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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2026-04-26 21:18
Iran intensifies regional diplomacy to consolidate ceasefire and advance political solutions
TEHRAN – Iran has stepped up an intensive round of regional diplomacy as part of a broader effort to de-escalate tensions and transform the fragile ceasefire into a lasting political settlement, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi leading a series of high-level engagements across key capitals.
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2026-04-26 20:57
NBC News report exposes extent of US losses in Iran conflict
TEHRAN - Fresh revelations have brought into sharp focus the scale of the military and human toll the United States has suffered from Iran’s retaliatory strikes during the nearly 40-day war that began in late February.
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2026-04-26 20:56
War with Iran drives a wedge between Trump and Catholics
Shargh published an article discussing Pope Leo XIV’s stance against the US war with Iran. Pope Leo XIV has taken a firm position opposing the war. He almost continuously condemns the war against Iran and tries to highlight its moral and humanitarian ugliness for the public.
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2026-04-26 20:11
Pezeshkian: No talks with the US under pressure and threats
President Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that Iran will not hold talks with the United States under pressure, threats, or blockade.
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2026/04/25
By Saied Reza Ameli
The economic might of Hormuz: redefining an Iran-centric West Asia’s economic order
In the collective memory and civilisational consciousness of the Iranian people, the Strait of Hormuz stands as the central pillar of both economic sovereignty and national identity.
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2026-04-25 23:19
Turkish academics condemn US-Israeli attacks on Iranian universities
TEHRAN- Hundreds of Turkish scholars have strongly condemned recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian universities, calling the attacks an act of “epistemicide” – a crime against knowledge and humanity’s intellectua heritage.
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2026-04-25 23:15
Araghchi meets with Pakistani officials to advance diplomatic solutions to regional tensions
TEHRAN– Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad late Friday to advance diplomatic consultations on escalating tensions in West Asia and the ongoing war in the Persian Gulf, embarking on a regional tour that also includes planned visits to Oman and Russia.
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2026-04-25 21:27
Trump administration has turned war with Iran into an insider trading scheme
TEHRAN- As the war with Iran drags on in the Persian Gulf, a new analysis argues that the Trump administration has turned the conflict into an insider trading scheme — with the president’s family and allies getting rich from high oil prices and prediction markets.
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2026-04-25 21:23
TEHRAN PAPERS
Trump paints the wrong picture again
In an analysis, Kayhan discussed the wave of expulsions and resignations in the United States and the unity in Iran. According to the newspaper, despite Trump’s nonsense and instilling division in Iran, a wave of unity has swept the country, and a wave of expulsions and resignations has spread in the United States.
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2026-04-25 21:22
By Shahrokh Saei
From Madrid to Tehran: Spain’s flag emerges as a symbol of principle in Iran’s wartime rallies
TEHRAN - Since the joint US–Israel war on Iran began on February 28, Iranians have gathered nightly across the country to denounce the aggression. These demonstrations, marked by chants, speeches, and the waving of flags, have become a vivid expression of defiance. Iran’s national flag and religious banners dominate the rallies, but the unexpected sight of a European flag has captured wide attention.
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2026-04-25 21:22
By staff writer
Iran’s military strength shatters Washington’s narrative
TEHRAN - The administration of President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States has destroyed Iran’s military capabilities during the nearly 40-day war that began on February 28. Trump and his Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, have argued that the joint US–Israeli strikes have effectively crippled Iran’s military capacity.
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2026-04-25 21:20
Pezeshkian warns of US-Israel schemes to drive a wedge between Iran and other Muslim nations
TEHRAN - President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that the United States and Israel are hatching plots to sow divisions between Iran and other regional Muslim countries.
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2026-04-25 21:16
Qalibaf: Financial war is main frontline against US
TEHRAN – Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, has said that the primary arena for confronting the United States is financial warfare, stressing that economic resistance remains key to weakening Washington’s global influence.
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2026-04-25 21:14
Mearsheimer warns: Failure to make peace with Iran will dramatically widen Middle East war
TEHRAN- A renowned political scientist says the US is expanding the conflict while alienating Europe.
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2026-04-25 21:10
Iran acting in self-defense, will continue until guarantees are secured: envoy
TEHRAN- Iran is not waging war but will continue to defend itself until hostilities fully cease and credible guarantees are secured to prevent their recurrence, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said.
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2026-04-24 21:01
FM spox rejects AL’s claims against Iran
TEHRAN- Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has dismissed a recent statement by Arab League foreign ministers on Iran, urging the bloc to refrain from adopting positions shaped by the unilateral and unconstructive perspectives of certain member states.
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2026-04-24 20:55
'One God, one nation, one leader, one path'
Top Iranian military and political officials deliver a firm response to Trump’s fantasies of internal division in Iran
TEHRAN - President Donald Trump has resorted to psychological warfare, seeking to mask the growing strategic and political costs of the US-Israel war against Iran that began on February 28.
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2026-04-24 20:54
Pope Leo vents about failure to end Iran war: 'Many innocent people have died'
TEHRAN- Pope Leo expressed frustration Thursday that U.S. and Iranian leaders have not been able to get the diplomatic efforts to end the war back on track.