By Wesam Bahrani 

Israeli troops injured amid deadly aggression on Syria

At least 10 Syrian civilians are killed

TEHRAN – Hebrew media reports that 13 Israeli troops have been injured in Syria after locals resisted another invasion. 

By Shahrokh Saei 

Trump’s Venezuela war drums: Drug fight or oil grab?

TEHRAN – The latest statements from President Donald Trump mark one of the most serious escalations in the long confrontation between the United States and Venezuela.  

By Sondoss Al Asaad 

Lebanon, one year after a sham “ceasefire”

BEIRUT — A year after the ceasefire was declared between Lebanon and Israel, the country remains suspended in a fragile limbo, caught between persistent security threats, entrenched political fractures, and mounting international pressures.

By Shahrokh Saei 

China’s pivotal role affirmed in Xi’s ‘Palestinians governing Palestine’ message

TEHRAN – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s remarks on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People highlight China’s constructive role in Middle Eastern diplomacy.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

The unfailing reservoir behind Hezbollah

BEIRUT — For decades, the United States and Israel have repeatedly wagered that relentless pressure would erode the resolve of those loyal to the Resistance. 

By Silvina Pachelo

Exported war: How Israel turned Latin America into its silent laboratory

BUENOS AIRES — In a world increasingly fragmented, exports are no longer limited to soy, lithium, or energy. Israel, home to one of the planet’s most advanced military industries, exports something different: security. A word that, in practice, encompasses surveillance technologies, population control, and conflict management developed in contexts of occupation and permanent tension.

By Sondoss Al Asaad 

Hezbollah reshaping the battlefield before the fight

SOUTH LEBANON—Hezbollah has never fought from a position of conventional parity. It has always confronted an enemy with overwhelming technological capacity, vast intelligence resources, and near-limitless Western backing. Yet history established a stubborn truth: despite asymmetry, the Zionist enemy failed repeatedly to convert its intelligence superiority into decisive victory or reoccupation. 

By staff writer 

The protected criminal syndicate

How long can Israel evade international scrutiny with Western support?

TEHRAN – The Thirtieth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CSP30), which opened on November 24, is meant to symbolize international cooperation against the scourge of chemical weapons. Delegates gather to reaffirm collective responsibility, transparency, and the shared determination to prevent the horrors of WMD use.

By Shahrokh Saei 

Truce as trap

Israel’s Beirut strike exposes ceasefire as a cover for carnage, with Tabtabai’s killing raising fears of wider war

TEHRAN – Nearly a year after Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire, and just weeks after a truce with Hamas in Gaza, the situation on the ground shows that neither agreement has brought lasting calm.

By Wesam Bahrani 

Who was Martyr Haitham Al-Tabtabai?

TEHRAN – The Military Media Unit of Lebanon’s Hezbollah has published a profile of senior military commander Haitham Ali Al-Tabtabai, known as Sayyed Abu Ali.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Is Iran truly the only file on Lebanese foreign minister’s desk?

SOUTH LEBANON — One might assume, from the noise, theatrics, and selective outrage, that the Lebanese Foreign Minister’s desk is buried under one file and that is Iran. Everything else, it seems, can wait.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Lebanon’s independence discourse: Between symbolism and strategic realities

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s 82nd Independence Day speech was made amid a national climate marked by uncertainty, sacrifice, and a persistent longing for a tangible, “third” independence, one defined by security, territorial integrity, and genuine sovereignty.

By Shahrokh Saei

How the West has thrown Ukraine under the bus 

Trump’s 28-point plan pressures Zelenskyy to give up territory, shrink military, and abandon NATO hopes—or risk losing U.S. support 

TEHRAN – Nearly 1,370 days into the Russia–Ukraine war, President Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan has laid bare the contradictions of Western policy. For years, the United States and Europe encouraged Ukraine to confront Russia, promising NATO membership and protection. Now, as the war drags on, those same powers step back, leaving Ukraine to face the consequences of a fire lit by the West itself.

By Wesam Bahrani 

Israel threatens Syrian lifeline

TEHRAN – Recent developments in southern Syria highlight a sharp escalation in military actions by the Israeli regime, accompanied by a systematic expansion of its illegal presence across the provinces of Quneitra, Daraa, and adjoining highland areas. 

By Garsha Vazirian

Netanyahu slams Palestinian sovereignty shut despite Saudi normalization lure

TEHRAN – Israel reiterated its refusal to allow a Palestinian state, insisting that “even if” ties with Saudi Arabia are normalized, statehood remains off-limits. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a November 20 interview that it “is not on the table for me.”

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Jabal Amel is cradle of resilience in Lebanon 

BEIRUT — On November 22, Lebanon marks its Independence Day — not as a ceremonial date, but as a reminder of a century-long struggle in which the Resistance stood at the forefront of expelling foreign occupiers and forging sovereignty.

By staff writer 

From truce to tragedy: 310+ dead in Gaza after Oct 10 ceasefire

TEHRAN — The death toll in Gaza continues to climb as Israeli forces intensify military operations despite the ceasefire agreement with Hamas that came into effect on October 10. Israel’s army has advanced beyond the designated “yellow line,” pushing tanks and armored vehicles into areas where displaced Palestinians had cautiously begun to return.

By Wesam Bahrani 

West Bank aggression fuels annexation fears

TEHRAN – Escalating violence and sweeping crackdowns across the West Bank intensify concerns over mounting Zionist territorial control.

By staff writer 

The strategic loom: Weaving Saudi Arabia into a U.S.-Israel framework

TEHRAN – The Tuesday meeting at the White House between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was less about ceremony than about strategy. 

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Washington pressuring Lebanon’s president and army

BEIRUT — Lebanon is grappling with an unprecedented political and diplomatic offensive targeting its highest institutions: the presidency and the army.

By Shahrokh Saei

A Trojan Horse for Gaza

10 reasons the UN Gaza resolution masks injustice behind diplomacy

TEHRAN – The United Nations Security Council has approved a U.S.-drafted resolution on Gaza, hailed in Washington as a diplomatic breakthrough. But for Palestinians and many around the world, it's another failed plan—one that prioritizes policing over justice and control over freedom.

By Shahrokh Saei 

China's Fujian and USS Gerald R Ford: Stability vs. coercion on the high seas

TEHRAN – China’s Fujian aircraft carrier, commissioned earlier this month, marks a historic milestone in the country’s naval modernization and stands as a symbol of reassurance. More than a warship, Fujian embodies Beijing’s rise through self-reliance, stability, and a commitment to peace, projecting confidence without aggression and ensuring maritime order remains predictable and secure. 

By Wesam Bahrani 

New report exposes U.S. atrocities in Iraq during occupation

TEHRAN – More evidence has emerged revealing that U.S. troops carried out horrific civilian killings in Iraq that were long concealed.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Hezbollah will counter financial stranglehold amid hybrid war

BEIRUT—With a sharply worded warning, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem cautioned the Lebanese authorities and Banque du Liban (BDL) against taking any step that would constrict Al-Qard Al-Hassan institute, describing it as nothing less than the “social lung” of a country whose state structures have all but collapsed. 

By Wesam Bahrani 

Rising Hamas popularity in Gaza 

TEHRAN – Despite over two years of U.S.-backed genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip, American media reports Hamas has seen its popularity increase.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Hezbollah’s unshakable echo: Mourning the mind that engineered resistance discourse

BEIRUT—With the assassination of Hajj Mohammad Afif Al-Naboulsi by the Zionist regime in an air raid in November last year, the Resistance loses not merely a media official, but one of the rare architects who shaped collective consciousness in times of war and calm alike. 

By Wesam Bahrani

Bombing and coming winter worsen plight of Gaza survivors

TEHRAN — Israeli strikes and bitter cold are driving Palestinians into deeper hardship as humanitarian needs surge.