By Amir Mohammad Esmaeili

Today the Resistance is stronger than ever before: Syrian American analyst

TEHRAN - Steven Sahiounie, a Syrian American award-winning journalist, tells the Tehran Times that although the U.S. and its regional allies “have pumped billions of dollars” in West Asia and have assassinated resistance leaders, the Axis of Resistance is stronger than ever before.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Pakistan can attain prominent global stature via Iran and China: analyst

TEHRAN – A member of an Islamabad-based think tank believes that a triple partnership between Iran, China, and Pakistan can enhance Islamabad’s global position.

By Mohammad Mazhari

‘Compliance-for-compliance’ approach needed to reinstate JCPOA: Harvard researcher

TEHRAN – Stephen Herzog, a research fellow at the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard University, predicts that Iran and the U.S. will follow a “compliance-for-compliance” approach to revive the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

By Mohammad Mazhari

The idea of ‘exceptionalism’ is deeply ingrained in our national DNA: American author 

‘Toppling governments one of Washington’s specialties’

TEHRAN – An American author says toppling governments around the world is one of Washington’s “specialties”. 

Interview by Farrokh Hesabi

Young coaches need support, coach says

TEHRAN – Saipa football coach Pirouz Ghorbani believes that the presence of young coaches in the Iran Professional League (IPL) has brought new sharp ideas and tactical concepts into football.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Soleimani was architect of the model for expanding Iran's influence:  MP

TEHRAN – An Iranian parliamentarian describes Qassem Soleimani as a strategist who engineered the model for expanding Iran’s power and influence after the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Art is most effective way to introduce a country and its people: writer 

TEHRAN – A Turkish novelist believes that art is the most effective tool to introduce a nation and its people.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Pakistan must limit extremists’ activities: security expert

TEHRAN - An Indian security expert advises Pakistan to limit extremists toeing the Wahhabi line, saying extremist thoughts have been ingrained into some segments of the population in Pakistan by vocal and powerful clerics. 

By Mohammad Mazhari

Any pre-condition will complicate return to JCPOA: Fitzpatrick

TEHRAN – A group of experts on non-proliferation and diplomacy penned a letter to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, calling for an immediate return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

By Farrokh Hesabi

Ali Karimi can make a difference in football: expert

TEHRAN - Iran football expert Amir Hajrezaei supports Ali Karimi's candidacy for the presidency of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) and sees it as a message to those who have damaged the country’s football over the last decade.

By Javad Heirannia

Professor enumerates problems in Islamic world but promises bright future 

TEHRAN – A professor from the George Washington University elaborates on the problems facing the Islamic world, ranging from injustice, division, corruption, cronyism, bad governance, dictatorship, reliance on foreign powers, oblivious to the plight of their citizens, resistance against peaceful reform, indifference toward injustice against Muslims in Palestine and in countries where they are in minority, etc.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Capitol debacle shows U.S. lacks democratic culture: Turkish academic

TEHRAN – The Wednesday events clearly displayed that the U.S. has no “democratic culture” or strong institutions to show itself as a model of ideal democracy, says Mustafa Caner, a Turkish academic.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Iran, Cuba’s COVID -19 vaccines are surprising: Kuwaiti physician

TEHRAN - A Kuwaiti medical expert says Iran and Cuba surprised all when they announced the human testing phase of their national vaccine while they are living under siege.

By Mohammad Mazhari

American analyst censures social media double-standards in regard to U.S.

TEHRAN - An American terrorism researcher describes the reaction of social media like Twitter as double-standard when it comes to U.S. internal integrity.

Gen. Soleimani led Russia-Syria-Iran-Iraq-Hezbollah coalition against terrorism: Venezuelan ambassad

TEHRAN – The Venezuelan ambassador to Tehran describes the coalition created by Russia, Syria, Iran and Iraq, which also includes the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, as one of the most capable alliances in the war against terrorists groups in Syria and Iraq. 

By Mohammad Homaeefar

Professor says General Soleimani’s legacy will be determined by his leadership in fighting ISIS

TEHRAN - Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute, commends Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani’s leadership in the war against terrorists, especially ISIS, in Iraq and Syria.

Assassination of Gen. Soleimani ‘was a flagrant instance of state terrorism’: Richard Falk

International law professor says Iran is “active both in struggle against non-state and state terrorism”

TEHRAN – The assassination of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani by the United States in January 2020 “was a flagrant instance of state terrorism,” says Richard Anderson Falk, a professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University.

By Mohammad Mazhari

General Soleimani inspired resistance groups: Palestinian politician

Islamic Jihad official says General Soleimani “led heroic battles against brutal terrorism in Syria and Iraq”

TEHRAN - A member of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Jihad Movement says that the Islamic resistance movement in Palestine and Lebanon succeeded to expel Israel from the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon thanks to supporting by Iran including by its top general Qassem Soleimani.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Soleimani is martyr of ‘Islamic unity’:  Iraqi analyst

TEHRAN – An Iraqi analyst says that martyr General Soleimani succeeded to defeat Daesh through establishing unity between resistance groups and people in West Asia.

By Ali A. Jenabzadeh

KRG rep. in Tehran says Gen. Soleimani helped Kurdistan to fight Daesh

“We must mention that he (Gen. Soleimani) was a faithful person, honest, and brave” By Mohammad Mazhari

TEHRAN – Describing Iran’s role in the fight against terrorism as “vital” and effective”, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative in Tehran says that Major General Qassem Soleimani helped the Iraqi Kurdistan by sending weapons and military advisers to defeat Daesh, also called Daesh in its Arabic acronym.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Soleimani and Fakhrizadeh are martyrs for all Muslims and entire humanity: Turkish Vatan Party chief

TEHRAN – Dogu Perincek, Turkey’s Vatan Party chairman, believes that the martyrs in the fight against imperialism such as Major General Qassem Soleimani and nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh belong to “all Muslims and the entire humanity.”

By Reza Moshfegh

General Soleimani represented Iran's global commitment to war on terror: Afghan MP

TEHRAN – A member of the Afghan parliament says figures like Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani represented Iran’s efforts and commitment to fight against terrorism.

By Reza Javid

General Soleimani’s military acumen in fighting terrorists was ‘unmatched’, says American professor

South Alabama professor says General Soleimani's focus was primarily on fighting anti-Iran terrorism

TEHRAN - Nader Entessar, a professor emeritus of political science from the University of South Alabama, praises General Qassem Soleimani’s shrewdness in devising asymmetrical “warfare strategies” against terrorists, calling his abilities “unmatched”.

By Mohammad Mazhari

West turns blind eye on human rights violation when it contradicts Saudi interest: activist 

TEHRAN – The executive director at Shia Rights Watch says that Western countries neglect violation of human rights in West Asia when it is against their allies such as Saudi Arabia.

By Mohammad Ali Saki

Washington won’t leave West Asia: Russian expert

TEHRAN – A Russian expert rules out the U.S. withdrawal from West Asia after its possible return to the JCPOA, the official name for the 2015 nuclear deal.

By Farrokh Hesabi

Iran completely ready to host Asian Men’s Junior Handball C’ship: president

TEHRAN - President of Iran Handball Federation Alireza Pakdel says that the country is completely ready to host the 2020 Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship.

By Yasser Nazifi Gilavan

American expert says interest groups to further stir up Moscow-Washington animosity

Noting that there are political lobbies in Washington who benefit from epitomizing Russia as an imminent threat to the U.S, an American analyst says that arms industries are always after creating defensive concerns.

By Mohammad Mazhari 

Tehran, Ankara can form strong bloc against imperialism: Turkish expert 

TEHRAN - Kadir Ertach Celik, a Turkish academic, believes that Iran and Turkey can form “a strong bloc against imperialism” in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and especially in West Asia (Middle East).