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Yesterday 20:29
Iran is not just retaliating; it has seized the initiative
Kayhan analyzed the mounting pressure on the United States after seven months of war with Iran and argued that Iran now holds the initiative. The paper wrote that as the conflict approaches its seventh month, multidimensional pressure on Washington is rapidly intensifying.
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Yesterday 20:29
China slams ‘unilateral’ US sanctions law targeting Russia, Iran
TEHRAN – The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has issued a sharp rebuke against Washington’s latest legislative maneuvers, condemning the newly enacted US law that seeks to tighten sanctions on Russia and broaden trade restrictions against Iran.
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Yesterday 20:29
MP: US criminal act in Lamerd and Minab is a modern example of crimes in Hiroshima and Nagasa
TEHRAN — Iran’s Deputy Parliament Speaker Hamid Reza Haji Babaei has lashed out at the United States over its deadly strikes against civilian targets in southern Iran, declaring Washington’s strikes on the city of Lamerd and the Shajareh Tayyebah school in Minab as direct modern manifestations of the atomic atrocities perpetrated against Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Yesterday 20:28
US imposes unprecedented visa bans, tight restrictions on Iranian delegation ahead of UNGA
TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to travel to New York in the coming days to address the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), an annual multilateral diplomatic fixture increasingly overshadowed by Washington’s persistent weaponization of its status as the UN host nation.
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Yesterday 20:28
Intelligence Ministry: Three terrorist operational cells dismantled
TEHRAN – The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence announced on Sunday that its forces have successfully dismantled three operational cells affiliated with “hostile terrorist groups” linked to US and Zionist intelligence services, thwarting planned acts of sabotage and assassination across three provinces.
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Yesterday 20:27
Iran says it retains initiative in Strait of Hormuz despite US claims
TEHRAN — Iranian Armed Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi has rejected recent US claims about operations in the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that Iran continues to hold the initiative in the strategic waterway.
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Yesterday 20:23
By Atrin Eskandari
Like his father and grandfather, Reza Pahlavi wished to be a Western stooge
TEHRAN - The missiles began to fall on the morning of 28 February, and those who had planned that morning expected the Islamic Republic to be gone within days, or at the outside within a matter of weeks. This is what the fragments now surfacing in Western sources suggest, and it is perhaps the most consequential fact about this war: not that it was fought, but that it was fought upon a forecast which proved to be worth nothing at all. Forecasts of that kind do not compose themselves, and it is worth asking who supplied this one.
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Yesterday 20:21
By Mahmoud Mahmoudian Ravi
Iran’s message to Washington: No retreat, no surrender, no return to the old order
TEHRAN — Iran has issued a series of increasingly explicit political, military and strategic messages to the United States and its regional partners, warning that any renewed US aggression would trigger sustained attacks on American positions and interests across the region, while making clear that Tehran does not regard military pressure and diplomacy as mutually exclusive.
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2026-09-19 21:09
Trump signs Russia-Iran sanctions bill
TEHRAN — In another manifestation of Washington’s reliance on economic coercion and extra-territorial overreach, US President Donald Trump has signed sweeping legislation that arbitrarily extends unilateral coercive measures against Iran while intensifying economic warfare against Russia.
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2026-09-19 21:09
‘Not our war’: South Koreans rally against US pressure, reject military involvement in West Asia
TEHRAN – Hundreds of South Korean citizens, anti-war activists, and civil society groups staged a massive rally in central Seoul on Saturday to fiercely reject US demands for military involvement against Iran, urging their government to uphold its constitutional sovereignty and resist Washington’s aggressive arm-twisting.
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2026-09-19 21:08
No meeting can force Iran to surrender
Siasat-e-Rooz examined the meeting of senior military commanders from the United States, Israel, and several Arab countries in Germany, writing that Arab states are currently facing a major crisis: the collapse of their security-building strategy based on US presence and, in some cases, normalization with Israel.
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2026-09-19 21:07
By Mohammad Sarfi Editor-in-Chief
From My Lai to Minab: A question every American should ask themselves
TEHRAN — After the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said it had reasonable grounds to believe that the United States had committed war crimes in two attacks — on a school in Minab and a sports stadium in Lamerd — during its military assault on Iran, Washington responded with a hasty denial, offering no evidence to substantiate its rejection of the findings.
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2026-09-19 21:04
Iran tests new anti-ship missile near US aircraft carrier
TEHRAN — Iran has recently tested a new anti-ship missile near a US aircraft carrier, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said, as Tehran warned that any further US attack would trigger a stronger response against American bases and interests across the region.
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2026-09-19 20:59
Araghchi: ME security must be shaped by regional countries, not foreigners
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for a fundamental shift in the international approach to security, urging the world to move away from militarism, foreign intervention and coercion toward sustainable development, respect for national sovereignty, equal application of international law and lasting peace.
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2026-09-19 20:53
By Mahmoud Mahmoudian Ravi
Lying to its people, denying its crimes
Seven months of concealment: the price Americans aren't told, the crimes Iranians won't forget
TEHRAN — Seven months after the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran, a growing body of reporting, congressional scrutiny, military documents and international investigations is exposing a widening gap between Washington’s public narrative of the conflict and the scale of its human, military and financial consequences.
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2026-09-19 18:18
By Mona Hojat Ansari
'I would encourage Iranian people to be the way they are'
Mexico's Ambassador to Iran speaks with the Tehran Times on culture, diplomacy, and the ties between two ancient nations
TEHRAN - In a warm and wide-ranging conversation at the Mexican Embassy in Tehran, Mexico's Ambassador to Iran, Guillermo Puente Ordorica, sat down with the Tehran Times to discuss a special exhibition that was on display at the embassy, titled 68 Voices, 68 Hearts.
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2026-09-18 21:11
India’s new ambassador to Iran meets deputy FM to advance bilateral ties
TEHRAN — India’s Ambassador-designate to Iran, Vishwesh Negi, met with Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi on Wednesday to discuss strengthening mutual cooperation between Tehran and New Delhi.
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2026-09-18 21:10
America’s strategy: lower costs and remote management
The Iran newspaper analyzed the United States’ current regional strategy. According to the paper, regardless of the outcome of the war with Iran, Washington appears intent on reducing its security commitments and costs in the region.
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2026-09-18 21:10
Scott Ritter warns of impending US economic collapse and exposes NATO military vulnerabilities
TEHRAN — The latest joint X Space hosted by Tehran Times and Sputnik featured former UN weapons inspector and US Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter, who warned of an impending structural collapse within the American economic system driven by reckless foreign policies and soaring energy costs, while dismantling Western war narratives and exposing deep-seated military vulnerabilities across the United States and NATO.
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2026-09-18 21:08
End of the ‘unipolar order’: Sino-Russian vetoes deal a blow to US Iran sanctions push
TEHRAN – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday failed to adopt a US-drafted resolution that would have extended the mandate of a panel of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran, after China and Russia vetoed the measure.
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2026-09-18 21:08
South Korea rebuffs Trump: No troops for US war on Iran
TEHRAN — In a decisive stance reflecting growing domestic anti-war sentiment and strategic prudent realism, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung announced on Friday that Seoul will not deploy its armed forces to join the US war against Iran, effectively rejecting escalating demands from Washington to entangle the East Asian nation in its Middle Eastern conflict.
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2026-09-18 21:07
By Mahmoud Mahmoudian Ravi
313,000 “Janfada” for Iran
Tehran stages a defiant display of sacrifice and unity
TEHRAN — From Imam Hussein Square to Enghelab Square, Tehran’s streets on Friday became the setting for one of the largest public mobilizations seen in Iran since the war began in February. Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the “Janfada-ye Iran” — Devoted to Iran — campaign, with women, young people, veterans and other sections of society joining a 313,000-strong parade, according to Iranian organizers.
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2026-09-18 21:06
Dep. FM: US cannot escape war crimes responsibility by leaving UN Rights Council
TEHRAN — Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has said the United States cannot avoid responsibility for war crimes in Iran simply by withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council.
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2026-09-18 21:00
‘US restrictions on Iranian officials in New York are propagandistic’
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has criticized Washington for restrictions imposed on Iranian officials attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York, contrasting the measures with broader economic pressure and sanctions on Iran.
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2026-09-18 20:58
15 nations call for ban on attacks against peaceful nuclear facilities
TEHRAN — Fifteen countries, including Iran, China and Russia, have called for a clear and unequivocal prohibition on attacks or threats of attack against peaceful nuclear facilities operating under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, warning that silence over such actions could undermine international law and erode the credibility of the global nuclear safeguards regime.
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2026-09-16 21:32
A confession that shook the United States
Kayhan, in a note, addressed the first official Pentagon report acknowledging the scale of damage the United States suffered in the war against Iran. The US has incurred tens of billions of dollars in losses and has lost hundreds of military buildings and installations.
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2026-09-16 21:32
IRGC chief pledges retribution after assassination of Sunni cleric
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) chief commander has condemned the assassination of a Sunni cleric in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, vowing that those responsible for the attack will face retribution.
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2026-09-16 21:32
Polls: Americans overwhelmingly believe US failed in Iran war, view Trump as ‘dangerous and corrupt’
TEHRAN — A crushing majority of the American public believes Washington has unequivocally failed to accomplish its strategic objectives in its war against Iran, according to newly released polling data that underscores deep domestic exhaustion with US militarism and unconditional support for Israel.
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2026-09-16 21:31
Leaked photos and munition depletion expose devastating toll of Iranian strikes on US bases
TEHRAN – A mounting body of leaked evidence and admissions from within the American defense establishment has shattered the Pentagon’s carefully curated narrative of invulnerability, revealing unprecedented devastation across US military installations in West Asia resulting from precision Iranian missile and drone strikes.
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2026-09-16 21:29
IRGC dismisses US account of F-15 pilot rescue as ‘Hollywood-style’ scenario
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebi has dismissed the recent US account regarding the rescue of a downed F-15 fighter pilot in Iran as a “Hollywood-style” narrative, calling it an attempt by Washington to compensate for its failures.