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2026-09-09 20:16
VP: Iran was prepared as soon as Pezeshkian took the office
TEHRAN- Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said the administration of President Masoud Pezeshkian had prepared contingency plans for governing the country under wartime conditions from the beginning of its tenure, having anticipated the possibility of a full-scale conflict.
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2026-09-09 20:14
Iran will strike 20 targets for every two hits by enemy, IRGC warns
TEHRAN— Iran will respond to any attack with a significantly larger number of strikes, the spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday, warning that Tehran would target as many as 20 enemy positions if two or three Iranian targets were attacked.
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2026-09-09 20:10
By Matin Jamshidi
Comrade criminals
TEHRAN- Almost all members of the Netanyahu cabinet are criminal, but some are “more criminal”.
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2026-09-09 20:09
General Sharif: Iran regards Strait of Hormuz as strategic deterrent
TEHRAN — Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif, head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Sacred Defense Documents Center and an adviser to the IRGC commander-in-chief, has described Iran’s ability to restrict or block maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic and deterrent instrument of national power.
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2026-09-09 17:57
TCCIMA trade delegation departs for New Delhi to attend BRICS business council meetings
TEHRAN- A trade delegation from the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (TCCIMA), led by Feryal Mostofi, Vice President, along with Shahab Javanmardi and Abbas Argon, other members of the chamber's board of directors, has departed for India to participate in the BRICS Business Council meetings and its specialized working groups.
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2026-09-09 17:55
‘Iran-Iraq trade capacity can rise to $20b’
TEHRAN- The head of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, emphasizing the need to create new momentum in the economic relations between the two countries, stated that there is capacity for Iran-Iraq trade to reach $20 billion, and that by resolving some domestic and foreign obstacles, this goal can be achieved.
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2026-09-09 17:52
Iran pushes for accelerated trade with Eurasia as minister wraps up Moscow visit
TEHRAN- Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, offering a positive assessment of the results of his Tuesday meetings with officials of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), announced the proposal of initiatives such as setting a base currency to accelerate transactions and appointing special representatives to resolve obstacles facing bilateral trade.
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2026-09-09 17:52
Iran into 2026 AVC Volleyball Continental C'ship QFs
TEHRAN – Iran defeated China 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23) on Wednesday to book their place at 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Continental Championship.
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2026/09/09
Strategic folly of Iran war: a global economic catastrophe
TEHRAN- The recent war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran has been a catastrophic miscalculation, inflicting severe and likely irreversible damage on the global economy. While Americans grapple with soaring gas prices and inflation, the deeper, more systemic impacts of this conflict expose the reckless shortsightedness of U.S. policy in West Asia.
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2026-09-09 16:28
Trump hails AfD win in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt
U.S. President Donald Trump has congratulated Alternative for Germany (AfD) Tuesday for its landslide victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right party won nearly 44 percent of the votes on Sunday.
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2026-09-09 16:22
Iran has registered more than 43,000 national heritage sites: minister
TEHRAN – Iran has registered more than 43,000 relics and properties, including more than 14,000 historical buildings, the minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts said on Tuesday.
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2026-09-09 16:22
Museum featuring 220 sound and music artifacts opens in Tehran’s Azadi Tower
TEHRAN – A museum, featuring more than 220 musical instruments and objects related to sound and music, has opened at Tehran’s Azadi Tower, bringing together instruments from Iran and other parts of the world as well as vintage sound-recording and playback equipment.
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2026-09-09 16:21
UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace undergoes emergency restoration
TEHRAN – The second phase of a comprehensive conservation and restoration program at Tehran’s Golestan Palace has begun, with priority given to preventing further damage before the onset of the rainy season, the head of the UNESCO-listed complex said on Wednesday.
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2026-09-09 16:21
Religious tourism accounts for 56% of foreign arrivals to Iran
TEHRAN – Religious tourism accounted for 56 percent of the two million foreign tourists who visited Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year, Deputy Tourism Minister Anoushirvan Mohseni-Bandpey has said.
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2026-09-09 16:09
New WHO envoy meets foreign minister at start of mission
John Jabbour, the newly appointed representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, met with Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday at the start of his mission, presenting his credentials and formally beginning his diplomatic duties in Tehran.
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2026-09-09 16:05
Iran moves to accelerate UN Narcotic Drugs Commission membership
TEHRAN – Iranian officials have discussed ways to expedite the country’s membership in the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs and strengthen regional cooperation in this regard.
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2026-09-09 15:01
Qeshm, Taining Geoparks partner for natural heritage, sustainable development
TEHRAN - Iran’s Qeshm Island Geopark and China’s Taining Geopark have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help protect geological and natural heritage, while promoting sustainable development and supporting local communities.
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2026-09-09 15:01
GII 2026 places Tehran 65th among top 100 science and technology clusters
TEHRAN – The Global Innovation Index (GII) has ranked Tehran as the world’s 65th-largest science and technology (S&T) cluster this year, according to a report released by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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2026-09-09 00:01
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2026-09-08 21:59
Iran seizes US autonomous underwater vehicle in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN- Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said Tuesday that it had seized an advanced US unmanned underwater vehicle at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
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2026-09-08 21:50
Iran attends Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair for third consecutive year
TEHRAN – Officials at Iran’s pavilion in the 14th Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair announced that the works of Iranian artists have been well-received by visitors to the event, which is considered Russia’s most important professional art showcase.
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2026-09-08 21:50
“Like Water for Chocolate” to take stage at Baghdad Intl. Theater Festival
TEHRAN- Iranian director Ebrahim Poshte Kouhi’s acclaimed play “Like Water for Chocolate,” adapted from the novel by Mexican author Laura Esquivel, is set to be staged at the Baghdad International Theater Festival, which will be held from October 10 to 18.
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2026-09-08 21:49
Isfahan to host 38th children’s film festival
TEHRAN- The 38th edition of International Film Festival for Children and Youth will be held in Isfahan, with the organizers planning a range of cinematic, educational and cultural programs aimed at children and teenagers.
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2026-09-08 21:49
Microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants
A miles-long microalgae bloom in the Mediterranean Sea has been blamed for temporarily knocking offline many of Israel’s major desalination plants this week, threatening its main source of drinking water, CNN reported.
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2026-09-08 21:48
By staff writer
Israeli troops storm Breqa as raids expand across southern Syria
TEHRAN — Israeli forces stormed the village of Breqa in Syria’s southern Quneitra province on Tuesday, raiding a residential home in the latest brazen assault on Syrian sovereignty.
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2026-09-08 21:48
By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mosaavi
The voice of mothers that makes Washington tremble
TEHRAN — His age was too small for a flag. His life had only just begun. In the village of Kuhestak, along the burning coast of the Strait of Hormuz, they buried Amir-Mohammad Karimi. He was four years old. He was about to start kindergarten. He died at a wedding when an American munition smashed into a gathering of joy and turned it into a grave. His father has asked the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps to avenge him.
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2026-09-08 21:47
Yemeni forces strike Saudi facilities in retaliatory blitz
TEHRAN – The Yemeni Armed Forces announced the successful execution of a large-scale offensive targeting critical Saudi economic and military installations.
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2026-09-08 21:46
By staff writer
Volkswagen to hand historic German auto plant to Israeli weapons manufacturers
TEHRAN — Volkswagen has formalized an agreement to transfer its Osnabrück car plant to Israeli investors. The facility will reportedly operate as a dedicated military production hub for Israel’s “Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.” This transaction physically integrates German industrial capacity into the Israeli war machine.
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2026-09-08 21:45
US congressman describes Iran war as a predictable ‘quagmire’
TEHRAN — US Representative Jason Crow has joined the chorus of opposition to the war on Iran, describing the conflict as an entirely predictable “quagmire.”
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2026-09-08 21:44
Resalat: The US fleet under Iranian ballistic fire
Resalat analyzed the complex IRGC operation targeting two American vessels. The IRGC stated the two US vessels, after being struck and sustaining damage, quickly left the engagement zone out of deep fear of a second wave of missile attacks and were forced into a tactical retreat.