By staff & agencies

How the world reacted to UAE, Israel shameful agreement

The United Arab Emirates has become the first Persian Gulf Arab country to reach a deal on normalizing relations with Israel, capping years of discreet contacts between the two countries in commerce and technology.

Grabbing UAE more important than West Bank for Israel: Guardian Council

TEHRAN — The agreement between the Zionist regime and the UAE is nothing but occupation of the UAE with a promise to end annexation of the West Bank, says Guardian Council spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei.

Israel and the UAE to establish 'full normalization of relations'

Israel says it will ​temporarily "suspend​" plans to annex the West Bank, as part of a new peace deal with the United Arab Emirates.

Resistance is bigger, greater than to be taken down by some liars: Nasrallah

BEIRUT-- Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah gave his speech “on latest developments” in Beirut.

By Ali A. Jenabzadeh

How to make the Lebanese succumb to U.S.?

The scenario has two dimensions and is quite simple: prove Hezbollah to be the main element paving the way for the explosion and make the way for a country with some financial and logistical resources to save the day.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Israel, U.S. are beneficiaries of Beirut tragedy, says Lebanese researcher

‘The behavior of the American bloc inside Lebanon right after the incident was suspicious’

TEHRAN - Lebanese political researcher Ali Mourad says the Israeli regime and the U.S. are the main beneficiaries of the deadly huge explosion that happened in Beirut on Tuesday afternoon.

Twitter: Ayatollah Khamenei’s tweets don’t violate our rules

TEHRAN – Twitter has defended its decision not to block or restrict tweets by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office against Israeli occupation of Palestine.

Iran says it supports Lebanon, warns Israel against ‘madness’

TEHRAN - Mohammad Jalal Firouznia, Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, has reiterated Tehran’s “permanent and constant support” to Lebanon, warning Israel against committing “madness” against Lebanon amid heightened tensions between Israel and Lebanon.

U.S., Israel concerned about Iran’s influence in West Asia: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN — The United States and Israel are concerned about Iran’s influence in West Asia, says a former Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman.

Israel will see Iran’s upper hand if it continues airing lies, general says 

TEHRAN – An Iranian Armed Forces official warned on Thursday that if Israel's officials continue propagating lies about bombarding and killing Iran’s military advisors in Syria, they will see the upper hand of Iran and the resistance front in action.

By Mohammad Homaeefar

Racism, inequality, and conflict: an interview with Prof. Robert Sapolsky

Earlier this month, I conducted an interview with Dr. Robert Sapolsky, a professor of biological sciences at Stanford University, to discuss different issues such as racism, economic inequality, and partisan polarization. He was very generous with his time and provided us with in-depth analyses of such fundamental issues.

By staff and agency

Proposed China-Iran deal is bad news for Israel: article

In an article published by The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, it is said that with the 25-year plan for cooperation between Iran and China, Israel has many reasons to be concerned and even alarmed.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Any move against Gaza will have significant repercussions on Israel: Palestinian expert

TEHRAN - Analysts believe that Israel's plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank could lead to an outbreak of confrontation in the Gaza Strip, especially as the Palestinians have strongly opposed the plan.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Trump not caring about human rights in Persian Gulf Arab states: human rights activist

Sarah Leah Whitson says reforms in Saudi Arabia have come “in a package of repression”

TEHRAN – A former director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch says the Trump administration does not care about the human rights records of Persian Gulf Arab countries, noting Donlad Trump “cares only about selling weapons and making a profit.”

Iran to deploy two air defense missile systems to Syria: report

TEHRAN- The military and security agreement signed on Wednesday between Tehran and Damascus allows Iran to deploy at least two types of its local-made air defense missile systems to Syria, according to a report published by the Raialyoum newspaper.

Tehran warns norm-breaking narrative by Israel, even for publicity purposes, is

Tehran warns Israel against crossing red lines

TEHRAN — Tehran has warned Israel that pushing for a norm-breaking narrative with regard to any attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities equals crossing red lines, even if it’s done merely for propaganda purposes.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Saudi Arabia understands only one language, the language of force: Yemeni official

TEHRAN – "Deterrence policy became an urgent necessity in Yemen because Saudi Arabia and its coalition understand only one language, the language of force," Director-General of Legal Affairs in the Yemeni Ministry of Education tells the Tehran Times.

By UCLA Professor James L. Gelvin

West Bank annexation: The triumph of domestic politics over international law and common sense

If Israel annexes the settlement blocs and/or the Jordan Valley, it will mark the triumph of domestic politics--both Israeli and American--over international law and even common sense.

By Mohammad Mazhari

U.S. interfering in Arab countries to guarantee Israel's security: Lebanese journalist

TEHRAN – A Lebanese journalist believes that U.S. interference in the Arab countries is first and foremost intended to provide security for Israel.

Iran should continue to boost power to face ‘madmen’, says Singaporean professor

TEHRAN — An international relations expert believes Iran should continue to build its “all-round power to face the madmen” – whether in the United States or Israel.

By Stephen Lendman

The United Nations: An imperial tool

Headquartered in New York with offices in Geneva, Vienna, The Hague, and Nairobi, the UN is supposed to be an intergovernmental organization that champions peace, opposes war, and represents the rights, interests, and welfare of all nations and people everywhere equitably.

Putin doubted Israel could attack Iran: Bolton

TEHRAN — Russian President Vladimir Putin doubted that Israel could attack Iran, according to former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton.

Jewish people have total freedom of religion in Iran, says rabbi

TEHRAN — The chief rabbi of the Jewish community in Iran says Jewish people have total freedom of religion in Iran, and religious activities take place without any restrictions.

By Diego Vida

The Hebraism untold

The Zionist regime is the real cause of the destabilization in West Asia as the Palestinians claim since they started to lose their land after the invasion of the French Zionists during the world war 1 right after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. This process of occupation was intended to create the puppet state of Israel.

Zionist regime in worst possible condition, says adviser

TEHRAN — The Zionist regime is currently in its worst possible condition, says Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker.

By Greta Berlin

June 6, 1976......

Where did the years go? And why has life become worse for the Palestinians? America is one month short of celebrating 200 years of independence and Palestinians are nine years into Israel occupying the rest of their land. I sit at my window seat in Chicago on a sunny June afternoon and remember the day I became a Palestinian.

By Mick Napier

Netanyahu's latest land grab

Israel is now openly planning the incorporation of a huge chunk of the Palestinian West Bank into Israel. As usual, the Zionist project seizes the maximum amount of land while excluding the maximum number of Palestinians, who will be herded into areas and denied citizenship.

Empires and their puppets including Israel will eventually fall: “Free Gaza Movement” co-founder Greta Berlin

TEHRAN - Greta Berlin, a co-founder of the “Free Gaza Movement”, is of the opinion that all empires and their puppets like Israel will eventually fall.

Rouhani declares law on countering Israel’s hostile actions

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday officially declared a law for countering the hostile actions of the Zionist regime against peace and security.