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  • Tehran Papers Yesterday 20:53

    The Strait of Hormuz as the US president’s political thermometer

    The Iran newspaper analyzed the management of the Strait of Hormuz and the control of tensions in the region: The current situation in the Strait of Hormuz must be understood within the conceptual framework of “erosive peace.

  • Wedding Yesterday 20:53

    Washington Post confirms US bombing of Iranian wedding

    TEHRAN — The Washington Post has admitted that the deadly attack on a southern Iran wedding was the direct result of a US bombing, exposing Washington's relentless disregard for civilian life during its military operations.

  • Qatar FM spox Yesterday 20:51

    Qatar: Iran war showed strategic alliance with the US ‘is not enough’

    TEHRAN — The war with Iran has shown that Persian Gulf Arab states should not rely solely on their strategic partnership with the United States to ensure their security, according to Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari.

  • Strait of Hormuz Yesterday 20:50

    Iran to declare ‘restricted zone’ beyond Strait of Hormuz amid US military adventurism

    TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has announced plans to declare a comprehensive new “restricted zone” extending beyond the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf. The move significantly heightens the maritime standoff with the United States and asserts Tehran’s operational control over critical shipping corridors.  

  • Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei Yesterday 20:43

    Iran judiciary chief calls US claims on law and freedom a ‘bitter irony’

    TEHRAN — Iran’s judiciary chief has sharply criticized the United States over its record on human rights, international law and freedom, describing Washington’s claims to champion those principles as a “bitter irony” considering its conduct on the world stage.

  • Baqaei Yesterday 20:39

    Iran warns South Korea against military role in Persian Gulf 

    TEHRAN — Iran has warned South Korea against any military involvement in the Persian Gulf or the Strait of Hormuz, while accusing Washington of creating disruption in regional shipping and rejecting Western efforts to revive international pressure over Tehran’s nuclear program.

  • Vishwesh Negi Yesterday 19:29

    By Shahrokh Saei

    India’s new ambassador to Iran seeks to deepen ties amid shifting geopolitical dynamics

    TEHRAN — India’s Ambassador-designate to Iran, Vishwesh Negi, met with a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official on Sunday to explore avenues for boosting relations between New Delhi and Tehran.

  • Dennis Ross 2026-09-06 20:59

    Dennis Ross: Iran’s resilience during US war continues to ‘surprise’

    TEHRAN — The clearest path to a deal to end the US war on Iran may lie in the dispute over shipping fees through the Strait of Hormuz, according to former US negotiator Dennis Ross, as Washington confronts the reality that months of military and economic pressure have failed to force Tehran into submission.

  • Araghchi 2026-09-06 20:59

    Iran FM holds consultations with Turkish, Saudi counterparts

    TEHRAN — Iran’s foreign minister held phone calls with his Turkish and Saudi counterparts on the latest diplomatic efforts to ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Tehran Papers 2026-09-06 20:59

    A new chapter in judicial diplomacy

    Khorasan examined the Judiciary chief’s trip to New Delhi and his participation in the BRICS judicial summit. According to Khorasan, today’s world is moving through a historic transition and entering a new phase in the global configuration of power, economics, politics, and international law.

  • Trump 2026-09-06 20:58

    Former Pentagon analyst to Tehran Times:

    US military emulates Israeli 'total war' tactics by deliberately targeting civilians

    The latest joint X Space hosted by Tehran Times and Sputnik featured former Pentagon analyst Karen Kwiatkowski in a wide-ranging discussion on the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. 

  • Strait of Hormuz 2026-09-06 20:54

    Iran’s retaliatory fire sends US warships fleeing, exposes American vulnerability

    TEHRAN — Iran’s fresh retaliatory actions against US warships and military infrastructure have underscored Tehran’s unwavering position that its armed forces will never leave aggression unanswered. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has deployed heavy ballistic capability, tactical countermeasures, and air defense systems to neutralize Washington’s hostile footprint across the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and broader West Asia airspace.

  • General Abdollahi 2026-09-06 20:02

    Top Iranian general hails armed forces’ asymmetric response to US, Israel

    TEHRAN — Iran’s armed forces have successfully confronted the United States and Israel through an asymmetric approach to warfare, Major General Ali Abdollahi, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said on Sunday.

  • Sayyari 2026-09-06 20:00

    Sayyari: Iran’s deterrence capabilities have significantly increased after recent wars

    TEHRAN — Iran’s deterrence capabilities have significantly strengthened following the country’s recent military confrontations with the United States and Israel, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, deputy chief of Iran’s Army for Coordination Affairs, said. 

  • Qalibaf 2026-09-06 19:58

    Qalibaf warns of faster, heavier Iranian response to any new aggression

    TEHRAN — Iran will respond to any new aggression against its national interests and security with a faster, heavier, and more painful response, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday, warning that the era of “proportionate responses” had come to an end.

  • Iran-US war 2026-09-05 20:49

    Everyone is against this war, except its architects

    US aggression against Iran hits rock bottom at home and abroad

    TEHRAN — Growing opposition to the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28 has reached a breaking point, as mounting global rage, crippling domestic inflation, and a wave of political rebellion transform America's illegal assault into an unmitigated disaster. 

  • Police 2026-09-05 20:40

    Iran inaugurates first smart police boarding high school

    TEHRAN — Iran has inaugurated its first smart police boarding high school in Tehran and six provinces, aimed at training future police personnel. President Masoud Pezeshkian and Police Commander Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Radan attended the opening ceremony on Saturday.

  • Injured Iranian child in US strike 2026-09-05 20:38

    By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi

    The Kuhestak tragedy: An unbroken American trail of blood and broken bodies

    TEHRAN — There are moments when the machinery of war strips away every pretense and leaves only the sound of a mother’s scream.

  • US Representative Ted Lieu 2026-09-05 20:36

    US congressman rejects Trump’s 'failed state' rhetoric on Iran

    TEHRAN — Six months after the US and Israel launched their unprovoked aggressive campaign against Iran, domestic political fissures in the United States are tearing open the official White House narrative. 

  • Papers 2026-09-05 20:36

    The only viable path — America must return to the agreement

    The Iran newspaper, in an interview with Mashallah Shakeri, former ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan, explored why Pakistan is once again attempting to mediate between Iran and the United States.

  • Trump 2026-09-05 20:35

    By Mehrdad Bazrpash

    Hormuz: The bill for America's strategic miscalculation 

    How the Iran attack sent an energy shock through the bond market, the Fed and America’s $40 trillion debt

    TEHRAN — Washington's great miscalculation in attacking Iran may have been that it weighed the cost of war too heavily on the military battlefield and too little on America's economic balance sheet.

  • Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei 2026-09-05 20:35

    Tehran warns Americans against becoming ‘cannon fodder’ in war on Iran

    TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has warned Americans against allowing their children to become what he called “cannon fodder” in a war against Iran, after an opinion article in The Jerusalem Post proposed using debt relief as an incentive to recruit young Americans for a potential ground offensive.

  • Ejei 2026-09-05 20:31

    Iran urges BRICS to pursue war crimes accountability

    TEHRAN- Iran has called on BRICS judicial authorities to take concrete legal steps against those responsible for 'war crimes and crimes against humanity' committed during two wars of aggression against the Islamic Republic, arguing that international justice must not be subordinated to political power.

  • Qalibaf 2026-09-05 20:28

    Iran backs China’s call for homegrown security architecture for West Asia

    TEHRAN — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has welcomed China’s call for a new security architecture in the Middle East, saying regional countries must take control of their own security and future and stressing that lasting stability cannot be achieved through arrangements imposed by outside powers.

  • Mohammad Neginipour 2026-09-05 20:25

    How journalists navigate the chaos of war

    A firsthand account of reporting the 40-day war from the ground

    TEHRAN - Journalism is essential in any society, as it provides the information necessary for people to navigate and understand the world around them. This role becomes even more critical during wartime, when the public relies on on-the-ground reporting to distinguish between fact and fiction amid the chaos of conflict. For journalists, covering a war is a uniquely demanding task, as it is rife with existential and logistical challenges rarely encountered during peacetime.

  • Tehran Papers 2026-09-04 20:18

    Why did Beijing reject the G20 statement?

    Sazandegi assessed China’s refusal to join the G20 statement. The meeting was supposed to focus mainly on economic issues, but disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz once again exposed geopolitical rifts among major powers. The G20 countries emphasized the need for safe and free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, but China declined to endorse the position.

  • Khatami 2026-09-04 20:17

    Khatami: Iran is facing a hybrid war as economic pressure fails

    TEHRAN — Iran is facing a multifaceted “hybrid war” involving military, economic, media and cultural pressure, Tehran’s interim Friday prayer leader, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, said on Friday, predicting that efforts to isolate the country economically would ultimately fail.

  • Hormuz 2026-09-04 20:17

    By Xavier Villar

    Flow vs. territory: The real battle for the Strait of Hormuz 

    MADRID — The Trump administration and its media echo chamber are trying to convince the world that Iran has lost control over the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, they claim large volumes of oil are crossing the strait.

  • Baghaei 2026-09-04 20:15

    Qatari ITU submission confirms Iran’s retaliatory operations hit only US military assets

    TEHRAN — Official documentation submitted by Doha to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) validates that Iran’s recent defensive measures aimed exclusively at American military infrastructure on Qatari soil, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.

  • Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei 2026-09-04 20:14

    Iran uses BRICS judicial diplomacy to deepen ties with China, Russia and Belarus

    TEHRAN— Iran is seeking to turn judicial cooperation into a broader instrument of strategic diplomacy, with Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei holding talks with senior judicial officials from China, Russia and Belarus on the sidelines of the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum in New Delhi.