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2025-05-17 22:12
Gaza ceasefire talks resume as Israeli assault kills hundreds in 72 hours
Israel and Hamas resumed ceasefire talks on Saturday in Qatar, both sides said, even as Israeli forces ramped up a bombing campaign that has killed hundreds of people over 72 hours, and mobilized for a massive new ground assault, Reuters reported.
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2025-05-11 22:41
Pope Leo XIV calls for Gaza ceasefire in first Sunday message
Pope Leo XIV has called for genuine peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff, Al Jazeera reported.
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2025-05-06 20:23
By Sahar Dadjoo
Trump’s backing for Israel's Gaza strategy dashes last hopes for peace
TEHRAN - President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are walking down a path toward Gaza with a controversial and fateful plan that amounts to smashing not a glass ceiling but the hopes of millions of Palestinians and sculpting the future of the region in a manner that not even its harshest critics could have predicted would be decided under U.S. auspices.
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2025-05-04 22:49
By Sahar Dadjoo
Netanyahu’s survival strategy fuels internal revolt
TEHRAN - In a major sign of growing divisions in Israeli society, tens of thousands of citizens are protesting across the country. They are demanding that hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza be brought home quickly. They are also strongly speaking out against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership.
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2025-04-26 22:31
Hamas says open to releasing all hostages for 5-year truce
A Hamas delegation led by senior leader Khalil al-Hayya agreed on Saturday in Cairo to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for a five-year truce, according to an Egyptian security source.
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2025-04-22 22:22
Hamas delegation heads to Egypt to discuss Gaza truce
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Tuesday that a delegation from the Palestinian group had departed for Cairo to discuss "new ideas" for achieving a ceasefire with Israel.
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2025-04-22 22:20
Breaking silence, building solidarity with Gaza
Tehran - Anti-war protests continue to sweep across the globe as activists demand an end to the violence and oppression faced by Palestinians. Demonstrators are calling for an immediate ceasefire, the lifting of the Israeli blockade on Gaza, and a halt to genocide and ethnic cleansing.
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2025-04-21 22:23
By Sahar Dadjoo
Holy words: Pope’s plea for peace in Gaza was source of Israeli fury
TEHRAN - Pope Francis was a key leader of the Catholic Church and the first pope from outside Europe in almost 1,300 years. He died on the morning of April 21, 2025. During his time as pope, he was clear and caring about global issues, especially the Israeli war in Gaza.
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2025-04-11 21:26
By Wesam Bahrani
49% of Israelis doubt victory over Hamas
TEHRAN – Survey reveals nearly half of Israelis believe military force alone cannot defeat Hamas in Gaza.
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2025-04-11 21:23
By Sahar Dadjoo
Netanyahu’s crackdown on reservists risks deepening division in Israeli society
TEHRAN - The Gaza war has not only drawn international attention to Israel's military actions but also sparked a rare internal opposition from one of the nation's most elite institutions: the military reservists.
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2025-01-21 22:39
By Wesam Bahrani
Hamas scenes highlight Israeli failure
TEHRAN – The sight of Hamas fighters on the streets of Gaza after the ceasefire will go down as a major blow to the Israeli regime.
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2025-01-17 22:26
By Wesam Bahrani
Regional reactions to Gaza ceasefire
TEHRAN – Reactions from across the region to the Gaza ceasefire agreement have been coming in. Here are some highlights.
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2025-01-14 22:05
By Wesam Bahrani
Gaza ceasefire “imminent” as Netanyahu capitulates
TEHRAN – Discussions in Qatar continued on Tuesday as mediators worked to finalize a plan to end the war on Gaza.
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2024-08-21 21:35
By Shahrokh Saei
Ceasefire charade: Is the US bridging gaps or keeping up appearances?
TEHRAN - The latest trip of the top American diplomat to the region has raised questions about the true intentions behind Washington’s much-trumpeted ceasefire proposal that was outlined with the aim of ending Israel’s brutal war on the Gaza Strip.
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2024-08-16 20:12
Qatar informs Iran on Gaza ceasefire talks
TEHRAN – Qatar's Foreign Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, briefed Iran on the ongoing efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, as reports indicate that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin is remaining intransigent on conditions unacceptable by Palestinians.
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2024-08-16 20:09
Iranian diplomat hails Hamas’ non-attendance in Doha talks in face of Western deception
TEHRAN – Mohammad Hossein Soltanifar, head of Iran's office for the protection of interests in Egypt, has lauded Hamas' decision to skip the latest round of ceasefire talks in Doha, Qatar, as analysts warn Washington is trying to buy time for Israel before Iran retaliates for the regime’s assassination of Hamas Political Chief Ismail Haniyeh.
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2024-08-14 20:50
Iran denies potential participation in Gaza ceasefire talks
TEHRAN – Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations has denied involvement in indirect ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel.
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2024-06-25 20:34
By Shahrokh Saei
Bibi reveals Israel’s true colors
Netanyahu says Gaza war will continue even if a ceasefire deal is agreed with Hamas
TEHRAN- Since unveiling a ceasefire plan for Gaza nearly a month ago, the United States has stepped up smear campaigns against the Hamas resistance movement.
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2024-06-15 21:37
Erdogan: Biden ceasefire plan test of sincerity
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that U.S. President Joe Biden is undergoing "a test of sincerity" in his handling of the Gaza war.
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2023-12-11 22:31
US seeks genocide in Gaza by vetoing UNSC resolution: lawmaker
TEHRAN- Yaghoub Rezazadeh, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran's parliament, has accused the U.S. of paving the way for the genocide of the Gazan people by vetoing the ceasefire resolution that the United Arab Emirates tabled recently.
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2023-12-11 22:09
U.S. veto of UN resolution act of war against Muslims: Iranian MP
TEHRAN – The spokesman of the presiding board of the Iranian Parliament, Seyed Nezameddin Mousavi, says U.S. veto of UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire amounts to an act of war against Muslims and Palestinians.