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Hezbollah continues its operations against Israel in defense of Lebanon and its people

2026-05-01 18:47

By Wesam Bahrani

Israeli casualties mount amid south Lebanon aggression

TEHRAN – As Hezbollah targets more Israeli occupation forces (IOF), the Zionist regime has escalated airstrikes that have killed dozens of Lebanese civilians.

2026-04-27 22:14

Without Iran, the ceasefire would not have been possible: Hezbollah chief

TEHRAN - The Secretary-General of Hezbollah in Lebanon has stated that without the Islamic Republic of Iran’s role in negotiations, the recent ceasefire [in Lebanon] would never have been achieved.

2026-04-27 18:50

Batool Subeiti

Southern Lebanon: From forgotten locality to global influence

LONDON - It is clear that the main goal of direct negotiations with Israel is to remove Lebanon from the Iranian-American negotiation table. The aim is not to give Lebanon anything, even symbolically, but to impose what it must do where the Israeli occupation entity failed, namely, confronting the resistance directly.

2026-04-26 21:18

Iran intensifies regional diplomacy to consolidate ceasefire and advance political solutions

TEHRAN – Iran has stepped up an intensive round of regional diplomacy as part of a broader effort to de-escalate tensions and transform the fragile ceasefire into a lasting political settlement, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi leading a series of high-level engagements across key capitals.

Lebanese first responders are carrying the body of a national killed in Israeli air raids despite the truce

2026-04-25 18:45

By Wesam Bahrani

Lebanon’s talks with Israel are a ‘cunning deception’

TEHRAN – The head of Lebanon’s Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc has lashed out at direct talks with the Zionist regime of Israel.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

2026-04-24 17:06

By Batool Subeiti

Why has Israel entered direct talks with Lebanon?

LONDON - The Islamic resistance of Lebanon emerged to fill a vacuum during a time of absolute Israeli dominance of the country following the 1982 invasion. Its resistance finally led to the liberation of Lebanon.

Hezbollah fighters respond to Israel's violation of ceasefire

2026-04-22 19:02

By Wesam Bahrani

Hezbollah responds to the Zionist military amid fragile truce

TEHRAN – Amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire with Lebanon, Hezbollah has once again responded by attacking the occupying regime’s military.

2026-04-21 21:32

Strait of Hormuz: Man-made crisis and the plight of stranded seafarers

TEHRAN- 20,000 seafarers and 2,000 ships trapped in the Persian Gulf's waterway bottleneck. UN calls for immediate aid to sailors, and Qatar believes that resolving the crisis is not the responsibility of one country alone.

2026-04-20 19:26

By Wesam Bahrani

Hezbollah strikes Zionist convoy in first post-truce operation

TEHRAN – Amid the ongoing Israeli violations of the Lebanon ceasefire, Hezbollah ambushes a military convoy, destroying four tanks.

2026-04-20 00:24

By Wesam Bahrani

“Direct talks with Israel: An insult to Lebanon”

TEHRAN – Hezbollah has warned it will respond to any violation of the ceasefire by the Zionist regime of Israel.

2026-04-20 00:06

Iran reject EU's stance on Strait of Hormuz as 'hypocritical'

TEHRAN- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has accused the European Union of "chronic hypocrisy" on international law, following remarks by the EU's top diplomat demanding unconditional access through the Strait of Hormuz.

2026-04-19 21:25

Qalibaf answers ten key questions on Iran–US talks in Islamabad

TEHRAN – In a televised interview, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, who headed Iran’s negotiating delegation in Islamabad, addressed ten key questions regarding the talks with the United States and other topics.

2026-04-19 21:22

By Ranjan Solomon

Lebanon Under Fire: Ceasefire as Cover, Law as Casualty

What is unfolding in Lebanon demands more than episodic outrage; it calls for a deeper political and legal reckoning that is attentive not only to the immediacy of violence but to the structural transformations it reveals. This is not merely a story of bombs falling and borders violated, but of how contemporary warfare is being recalibrated—where diplomacy increasingly functions to manage perception rather than to terminate conflict, and where international law is invoked with ritualistic frequency even as its substance is progressively hollowed out.

2026-04-18 21:19

By Wesam Bahrani

Lebanon ceasefire: A new impasse or a lifeline?

TEHRAN – The Zionist regime’s prime minister is not expected to easily surrender his plans and aspirations in Lebanon.

2026-04-18 01:22

Iran rejects temporary ceasefire, calls for a comprehensive end to the regional war

2026-04-18 01:05

By Wesam Bahrani

Hezbollah: Fingers on trigger if ceasefire breaks

“Lion’s Roar looks like a Kitten’s Meow”

TEHRAN – Hezbollah warns the Zionist regime that its “fighters will keep their fingers on the trigger” and are “ready to defend against the enemy’s treachery and betrayal.”

2026-04-11 00:13

Our hands are on the trigger

Kayhan, in an article, addressed Iran’s power and readiness to defeat American hegemony. The newspaper wrote: What the enemy had designed as a swift and decisive operation turned into a ‘disgraceful and historic defeat.’ The Islamic Republic of Iran is a world superpower, and its hand is on the trigger.

2026-04-11 00:12

Islamabad talks: Iran draws red lines, ball in US court

TEHRAN – Iran and the United States are set to hold negotiations on Saturday in Islamabad following a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. The truce came after 40 days of unlawful and unprovoked US–Israeli aggression against Iran that began on February 28.

2026-04-09 02:51

Resistance and power finally herald hope and permanent deal

TEHRAN – Iranians woke up on Wednesday morning with the good news of a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States mediated by neighboring country of Pakistan.

2026-04-08 23:36

‘Military moron’: International community praises Iran-US ceasefire following Trump’s missteps

TEHRAN - In a diplomatic triumph for Iran, the United States has agreed to a two-week suspension of all attacks, following President Donald Trump’s capitulation to Tehran’s comprehensive 10-point peace plan. The announcement comes after a failed joint military operation by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28, highlighting Tehran’s ability to dictate terms and assert its strategic position in the region. Analysts note that the ceasefire underscores Iran’s growing influence and the limits of American military intervention.

2026-04-08 23:31

Tehran confirms attendance at Islamabad talks

TEHRAN – In separate telephone calls following the temporary ceasefire between Iran and the United States, the prime ministers of Japan and Pakistan have spoken with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. While Japan stressed the urgency of reducing tensions and ensuring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan received Tehran’s formal confirmation that it will take part in upcoming negotiations in Islamabad.

2026-04-08 23:15

Iran declares ‘victory’ as ceasefire with US takes hold, but warns Israel over strikes on Lebanon

TEHRAN — One day after a cease-fire with the United States took effect, Iran’s leadership on Wednesday proclaimed a historic victory born of national sacrifice and resilience, even as senior officials warned that continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon would be treated as an assault on Iran itself — a threat that could quickly unravel the truce.

2026-04-08 22:32

By Soheila Zarfam

After 40 days of Iran’s resistance, a fragile two-week ceasefire

US and Israel break ceasefire hours after announcement, leaving Iran doubtful they're serious about peace

TEHRAN – After 40 days of war, Iran and the United States have agreed to a two-week ceasefire to negotiate based on a 10-point peace plan that Iran submitted through Pakistan last week. The first round of talks is scheduled for Friday in Islamabad—provided that Israel does not succeed in destroying the ceasefire, which it began violating just hours after the agreement was announced by Pakistan and the warring parties.

2026-03-26 21:56

Trump’s 15-point plan: Coercion disguised as diplomacy

TEHRAN - In the fourth week of the U.S.–Israel war on Iran, Trump’s 15-point ceasefire proposal has emerged not as a genuine peace initiative but as a coercive package designed to force Iran into strategic submission — a plan that Tehran has swiftly and decisively rejected as unacceptable. From Iran’s perspective, the proposal is not a negotiation framework but an attempt to dictate terms under the shadow of ongoing military aggression.

Hamas's Leadership Council boss sends message to the Iranian FM

2026-02-23 18:54

Israel blatantly violating Gaza truce, Hamas leadership council chief tells Araghchi

TEHRAN - Mohammad Darwish, the head of the leadership council of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, has sent a letter to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presenting a detailed report on the latest status of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

People inspect the damage of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli air raid on the southern Lebanese village of Qnarit on January 22, 2026

2026-02-21 20:04

Tehran condemns yet another Israeli aggression against Lebanon

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has categorically condemned recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon, namely the strikes on the Bekaa region and the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in Sidon, which left more than 40 Lebanese and Palestinians dead or wounded.