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  • Doha Summit Yesterday 21:54

    By Shahrokh Saei 

    Doha summit ends with strong words, no action 

    Iran’s president: No Arab or Muslim country safe from Israeli aggression 

    TEHRAN – An emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic countries in Qatar on Monday vehemently condemned Israel’s brazen and unprovoked airstrike on Doha last week, denouncing it as a blatant act of aggression that threatens regional stability and undermines efforts to end the war in Gaza.

  • China new Yesterday 18:31

    By Mohammad Sarfi, Editor-in-Chief

    China hosting '2025 Media Cooperation Forum on Belt and Road' in Kunming

    KUNMING – A ceremony was held on Monday to welcome participants to the 2025 Media Cooperation Forum on Belt and Road in Kunming, Yunnan Province.

  • 31 journalists killed in Yemen Yesterday 18:20

    Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Tunisia to break Gaza blockade

    The Global Sumud Flotilla, a multinational maritime convoy tasked with breaking the Israeli blockade of Gaza, has embarked on its mission from Tunisia amid heightened tensions and recent attacks on its vessels. The flotilla departed from three Tunisian ports — Bizerte, Gammarth, and Sidi Bou Said — between September 14 and 15, 2025, carrying activists and humanitarian aid from over 40 countries. 

  • Israeli military in Syria 2025-09-14 20:25

    By Garsha Vazirian

    Between occupation and brutality: Israeli advances and Syria’s brutal new order

    TEHRAN — Israel’s recent ground operation into southern Syria — reported under the codename “Green-White” and said to have advanced roughly 38 kilometers into Syrian territory, reaching within about 10 km of Damascus — represents the deepest Israeli penetration since the wars of the 1970s and a significant escalation in a campaign that has become systematic since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

  • Qatar Summit 2025-09-14 19:35

    Arab leaders: Global silence fuels Israel’s crimes

    TEHRAN – Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Sunday slammed the “silence and inaction” of the international community, saying it has emboldened Israel to continue its “crimes.”

  • Google employees stage a sit-in at the company’s Sunnyvale, California office in October 2024 2025-09-14 19:20

    By Shahrokh Saei

    From satellites to propaganda: Google implements Mossad’s digital siege

    TEHRAN – Google stands accused of facilitating Israel’s war effort, providing both the tools and platforms that aid military operations and shape global narratives.

  • Dutch activist on Sumud sends message to Gaza children 2025-09-13 20:09

    “Children of Gaza, don’t lose hope, we are by your side”: Dutch activist on Sumud mission says

    Dominique, the sole Dutch participant in the Sumud flotilla, says ordinary citizens must act where governments fail

    TEHRAN - As the Sumud humanitarian flotilla voyages waters of Tunisia with the aim of breaking the siege on Gaza, international activists are stepping forward to challenge the blockade through non-violent action. Among them is Dominique, the only delegate from the Netherlands, who spoke to the Tehran Times about their motivation, readiness to face risks, and heartfelt message to Palestinian children.

  • Sumud 2025-09-12 20:34

    Israeli drones strike Sumud flotilla twice; activists press on

    The Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian-led mission to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, has faced two suspected drone attacks in Tunisian waters this week, drawing international condemnation and diplomatic pressure on Israel.

  • UNGA 2025-09-12 19:58

    UN overwhelmingly endorses two-state solution declaration 

    The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders, Reuters reported. 

  • Gaza malnutrition 2025-09-12 19:17

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    “Alarming” rise in Gaza child malnutrition 

    TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported an alarmingly sharp increase in child malnutrition in Gaza, with rates reaching 13.5% last month.

  • Gaza 2025-09-07 20:52

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    Israeli tanks explode in Gaza 

    TEHRAN – The Palestinian resistance in Gaza wages more deadly operations against the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) attempting to invade Gaza City. 

  • Reuters 2025-09-07 20:38

    By Silvina Pachelo

    Zionism is the problem: Ariel Feldman breaks down Israel’s Nakba and genocide

    BUENOS AIRES — Ariel Feldman is an audiovisual filmmaker, lecturer in film and philosophy, and photographer who supports Palestine and denounces Israel’s colonial and genocidal policies. Drawing from his life experience in Israel and his Jewish identity, Feldman calls for ethical awareness in the face of the Israeli occupation and the suffering of the Palestinian people.

  • Lebanon 2025-09-07 20:14

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    How has the Lebanese Army saved Lebanon at a crucial moment?

    BEIRUT — What happened in the Lebanese government session on Friday was a truce that could either be sustained or overturned. The Lebanese Army did not rebel against the political authority, but rather put an end to the abuse of political establishment in a bloody, destructive conflict.

  • US 2025-09-06 20:44

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Department of War: Trump reveals America’s true face

    TEHRAN — In a move that has sparked fierce criticism, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War. The decision revives a title last used in the 1940s, before President Harry Truman restructured the military into the modern Pentagon system following World War II.

  • Trump strike 2025-09-06 20:21

    By Garsha Vazirian

    How Trump’s ‘drug war’ masks his drive for war against Venezuela

    TEHRAN – In the choppy seas of international intrigue, truth can sink faster than a targeted vessel. When the U.S. military destroyed a 12-meter “flipper” speedboat off Venezuela, killing all 11 aboard, President Trump hailed it as a strike against “a Venezuelan criminal organization tied to Maduro.” Scratch the surface, though, and it looks less like justice than premeditated aggression.

  • Relatives mourn the loss of their loved ones killed in Israeli attacks, Gaza City [Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/Anadolu] 2025-09-06 19:07

    By staff writer 

    Israel’s strikes on Gaza City towers underscore policy of forced displacement

    TEHRAN – More than 700 days into Israel’s war on Gaza, Palestinian civilians continue to bear the brunt of relentless airstrikes, siege, and starvation. 

  • Slovakia PM 2025-09-05 20:09

    By Lucia Hubinská

    Slovak PM in China: Building partnerships for a fairer global future

    PRETORIA – Robert Fico has once again put Slovakia under the international spotlight. While other EU leaders stayed home, the Slovak prime minister travelled to Beijing for China’s commemoration of the 80th anniversary of victory over fascism in Asia. There, he was the only EU head of government standing alongside Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

  • Lebanon 2025-09-05 18:26

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    The lie of “arms exclusivity” to uproot the resistance!

    BEIRUT— On Friday, Hezbollah-aligned Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar told local media before the Lebanese cabinet’s session had concluded that "any decision taken to disarm Hezbollah in the absence of Shia ministers would be null and void, as it would be considered in contravention of Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system."

  • Israel 2025-09-05 18:03

    By Shahrokh Saei 

    ‘Mouthpiece of IDF butchers’: Israeli president faces arrest calls ahead of UK visit

    TEHRAN – Israeli President Isaac Herzog is poised to visit the UK this week, but his arrival has stirred a political storm. Some MPs are demanding his arrest, accusing him of backing Israel’s military operations in Gaza and calling him the “mouthpiece of IDF butchers.”

  • US Venezuela 2025/09/03

    By Kleybergel González, Venezuelan journalist from FuserNews

    Venezuela stands unyielding against US aggression: Sovereignty is non-negotiable

    CARACAS – In recent weeks, the United States has intensified its policy of maximum military pressure against the government and people of Venezuela by sending eight warships and a nuclear submarine to Caribbean waters near the Venezuelan coast.

  • US navy 2025/09/03

    By Casey O. Jerson (BSc.) 

    War scars and peace dreams: Why the Caribbean and Latin America seek to remain a war-free zone

    CASTRIES – When Liu Yuanyuan shared her grandfather’s story in CGTN’s World War II: Remembered, Reimagined, Retold, she spoke of wounds that outlived the battlefield. Her grandfather, a soldier in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, carried memories of hiding in trees, eating bark to survive, and never seeing his parents in Shandong again. The trauma extended beyond 1945, woven into family stories and even shaping the choices of new generations. 

  • Yemen Ansarullah 2025-09-03 18:03

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    Yemen targets Israeli General Staff

    TEHRAN – Yemeni Armed Forces carried out five precision military operations using drones and cruise missiles against Israeli targets.

  • US Venezuela 2025-09-02 20:48

    By Shahrokh Saei

    US strategy in Venezuela stirs regional alarm, echoes Bolton’s coup revelations

    TEHRAN – The recent deployment of United States military forces in the waters off Venezuela has reignited concerns over Washington’s long history of interventions and regime-change policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The move comes amid US claims that the deployment is intended to combat threats from regional drug cartels.

  • Newspapers blackout 2025-09-02 20:10

    By Garsha Vazirian

    Over 250 media outlets unite as Israel makes Gaza’s journalists its frontline targets

    TEHRAN – On September 1, more than 250 news outlets in over 70 countries staged a coordinated blackout—blank front pages, darkened homepages, and interrupted broadcasts—in an unprecedented act of solidarity.

  • Israeli tank 2025-09-02 16:38

    By Wesam Bahrani

    Israeli vehicles struck in Gaza City

    TEHRAN – The Palestinian resistance continues its operations against the Israeli occupation’s infantry trying to invade Gaza City via the Zeitoun neighborhood.

  • EU Gaza 2025-08-30 18:55

    By staff writer 

    Rising Gaza famine sparks calls for Europe to pressure Israel

    TEHRAN – European governments are facing increasing pressure to act against Israel as civilian casualties mount and widespread starvation intensifies in Gaza amid the nearly two-year-long conflict in the Palestinian territory.

  • Musa al-Sadr 2025-08-30 18:24

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    47th anniversary of Sayyed Musa al-Sadr’s disappearance

    BEIRUT — On Sunday, Lebanon marks the 47th anniversary of the disappearance of Sayyed Musa al-Sadr, the founder of the Resistance against Israeli occupation, along with his two companions—Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoub and journalist Abbas Badreddine.

  • Lebanon 2025-08-29 20:49

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Army strongly opposes plan to pit Lebanese against each other 

    Corrupt judiciary is rewarding traitors and embezzlers 

    BEIRUT — Since the resistance liberated southern Lebanon in 2000, addressing the issue of Lebanese collaborators with the Israeli entity has remained one of the key tests of the Lebanese state’s resolve in safeguarding national security.

  • Gaza 2025-08-29 20:44

    By staff writer 

    500+ UN staff demand Israel’s Gaza war be called genocide

    TEHRAN – Israel’s brutal war on the Gaza Strip, combined with its deliberate starvation policy, continues unchecked in the besieged Palestinian territory. 

  • Gaza City 2025-08-29 20:03

    By Garsha Vazirian

    Israel's chilling assault on Gaza City

    TEHRAN – The Israeli military on Friday declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone,” ending the so-called “tactical pauses” that had allowed limited food deliveries into the besieged north. The move has heightened fears of another mass displacement as Israel prepares what appears to be a major ground assault.