Spain high-speed train crash kills 68

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century.

By staff writer

Israeli firm turned Starlink traffic into espionage tool across 105 countries

Netanyahu loses his majority, Eisenkot cannot win one, and the wars go on

TEHRAN — Recent disclosures from digital defense watchdogs have exposed an obscure Tel Aviv-registered advertising company, Discover-Tech, running aggressive online ad campaigns designed to geolocate and track users of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network across more than 100 countries.

By Batool Subeiti

Each of the three options facing US in confrontation with Iran carries strategic losses

LONDON - America's available options in the West Asia region are constrained by substantial strategic costs, meaning that none appears to be free of losses. These options can be summarized in three main scenarios: maintaining a state of neither war nor peace, withdrawing without an agreement, or withdrawing under an agreement.

By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi

Lula’s victory once again showed Latin America is not US backyard

TEHRAN — History has a peculiar way of embarrassing those who believe political opponents can simply be imprisoned, exiled or erased. Nelson Mandela walked out of prison after 27 years and became South Africa’s first Black president. Juan Perón returned to Argentina after nearly two decades in exile and reclaimed the presidency. 

Iran’s embassy in Kuwait rejects allegations linking Iranian national to assassination plot

TEHRAN— Iran’s embassy in Kuwait has categorically rejected allegations that an Iranian national was involved in a plot to assassinate public figures or undermine Kuwait’s national security, stating that the individual had not been in the country for the past decade.

US-Iran war bill reaches $47.1 billion 

TEHRAN — The cost of the US war against Iran reached an estimated $47.1 billion by October 16, with bombs, missiles and other munitions accounting for more than 60% of the total, according to figures the Pentagon provided to US lawmakers, The New York Times reported.

By staff writer

Knesset stalemate plunges Israel into political paralysis

Netanyahu loses his majority, Eisenkot cannot win one, and the wars go on

TEHRAN — Israel voted in record numbers on October 27 and produced a parliament nobody can run.

 Iran, Russia move toward joint construction of small modular nuclear reactors

TEHRAN — Iran is moving toward an agreement with Russia to accelerate the joint construction of small modular reactors (SMRs), as the country advances its domestic nuclear capabilities and seeks to expand the role of nuclear energy in meeting rising electricity demand, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has said.

Araghchi briefs cabinet on Tehran security summit, warns of risks to global energy markets

TEHRAN— Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has briefed the cabinet on the latest diplomatic developments, with a focus on a quadrilateral meeting in Tehran involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye, emphasizing the need for regional cooperation to safeguard security, prevent escalation and protect national sovereignty.

Pezeshkian pledges to end ‘neither war nor peace’ situation

TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged that his administration will mobilize all its capacities to implement the directives of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei aimed at fulfilling Iran’s conditions for ending the current state of “neither war nor peace.”

US envoy should speak based on facts, not fabricated accusations, Iran says 

TEHRAN — Iran’s Ambassador and Chargé d’Affaires to the United Nations, Gholamhossein Darzi, has urged the United States to address the facts rather than level 'fabricated accusations against Tehran,' condemning US and Israeli military attacks against Iran and calling for accountability under international law. In a separate address to the UN General Assembly, Darzi denounced unilateral sanctions as economic terrorism and demanded an end to Washington’s decades-long embargo against Cuba.

Putin to Pezeshkian: Russia honoring all commitments in joint projects with Iran

TEHRAN — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow remains fully committed to all joint projects with Iran, including the continued construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, during a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Moscow on Tuesday evening.

Leader to students: Arm yourselves with knowledge and faith to build Islamic-Iranian Civilization

TEHRAN — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has called on university students to equip themselves with knowledge, faith and self-purification to contribute to the strength of Iran and the march toward an Islamic-Iranian Civilization.

TMoCA exhibition to explore how ‘Iran’ is presented and conceptualized in artworks

TEHRAN – The exhibition “In Search of Iran: In the Collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art” will open on Saturday afternoon at the museum.

Hoorakhsh Studios to produce “Shahnameh” animated series

TEHRAN – Production of the animated series “Shahnameh,” directed and produced by Ashkan Rahgozar, has commenced at Hoorakhsh Studios, utilizing artificial intelligence and 2D animation techniques.

ICRC praises Iranian rescuers, pledges support for Red Crescent

TEHRAN – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed readiness to strengthen cooperation with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and provide it with the necessary equipment, praising Iranian rescuers for their efforts during crises.

Health ministry, WHO hold TOT workshop on generating reliable mortality data

TEHRAN – The health ministry, in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office, has held a training-of-trainers workshop on cause of death determination and medical death certification.

National call launched to advance Persian medicine, herbal research

TEHRAN - Iran has launched a national call for scientific, research, and technology-based proposals in Persian medicine, medicinal plants, traditional pharmacy, and natural products, focusing on technological development, artificial intelligence (AI), international cooperation, and commercialization.