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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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”.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.
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Yesterday 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.”
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Yesterday 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.