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  • The Iranian military displayed a ballistic missile on its launcher on April 21, 2026, as citizens in Tehran have been holding nightly rallies in support of the Islamic Republic system amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war of aggression against Iran. Today 21:41

    By Shahrokh Saei

    US blockade dwarfed by Iranian naval power

    The IRGC seized two vessels on Wednesday for 'disrupting order and safety in the Strait of Hormuz'

    TEHRAN - President Donald Trump’s unilateral extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran highlights the country’s battlefield strength and lays bare the failure of US military strategy.

  • Hormuz strait Today 21:14

    By Faramarz Kouhpayeh

    Hormuz closure a symptom of global dereliction

    Some recent commentaries regarding the state of the Strait of Hormuz, while articulating a genuine global anxiety over energy security, rests upon a foundational misreading. It is not the strait that has been weaponized; it is the entire edifice of international law and economic normalcy that has been weaponized against the Iranian nation.

  • Papers Today 20:53

    The answer to the US naval blockade lies in closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait

    Kayhan discussed the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the importance of closing it in an article. The paper wrote: The unveiling of the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the end of the two-week deadline opens a new front against Trump and his supporters, who will know that from now on there will be no safe spot for them in the vital arteries of the region.

  • US Iran attacks Today 20:53

    By Mohammad Tolouei

    US military actions: An unchecked exercise of power

    TEHRAN — They say the future is not singular, but plural. This is the first lesson we were forced to learn in the days of war: a future that is the byproduct of the actors' deeds; an assemblage of probabilities resulting from the superposition of daily affairs; an accumulation that only abstract thought, or perhaps someone tethered to a metaphysical reference, can perceive as a whole.

  • Taken from the legendarium of Tolkien, the Palantíri were seeing stones that allowed powerful beings to observe across vast distances Today 19:52

    By Garsha Vazirian

    The Lidless Eye of Sauron watches us all. Are we helpless?

    TEHRAN — The name "Palantir" confesses its intent so plainly that it reads less like branding and more like a manual: a candid revelation of the method by which a world is watched.

  • Trump and his secretary of war Hegseth are considered wrong-headed Today 19:15

    By Dr. Yasir Ali Mirza

    Beyond brinksmanship: The Orientalism in Trump's Iran war cry

    NEW DELHI - In a striking display of aggressive posturing amid the war on Iran, United States President Donald Trump’s apocalyptic warning of total annihilation in a prime-time television address from the White House has since been reverberating around the world. Demonstrating how his “madman attitude” has made the world more uncertain, he declared that the U.S. army would be hitting Iran “extremely hard,” if his demand of lifting the siege on the Strait of Hormuz would not be heeded by the Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC).

  • Isfahan official calls for combined tourism tours centered on ‘resistance tourism’ Today 19:14

    Isfahan official calls for combined tourism tours centered on ‘resistance tourism’

    TEHRAN – A tourism official in Isfahan on Wednesday called for the design of combined tourism packages centered on “resistance tourism,” aiming to link cultural and historical attractions with sites tied to the war with US and the Zionist regime of Israel. 

  • Discover Soubatan, scenic summer haven above the clouds Today 19:09

    Discover Soubatan, scenic summer haven above the clouds

    TEHRAN - Nestled in the highlands of northern Iran, Soubatan village is one of the most captivating rural destinations in Gilan province, offering a rare blend of untouched nature, traditional lifestyles, and dramatic mountain scenery. 

  • Hezbollah fighters respond to Israel's violation of ceasefire Today 19:02

    By Wesam Bahrani

    Hezbollah responds to the Zionist military amid fragile truce

    TEHRAN – Amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire with Lebanon, Hezbollah has once again responded by attacking the occupying regime’s military.

  • Artists are angry over inclusion of Israel in the Eurovision song competition Today 18:56

    Over 1000 artists call for boycott for ‘normalizing’ Israel’s genocide

    More than 1,100 musicians and cultural workers have called for a boycott of the 70th edition of the Eurovision song competition over its inclusion of Israel, amid growing pressure to ban the country over its genocide in Gaza, Middle East Eye reported on Tuesday.

  • Austrian Iranologists condemn destruction of Iran’s cultural heritage at Vienna event Today 18:54

    Austrian Iranologists condemn destruction of Iran’s cultural heritage at Vienna event

    TEHRAN -  A group of Austrian and international scholars specializing in Iranian studies have strongly condemned the destruction and damage inflicted on Iran’s cultural heritage, describing such acts as not only an assault on a single nation but a profound loss for humanity as a whole.

  • Irving has 20.2 million followers on Instagram Today 18:46

    Kyrie Irving changes Instagram photo to show solidarity with Palestine

    Famed basketball player Kyrie Irving has changed his social media profile picture to an image of a Palestinian child blocked from attending school by Israeli soldiers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported.

  • جیانی اینفانتینو Today 15:51

    Iran to compete at 2026 World Cup in U.S., says Infantino

    TEHRAN - The Iranian men’s national soccer team were one of the first teams to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, an event shaping up to be FIFA’s largest yet, not only in terms of footprint and participating teams but also commercially, projected to generate upwards of $11 billion in revenue.

  • pray Today 13:30

    Tehran’s Demonstrators Perform Morning Prayers In The Streets

  • Minab martyred students Today 12:34

    Symbolic installation in Tehran honors Minab martyred students

    TEHRAN –  A field installation titled “The Left-behind Shoes: In Memory of the Jasmines of Minab” has been set up at the Eivan-e Entezar of Valiasr Square to pay tribute to the students and staff martyred in the recent tragic attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school.

  • “Suddenly Last Summer” Today 12:34

    Tennessee Williams’s “Suddenly Last Summer” published in Persian

    TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the play “Suddenly Last Summer” by Tennessee Williams has been released in the Iranian bookstores.

  • “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” Today 12:34

    City Theater to restage Neil Simon’s “The Prisoner of Second Avenue”

    TEHRAN – The 1971 American black comedy “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” written by Neil Simon will be restaged at the Tehran’s City Theater from Wednesday after its successful performance in February.

  • war-affected artists Today 12:34

    City Theater hosts “Iran. Theater. City Theater” to honor martyred children, war-affected artists

    TEHRAN – The lobby of the Main Hall of the City Theater in Tehran hosted a cultural event titled “Iran. Theater. City Theater” on Monday afternoon, bringing together a large group of artists and cultural officials to express solidarity and commemorate those affected by the recent conflict.

  • Golnoosh Khosravi Today 11:31

    Golnoosh Khosravi reflects on Asian Cup journey

    TEHRAN - Iran’s national women’s football team winger, Golnoosh Khosravi, has opened up about the squad’s 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign, revealing that a World Cup berth was within reach had circumstances aligned differently.

  • kheibarshekan Today 10:48

    “Kheibar Shekan” Displayed At Enghelab Square

  • Nouri Today 10:43

    Despite naval blockade, no problem in supplying essential goods, food

    TEHRAN- The Minister of Agriculture stated that despite the naval blockade imposed by the United States, there is no problem in supplying essential goods and food because, due to the country's vast size, imports can be carried out through various borders.

  • Page 4 Today 10:42

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Iran, Turkmenistan forge closer ties amid regional turbulence

    TEHRAN- In a telephone conversation between Iran's Minister of Transport and Urban Development and Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, both sides stressed the strengthening of economic and transit cooperation, while Ashgabat announced the continued openness of borders and the development of joint projects.

  • Page 4 Today 10:39

    Economic policy in wartime: Assessing state of mother industries & energy

    TEHRAN – An economic expert has outlined the consequences of a 40-day war on Iran's mother industries and energy infrastructure, while explaining the requirements of economic policy in the current era, IRNA reported. As Iran enters a two-week ceasefire, the country's economy faces challenges after enduring a 40-day imposed war (following an initial 12-day battle).

  • units Today 10:31

    Hidden casualty of U.S.-Israeli war on Iran: Global logistics

    TEHRAN- What began as targeted military strikes has rapidly escalated into a full-blown geopolitical earthquake. The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, initially framed as a strategic countermeasure, is now revealing itself as one of the most destructive events for global logistics in modern history.

  • Gandoman international wetland Today 00:59

    Meadow Pipit spotted in Gandoman wetland

    TEHRAN – A Meadow Pipit (Anthuspratensis) bird has been spotted for the first time in Gandoman international wetland, in Borujen county, southwestern Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province.

  • World Earth Day Today 00:56

    By Mehdi Garshasbi

    World Earth Day: war reveals bitter and contradictory reality

    TEHRAN - Every year on April 22, Earth Day reminds us of the power we have to protect our planet and in 2026, that message feels more relevant than ever.

  • IRCS Today 00:52

    IRCS proposes an “addendum to Geneva Conventions” to limit use of AI in warfare

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has proposed the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) for an “addendum to Geneva Conventions” to limit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare.

  • girls’ school in southern Iran — Shajareh Tayyebah elementary school in Minab, a city in Hormozgan Province Today 00:45

    Documents on US-Israel war crime in Minab sent to international legal bodies

    TEHRAN – The judiciary department of Hormozgan Province has sent documents to international legal bodies regarding the US-Israeli crime in launching a missile attack on an elementary school in the city of Minab, killing at least 168 students on February 28.

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  • Iran Yesterday 21:53

    The components of “a strong Iran”

    TEHRAN - A professor of history says having efficient, intelligent, and predictable governance structures plays a decisive role in strengthening the concept of “a strong Iran”.