• The West’s nuclear renaissance and the denial of others’ rights

    The West’s nuclear renaissance and the denial of others’ rights

    By Fatemeh Kavand

    The Trump administration’s renewed focus on reviving the U.S. nuclear industry has once again exposed the deep contradiction between the West’s official narrative of “clean and sustainable energy” and its political treatment of independent countries—a contradiction in which nuclear energy is deemed legitimate for some and criminal for others.

  • Baghaei tells Tehran Times ‘relations with Lebanon matter greatly’ ahead of FM’s visit 

    By Mona Hojat Ansari

    Baghaei tells Tehran Times ‘relations with Lebanon matter greatly’ ahead of FM’s visit 

    Spox says new Lebanese and Iranian ambassadors will begin missions soon   

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei recently visited the Tehran Times, where he met with the newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief and CEO and gave a detailed interview to a correspondent.

  • What would an 'unconfined' Iranian response look like?

    By Soheila Zarfam 

    What would an 'unconfined' Iranian response look like?

    Defence Council’s statement suggests Iran wants to make any new US-Israeli aggression their last

    TEHRAN – For several years, Iranian political and military leaders have been known for practicing "strategic patience"—a policy of avoiding impulsive responses and refusing to be the party that escalates tensions. This has largely remained Tehran’s approach over the last two years too, even as Israel has set the region ablaze, crossing new red lines daily in an attempt to drag Iran and its allies into a full-scale war with the United States. 

  • Tehran rallies Latin American allies after US ‘law of jungle’ act in Venezuela 

    Tehran rallies Latin American allies after US ‘law of jungle’ act in Venezuela 

    TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls with his counterparts from Brazil and Cuba, with the recent U.S. military aggression in Venezuela dominating the discussions. 

  • Iran decries US 'rogue state' actions in Venezuela and against itself

    Iran decries US 'rogue state' actions in Venezuela and against itself

    TEHRAN – Addressing an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani, condemned the United States for its military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of the nation's democratically elected President and First Lady. 

  • Trump's Iran meddling from sanctions to tweets

    By Bobby Ciputra

    Trump's Iran meddling from sanctions to tweets

    Could Donald Trump's tweets destabilize the geopolitical stability of West Asia?

    JAKARTA – On January 2, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military intervention against Iran on his Truth Social platform, using the phrase "locked and loaded." This declaration of intent to interfere in a sovereign nation's internal affairs was blatant, yet it represented a familiar pattern in the history of American intervention in Iran.

  • Iraqi officials unite in honoring Gen. Soleimani, condemning US ‘state terrorism’ 

    Iraqi officials unite in honoring Gen. Soleimani, condemning US ‘state terrorism’ 

    TEHRAN – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has praised the "decisive and fateful" roles of the late Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in safeguarding Iraq's security. He emphasized that the unwavering support from the Islamic Republic of Iran was fundamental to Iraq’s historic victory over the Daesh terrorist organization.

  • Tehran warns of global fallout over US abduction of Venezuelan president

    Tehran warns of global fallout over US abduction of Venezuelan president

    TEHRAN – Iran has reiterated its condemnation of the "utterly illegal" abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by the United States, insisting that the kidnapped couple must be released immediately, demands Venezuelan authorities and its populace have also announced in recent days. 

  • Administered states, contained fortresses, legal relics

    By Xavier Villar

    Administered states, contained fortresses, legal relics

    What the US war on Iran and its kidnapping of Maduro mean for world’s future

    MADRID – Nicolas Maduro was not extradited. He was kidnapped. The distinction belongs not to legal semantics but to constitutive political violence. 

  • Miscalculation by Iran's enemies could open gates of hell on them

    By Sheida Sabzehvari 

    Miscalculation by Iran's enemies could open gates of hell on them

    US president and the war criminal he serves appear to have yet to learn from their failed war in June

    TEHRAN – On June 13, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a full-scale war against Iran, beginning their military campaign by assassinating Iran's top military generals.