Iran

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  • Silvia Boltuc, an Italian geopolitical analyst Yesterday 23:09

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    Iran's Hormuz leverage is a "genuine asymmetric equaliser" no other card can match: Italian analyst

    Boltuc says raising perceived shipping risk alone is enough to move markets, pressure Trump ahead of the midterms

    TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Silvia Boltuc, an Italian geopolitical analyst and Managing Director of Special Eurasia, examines the collapse of the US-Iran memorandum after Washington's July strikes.

  • Iran at war Yesterday 21:15

    Hormuz locked: Iran crushes US military might

    TEHRAN - The continuous military strikes executed by the United States against Iran in blatant violation of the recent interim agreement mark yet another severe miscalculation in Washington’s historically hostile approach toward the Islamic Republic.

  • Papers Yesterday 21:13

    Responding to enemy attacks with heavy blows to US strategic infrastructure

    Kayhan dedicated an article to the recent US attacks on Iran’s infrastructure. It wrote that the terrorist US military has continued its aggressive strikes on Iran, targeting not only coastal infrastructure along the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and southern islands, but also two corridor points in Iran’s northeast.

  • Trump Yesterday 21:12

    By Kurosh Alyani

    The MoU is dead, the real war resumes

    TEHRAN - The most important event of the past two days was not the attacks on commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf. It was the collapse of the political framework that had temporarily restrained military escalation.

  • Strait of Hormuz Yesterday 21:11

    Iran tightens control over Strait of Hormuz, suspending maritime traffic 

    TEHRAN- Iran has suspended maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and intensified its control over the world's most strategically important energy corridor, accusing the United States of violating the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by attempting to impose unauthorized navigation routes and interfering in the waterway's administration.

  • Tehran, Seoul discuss broader cooperation in culture and tourism Yesterday 17:04

    Tehran, Seoul discuss broader cooperation in culture and tourism

    TEHRAN – Tehran and Seoul discussed expanding cooperation in culture, tourism, handicrafts and creative industries during talks between Iran's minister of cultural heritage and the South Korean ambassador on Saturday.

  • Historical mihrab discovered at Pasargadae World Heritage site Yesterday 17:03

    Historical mihrab discovered at Pasargadae World Heritage site

    TEHRAN - A historical mihrab has been discovered during restoration and conservation work at a caravanserai within the UNESCO-listed Pasargadae archaeological site in southern Iran.

  • DOE chief: waste, plastic pollution are big challenges Yesterday 16:19

    DOE chief: waste, plastic pollution are big challenges

    TEHRAN – According to the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, waste and plastic pollution are the two main challenges facing the country's environment.

  • VP attending OIC ministerial conference on women Yesterday 15:30

    VP attending OIC ministerial conference on women

    TEHRAN – Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs, is participating in the ninth Ministerial Conference on Women of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) being held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 12 and 13.

  • Iranian students win gold, silver medals at IPhO 2026 Yesterday 15:28

    Iranian students win gold, silver medals at IPhO 2026

    TEHRAN – The five-member team of Iranian students has demonstrated a remarkable achievement, garnering three gold medals and two silver medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO).

  • Iran outlines policies on women, family at BRICS WWG Yesterday 15:26

    Iran outlines policies on women, family at BRICS WWG

    TEHRAN – Narjes Abolqasemi, an official with the Vice-Presidency for Women and Family Affairs, has elaborated on the country’s macro-level policies on women and family at the BRICS Working Women Group (WWG) Meeting held in Kerala, India, on July 6-7.

  • Trump 2026-07-11 21:05

    Bluster to mask defeat: Trump’s rhetoric exposes US-Israeli disarray in face of Iranian resilience

    TEHRAN – President Donald Trump has intensified military threats and rhetoric against Iran as he struggles to find an off-ramp to bring a permanent end to the joint US-Israeli war against Iran that initially began more than four months ago.

  • Papers 2026-07-11 21:05

    Unilateralism on the decline

    Jam‑e-Jam, in an analysis of the presence of senior officials from various countries at the funeral of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, quoted Mohsen Pak‑Ayeen as saying that a significant portion of the world’s countries hold critical views toward the war‑driven policies of the United States and the Israeli regime.

  • Brigadier General Majid Ibn al-Reza 2026-07-11 21:04

    Iran tripled drone production during US-Israeli war: caretaker defense minister

    TEHRAN - Iran’s caretaker defense minister said on Saturday that the production of various types of domestically developed unmanned aerial vehicles recorded a threefold increase amid US-Israeli aggression.

  • Iran-Pakistan 2026-07-11 20:54

    Pezeshkian warns of efforts to undermine regional peace in a call with Pakistan's premier

    TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Friday that "some countries" are seeking to destabilize West Asia and derail ongoing diplomatic efforts, stressing that lasting peace can only be achieved through mutual respect and full adherence to existing commitments.

  • Araghchi 2026-07-11 20:41

    Araghchi meets Omani counterpart to discuss Hormuz shipping arrangements 

    TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi in Muscat on Saturday, focusing on bilateral relations, regional developments, and mechanisms to ensure the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

  • Leader 2026-07-11 20:35

    Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei reiterated the call for vengeance

    The martyred Leader's killers will never die in peace

    TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed that the Iranian nation will avenge the assassination of his martyred father.

  • Mashhad 2026-07-11 18:14

    By Syeda Farheen Naqi Moosavi

    History is made in Mashad 

    HAFIZABAD, Pakistan - The streets of Mashad witnessed something monumental on 9 July. The holy city became the epicenter of a political earthquake that will be recorded in the annals of world history. The people did not come to observe; they came to declare. Their chants of "We will rise" did not merely echo off the walls they tore through the air, touching the sky and shaking the foundations of the global order. The world heard it, felt it, and is now struggling to absorb its meaning.

  • Citizen donates three Iron Age artifacts to Iran’s Ilam cultural heritage authority 2026-07-11 17:26

    Citizen donates three Iron Age artifacts to Iran’s Ilam cultural heritage authority

    TEHRAN - A resident of Chavar county in western Iran has donated three historical artifacts from the Iron Age to the provincial cultural heritage authority in Ilam, the head of the organization said on Saturday.

  • Ardabil plans permanent venue for nomad migration festival 2026-07-11 17:26

    Ardabil plans permanent venue for nomad migration festival

    TEHRAN – A permanent venue for the Shahsavan nomad migration festival will be established in Bileh Savar county in Iran's northwestern Ardabil province under a project to create a nomadic Ecocamp, a provincial official said on Saturday.

  • Iranology research institute to be established in Fars province 2026-07-11 17:25

    Iranology research institute to be established in Fars province

    TEHRAN - The Fars provincial department of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts and Shiraz University of Art signed a cooperation agreement on Saturday to establish a self-funded Iranology research institute in the southern province of Fars, officials said.

  • Tchogha Zanbil, Iran’s first UNESCO World Heritage site 2026-07-11 17:24

    Tchogha Zanbil, Iran’s first UNESCO World Heritage site

    TEHRAN - Situated about 40 km southeast of UNESCO-listed Susa, Tchogha Zanbil preserves the remains of Dur-Untash, a religious city founded in the 13th century BC by the Elamite king Untash-Napirisha. At its center stands a monumental ziggurat that is regarded as one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in the world.

  • Iran, WIPO underline need to bolster ties 2026-07-11 16:10

    Iran, WIPO underline need to bolster ties

    TEHRAN – The head of the State Organization for Registration of Deeds and Property, Hasan Babaei, and the director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Daren Tang, have highlighted the need to expand technical cooperation and expedite the implementation of collaborative projects.

  • Iran chairs event at UN headquarters on Intl. Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms 2026-07-11 16:03

    Iran chairs event at UN headquarters on Intl. Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms

    TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir-Saeed Iravani, chaired a high-level event held to mark the International Day for Combating Sand and Dust Storms (SDSs) in New York on July 10.

  • Iranian students secure first place at Intl. Mathematics Summer Camp 2026-07-11 15:45

    Iranian students secure first place at Intl. Mathematics Summer Camp

    TEHRAN – The six-member Iranian team has shown brilliance, claiming the championship at the fourth International Mathematics Summer Camp (IMSC) held in Beijing, China, from June 17 to July 12, demonstrating exceptional teamwork and dedication to mathematics.

  • The importance of cyberspace in martyred Leader’s views 2026-07-11 15:41

    The importance of cyberspace in martyred Leader’s views

    TEHRAN - The martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, once made a memorable statement that reflected his strategic view of cyberspace: "If I were not the Leader of the Revolution today, I would certainly become the head of the country's cyberspace sector." This remark showed how important he believed cyberspace was in shaping the future of both Iran and the world.

  • Tehran Papers 2026-07-10 20:26

    America cannot be trusted

    Kayhan, in an analysis on distrust toward the United States and the proper response to its repeated violations, wrote: The history of Iran–US relations has proven that America cannot be trusted. Today, the battlefield for a final response is fully prepared, but before that, the diplomatic apparatus must immediately announce the end of this ineffective memorandum.

  • Leader Funeral 2026-07-10 20:23

    With fists raised and vows of vengeance, millions entomb their martyred Leader

    TEHRAN — Calls for strong and historic revenge have reached an absolute peak across the Islamic world following the final burial of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Millions of deeply grieving yet defiant mourners gathered at the Holy Imam Reza Shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Thursday.

  • General Abdollahi 2026-07-10 20:17

    ‘They will face retribution’: Top commander warns martyred Leader's assassins

    TEHRAN - A top Iranian military commander has warned that those responsible for the martyrdom of Iran’s Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, will face retribution.

  • Leader 2026-07-10 20:16

    By Syeda Yasha Raza Naqvi

    More than a farewell: The global political impact of Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral

    LAHORE - How does it feel when humanity becomes so deeply connected through one guiding force that deception itself loses ground? It feels like a historical moment unfolding in real time—one that humanity has only witnessed in rare chapters of history, most notably in the legacy of the Battle of Karbala and the spiritual mass gathering of Arbaeen.