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  • Tehran papers Yesterday 21:11

    America is desperate in war with Iran

    Kayhan discussed Trump's desperation in the war with Iran. While two months have passed since the war, the top brass in the Pentagon and the Trump administration have fallen apart.

  • Ursula von der Leyen Yesterday 21:07

    EU: US war on Iran drives €27 billion energy shock

    TEHRAN - The European Commission president has warned of severe economic consequences from the recent US-Israeli war on Iran and continued tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Alaeddin Boroujerdi Yesterday 21:07

    Iran MP warns Bab al-Mandab may feature in “new cards” strategy

    TEHRAN - A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned the United States against the continuation of Iran’s naval blockade, stressing that Tehran has “the upper hand” and is yet to reveal its “new cards.”

  • قاليباف Yesterday 21:04

    Qalibaf: Enemy turns to media and economic warfare after military failures

    TEHRAN - Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the Iranian nation has foiled multiple US and Israeli plans since the beginning of their aggression against Iran on February 28.

  • UN Yesterday 21:04

    Iran: US unlawful acts endanger maritime security in Persian Gulf

    TEHRAN – Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York has issued a sharp condemnation of US actions in the Persian Gulf, declaring that American provocations and threats against ships with Iranian origins or destinations are the main source of insecurity in the strategic waterway.

  • Libertarian Institute Yesterday 21:02

    US engineered economic collapse in Iran to fuel unrest, report says

    TEHRAN- A new analysis published by the Libertarian Institute alleges that the United States, under President Donald Trump, deliberately engineered an economic meltdown in Iran as part of a broader strategy to incite civil unrest and weaken the country ahead of a joint US-Israeli military operation.

  • Keshvardoost Street Yesterday 20:59

    By Maedeh Zaman Fashami

    'We came looking for a palace, we found Keshvardoost'

    TEHRAN - “We thought the Leader lived in a very large house with a courtyard, somewhere exclusive and luxurious.” This is what Barar Izadi, 56, says. He has come with his family from the town of Pishva County to “Keshvardoost” Street in the heart of Tehran to see the place where Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei lived and worked.

  • US Navy Yesterday 19:50

    Iran warns of ‘unprecedented’ military response if US naval blockade continues: Press TV

    TEHRAN - Iran has vowed a “practical and unprecedented military action” against the United States if it continues its blockade of Iranian ports, Press TV cited a high-ranking security official as saying.

  • Iran-South Korea Yesterday 17:54

    A strategic review of South Korea’s conduct during Iran war

    TEHRAN– Humanitarian aid and dispatching a special envoy to Tehran were only a few important signs of South Korea’s positive and constructive approach toward Iran during the recent 40-day war.

  • Islamabad Talks 2026-04-28 21:19

    By staff writer 

    Five reasons why Islamabad talks reached a stalemate

    TEHRAN - The stalled negotiations between Iran and the United States remain at the forefront of global geopolitics, following Pakistan-mediated talks in Islamabad earlier this month that concluded without a breakthrough.

  • War 2026-04-28 21:04

    By Batool Subeiti

    Iran holds the stronger cards in high-stakes diplomacy

    LONDON — The current friction between Iran and the United States has reached a diplomatic precipice. However, a full-scale military conflict remains unlikely; had the U.S. possessed the strategic will or the capacity to endure the fallout of a prolonged war, it would not have hesitated during previous escalations.

  • Tehran Papers 2026-04-28 20:52

    US positions remain an obstacle to agreement

    Sobh-e-No expresses its view on the lack of positive progress and the halt in negotiations in Islamabad: A brief look at the trajectory of Trump’s war‑related and negotiation‑related scenarios shows that his current approach to shaping news about the talks is shifting away from the core issues and toward secondary, less constructive distractions.

  • F-5 fighter jet 2026-04-28 20:51

    Army: Iranian Air Force struck ‘enemy’ bases at start of US–Israel war on Iran

    TEHRAN - A spokesperson for Iran’s Army said on Tuesday that Iranian fighter jets carried out strikes against “enemy” positions in the region at the outset of the joint US–Israel war that began in late February.

  • Denfense Ministry 2026-04-28 20:48

    Strategic solidarity: Iran offers defense expertise to SCO members

    TEHRAN - Iran’s Acting Minister of Defense Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Ibn Reza has denounced the joint US-Israeli war on Iran as a “war crime” and “state terrorism”.

  • Wendy Sherman 2026-04-28 20:47

    Former top Biden official criticizes US policy on Iran

    TEHRAN– Wendy Sherman, who served as President Biden's deputy secretary of state, has stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "created a genocide" in Gaza, while also criticizing the US approach to Iran and the unraveling of the nuclear deal.

  • Fatemeh Mohajerani 2026-04-28 20:45

    Iran vows parallel paths of 'war' and 'diplomacy'

    TEHRAN — Iran's government is simultaneously pursuing two complementary and high-stakes strategies, supporting battlefronts while actively engaging in diplomacy, as the Islamic Republic braces for continued confrontation with the United States and its allies, the country's government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

  • Iravani 2026-04-28 20:39

    Iran slams US ‘maritime blockade’ at UN, warns of threats to global navigation

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has sharply criticized the United States during a Security Council session, accusing Washington of undermining maritime security and violating international law through a “maritime blockade.”

  • Alastair Crooke 2026-04-28 20:35

    Former British diplomat: War with Iran is a global war against a corrupt financial architecture

    TEHRAN- Former British diplomat and leading geopolitical analyst Alastair Crooke has warned that the ongoing war with Iran is not a conventional military conflict but a global war against a corrupt financial architecture that has long suppressed the real economy in favor of Wall Street speculation.

  • Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad 2026-04-27 23:39

    Iranian scholar praises Pope’s anti-war stance

    TEHRAN — An Iranian scholar has welcomed the Vatican’s recent opposition to war, as officials and intellectuals in Tehran increasingly frame the confrontation with the United States and Israel in moral, as well as strategic, terms.

  • lawmakers 2026-04-27 22:17

    261 lawmakers express strong support for Iranian negotiators with US

    TEHRAN - In a significant display of unity, 261 members of parliament have endorsed Iran's negotiators and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf in discussions with the United States.

  • Hezbollah chief 2026-04-27 22:14

    Without Iran, the ceasefire would not have been possible: Hezbollah chief

    TEHRAN - The Secretary-General of Hezbollah in Lebanon has stated that without the Islamic Republic of Iran’s role in negotiations, the recent ceasefire [in Lebanon] would never have been achieved.

  • Friedrich Merz 2026-04-27 22:11

    Merz questions US strategy in Iran war as economic fallout weighs on Europe

    TEHRAN — Friedrich Merz has intensified criticism of Washington’s handling of the war with Iran, warning that the United States entered the conflict without a clear exit strategy while describing Tehran as a capable and “skilled” negotiator.

  • Qalibaf 2026-04-27 21:57

    Iran signals latent leverage as energy chokepoints

    TEHRAN- A top Iranian political figure is signaling that it retains significant, largely unexercised leverage in its standoff with Washington, framing the balance of power less in purely military terms and more through control over energy flows, geography, and timing.

  • Papers 2026-04-27 21:53

    A staged terror show in Washington

    Kayhan, in an article, addressed Trump’s attempted assassination at a correspondents’ Dinner. Trump, who is under intense pressure these days due to his costly and failed war against Iran, staged another terror show against himself on Sunday evening so that he could perhaps turn the situation in his favor with the help of a bullet.

  • Russia MP 2026-04-27 21:53

    Top Russian MP: US war on Iran misguided and ill-prepared

    TEHRAN - A senior Russian lawmaker has taken a swipe at the United States for attempting to implement a Venezuela-style scenario in Iran. The chairman of the Information Policy Commission of Russia’s Federation Council told TASS news agency that the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro misled US President Donald Trump into launching a war on Iran.

  • Araghchi-Putin 2026-04-27 21:52

    By staff writer 

    Iran’s new Leader sends first letter to Putin

    The Russian president announces in the meeting with the Iranian FM that he received a letter from Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei last week

    TEHRAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally confirmed receiving a significant message from Iran’s Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, signaling a robust and unbreakable commitment between Moscow and Tehran. 

  • war 2026-04-26 23:28

    By staff writer 

    Martyrs: 45 percent civilians

    Iranian official says 3,468 people have been killed in the war, including 1,460 civilians

    TEHRAN - An Iranian official said on Sunday that civilians comprised nearly half of those killed in the US–Israeli war on Iran, a grim reality that starkly contradicts President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that the conflict was intended to help the Iranian people and protect innocent lives.

  • Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, Deputy for Inspection of the Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya 2026-04-26 21:50

    Commander: US has no right to opine on Strait of Hormuz, Iran "is not Venezuela"

    TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military commander has strongly rejected US interference in the Strait of Hormuz, stating that American officials have no right to express opinions about the strategic waterway.

  • Jeffrey Sachs 2026-04-26 21:44

    Iran war a ‘long-planned project,’ Sachs warns of global economic fallout

    TEHRAN- Economist Jeffrey Sachs says the ongoing conflict involving Iran is not an accidental development but rather the result of a long-term geopolitical strategy, cautioning that further escalation could trigger severe global economic consequences.

  • Mahdieh Esfandyari 2026-04-26 21:23

    Iran academic Mahdieh Esfandyari: Enemy confronts Iranian civilization, not just Islamic Republic

    TEHRAN – Mahdieh Esfandyari, a graduate of Al-Zahra University who was detained in France for approximately 14 months, has stated that the enemy's issue is not merely confrontation with the Islamic Republic, but rather a confrontation with Iranian civilization itself.