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Yesterday 22:01
Iran national football team farewell ceremony held at Tehran’s Enghelab Square
TEHRAN - A farewell ceremony for Iran’s national football team was held at Tehran’s Enghelab Square on Wednesday night, ahead of its departure for the 2026 World Cup.
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Yesterday 21:30
Trump in Beijing
Is China willing and able to pull the US out of quagmire of Iran war?
TEHRAN — President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit to China begins under the heavy shadow of the ongoing crisis in the Persian Gulf. More than 70 days into the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the conflict has settled into a precarious stalemate, thrusting Beijing into the role of a critical diplomatic actor.
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Yesterday 21:22
US former army colonel: Iran has shattered Washington-Tel Aviv strategic equations
TEHRAN – The war against Iran has resulted in a strategic defeat for the United States and Israel, triggered a global economic crisis, and shifted the world's geopolitical center toward the East, according to Douglas McGregor, a retired US Army Colonel and former senior military advisor.
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Yesterday 21:20
Iran warns of 'swift and decisive' response to any new aggression
TEHRAN – Iran's Defense Ministry spokesman warned on Tuesday that any new threat or act of aggression would be met with an immediate, decisive, and crushing response.
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Yesterday 21:17
China will not jeopardize Iran ties to help Trump, Iranians 'not going to surrender': analyst
TEHRAN– The United States should not expect China to help end its war with Iran, according to a Qatari-based analyst.
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Yesterday 21:14
Iran believes it is winning the war, Trump failing to read the situation: columnist
TEHRAN– Iran perceives itself as winning the ongoing conflict with the United States, and President Trump's failure to recognize this reality suggests he is "more clueless than I thought," according to Daniel DePetris, a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
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Yesterday 21:08
Foreign Ministry urges humanity to oppose US-Israeli aggression
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman called on people across the world to stand against the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran, saying the conflict would determine the future meaning of good and evil, as well as the fate of human rights, justice, and international law.
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Yesterday 21:03
Iran, Azerbaijan discuss regional ties as Tehran drafts new rules for Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, held a telephone conversation on Wednesday to discuss the latest diplomatic situation, regional developments, and the state of bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.
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Yesterday 20:44
IRGC’s Tehran command holds major drill to prepare for 'enemy' aggression
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted a large-scale military drill to prepare for any potential aggression by Israel and the United States.
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Yesterday 20:38
Trump's repeated defeats
Siasat-e-Rooz dedicated its editorial to Iran’s power and the United States’ repeated failures. According to the editorial, the United States, in an unsuccessful attempt to break Iran’s strategic control over the Strait of Hormuz, imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf.
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Yesterday 19:40
By Shahrokh Saei
MEP Milan Uhrík: EU credibility eroded by double standards after US strike on Minab schoolchildren
TEHRAN - More than two months have passed since a US Tomahawk missile struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab. The strike occurred on February 28, during the opening phase of the US–Israeli war, and claimed the lives of 168 people, most of them schoolchildren. The attack has been widely condemned as one of the deadliest incidents involving children in modern warfare and has intensified calls for accountability.
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Yesterday 17:51
Khamenei's martyrdom: A common loss for Iran and Iraq
TEHRAN- Hujjat-ul Islam wal-Muslimin Seyyed Ahmad Safi, the custodian of the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, stated during a joint meeting with Alireza Zakani, the Mayor of Tehran, that the martyrdom of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution is a common tragedy for the peoples of Iran and Iraq.
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2026-05-12 21:36
Pakistan denounces CBS News report on Iranian aircraft as 'misleading and sensationalized'
TEHRAN – Pakistan has strongly rejected a recent CBS News report claiming the presence of Iranian aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase, calling it misleading and aimed at undermining regional stability.
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2026-05-12 21:16
The enemy’s miscalculation and the lesson of deterrent unity
Javan, in an article, examined why the United States and Israel miscalculated in their conflict with Iran. It wrote that before the 40‑day war, Netanyahu’s team considered Iran so weak that they believed it could not control the Strait of Hormuz in a potential conflict.
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2026-05-12 21:05
‘Finger on the trigger’: Iran vows crushing response to foreign aggression
TEHRAN - Iranian officials have adopted a unified stance following President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s latest peace proposal and his renewed military threats against the country.
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2026-05-12 21:05
Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani in an exclusive interview with Tehran Times:
Urban projects in wartime: "You cannot stop us"
The United States and Israel launched a war on Iran on February 28 to destroy Iran’s military capabilities and reshape the political leadership in their favor. But after 39 days of war, they not only failed to achieve this goal but also suffered significant setbacks as a result of Iran’s strong retaliatory strikes against their regional bases.
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2026-05-12 21:01
China slams US sanctions on Iran-linked entities, vows to protect its businesses
TEHRAN– China has strongly condemned recent US sanctions targeting individuals and companies allegedly involved in Iranian oil sales and military-related activities, warning that it will firmly protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses.
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2026-05-12 20:59
Iranian FM holds diplomatic talks as regional mediation efforts intensify
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a series of high-level diplomatic engagements on Tuesday, meeting with Norway's visiting deputy foreign minister and holding separate phone calls with his Uzbek and Singaporean counterparts, as regional mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington continue.
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2026-05-12 20:55
Tehran slams US push for Hormuz Strait security resolution
TEHRAN- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has warned that any UN Security Council draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz that fails to address the aggression and illegal blockade against Iran will be biased and doomed to failure.
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2026-05-12 20:52
Iran is powerfully in control of Strait of Hormuz: IRGC navy official
TEHRAN – The Strait of Hormuz is firmly under the control of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a senior official of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has declared.
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2026-05-12 20:48
Qalibaf praises media staff as ‘heroes of national unity’ in hybrid warfare
TEHRAN - Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has sent a letter of appreciation to Iranian news outlets, describing journalists and media staff as “heroes” for their extensive coverage of the US–Israel war that began on February 28.
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2026-05-11 22:04
‘Era of dictation is over,’ Iranian official says
TEHRAN — A senior Iranian parliamentarian declared on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil shipments, would not be reopened through military force, adding that the age of foreign powers dictating terms to Iran had come to an end.
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2026-05-11 22:02
Iranian top diplomat holds talks with Saudi, Egyptian, and Dutch counterparts
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has engaged in a new round of high-stakes diplomatic talks with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the Netherlands, focusing on regional developments and ongoing negotiations with the United States.
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2026-05-11 21:58
Iran urges UN to list US officials behind attack on Dena destroyer as war criminals
TEHRAN- Iran’s Dena was attacked by a US submarine at the coasts of Sri Lanka on March 4, 2026, while returning home from a naval drill with India.
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2026-05-11 21:55
Iran warns Europe against Strait of Hormuz interference
TEHRAN – Iran issued a sharp warning to European nations on Monday against any interference in matters related to the Strait of Hormuz.
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2026-05-11 21:49
Pezeshkian: Iran seeks to complete military victory with dignified diplomacy, not surrender
TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that Iran aims to consolidate the victories achieved by its Armed Forces on the battlefield through dignified and powerful diplomacy, emphasizing that any negotiations are about securing national rights, not surrender.
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2026-05-11 21:44
Iran sets five conditions for nuclear talks
TEHRAN - President Donald Trump has rejected Tehran’s “reasonable and generous” peace proposal as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intensifies war rhetoric, despite the failure of the joint US–Israel war on Iran that began more than 70 days ago.
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2026-05-11 21:42
Kayhan: Humiliation behind the Strait of Hormuz
Kayhan, in an editorial, analyzed what it called more than 70 days of America’s humiliation behind the Strait of Hormuz. According to the paper, every war creates a new political‑security and economic order, and the larger the parties involved, the greater and more global the transformation of equations.
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2026-05-11 19:14
President Pezeshkian’s son dismisses claims of a political-military split
‘There is absolutely no division at all’
TEHRAN — Yousef Pezeshkian, son of Iran’s president, has dismissed reports of divisions between his father and military commanders, amid stalled efforts to bring the US-Israeli war that began on February 28 to a lasting end.
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2026-05-11 14:34
Iran’s ambassador to China: Tehran backs Xi Jinping’s four-point Middle East peace plan
TEHRAN - Iran’s ambassador to China said on Monday that Tehran supports President Xi Jinping’s four-point Middle East peace initiative aimed at promoting regional stability and cooperation.