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  • مارکو باکیچ Today 11:19

    Persepolis complete signing of Marko Bakic

    TEHRAN – Montenegrin defender Marko Bakic joined Persepolis football club of Iran.

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  • تیم ملی والیبال ایران و آلمان Yesterday 23:57

    Iran fall short to Poland: 2025 VNL Week 3

    TEHRAN – Poland defeated Iran 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-8 ) in their opening match in the 2025 Volleyball National League (VNL) Week 3 Wednesday night.

  • Mansoureh Alikhani  Yesterday 22:29

    Tehran ceremony pays tribute to martyr artist Mansoureh Alikhani 

    TEHRAN – The artistic community and the family of the martyr Mansoureh Alikhani gathered on Tuesday at the Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization in Tehran to pay tribute to a remarkable artist whose life was tragically cut short in the recent Israeli aggression on Iranian soil. 

  • “How to Train Your Dragon” Yesterday 22:29

    Tehran cultural center screens “How to Train Your Dragon”

    TEHRAN – Canadian filmmaker Dean DeBlois’s 2025 movie “How to Train Your Dragon” was screened during a session at the Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Wednesday.

  • “You've Reached Sam” Yesterday 22:28

    “You've Reached Sam” at Iranian bookstores

    TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Vietnamese American writer Dustin Thao’s “You've Reached Sam” has recently been published by Peydayesh Publications in Tehran.

  • Israel Syria Yesterday 22:27

    By Shahrokh Saei 

    Israel’s raids on Syria spark widespread condemnation, spotlight expansionist ambitions

    TEHRAN — Israel’s recent surge in military strikes against Syria has drawn fierce international condemnation, casting a harsh light on the regime’s dangerous designs on the Arab nation.

  • Yemen Yesterday 22:25

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    Yemen hits “significant” Israeli targets 

    TEHRAN – Yemeni forces launch dual military operation targeting Negev and Eilat Port. 

  • Tehran papers Yesterday 22:23

    TEHRAN PAPERS

    Moscow's approach toward Tehran-Washington tensions

    TEHRAN - In an interview with Qiuomars Yazdanpanah, a professor of geopolitics at the University of Tehran, Etemad examined Moscow's approach toward the tensions between Iran and the United States.

  • Blinken Yesterday 22:23

    Blinken admits Iran fulfilled its commitments to JCPOA prior to US withdrawal

    TEHRAN — Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has acknowledged that Iran was in full compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement prior to the deal’s unilateral violation by the United States under President Donald Trump during his previous term.

  • Syria Strike Yesterday 22:22

    Iran slams Israeli strikes on Syria as HTS normalization efforts are put to question

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a condemnation Tuesday of the Israeli regime’s intensified military assaults across southern Syria, denouncing the latest airstrikes near Damascus and Sweida as “continuous violations of international law” designed to fracture Syrian sovereignty and empower sectarian militias.

  • Araghchi and Wang Yesterday 22:21

    China says it backs Iran’s sovereignty against Western ‘bullying’

    TEHRAN – In a high-profile meeting on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed Beijing’s unwavering support for Iran during discussions with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

  • Israel attacks Syria Yesterday 22:20

    By staff writer

    Behind the airstrikes: Israel’s strategic push to fragment Syria

    TEHRAN - Recent weeks have seen Israel intensify its military operations in both Gaza and Syria. The entire international community has been in complete panic since then. 

  • Trump and Netanyahu Yesterday 22:20

    Israel’s covert plans against Iran in progress: report

    TEHRAN – Following its failure to create internal unrest or fragment Iran’s territorial integrity during the recent 12-day war, the Israeli regime has moved to implement three new psychological and political operations targeting the Islamic Republic.

  • Lebanon Yesterday 22:18

    By Sondoss Al Asaad 

    Under US orders, Banque du Liban demonizes Al-Qard al-Hassan

    BEIRUT — The Banque du Liban has announced banks and financial institutions subject to its license are prohibited from dealing with Al-Qard al-Hassan, Hezbollah’s solidarity association.

  • Iran shield 2025/07/16

    By Xavier Villar 

    The 'post-Iranian Middle East' proposed by Israel 

    The Israeli outlook requires demolition of regional sovereignty 

    MADRID – At a time when stability and sovereignty have become almost existential issues countries in West Asia, Amos Yadlin’s article “The Post-Iranian Middle East,” published in Foreign Affairs, perfectly encapsulates a kind of political arrogance masked as academic analysis. Far from offering a roadmap to peace, the piece by the former Israeli general reads more like an obituary for regional autonomy.

  • Leader Yesterday 21:59

    Iran well-equipped in diplomatic and military fields: Leader

    TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran is fully prepared to take the appropriate diplomatic and military measures should the U.S. and Israel decide to once again engage in war with the Islamic Republic.

  • Hamedan Yesterday 19:18

    60 restoration projects underway for Hamedan historical monuments

    TEHRAN—Deputy Head of Hamedan Cultural Heritage Department Hamidreza Heydari gave news of 60 restoration projects being conducted across Hamedan province with a credit worth 480 billion rials ($533,333).

  • Mehran Yesterday 19:18

    8m pilgrims cross Mehran border in year

    TEHRAN—Over eight million pilgrims travel via the Mehran border crossing to Iraq in a year, said Ahmad Karami, Ilam Governor-General, in a meeting with High Advisor of the Interior Minister Ahmadali Mouhebati, Representative of Astan-e Qods-e Razavi Zolqadr, and several local officials on July 16.

  • tourism Yesterday 19:18

    Iran among world’s best-performing destinations in Q1, deputy minister

    TEHRAN—The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) in its latest report in social media, named Iran among top countries in terms of performance in tourism sector during the first quarter of 2025, said the deputy tourism minister, Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandpei, in a meeting of policymaking council of VisitIran website which was held at Persian Gulf Hall of Tourism Ministry in July 15 with participation of private and state sectors.

  • Historical Takyeh restored in Semnan province Yesterday 19:17

    Historical Takyeh restored in Semnan province

    TEHRAN - The restoration work on a historical Takyeh in Iran’s Semnan province has been completed, officials announced.

  • Iranian archaeologist Sonia Shidrang speaks during an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times on July 15, 2025. Yesterday 19:05

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Exclusive: The story behind Iran’s first Paleolithic World Heritage site

    TEHRAN – In a landmark moment for Iran’s cultural heritage, the Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, marking the first time Iran’s Paleolithic heritage has received such recognition.

  • Iran's women's football Yesterday 18:45

    Iran lose to Lebanon in AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers

    TEHRAN - Iran’s hopes suffered a setback after falling to a 3-1 defeat against Lebanon in Group A of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers on Wednesday.

  • تمرین تیم فوتبال پرسپولیس Yesterday 18:23

    By Farrokh Hesabi

    The Missing Piece: Why Iran football still lacks world-class training camps

    TEHRAN - As Iranian Persian League Pro League (PLPG) clubs gear up for the new season, a familiar trend continues to dominate pre-season preparations; foreign training camps.

  • ‘Active diplomacy prerequisite for addressing transboundary SDSs’ Yesterday 17:34

    ‘Active diplomacy prerequisite for addressing transboundary SDSs’

    TEHRAN – Referring to the fact that the sources of the sand and dust storms impacting Iran are located outside the country, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has underlined the role of environmental diplomacy in managing climatic crises, particularly sand and dust storms.

  • Some 111 earthquakes hit Iran per week on average Yesterday 17:33

    Some 111 earthquakes hit Iran per week on average

    TEHRAN – A total of 111 earthquakes were recorded across the country on average each week from June 21 to July 11, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

  • Conservation of sharks contributes to protection of oceans Yesterday 17:31

    Conservation of sharks contributes to protection of oceans

    TEHRAN –Protecting sharks will help maintain the ecological balance and healthy marine ecosystems, as well as sustain the livelihoods of coastal communities, leading ultimately to protecting entire oceans.

  • NIDC Yesterday 17:29

    NIDC head elaborates on 5-year outlook of Iran’s drilling industry

    TEHRAN- The managing director of the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) explained the outlook for the development of the drilling industry in the country, and said: "The most important global indicator in the field of drilling is the reduction of unproductive times; so, we have reduced this indicator from 21 percent to about 9.6 percent and set a goal to reach below three percent."

  • Iran marking national welfare week Yesterday 17:28

    Iran marking national welfare week

    TEHRAN –National welfare week is being held across the country from July 16 to 22. This year, the week is observed with the theme ‘together for well-being; participating today, empowering tomorrow’.

  • oil Yesterday 17:16

    Iran’s heavy crude price rises 9.2% in June: OPEC

    TEHRAN – The price of Iran’s heavy crude oil climbed by $5.88, or 9.2 percent, in June compared to May, reaching $69.13 per barrel, according to OPEC’s latest monthly report.