TEHRAN PAPERS

Iran’s interests and concerns in regard to new corridor

TEHRAN - In a note, Shargh discussed the Friday agreement between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Zangezur corridor under a new name.

Pezeshkian: All foreign policy decisions aligned with Leader’s guidance

TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian has affirmed that his government will carry out all foreign policy decisions and negotiations in close coordination with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

An IAEA official due in Tehran to discuss new cooperation framework 

TEHRAN – The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will dispatch a deputy to Tehran to discuss a new framework for cooperation with Iran after the country suspended its previous cooperation agreement in June in response to the UN nuclear watchdog’s failure to prevent and condemn U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. 

Three terrorists neutralized in failed attack on police station in SE Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian security forces successfully repelled a terrorist assault in the southeastern city of Saravan early Sunday morning, killing three armed assailants and capturing four others in a counterterror operation.

Pezeshkian’s aide warns of rising tensions as US eyes new foothold in Caucasus 

TEHRAN – Mehdi Sanaei, an advisor to the Iranian president and former envoy to Russia, has become the second Iranian official to raise concerns over Washington’s expanding footprint in the Caucasus, warning that the current situation could foreshadow heightened regional tensions in the future.

From Raisi to Pezeshkian, US has kept derailing diplomacy with Iran, says former negotiator

TEHRAN – Ali Bagheri Kani, Secretary of Iran’s Council for Strategic Foreign Relations, has revealed Washington’s deliberate sabotage of a comprehensive nuclear agreement finalized during the administration of the late President Ebrahim Raisi.

Iran joins slew of countries condemning Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City

TEHRAN – Iran has joined the growing list of countries sounding the alarm over Israel’s planned occupation of Gaza City – part of the besieged enclave that has endured relentless Israeli bombardment over the past two years, leaving more than 61,000 Palestinians dead.

“Macbeth of Zar” to return to Tehran stage after global success  

TEHRAN-After touring nine cities worldwide and garnering numerous awards, the Titovak Theater Troupe from Iran is set to perform its acclaimed production “Macbeth of Zar” at Tehran’s Homa Theater Hall. 

“The Same Old Story” at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN- “The Same Old Story” written by Russian novelist Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov has recently been published in Persian.

China’s UN envoy: Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people

Fu Cong, the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations told the UNSC session on Sunday that China firmly opposes any attempt by Israel to occupy Gaza.

IAF cinematheque to show Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia”

TEHRAN - The 2011 science fiction drama film “Melancholia” written and directed by Lars von Trier will be shown at the cinematheque of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Monday.

Cannes Cinema Season 2025-2026 to show two films from Iran

TEHRAN – Two feature films from Iran will be screened as part of the Cannes Cinema Season 2025-2026 in Cannes, France, next month.

Iranian mobile clinic offering services to Arbaeen pilgrims

A mobile clinic, equipped with 92 beds, is offering services to people during the Arbaeen pilgrimage.

Moe than 660 Palestinian athletes, sporting officials killed in Israeli attacks

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) said 662 Palestinian athletes and sporting officials have been killed since Israel’s war began in October 2023, Al Jazeera reported. 

Iran monitors subsidence at UNESCO-listed Gonbad-e Qabus tower

TEHRAN – Iranian heritage authorities are carrying out subsidence monitoring and technology studies on the UNESCO-listed Gonbad-e Qabus tower in Golestan province, the provincial tourism chief said on Saturday.

Gorgan–Aktau flights to resume after weeks of halt

TEHRAN – Flights between Gorgan in northern Iran and Aktau in Kazakhstan is scheduled to resume after a temporary suspension caused by regional conflict and security concerns.

6th excavation season launched at Qal-e Kord cave, one of oldest human settlements in Iran

TEHRAN - The sixth season of archaeological excavations at Qal-e Kord cave in the Avaj county of Iran’s Qazvin province has begun under permits from the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, the institute said on Saturday.

Ancient stone artifacts in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province date back to Paleolithic era

TEHRAN - Archaeological studies in Iran’s Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province have revealed that the region's earliest stone artifacts date back to the Upper Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods, according to local cultural heritage authorities.

Save the Children: 100 children starved to death in Gaza, a tragedy to shame the world

The reported deaths of 100 children due to starvation in Gaza since October 2023 is a devastating milestone that shames the world and demands long overdue urgent action, Save the Children said.

Tehran to host Mustafa Prize week in September

TEHRAN – The sixth Mustafa Prize week is scheduled to be held from September 6 to 10 in Tehran.

Notable Progress in Cell Therapy

Iran has improved global rank to 8th from 12th last year

TEHRAN – Iran has made significant progress in the field of stem cells and cell therapy, advancing to the eighth place in the world from the 12th in the previous year.

Iranian professor joins Lancet commission on health, migration, and climate change

TEHRAN –Amirhossein Takian, the founder of the Center of Excellence for Global Health and Professor of Health Policy at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, is serving as a member of the Steering Committee of the Lancet Regional Health Europe Commission on Health, Migration, and Climate Change, as well as one of the co-coordinators of the Commission’s second working group.