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2025-05-10 23:43
Photo: Afshin Majlesi
Kandelous: where ancient roots meet a sustainable future
A photo collection captures scenes from the ancient village of Kandelous in northern Iran, May 8, 2025. Nestled in the heart of the Alborz mountain range and just 35 kilometers from the Caspian Sea, Kandelous offers a striking blend of natural beauty and cultural depth. The ancient village has been nominated for the UN Tourism’s Best Tourism Villages label – an honor awarded to rural destinations that embody cultural heritage, environmental responsibility, and inclusive development.
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2025-05-10 23:11
TMoCA to screen documentary on Picasso
TEHRAN-The 1956 French documentary film about the renowned Spanish painter Pablo Picasso titled “The Mystery of Picasso” directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot will be shown at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) in Tehran on Sunday.
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2025-05-10 23:10
Harold Pinter’s “The Birthday Party” on stage in Rasht
TEHRAN-Helal Ahmar Theater in Rasht, Gilan Province, is hosting the play “The Birthday Party” written by Harold Pinter on its stage.
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2025-05-10 23:10
“Exercises for Rebel Artists” published in Persian
TEHRAN-The Persian translation of the book “Exercises for Rebel Artists: Radical Performance Pedagogy” written by Guillermo Gomez Pena and Roberto Sifuentes has been released in the bookstores across Iran.
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2025-05-10 23:09
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Imam Reza festival concludes with honors for distinguished cultural figures
MASHHAD- The 21st Imam Reza (AS) International Festival concluded with a ceremony in Mashhad on Friday night, paying tribute to twelve distinguished individuals who have dedicated their lives to spreading the teachings and culture of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam.
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2025-05-10 23:08
15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects
Over a dozen largely Democratic states are suing President Trump's administration over his efforts to fast-track energy projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws, CBS reported.
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2025-05-10 23:08
Iran condemns Stockholm embassy attack, demands Sweden ensure diplomatic security
TEHRAN – In a phone call on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi strongly condemned the recent arson attack targeting Iran’s embassy in Stockholm, urging Swedish authorities to take “decisive measures” against those responsible.
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2025-05-10 23:08
TEHRAN PAPERS
A calm Red Sea would prop up diplomacy
TEHRAN - In a commentary, Etemad discussed Trump’s possible agreement with Yemen’s Ansarallah and wrote: This agreement is a hidden contractual exchange that Ansarullah had proposed a few weeks ago, according to which the Yemeni group would stop attacking commercial ships, and the United States would stop its airstrikes on Yemen (Israel only targets vessels to and from Israel in response to its genocidal acts in Gaza).
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2025-05-10 23:07
Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change
Mexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America for U.S. users on its maps service, Claudia Sheinbaum has said, according to the BBC.
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2025-05-10 23:06
Columbia University suspends more than 65 students over library occupation
Columbia University has suspended more than 65 students for their role in a pro-Palestine demonstration that forced the shutdown of the main campus library, a school official said on Friday, Reuters reported.
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2025-05-10 23:06
China, US hold talks on tariffs in first bid to de-escalate trade war
China’s trade envoy He Lifeng has met United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Switzerland for talks aimed at easing a trade war between the superpowers that is roiling global markets.
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2025-05-10 23:06
European leaders make symbolic visit to Kyiv
The leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland have told Russian leader Vladimir Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire starting on Monday or face possible “massive” sanctions, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, on a highly symbolic visit to Kyiv. The demand comes with the backing of the White House after a joint phone call with President Donald Trump, the Europeans said.
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2025-05-10 23:04
Iran welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire, urges ‘lasting stability’ after recent tensions
TEHRAN – Iran has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, with Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baqaei applauding the decision as a demonstration of "responsible and wise statesmanship" by both nations.
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2025-05-10 23:03
Tehran prepares to host Uzbek PM for talks on expanding economic, political ties
TEHRAN – Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov is set to arrive in Tehran on Sunday, leading a high-level delegation at the invitation of Iran’s Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref.
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2025/05/10
By Mohammad Khatibi
A response to claims of ‘imminent collapse’ in Iran
TEHRAN – Daniel M. Rosen, in his recent article for the Jpost, argues that Iran is on the brink of collapse, citing economic hardships posed by U.S. sanctions, evolving situation in the West Asia region, and what he calls internal discontent. However, predicting the Iranian government’s imminent downfall overlooks historical resilience, strategic recalibrations, and Tehran’s evolving regional posture.
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2025-05-10 23:01
Foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi Arabia review bilateral relations in Jeddah meeting
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Jeddah on Saturday at the head of a high-level diplomatic delegation, marking a new chapter in the ongoing rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh.
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2025-05-10 23:00
By Sahar Dadjoo
Trump’s looming Riyadh visit and regional power dynamics
TEHRAN- President Donald Trump is embarking on his first international trip of his second term, returning to Saudi Arabia—a symbolic echo of his 2017 debut on the world stage. The visit, however, unfolded against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions, including the ongoing Gaza conflict, the uphill Iran nuclear negotiations, and shifting alliances.
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2025-05-10 22:58
By Wesam Bahrani
Yemen to enforce Israeli airspace ban
TEHRAN – Yemeni forces launch operations to block commercial air travel in Israeli skies in solidarity with Gaza.
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2025/05/10
By Mansour Barati
Beyond Netanyahu: Towards a new right in Israel
As Netanyahu's dominance over Israeli politics steadily diminishes, a new political landscape is beginning to emerge in the Zionist right. The era of Netanyahu—a leader whose influence shaped Israel's political scene for over a decade—seems to be drawing to a close.
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2025-05-10 22:51
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Why is Nasrallah’s mausoleum defamed!?
BEIRUT — A week has passed since Lebanon’s Al Jadeed channel aired an intelligence report aimed at defaming the mausoleum of Hezbollah’s martyr Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, without the Lebanese government lifting a finger at this seditious media outlet.
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2025/05/10
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Witkoff dims prospects for nuclear agreement as he demands concessions on Iran’s red lines
TEHRAN – President Donald Trump’s special West Asia envoy Steve Witkoff dampened hopes for a potential breakthrough in indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington ahead of a fourth round of the discussions, as he told a U.S. news outlet that Iran should “dismantle” its uranium enrichment facilities and ship the material “far away”.
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2025-05-10 22:45
Minds must not be diverted from Palestine: Leader
TEHRAN – On the occasion of National Workers’ Week in Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with a group of Iranian laborers on May 10, 2025, in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah.
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2025-05-10 21:44
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2025-05-10 18:19
Vasily Pushkov congratulates Tehran Times on its 46th anniversary
TEHRAN- Vasily Pushkov, Director of International Cooperation at Rossiya Segodnya, has extended his warm congratulations to Tehran Times on the occasion of its 46th anniversary.
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2025-05-10 17:55
Intl. bloggers invited to visit Isfahan
TEHRAN—A number of international social media influencers and bloggers have been invited to visit Isfahan, said the provincial tourism chief on Saturday.
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2025-05-10 17:54
Proposal made for sisterhood ties between Iran’s Kalat and Turkey’s Konya
TEHRAN--Caretaker of Kalat Governor Office Abolfath Lashkari said that a proposal for sisterhood ties between Kalat and Konya has been made in a recent meeting with Turkey’s consul-general.
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2025-05-10 17:53
Varf Chal: Larijan people celebrate ‘snow storing’ ceremony
TEHRAN--People in a village near Larijan, the northern city of Amol, Mazandaran province, marked a 600-year-old ceremony called “Varf Chal”, which literally means “snow storing”, with the aim of overcoming the drought.
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2025-05-10 17:53
Paleolithic evidence discovered on Iran’s Makran coast
TEHRAN - A team of archaeologists, led by Dr. Morteza Hessari, has succeeded in discovering stone artifacts from the Paleolithic era on the Makran coast in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2025-05-10 17:52
By Afshin Majlesi
Iran’s Kandelous turns folk tale into a tourism asset
KANDELOUS (Mazandaran province) - The bizarre tale of “Mina and the Leopard” is a cherished oral legend from the village of Kandelous, nestled in Iran’s northern Mazandaran province.
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2025-05-10 17:51
A monument of engineering and history, Veresk turns 89
TEHRAN - Veresk Bridge, one of Iran’s most iconic engineering feats of the 20th century and a vital link in the Trans-Iranian Railway, has reached its 89th anniversary.