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Yesterday 23:22
By Mohammadreza Mohammadi, International Affairs Researcher
How faulty cognitive maps paralyze US strategy towards Iran
Before examining the causes and consequences of decision‑making in the Iran–U.S. standoff, a fundamental question must first be asked: are decision‑makers’ interpretations and analyses of reality themselves correct?
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Yesterday 23:21
Iran’s ‘inherent right’ to peaceful use of nuclear energy is non-negotiable: Araghchi
TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated on Tuesday that Iran as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will not forego its right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, saying Tehran will not compromise on this right.
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Yesterday 23:21
MPs voice support for Leader’s remarks
TEHRAN - Members of the Iranian Parliament have, in a statement, expressed their backing for recent comments by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by reaffirming their obedience to his instructions.
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Yesterday 23:20
Pezeshkian sends congratulatory message to Japanese PM on National Day
TEHRAN - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has sent a message to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, expressing congratulations to Japan on National Day.
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Yesterday 23:20
Iran, Russia set to start naval drills in the Sea of Oman
TEHRAN – Iran and Russia will begin a joint naval drill in the northern Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman on Thursday.
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Yesterday 23:20
Turkey reiterates concerns over consequences of a US war against Iran
TEHRAN -Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his concern that a new U.S. war against Iran would destabilize the region.
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Yesterday 23:19
At least 10 foreign spy services fueled Iran’s January unrest, says intel. commander
TEHRAN – Iran’s security establishment says the recent wave of unrest was a coordinated operation involving at least 10 foreign intelligence services, relying on social media manipulation, proxy networks and targeted violence to push the country toward instability.
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Yesterday 23:15
Iran-Russia cooperation expanding in all fields, including energy: Russian minister
By Mona Hojat Ansari
TEHRAN – Iran and Russia have steadily deepened their ties over the past decade, driven by geographic proximity, overlapping regional interests, and a shared sense of pressure from Western policies that threaten their national security and economic stability.
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2026-02-17 23:06
Ayatollah Khamenei: ‘More dangerous than a US warship is the weapon capable of sinking it’
TEHRAN - As more American warships move toward the Persian Gulf, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, warned that those vessels represent greater danger to the United States than to Iran — because in the event of conflict, they would be sunk.
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2026-02-17 23:02
Russian energy minister meets Larijani
TEHRAN – Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev held talks on Tuesday with the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani.
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2026-02-17 23:02
Iranian Space Agency chief explains prospects to develop satellite internet system
TEHRAN - The head of the Iranian Space Agency has outlined plans to develop a “satellite internet” network in the country.
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2026-02-17 23:00
‘Blood on Trump's hands’: Iran mourns victims of US and Israeli-backed riots
TEHRAN – Iranian citizens and top officials filled Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Tuesday to observe a Chehelom ceremony, a traditional 40th-day memorial, in honor of the more than 2,500 security forces and civilians killed in recent U.S.- and Israeli-backed riots.
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2026-02-17 23:00
By Mona Hojat Ansari
‘Good progress’ in Iran-US talks, but ‘more difficult’ days ahead
TEHRAN — Iran and the United States held a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with Iranian officials describing the discussions as more serious and constructive than the previous round, while cautioning that a final agreement remains distant and difficult negotiations lie ahead.
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2026-02-17 22:49
Iran, Russia, and China deploy vessels for joint drill in Hormuz Strait
TEHRAN - Russia, China and Iran have deployed naval vessels for joint exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, Russian presidential aide Nikolay Patrushev announced on Tuesday.
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2026-02-17 22:49
European Parliament’s anti-Iran resolution legally baseless: Judiciary
TEHRAN - The Iranian Judiciary spokesperson says the anti-Iran resolution adopted by the European Parliament has no legal substance.
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2026-02-17 16:54
We are ready to close Hormuz Strait: IRGC navy chief
TEHRAN – The commander of the naval unit of the IRGC announced on Monday that Iran is ready to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz upon an order by Iran’s top echelons.
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2026/02/17
UN Watch: Civil society or a political proxy?
Civil society institutions exist to challenge power—not to echo it.
Within the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations earn their credibility through one essential principle: independence. They are assumed to represent civic conscience, not a certain state’s strategy. That presumption is what gives them moral authority and special access inside multilateral institutions.
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2026-02-16 22:41
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Iran's mission: Diplomats in Geneva, generals in the Strait of Hormuz
IRGC Navy commander tells Tehran Times that some tactics and equipment used in new drill are classified and reserved for critical moments
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has launched the first phase of a large-scale live-fire drill across Iran’s islands in the Persian Gulf as its diplomats prepare for a second round of nuclear negotiations with Washington, while the prospect of a new war with the U.S. requires preparations for a potential closure of the Hormuz Strait.
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2026-02-16 20:16
Defensive deterrence is non-negotiable: Iran’s Larijani
Iran’s security chief says Israel seeking to sabotage nuclear talks with US
TEHRAN - A top Iranian security official has said Tehran won’t negotiate over its ballistic missile program as a deterrence capability.
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2026-02-16 20:11
'Europe home to Nazism': Iranian MP reacts to MEP’s insulting move against Iran Leader
TEHRAN - An Iranian parliamentarian has reacted to an insulting move by a member of the European Parliament (MEP) against the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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2026-02-16 20:08
Shin Bet says it arrests Israeli on suspicion of spying for Iran
TEHRAN - The Israeli regime’s internal security and intelligence agency, better known by the acronyms Shabak or Shin Bet, has claimed it has apprehended an Israeli person on charges of spying for Iran.
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2026-02-16 19:36
Agreement or confrontation on the table
Shargh has examined the new round of nuclear negotiations, arguing that Europe is once again set to become the intersection of diplomacy and hard power. These discussions are unfolding at a moment when the atmosphere is more infused than ever with military threats, amassing of U.S. military forces in the region, and increasingly sharp rhetoric from the White House.
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2026-02-16 19:32
By Shadi Afzoonmanesh
Toronto's 'bomb Iran' rally sparks shock, fear, and outrage
TEHRAN - “I can't believe this is real,” wrote one Canadian citizen reacting to protests that took place in Toronto on Saturday. The demonstrations were not those of the famous truckers who flocked to the streets in 2022 protesting COVID mandate measures, nor were they the popular protests that have occurred several times since 2023, demanding Israel cease its killing of Palestinians in Gaza.
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2026-02-16 19:29
Araghchi, IAEA chief meet in Geneva ahead of new round of Iran-US nuclear talks
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi held talks in Geneva on Monday, as Tehran and Washington prepared for a second round of negotiations on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.
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2026-02-15 22:02
Iranian negotiator says US can have a nuclear deal with Tehran if it lifts sanctions
TEHRAN - Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the U.S. if the Americans are willing to discuss lifting sanctions, a senior Iranian diplomat has told the BBC.
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2026-02-15 22:02
By Xavier Villar
Constraint, recognition and the endgame of coercion in Iran–US negotiations
MADRID – Oedipus, the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, does not fall because he is weak. He falls because he cannot accept that some truths exist only at the cost of the order that sustains him. He demands transparency where the structure requires discretion. He moves through every warning, convinced that inquiry and will can bend fate. In the end, what he uncovers is not liberation but the shape of inevitability. The ground beneath him was set long before he began to question it.
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2026-02-15 22:01
Big threats and empty hands
By Fatemeh Kavand
Renewed moves by the United States and Israel against Iran have once again inflamed the regional media landscape. From the repositioning of military equipment to the escalation of threatening rhetoric, everything points to mounting psychological pressure. But behind the noise, what reality lies hidden, and which way has the balance of power tilted?
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2026-02-15 22:00
‘Pelosi’s call for harsher sanctions on Iranians amounts to crime against humanity’
TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says intensifying economic pressure on the Iranian people is tantamount to a “crime against humanity”.
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2026-02-15 22:00
Any war would be a ‘cautionary battle’ for Trump, Iran’s military chief warns
TEHRAN – Iran’s military leadership is showing the same resolve it showed in January, when it compelled U.S. President Donald Trump to abandon his plans for military strikes by making it clear that any aggression would result in a full-blown regional war.
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2026-02-15 21:55
By Soheila Zarfam
'Munich Circus': Under destruction
Sidelined in Ukraine and ignored in West Asia, Europe sacrifices its diplomatic standing to appease Israel
TEHRAN – What the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has become is nothing short of a “circus”. That's the assessment from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi regarding the annual event. He shared this blunt view on his X account, likely after witnessing the son of a deposed king—who fled the country with hundreds of millions in Iranian wealth almost five decades ago—being invited to the event to claim popular desire for his monarchical restoration.