Total:201
-
2025-12-24 22:20
By Fatemeh Kavand
‘Who can solve Iran’s many problems?’; created the fire, claims the hose
A recent New York Times’ report on Iran , titled “who can solve Iran’s many problems? Not I, says the president”, is not an attempt to grapple with the country’s complex economic and political realities. It is a carefully constructed narrative exercise—one that deliberately removes decisive external factors in order to assign responsibility for Iran’s challenges in a narrowly defined, politically convenient way. What emerges is not journalism in the classical sense, but narrative warfare by other means.
-
2025-12-21 21:18
By Peiman Salehi
Iran’s Eurasian turn
What Araghchi’s visits to Belarus and Russia reveal about a sanctions-shaped world
The recent visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Belarus and Russia should not be read as a routine round of diplomatic engagements or as a symbolic reaffirmation of existing alliances. It reflects a more deliberate recalibration of Iran’s foreign policy within an evolving Eurasian environment shaped by sanctions fatigue, shifting power centers, and the gradual erosion of Western leverage as the primary organizing force of international politics.
-
2025-12-19 21:50
Washington still stalled on sanctions as it targets 29 vessels in attempt to stop Iran's oil sales
TEHRAN – Leaders in the United States are continuing their efforts to prevent Iran from selling oil, even as Iran appears to have mastered the art of avoiding sanctions and its main customers refuse to stop purchasing Iranian energy.
-
2025-12-16 22:16
Canada imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian officials under human rights pretext
TEHRAN – Canada has announced a new round of sanctions targeting four Iranian officials, continuing Ottawa’s politically motivated and selective approach toward Iran under the pretext of human rights.
-
2025-12-16 22:15
UK Parliamentary Committee repeats allegations about Iran in annual security report
TEHRAN – A new annual report by the UK Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee has once again included Iran in its assessment of security threats and foreign influence, citing the country in connection with alleged cyber and state-affiliated activities.
-
2025-12-09 22:19
Europe’s reinstatement of Iran sanctions ‘baseless, invalid’: Russian senators
TEHRAN – Two senior Russian senators have dismissed efforts by the European troika to reinstate sanctions against Iran as unfounded and invalid.
-
2025-12-05 21:50
Unilateral US measures are ‘crimes against humanity’, says Tehran
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has reiterated that unilateral sanctions amount to “crimes against humanity,” insisting that the United States must be held accountable for imposing illegal and inhumane measures.
-
2025-11-14 21:56
US targets 32 entities in new round of sanctions over Iran’s missile, drone capabilities
TEHRAN – The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Wednesday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting individuals and organizations with alleged ties to Iran.
-
2025-11-08 15:08
Despite sanctions, Iran has achieved remarkable progress in adapting to climate change: DOE chief
TEHRAN – Despite facing unilateral coercive measures, as well as restrictions on access to modern technologies, knowledge, financial support, and foreign investment, the Islamic Republic of Iran has achieved remarkable progress in adapting to climate change while considering further steps to take in the coming years, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.
-
2025-10-21 13:54
EU under fire for halting Israel sanctions
The EU has been criticized for pausing sanctions against Israel in response to Donald Trump’s peacemaking efforts in the Middle East, as the fragile ceasefire came under threat.
-
2025-10-17 21:23
Pezeshkian says enemy can’t cripple Iran via sanctions or threats
TEHRAN – The Iranian president says the enemy will not be able to bring Iranians to their knees through sanctions and threats.
-
2025/10/13
The invisible war: Baseless accusations as a weapon against Iran’s economy
TEHRAN- In the complex arena of international relations, economic stability is a cornerstone of national sovereignty. For the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of decades of external pressure, the growth of its non-oil exports represents a vital lifeline and a testament to its economic ingenuity.
-
2025-10-12 20:15
By Fatemeh Kavand
Sanctions have limits; Iran is demonstrating that
In a recent article titled “Four Keys for Iran Snapback Implementation,” the Washington Institute once again prescribes an outdated formula for pressuring Iran: reimposing sanctions, intensifying intelligence coordination against Tehran, and restricting Iran’s access to advanced technology.
-
2025-10-06 20:13
By Sahar Dadjoo
Sanctions deepen Iran’s economic pressure but strengthen its strategic independence, says economist
Prof. Farzanegan sees renewed focus on national innovation, eastern alignment, and reform-minded governance
TEHRAN – This is the second part of Tehran Times’ exclusive interview with Prof. Dr. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan on the activation of the snapback mechanism and the broader impact of renewed UN sanctions on Iran.
-
2025-10-05 22:09
Exclusive: Sanctions will harm Iranian consumers, not defense capabilities, economic expert says
Prof. Farzanegan highlights that trade and inspection restrictions will harm ordinary citizens more than strategic sectors
TEHRAN- As sanctions on Iran intensify with the reactivation of the UN snapback mechanism, questions arise about their long-term economic and geopolitical consequences for the country. The measures, targeting Iran’s trade, defense, and financial sectors, have sparked debates about their impact on ordinary citizens and the nation’s capacity for innovation. Amid these challenges, understanding Iran’s position in a shifting global landscape is critical.
-
2025-10-01 22:13
US expands sanctions against Iranian defense and nuclear entities
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the designation of 21 entities and 17 individuals it accused of aiding Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), including in the fields of missile production and military aviation.
-
2025-09-30 20:26
By Sahar Dadjoo
Spain’s arms embargo on Israel will influence EU states, says analyst
TEHRAN- Spain has recently intensified its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by not only imposing an arms embargo on Israel and banning the shipment of military fuel through its ports and airspace but also authorizing an official investigation into Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
-
2025-09-29 21:57
‘What good has NPT done us?’: Iranian MPs push for NPT exit at tensions with West fester
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament is intensifying its call for a withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), a move lawmakers describe as a legitimate and necessary response to a concerted campaign of "illegal" pressure by the United States and its European allies, which culminated this week in the return of all previous UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
-
2025-09-19 19:22
By Sahar Dadjoo
Exclusive: EU bans on Israel remain symbolic, says Swedish university scholar
Ashok Swain says public outrage from European capitals forced Brussels to act
TEHRAN - As tensions in Gaza and the West Bank escalate, the European Union has taken an unprecedented step by proposing the suspension of trade concessions with Israel, signaling growing international concern over the humanitarian crisis. The move comes amid widespread protests across European capitals, raising questions about the effectiveness of symbolic sanctions versus tangible political pressure.
-
2025-09-17 19:33
EU proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel over Gaza war
The European Commission, the European Union’s main executive body, presented a much-anticipated and delayed proposal to “suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel” in response to Israel’s war on Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
-
2025/09/15
By Mohammad Khatibi
Beyond the headlines: Iran’s tactical respite, precision not fear
TEHRAN – In an article for the Wall Street Journal Reuel Marc Gerecht and Ray Takeyh argue that the long-standing assumption—that any U.S. strike on Iran would spark mass domestic support for the government and plunge the Middle East into a “forever war”—has been decisively disproven. However, that is not disproven as they claim and there is not just one reason but multiple reasons that suggest otherwise.
-
2025-08-22 18:10
Iran says new UK sanctions 'fundamentally unacceptable'
Iran has slammed the United Kingdom’s imposition of fresh sanctions, describing the move as “fundamentally unacceptable” and a violation of international norms.
-
2025/08/16
By Peiman Salehi
Sanctions kill like bombs
The human toll of Washington’s economic warfare is huge, and must be addressed
TEHRAN – In early 2023, a nurse in a pediatric ward in Caracas described how a nine-year-old leukemia patient was wasting away. His chemotherapy drugs had vanished from hospital shelves, while his family had neither the money nor the visas to seek treatment abroad. Black-market alternatives were either unsafe or unaffordable.
-
2025-08-08 15:48
Iran’s startup ecosystem flourishing despite sanctions
TEHRAN – Despite unilateral sanctions, Iran's startup ecosystem has successfully thrived since the 2010s, with the country being home to more than 6,000 startups across diverse sectors, ranging from financial services to agricultural technology.
-
2025-08-01 19:50
Tehran condemns new US sanctions, says they reveal 'chronic addiction to unilateralism'
TEHRAN – Iran's Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned new U.S. sanctions targeting the country's energy sector as an "illegal and hostile assault on the dignity and rights of the Iranian people."
-
2025-07-30 20:49
By staff writer
EU lawmakers call for sanctions as Gaza starvation deepens: Will Europe follow through?
TEHRAN- The continuing humanitarian disaster in Gaza has sparked a considerable political response from European Union (EU) legislators; however, the overall EU and Western response is still disjointed, late, and terribly weak.
-
2025-07-29 21:04
Officials declare Iran ready: Countermeasures primed for potential snapback activation
TEHRAN – Senior Iranian officials declared on Monday the Islamic Republic’s unequivocal readiness to confront the reimposition of United Nations sanctions, emphasizing strategic resilience against Western pressure.
-
2025-07-19 19:24
By Sahar Dadjoo
Legal front opens in Global South to challenge Israeli impunity
TEHRAN - A decisive shift is underway regarding the international community’s posture toward the Gaza crisis. A coalition of countries is moving beyond rhetoric to impose targeted sanctions on Israel.
-
2025-07-13 21:43
By Habib Ahmadzadeh
Condolences on humanity's return to a modern dark age
In response to the U.S. sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the courageous UN rapporteur
TEHRAN – From the moment cinema was born, humanity slowly shifted—from imaginative readers who shaped the world with their minds, to passive watchers mesmerized by giant screens. Heroes once born of paper and thought became three-dimensional spectacles: hyper-masculine men, impossibly beautiful women, shaping the modern psyche with illusion and desire.
-
2025-07-12 17:36
By Afshin Majlesi
A journey beyond the misconceptions
TEHRAN - For those who dare to look beyond the headlines, Iran unveils a spectacular array of treasures. From the ancient ruins of Persepolis, once the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, to the winding alleyways and wind towers of Yazd, a UNESCO-listed desert city, the country is a living museum.