IRGC strongly hits USS MST vessel

TEHRAN – The IRGC Navy has strongly hit an American USS MST vessel, the public relations office of the IRGC announced late on Saturday.

Iran’s Day 1 strikes

IRGC and Artesh hit 14 US bases, one ship, several Israeli cities, and begin closure of Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN – Iran launched a significant wave of missile and drone attacks against military installations across West Asia and targets within Israel throughout Saturday, beginning its offensive shortly after the United States and Israel conducted joint strikes against sites within Iran.

All high-ranking Iranian officials are alive: FM

TEHRAN - Speaking to NBC News, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said senior leadership figures in Iran remain in place despite the sudden Israeli and U.S. attacks on the Islamic Republic.

US-Israel attack on Iran is war on entire Islamic region, Araghchi tells counterparts

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Aragchi, stated that the war launched by Israel and the United States against Iran is, in fact, a war on the entire Islamic region.

Origin of any attack on Iran is a ‘legitimate target,’ Iran FM says

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, while insisting on the Islamic Republic’s formidable policy of good neighborliness and friendship with all regional countries, has warned against any participation in the acts of aggression against a neighboring country.

Pakistan carries out airstrikes inside Afghanistan with no letup in border fighting

Pakistan’s military, backed by artillery and air power, struck more military installations deep inside Afghanistan overnight and into early Saturday, after Pakistan said it was in “open war” with its eastern neighbor, the Associated Press reported. 

UN: Israel aims to bring 'permanent demographic change' to West Bank and Gaza

Israel's actions in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip seem aimed at creating "permanent demographic change", UN rights chief Volker Turk said, Arab News reported. 

Tehran theater to host reading performance of Stoppard’s “A Separate Peace”

TEHRAN- Sahne-ye Abi Theater in Tehran will be playing host to a reading performance of British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard’s “A Separate Peace: A Play in One Act” on Tuesday.

Arasbaran Cultural Center to review “Nuremberg”

TEHRAN- “Nuremberg”, a 2025 movie by American film director and screenwriter James Vanderbilt, will be reviewed at the Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Sunday evening. 

“Sami” to compete in 2nd Sapienza Film Festival

TEHRAN – Iran’s first Arabic-language drama “Sami” written and directed by Habib Bavi Sajed will compete in the main competition section of the 2nd Sapienza Film Festival, set to be held from March 4 to 7, in Napoli, Italy.

Sanandaj to become museum hub and capital of event-based tourism

TEHRAN—Cultural heritage officials of Kordestan province have announced the new museum projects, revival of historical monuments with contribution of private sector and planning for turning Kordestan into the capital of event-based tourism.

Bread wrapping; a motherly ritual during Ramadan

TEHRAN-- In the old alleys and traditional neighborhoods of Bushehr province, a motherly ritual called ‘noon pooshi’ (bread wrapping) is held with the arrival of Ramadan.

National eco-lodge training workshops launched

TEHRAN – National training workshops for eco-lodge operators have begun across Iran, the head of the Iranian association for eco-lodge operators said on Saturday.

Study sheds new light on UNESCO-listed Khorramabad Valley Prehistoric Sites

TEHRAN – A new scientific article on the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age periods in the Khorramabad Valley has been published in the latest issue of the journal of the National Museum of Iran, the head of Lorestan’s Cultural Heritage Department said on Friday.

Over 2,000 students attend Kid Code tech competition

TEHRAN –  Some 2,180 students have participated in the fifth edition of the national scientific and technology competition known as Kid Code. This year, the competition was held on February 26 and 27 at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds, attracting students from 28 provinces of the country.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry vows ‘decisive defense’ after US bombs negotiating table a second time

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned Saturday’s military strikes by Israel and the United States, asserting that the country’s armed forces would decisively defend its sovereignty.

Over 8,850 prisoners of involuntary crimes freed this year

TEHRAN – A total of 8,859 prisoners of unintentional crimes have been released from prison so far in the current Iranian year (which began on March 21, 2025).

85 female elementary students killed in US-Israeli strike on Iran

The U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that targeted several Iranian cities on Saturday, ahead of a new round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington, struck an active girls’ elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, leaving behind extremely gruesome scenes almost never witnessed in the country’s modern history.

National energy management program implemented in 120,000 schools

TEHRAN – According to the ministry of education, the national program for energy management has been implemented in 120,000 schools so far.