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Yesterday 22:20
‘Dangerous precedent’: Iran condemns Israeli FM’s illegal visit to Somaliland
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned the provocative visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to the breakaway region of Somaliland.
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Yesterday 22:17
Iran executes convicted Mossad agent who was set to flee to UK
Broad espionage crackdown continues amid renewed US-Israeli threats
TEHRAN – Iran has executed a key Mossad operative convicted of espionage, marking the latest action in its decisive security campaign against foreign spy networks operating within its borders.
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Yesterday 22:10
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
Mossad hunting for blood in Iran's protests
Israel hopes a sensational story will help expand riots and enable US attack
TEHRAN – While Iranian authorities engage in dialogue with business owners and merchants protesting currency volatility—and prepare to introduce major reforms to ease economic hardships resulting from years of Western sanctions—Western media outlets have once again joined forces with their respective governments and their colonial project, Israel, to exploit the situation.
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Yesterday 19:14
Yemen’s crisis deepens amid UAE–Israel nexus
TEHRAN – The latest turmoil in Yemen underscores how regional rivalries and foreign entanglements continue to destabilize the country.
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Yesterday 19:09
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon at the edge of an imposed escalation?
BEIRUT—Amid escalating Israeli enemy rhetoric about widening the circle of confrontation and Washington’s clear shift toward imposing faits accomplis under the logic of “the law of the jungle,” Lebanon finds itself navigating an exceptionally sensitive political and security moment.
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Yesterday 18:59
By Wesam Bahrani
Syrians gambling with Israel
TEHRAN – Why are some Syrians betting on the Israeli regime and its risks for Syria’s unity?
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2026-01-06 22:24
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Baghaei tells Tehran Times ‘relations with Lebanon matter greatly’ ahead of FM’s visit
Spox says new Lebanese and Iranian ambassadors will begin missions soon
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei recently visited the Tehran Times, where he met with the newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief and CEO and gave a detailed interview to a correspondent.
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2026-01-06 22:09
By Soheila Zarfam
What would an 'unconfined' Iranian response look like?
Defence Council’s statement suggests Iran wants to make any new US-Israeli aggression their last
TEHRAN – For several years, Iranian political and military leaders have been known for practicing "strategic patience"—a policy of avoiding impulsive responses and refusing to be the party that escalates tensions. This has largely remained Tehran’s approach over the last two years too, even as Israel has set the region ablaze, crossing new red lines daily in an attempt to drag Iran and its allies into a full-scale war with the United States.
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2026-01-06 19:21
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon’s governance in crisis
Lebanon’s political system is so hollowed out that even a fictitious foreign prince can dictate governance
BEIRUT—Imagine a country where a fictitious foreign prince, armed only with a phone and a fabricated authority, can dictate political appointments, unlock frozen bank accounts, and influence judicial decisions—all without leaving his home.
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2026-01-06 19:20
By Wesam Bahrani
Catastrophic year for Palestinians in 2025
TEHRAN – An official Palestinian report has documented the catastrophic suffering of Palestinians in 2025 at the hands of the Israeli occupation regime.
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2026-01-06 19:20
By staff writer
Israel’s expansionist agenda: Aggression in Syria amid Paris talks
TEHRAN – The persistence of Israeli military aggression in southern Syria, reported on Tuesday even as negotiations were underway in Paris, illustrates the contradiction between declared diplomatic efforts and the reality of the regime’s expansionist policies.
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2026-01-06 14:18
Report: EU civilian research aids Israeli arms industry
The EU has funneled millions of euros' worth of funding meant for civilian research programs to Israeli arms manufacturers and other military firms despite a ban on the funding of military and dual-use research, the Middle East Eye reported.
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2026-01-05 21:50
By Sheida Sabzehvari
Miscalculation by Iran's enemies could open gates of hell on them
US president and the war criminal he serves appear to have yet to learn from their failed war in June
TEHRAN – On June 13, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a full-scale war against Iran, beginning their military campaign by assassinating Iran's top military generals.
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2026-01-05 18:38
By Wesam Bahrani
What awaits Gaza in 2026
TEHRAN – As we enter the new year 2026, do the risks of genocide and displacement for Palestinians in Gaza still persist?
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2026-01-05 18:27
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon between war and ‘neutralization’
BEIRUT—Lebanon is once again being asked to believe in calm—carefully worded, condition-laden calm—at a moment when pressure, not peace, defines the regional landscape.
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2026-01-05 17:03
Over half of Gaza under Israeli control as it expands ‘yellow line’
Israeli forces expanded the “yellow line” in eastern Gaza on Sunday—especially Tuffah, Shujayea, and Zeitoun—tightening control and squeezing civilians into smaller areas, while pushing closer to Salah al-Din Street and forcing more displaced families to flee.
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2026-01-05 15:38
Journalist and child among those swept up in overnight West Bank raids
Israeli forces detained dozens of Palestinians in raid-and-arrest operations across the occupied West Bank on Monday, Middle East Eye reported, citing local sources.
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2026-01-04 21:17
Iran begins ‘targeted arrest’ of rioters
Declaration comes as foreign intervention evidence mounts, Netanyahu publicly enters game
TEHRAN – Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Radan announced Sunday that law enforcement forces have begun arresting individuals whose incitement of violence—carried out under the direction of foreign spy agencies—has become clear.
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2026/01/04
By Shahrokh Saei
Iran is not Venezuela: Play with fire, get burned
TEHRAN – After the U.S. military strikes inside Venezuela early Saturday and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump appears convinced he can replay the same scenario in Iran.
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2026-01-04 19:42
Netanyahu’s government a regime of ‘lies and treason:’ Moshe Ya’alon
Former Israeli war minister Moshe Ya’alon on Sunday placed full responsibility on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for October 7, calling it “the most dangerous crisis in our history.”
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2026-01-04 15:13
Israeli forces conduct new raid in southern Syria’s Quneitra
Israeli forces staged a new raid in the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria on Saturday, in a new violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty, Anadolu reported.
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2026-01-04 14:59
Handala leaks private photos, videos from former Israeli minister’s phone
Pro-Palestine hacking collective Handala announced Saturday it had breached the iPhone of former Israeli justice minister Ayelet Shaked, obtaining her private messages, documents, and other sensitive material.
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2026/01/03
By Ranjan Solomon
When miscalculation meets a civilisation-state
How Iran forced the limits of power on the 12-day war
GOA – What unfolded between Israel and Iran in June of 2025 was not a conventional war, nor was it a fleeting exchange to be dismissed as theatrical posturing. It was a confrontation rooted in decades of hostility, layered conflict, and imperial assumptions—one that exposed the limits of coercive power when directed against a civilisation-state that has learned how to absorb pressure without collapse.
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2026-01-03 21:43
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
Everything you need to know about recent protests in Iran
And what the anxious reactions from Washington and Tel Aviv reveal
TEHRAN - When protests over currency market volatility first broke out among Iran’s bazaaris last Sunday, the Tehran Times wrote that the peaceful demonstrations could be exploited by the U.S. and Israel—regimes that view protest in Iran not as a healthy sign of a living democracy, but as a tool to overthrow the Islamic Republic.
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2025-12-31 22:37
Netanyahu confirms message to Iran via Putin, says Israel seeks no escalation
TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially confirmed that he had sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin stating that Israel was not seeking another war with Iran and asking him to relay the message to Tehran.
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2025-12-31 22:34
Pezeshkian says foes eying on economic pressure on Iran, not bombardment
TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that Iran’s adversaries are pinning their hopes on economic pressure rather than military force, stressing that no country can be defeated through bombardment alone.
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2025-12-31 22:29
By Sahar Dadjoo
Targeted killing of scientists is a criminal act, says Indian analyst
Vineet Tiwari says the assassinations linked to “Operation Narnia” violate sovereignty, international norms, and basic human ethics
TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with Tehran Times, Vineet Tiwari, an Indian writer and civil society activist, offers a critical assessment of revelations contained in a recent Washington Post’s investigation produced in partnership with PBS Frontline, which details Israel’s covert campaign, known as “Operation Narnia,” targeting Iran’s nuclear scientists.
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2025-12-31 19:34
By Garsha Vazirian
The anatomy of a broken Syria and the mirage of sovereignty
How al-Sharaa has failed to secure Syria against relentless Israeli aggression and internal rot
TEHRAN – More than a year after the collapse of the al-Assad government in December 2024, the “New Syria” has proved to be a cruel mirage.
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2025-12-31 19:33
By Shahrokh Saei
Peace on paper, fire on the ground: Trump’s seven-nation strikes in 2025
TEHRAN – Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has tried to cast himself as a peacemaker, insisting that his second term has brought an end to conflicts that long tied down the United States abroad. He has spoken of breaking with what he calls America’s era of “endless wars,” presenting his foreign policy as restraint, not intervention.
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2025-12-31 18:29
'Humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic'
Winter intensifies crisis as 10 nations warn of worsening Gaza blockade
Foreign ministers from ten nations have voiced alarm over the sharp deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Gaza, warning that the situation has reached “catastrophic” levels.