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Today 14:50
Western media narrative on Iran is “deeply misleading”: British independent correspondent
TEHRAN- In this exclusive interview with Tehran Times, Bushra Shaikh, a British media personality, broadcaster, and activist known for her political and social commentary, reflects on her recent visit to Iran as part of a delegation of international journalists who traveled to the country to report on the effects of the Israeli–U.S. attack on Iran.
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Yesterday 21:35
Iran rejects Arab League resolution as politically motivated and legally baseless
TEHRAN- Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has firmly rejected a recent resolution adopted by the League of Arab States, describing it as biased, legally unfounded, and a deliberate attempt to distort the realities surrounding ‘US-Israeli aggression against Iran.’
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Yesterday 21:23
New equation in Strait of Hormuz taking shape: Qalibaf
TEHRAN- Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said a “new equation” is emerging in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that the US and its allies themselves have endangered maritime security and energy transit through their actions.
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Yesterday 21:15
Araghchi labels Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ a ‘project deadlock’
TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has taken a jab at US President Donald Trump over his so-called “Project Freedom” campaign, which aims to open the Strait of Hormuz.
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Yesterday 21:08
By Shahrokh Saei
The Tehran Times: A newspaper, a frontline, a global voice
TEHRAN - On May 5, 1979, the first edition of the Tehran Times was born into a world of transformation. As we celebrate our 47th anniversary, we aren't just looking back at nearly half a century of archives—we are celebrating a living, breathing mission.
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Yesterday 21:07
Israel could drag UAE back into war quagmire
TEHRAN – The United Arab Emirates has intensified rhetoric against Iran as the United States attempts to project military strength in the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions.
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Yesterday 21:00
Deterrence through punishing the aggressor
Hamshahri, in an article about Iran’s power in the Strait of Hormuz, quoted Hossein Ajorlou, a regional affairs expert as saying: After the 40‑day war between Iran and the Zionist regime and the United States, the Strait of Hormuz became an advantage in Iran’s hands, and the Islamic Republic is trying to pursue the concept of ‘deterrence through punishing the aggressor’ using this strait.
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2026-05-04 21:59
Pakistan evacuates crew from seized Iranian ship
TEHRAN- Pakistan announced on Monday that it had facilitated the transfer of 22 crew members from an Iranian commercial vessel seized last month by the United States Navy, describing the move as a "confidence-building measure" coordinated with both Washington and Tehran.
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2026-05-04 21:55
Hawkish think tank insider joins Trump's Iran team as blockade backfires
TEHRAN — The Trump administration has added Nick Stewart, a lobbyist from the hawkish Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), to the U.S. Iran negotiating team led by envoy Steve Witkoff. The appointment comes as peace talks remain stalled and a U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports continues.
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2026-05-04 21:52
Iran criticizes UAE’s ‘inappropriate behavior’ for backing US during war
TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman sharply criticized the United Arab Emirates on Monday for “inappropriate behavior” during the recent war with the United States and Israel, accusing the Persian Gulf Arab state of siding with the aggressors against the Islamic Republic.
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2026-05-04 21:40
Sharp talks between senior diplomats from Iran and counterparts
TEHRAN — Iran’s top diplomat has been engaged in a flurry of telephone diplomacy with counterparts in Spain, Brazil, and Pakistan, reiterating Tehran’s commitment to regional stability while pursuing a diplomatic end to the two-month war imposed by the United States and Israel.
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2026-05-04 21:30
Jam-e-Jam: The mirage of easy victory
Jam-e-Jam analyzed Israel's illusion of the rapid destruction of Iran. When Israel began its crimes after the Al-Aqsa storm, Netanyahu spoke of creating a new order in the Middle East. It is clear that Israel's security will only be fully ensured when there is no powerful country left in the region that can resist the excesses of this regime.
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2026-05-04 21:28
UAE claims Iran behind attack as US steps up regional tensions
TEHRAN - The US military approach toward Iran is once again escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf region, as the United Arab Emirates reports attacks on its territory.
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2026-05-04 21:15
Trump opens Hormuz Strait in his dreams
IRGC confirmed on Monday that no commercial vessels or oil had transited the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing US claims as 'baseless and outright false'
TEHRAN - Iran has firmly asserted its military authority over the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump launched “Project Freedom,” a campaign aimed at escorting merchant vessels through the strategic waterway. The move underscores Iran’s determination to maintain full control over one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints and to respond decisively to foreign encroachment in the wake of the joint US-Israeli war that initially began in late February.
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2026-05-03 22:50
Iran shifts trade corridors to regional ports, delivering major blow to Dubai’s re-export economy
TEHRAN – In the midst of the ongoing US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, the Islamic Republic has begun pivoting its trade flows away from the UAE’s Jebel Ali port toward alternative hubs in Pakistan, India, and Oman. Industry experts say the move deals a significant financial blow to Dubai, which for years profited enormously from re-exporting goods to Iran.
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2026-05-03 22:46
Axios reveals Saudi-Emirati rift; experts warn of post-war hostility
TEHRAN- US officials fear key Arab allies may turn more hostile toward one another; Abu Dhabi's OPEC withdrawal aligns with American interests and deepens tensions with Riyadh.
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2026-05-03 22:31
Araghchi holds talks with German, Omani, Japanese, and Italian counterparts to end the war
TEHRAN – In a concerted diplomatic push to halt the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held a series of telephone conversations with his counterparts from Germany, Oman, Japan, and Italy over the past 48 hours, outlining Tehran's initiatives for ending the conflict and restoring regional peace.
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2026-05-03 22:27
By Maedeh Zaman Fashami
Iranian Lego crushes US media hegemony
TEHRAN - Until just a few months ago, anyone who wanted to shape narratives around war and politics had to stand behind official podiums or have access to massive media networks. Today, that equation has flipped in a surprisingly dramatic way: a few young creators, using nothing more than Lego figures, are now challenging the very figures who once dominated narrative-making figures like Donald Trump, a man who turned media into a personal instrument of power and is now himself being turned into a subject of satire and trolling. This time, the game is unfolding on a field where the rules are no longer dictated solely in Washington or inside major studios.
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2026-05-03 21:29
By Hesamoddin Boroumand
Human rights claimants and pirates: The mask comes off
TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump recently stated explicitly that the US Navy, in carrying out Washington’s so‑called naval blockade of Iranian ports, behaves “like pirates.”
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2026-05-03 21:28
Two scenarios lie ahead for Trump
Etemad, in an interview with Gholamreza Karimi, associate professor of international relations, examined the scenarios ahead for Trump. According to Gholamreza Karimi, the root of the current crisis lies in the fundamental contradiction between Iran’s insistence on preserving its nuclear rights and the United States’ insistence on completely eliminating those rights — a contradiction that has turned into an unsolved puzzle for Washington.
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2026-05-03 21:28
By Shahrokh Saei
Inside Iran’s 14-point plan: The ultimatum Trump cannot ignore
TEHRAN - Iran’s latest comprehensive proposal aimed at bringing a permanent end to the US-Israeli war is a litmus test for the administration of President Donald Trump, which is struggling to extricate itself from the “quagmire” of the conflict.
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2026-05-03 21:26
40th-day memorial ceremony for martyr Ali Larijani held in Tehran
TEHRAN - The fortieth-day mourning ceremony for former secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Larijani, was held at Vahdat Hall in Tehran on Saturday.
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2026/05/03
By Mir Mohammad Alikhan
Iran's rightful sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz: Historical truth meets legal reality
ISLAMABAD - I have been thinking for a long time to write about this. For years, I have watched the world talk about the Strait of Hormuz as if it were some neutral highway that anyone can police from afar. As someone who spent decades on Wall Street building investment portfolios around global energy flows, I have always kept a sharp eye on how trade actually moves across the oceans. An investment banker worth his salt has to understand not just the numbers on a screen but the physical choke points that make or break entire economies.
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2026-05-03 00:12
Mearsheimer: Trump is desperate and foolish, no way US wins Iran war
TEHRAN- John Mearsheimer says Trump is desperate and foolish to have started this disastrous war. He predicts Trump will continue the naval blockade until forced to accept defeat because the world economy is on the edge.
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2026-05-02 23:55
The Strait of Hormuz as a key pillar of Iran’s deterrence
Kayhan, in an analysis, discussed the importance of the Strait of Hormuz for Iran and wrote: Iran proved in the Ramadan War that it is not easy to engage with the Islamic Republic, but it did not reach the point where the enemy would avoid fighting it altogether. During the war, Trump was surprised that Iran stood firm
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2026-05-02 21:58
By Xavier Villar
The UAE, OPEC, and the collapse of the Persian Gulf order
MADRID - The United Arab Emirates' decision to leave OPEC was presented by Abu Dhabi as a strategic move toward greater energy autonomy. The reality tells a different story. This departure represents the tacit acknowledgment of a deeper geopolitical defeat: the end of a decades-long project in which the Persian Gulf monarchies attempted to construct a regional order that excluded Iran. What we are witnessing is the collapse of the security architecture that has defined the Persian Gulf since 1981.
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2026-05-02 21:57
Trump treats Vietnam-era War Powers law as a paper tiger
TEHRAN - President Donald Trump said Friday that a ceasefire with Iran removes the need for congressional authorization of US military operations, a position that has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats who argue he is effectively treating a cornerstone war-limiting law as irrelevant.
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2026-05-02 21:56
Trump’s piracy doctrine
The US president admits American naval forces act like ‘pirates’
TEHRAN - At a rally in Florida on Friday, President Donald Trump sparked outrage by describing the recent US Navy operation that seized an Iranian-flagged vessel as piracy. Trump recounted the operation, in which US forces took control of the ship and its cargo, including oil, saying, “We land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business. We’re like pirates.”
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2026-05-02 21:54
Trump wants to get out of the Iran quagmire, but seems can't do it: American journalist
“Trump went against his own advisors and foolishly allowed himself to be used by Israel”
TEHRAN – Since February 28, the U.S.-Israeli aggression against Iran has raised serious questions about Washington’s strategic calculations, the extent of Israeli influence over American decision-making, and the future of diplomacy in West Asia. In an interview with the Tehran Times, Joe Lauria, a veteran American journalist and editor-in-chief of Consortium News, says Washington entered the war based on a major strategic miscalculation and underestimated Iran’s ability to resist military and economic pressure.
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2026-05-02 21:49
IRGC: 14 personnel martyred in ordnance clearance explosion in Zanjan
TEHRAN – Fourteen members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) were martyred and two others injured after an explosion occurred during a mine and unexploded ordnance clearance mission in Zanjan province, according to an official statement.