By Wesam Bahrani

West Bank escalation raises concerns within Israel

TEHRAN – The West Bank is witnessing a sharp escalation in Israeli aggression, settlement expansion, and a high level of military battalions placing mounting pressure on the regime.

Leader’s military advisor: Adversaries cannot break Iran’s will through sanctions or threats

TEHRAN — As the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to stand as a main pillar of stability against decades of Western coercion and regional aggression, a high-ranking military official confirmed on Sunday that foreign adversaries have failed to shatter the determination of the Iranian nation through economic blockades or political pressure.

Ukraine's 'dirty work': For whom?

Iran FM: What the freeloader in Kyiv did cannot go unanswered

TEHRAN — In a blatant and reckless violation of international maritime law, Ukraine launched a direct military attack against an Iranian civilian commercial vessel operating in the sovereign waters of the Caspian Sea at the weekend. The criminal act triggered an explosion aboard the merchant ship, resulting in the martyrdom of one Iranian sailor and leaving another severely wounded.

By Garsha Vazirian

Kuwait must be liberated from the Sabah syndicate

Why replacing the Sabah syndicate delivers a safer, wealthier future for Kuwait and its neighbors

TEHRAN — Kuwait is a hostage. Bound, gagged, and held for decades by a family that treats national wealth as a personal allowance and national identity as a revocable privilege. The House of Sabah manages a portfolio. It extracts rents, quiets the noise, and buys time to enrich the inner circle.

By Samaneh Aboutalebi

Historic handwritten note by martyred Leader Ayatollah Khamenei unveiled in Tehran

TEHRAN- A historic handwritten note by Iran's martyred Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, was unveiled on Sunday during a ceremony commemorating the role of field hospitals in the Sacred Defense.

By Mamoud M. Ravii-Nejad

Iran highlights US losses, expanded military readiness

TEHRAN – Iran has released what it describes as the most comprehensive account to date of damage inflicted on US military assets during the latest round of hostilities, saying Iranian forces struck a wide range of American command, air-defense, logistics and operational facilities between July 8 and July 22.

By Mahdi Zolfaghari

China: The dragon rewriting America’s strategic map

TEHRAN - China today is no longer merely a rising economic power; it has become one of the most important strategic actors in the international system. It is a player that has managed to create a coherent link between economy, technology, trade, infrastructure, diplomacy, and security. This very feature distinguishes China from many other emerging powers. If in the past the standing of states was defined mainly by military capability, China has now shown that through economic and strategic tools, it is possible to gradually alter the global balance of power and even challenge America’s plans and calculations.

By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi

How Iran holds the key to America’s defeat

HAFIZABAD, Pakistan -In modern warfare, victory is rarely determined by statistics alone. The  annals of military history are replete with examples where the seemingly weaker power, through  strategic ingenuity and an understanding of the fundamental nature of conflict, fundamentally  changed the rules of engagement. Today, we pose a fundamental question: Why are the  immense military efforts against Iran destined to fail? The answer lies not in the balance of fighter jets or warships, but in the strategic transformation of a single, vital geographical location: the Strait of Hormuz. This narrow waterway is no longer merely a maritime passage; it has become a potent strategic weapon capable of challenging the very pillars of the global balance of power.

Trump admin admits canceled clean-energy grants in states that voted for Harris

Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of abusing its power after officials admitted in a federal court filing they recommended terminating several billion dollars in grants for clean-energy projects based “solely” on states’ “political identity” and whether President Donald Trump won the vote there in the 2024 election, CNN reported.

British journalists ‘self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’

Journalists are self-censoring their reporting on rightwing protests and Donald Trump’s administration because of growing concerns about their personal safety, with newsrooms accused of “normalizing” the risks they face, the Guardian reported.

‘Iberian Peninsula suffering effects of the climate emergency’: Spanish PM

Speaking during a visit to the command post in Ávila on Sunday morning, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said that while “difficult hours” lay ahead, there had been some good news on containing the fire.

Albanese says Khan's removal 'lines up neatly with fight to neutralise Netanyahu's warrant’

The UN's special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday said the removal of International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan cannot be read in isolation from the campaign to overturn the arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Drafting action plan begins for 6 national strategies to curb agricultural water crisis

TEHRAN- The Deputy for Planning and Economics of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (TAT) announced the beginning of developing operational action plans for the 6 strategies communicated by the Ministry of Agriculture to manage water imbalance, and said: The first draft of these plans, with the participation of specialized deputies, researchers, and relevant experts, will be ready for presentation within the next month.

Pressure boosting plan in "Hub 1" of South Pars gas field kicks off

TEHRAN- The pressure boosting plan for "Hub 1" of the joint South Pars gas field has entered the implementation phase with the aim of maintaining production capacity, preventing reservoir pressure drop, resolving the country's gas imbalance, and safeguarding Iran's share in this gas field.

Olympiacos vice president hints at possible Taremi exit

TEHRAN - Olympiacos vice president Kostas Karapapas has suggested that Mehdi Taremi could be among the strikers to leave the Greek champions before the close of the summer transfer window.

Naderi: we aim to defend our Asian title

TEHRAN - Iran beach soccer national team head coach Ali Naderi says his side are fully focused on defending their Asian crown and securing qualification for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.