Total:363
-
2026-02-28 19:39
By Xavier Villar
Trump’s justification and the logic of war
How language shapes action against Iran
MADRID – The US–Israeli strikes on Iranian territory on 28 February cannot be read as isolated tactical actions. They represent a structural intervention in the regional balance of power and, from Tehran’s perspective, an existential signal.
-
2026-02-25 16:32
By Wesam Bahrani
How is Israel confronting global isolation?
TEHRAN – Despite deep internal political divisions, there is broad agreement within the Israeli regime on one issue: it is facing unprecedented global hostility.
-
2026-02-22 20:26
By Wesam Bahrani
Israeli leadership: The cycle of corruption that drives aggression
TEHRAN – Power under pressure often reveals its survival instincts. In the Israeli regime’s case, political crisis and regional violence have become increasingly intertwined.
-
2026-02-18 18:16
By Wesam Bahrani
Will Netanyahu resume genocidal war on Gaza?
TEHRAN – The Gaza Strip does not appear to be on the brink of a full-scale genocidal war anytime soon.
-
2026-02-17 21:04
Indonesia’s role in the Gaza Board of Peace lacks strategic weight: Philippine scholar
Julkipli Wadi says the board is a political masquerade that shields Israeli regional aggression
TEHRAN- Amid growing controversy surrounding Washington’s so-called Gaza “peace plan” and the proposed Board of Peace, questions persist over its real objectives and the role assigned to non-Western actors, including Indonesia. In this interview, Tehran Times speaks with Julkipli Wadi, dean of the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman, one of Southeast Asia’s most respected Islamic scholars.
-
2026-02-14 21:58
By Ibrahim Majed
Netanyahu in Washington: The invisible architecture of US-Iran policy
BEIRUT – When Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington, the choreography is familiar: handshakes in the Oval Office, invocations of an “unbreakable alliance,” carefully staged symbolism.
-
2026-02-13 19:42
By Wesam Bahrani
The fate of the Palestinian technocratic committee
TEHRAN – Despite being announced several weeks ago, the Palestinian National Committee established to manage the Gaza Strip has yet to begin operating in the enclave.
-
2026-02-11 19:53
Netanyahu arrives in Washington to press Trump as Iran–US talks resume
TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington after moving up his trip, a step widely seen as an attempt to obstruct renewed diplomatic engagement between Iran and the United States.
-
2026-02-08 22:05
Claudius returns to poison the deal
As diplomatic talks begin in Muscat, Netanyahu rushes to Washington to ensure peace with Iran never materializes
TEHRAN – Shakespeare’s Hamlet shows King Claudius as the main cause of Hamlet’s downfall. Claudius begins by secretly murdering Hamlet’s father and taking the throne, then hides his crime behind the image of a calm and caring king.
-
2026/02/08
By staff writer
The boomerang of division: Israel's fractured leadership and Gaza's unbroken will
TEHRAN – The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 exposed serious failures in Israel’s security system and laid bare deep divisions within the Israeli political and military leadership.
-
2026/02/07
By staff writer
The Epstein scandal: Netanyahu-Barak feud exposes Israel’s murky elite ties
TEHRAN – The recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on former premier Ehud Barak’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein highlight not only a personal and political rift but also illustrate the complex and sometimes murky connections between prominent Israeli figures and the disgraced financier.
-
2026-02-06 20:23
‘Criminal Trump and Netanyahu seeking to drag Iran into chaos,’ says sociologist
TEHRAN - A senior sociologist and political analyst says U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seek to foment turmoil in Iran.
-
2026-01-30 20:43
U.S. seeks an Iran that is subservient, says Chinese expert
Hongda Fan warns U.S. and Israeli interference could reshape regional alliances and intensify security rivalries
TEHRAN-Amid renewed unrest in Iran and escalating rhetoric from Washington and Tel Aviv, questions are mounting over whether Western claims of supporting civil liberties mask deeper geopolitical objectives. To explore these dynamics, Tehran Times spoke with Professor Hongda Fan, Professor and director of the China-Middle East Center at Shaoxing University, China.
-
2026-01-28 18:59
Hamas official rejects foreign diktats on Palestinian arms
A senior Hamas political bureau member sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of obstructing the transition to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The remarks came after Netanyahu reiterated that Israel would not permit Gaza’s reconstruction unless armed groups in the Strip disarm, and insisted that Israeli security control would continue in both Gaza and the West Bank.
-
2026-01-27 19:32
Open Israeli role in Iran unrest marks new escalation: Canadian historian
Samir Saul says Mossad activity is increasingly visible following the June 2025 failure
TEHRAN — In an interview with the Tehran Times, Canadian historian and political economist Samir Saul offers a critical assessment of U.S. and Israeli involvement in the protests that unfolded in Iran in January, with a particular attention to U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric.
-
2026-01-26 19:34
Ran Gvili’s remains and the myth of victory: How Netanyahu rebrands failure as triumph
TEHRAN — The retrieval of the remains of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli captive in the Gaza Strip, has been framed by Prime Minister Benjamin as an "extraordinary achievement," but this rhetoric serves only to mask a deeper reality of military and political failure.
-
2026-01-24 19:20
Trump’s ‘support for Iranians’ masks economic warfare and narrative manipulation: Senior analyst
Elija J. Magnier argues US strategy weaponizes dissent while sanctions intensify civilian hardship
TEHRAN- In an interview with the Tehran Times, veteran war correspondent and geopolitical analyst Elijah J. Magnier delivers a rigorous and unflinching analysis of U.S. and Israeli pressure tactics against Iran, situating them within a long-standing architecture of coercion, narrative warfare, and regional destabilisation.
-
2026-01-21 19:57
By staff writer
Fox in the henhouse: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ lets Bibi off the leash
TEHRAN — The decision to include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a so-called U.S.-led “Board of Peace” for Gaza highlights the deep incoherence of Washington’s approach to Israel’s war against the enclave and its aftermath.
-
2026-01-06 21:57
Netanyahu copies propaganda methods of Hitler
-
2026-01-05 21:50
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.
-
2026-01-04 21:17
Iran begins ‘targeted arrest’ of rioters
Declaration comes as foreign intervention evidence mounts, Netanyahu publicly enters game
TEHRAN – Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Radan announced Sunday that law enforcement forces have begun arresting individuals whose incitement of violence—carried out under the direction of foreign spy agencies—has become clear.
-
2026-01-04 21:09
By Sahar Dadjoo
“Game Over Israel”: Red card pressure to hunt down Gaza genocide perpetrators
Ashish Prashar shares the story behind his global campaign in an exclusive interview with Tehran Times
TEHRAN- Ashish Prashar is a political strategist, believes that if Israel were removed from football, it would send an “unmistakable global message” that genocide which has been happening in Gaza for more than two years is unacceptable.
-
2026/01/04
By Shahrokh Saei
Iran is not Venezuela: Play with fire, get burned
TEHRAN – After the U.S. military strikes inside Venezuela early Saturday and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump appears convinced he can replay the same scenario in Iran.
-
2026-01-04 19:42
Netanyahu’s government a regime of ‘lies and treason:’ Moshe Ya’alon
Former Israeli war minister Moshe Ya’alon on Sunday placed full responsibility on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for October 7, calling it “the most dangerous crisis in our history.”
-
2025-12-31 22:37
Netanyahu confirms message to Iran via Putin, says Israel seeks no escalation
TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially confirmed that he had sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin stating that Israel was not seeking another war with Iran and asking him to relay the message to Tehran.
-
2025-12-30 21:48
By Soheila Zarfam
Failure in June, rhetoric in December
Senior Iranian officials respond to Monday’s remarks by Trump and Netanyahu with warnings of consequences beyond expectation
TEHRAN – The constant glare of Western rhetoric does not leave Iran alone. For decades, the country has faced repeated threats of military strikes, claims about its nuclear ambitions, and warnings designed to keep the nation under pressure—both domestically and internationally.
-
2025-12-28 20:02
Major hack exposes Netanyahu’s chief aide in corruption scandal
Bibi’s ‘gatekeeper’ exposed: Handala releases files tied to Qatargate
THERAN – The illusion of impenetrable security surrounding Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration has been shattered once again, revealing what cyber resistance group Handala called the “rotten core of power” festering within Israel in a statement on its website on Sunday.
-
2025-12-28 18:48
By staff writer
Is the UAE sailing Israel’s ship in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea?
TEHRAN – The United Arab Emirates has long sought to project itself as a modern, pragmatic power, striking a balance between economic dynamism and regional influence. Yet its deepening partnership with Israel reveals a trajectory that is less about stability and more about embedding Israeli interests into fragile states. From southern Yemen to Somaliland and Sudan, Abu Dhabi’s actions increasingly resemble those of a proxy, enabling Israel’s ambitions in one of the world’s most sensitive maritime corridors.
-
2025-12-27 19:17
By Shahrokh Saei
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland: Power play or Gaza expulsion plot?
TEHRAN – Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has triggered fierce backlash across Africa, the Arab world, and beyond. At the same time, the move has brought Israel’s underlying motives into sharper focus, raising questions about regional security, international law, and the fate of Palestinians in Gaza.
-
2025/12/26
By Ehsan Abdollahi
Netanyahu’s US tour: A shameful display of collusion against justice and peace
TEHRAN – In the midst of historic global turmoil, an alarming spectacle is once again unfolding: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing for yet another visit to the United States to meet with President Donald Trump. This trip, which comes on the heels of multiple previous visits since Trump’s return to the White House, is not a diplomatic milestone — it is the latest chapter in a troubling alliance that undermines justice, fuels regional conflict, and exposes the United States as little more than Israel’s political enabler on the world stage.