Qalibaf hails IRGC for crushing US-Israeli orchestrated terrorism in 48 hours

TEHRAN — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf declared Saturday that Israel and the United States suffered a “more humiliating defeat” in their recent attempt to ignite terrorist riots across Iran than during the failed 12-day aggression of 2025.

Tehran thanks Pakistan for voting against anti-Iran resolution at UN

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has, in a phone conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar, expressed his gratitude to Pakistan for voting against an anti-Iran resolution at an emergency meeting of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Leader’s representatives visit individuals disabled during 1980-88 war, recent riots

TEHRAN - Over a dozen delegations representing Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei have visited disabled war veterans who sustained injuries during the eight-year Iraqi war on Iran in the 1980s.

Iran rejects Western-backed UN mandates as ‘human rights weaponization’ for political gain

TEHRAN – Iran has formally rejected a resolution adopted in the 39th Special Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Saturday, denouncing the move as a “blatantly politicized action.”

Iran hangs two ISIS terrorists linked to infant’s death

The two operatives had plotted a mass casualty during Arbaeen Walk

TEHRAN — The Iranian Judiciary announced on Saturday the execution of two ISIS operatives responsible for a heinous bus bombing and a foiled mass-casualty plot targeting the sacred Arbaeen pilgrimage.

Tehran nets 148 ringleaders, two foreign nationals in another major anti-terror sweep

TEHRAN – Iranian security and intelligence agencies have announced the successful dismantling of several organized terror networks and “ISIS-style” cells in a nationwide sweep, in the aftermath of what they describe as foreign-orchestrated attempts to destabilize the country.

Battle over social cohesion and national decision-making capacity

Khorasan, in an analysis of the enemy’s approach toward Iran, wrote: In the literature of Iran’s foreign policy, an old warning has always been repeated: “The West wants to turn Iran into Syria.” Critics and opposition groups put forward the narrative that if the United States attacks the Islamic Republic, the country will turn into a developed Japan. Today, field evidence and the implicit admissions of Western officials have seriously challenged this duality.

“The Way to a Beautiful World” appears at Iranian bookstores 

TEHRAN- A Persian translation English author and illustrator James Norbury’s book “The Way to a Beautiful World” has recently been published by Milkan Publications in Tehran.

“The Conjuring: Last Rites” hits silver screens in Tehran

TEHRAN- American filmmaker Michael Chaves’ movie “The Conjuring: Last Rites” is currently showing in theaters across Tehran. 

Iranian documentary “Cutting Through Rocks” nominated at 98th Academy Awards

TEHRAN – The feature documentary “Cutting Through Rocks” directed by Iranian filmmakers Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni, a coproduction of Iran, Germany, the U.S., Qatar, the Netherlands, Chile, and Canada, has been nominated for the 98th Academy Awards.

TV animated series focusing on martyr Qassem Soleimani’s childhood

TEHRAN – The animated TV series “Qassem,” which focuses on the eventful childhood of martyr Qassem Soleimani, has been recently aired on Pooya TV Channel, a children's Television channel at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.

55 hectares of Semnan's historical texture nationally registered

TEHRAN--Two historical neighborhoods of Esfanjan and Nasar to the extent of 55 hectares in historical texture of Semnan province were registered in Iran’s National Heritage List.

Zarand, city of Iranian festivals

TEHRAN - Zarand, in Iran’s Kerman province, has become the first city in the country to officially publish a calendar of its national tourism events in the past eight years.

Yazd, a warm refuge of history in winter

TEHRAN - Yazd, a UNESCO-listed adobe city, is not merely a winter destination but a refuge, where the ingenuity of ancient architecture tames the cold and preserves the warmth of the sun within its earthen walls.