of an international body supervising Gaza’s transitional governance, under a board chaired by Donald Trump.
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2025-10-01 13:16
U.S. federal government shuts down
Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline, AP reported.