Iran

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  • In January 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in Tehran. Yesterday 21:58

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Ayatollah Khamenei urges full implementation of Iran-China 25-year strategic partnership

    TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged the full implementation of the landmark long-term deal between Iran and China, known as the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement.

  • Pezeshkian interview 2025-08-30 20:28

    By Soheila Zarfam 

    'Behind the beautiful image US projects lies a sinister reality'

    Pezeshkian says US foreign policy principles create endless wars

    TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told a group of his country’s political activists during a televised interview that he does not think the United States would begin to move towards peace any time soon, adding that while Iran is not seeking war, it is always ready to fight one. 

  • iran china flags 2025-08-30 20:23

    By Babak Negahdari, Head of Iranian Parliament’s Research Centre

    Destiny and strategy of two civilizations at the dawn of a new order

    TEHRAN – Throughout the expanse of history, civilizations arise that not only shape their own fates but also serve as anchors of stability and purpose for the world around them. Iran and China, each rooted in their unique landscapes, have carried such a profound legacy—one forged from ancient cultural and trade exchanges along the Silk Road and the crucible of shared historical challenges. 

  • European leaders 2025/08/30

    By Xavier Villar

    The price of irrelevance: Europe and the costs of its geopolitical followership

    MADRID – Europe is at a decisive moment in its geopolitical destiny. Frequently expressed in the rhetoric of “strategic autonomy,” the dream of a self-sufficient Europe acting as a global player collided abruptly with reality after the Ukraine crisis, U.S. pressure on Russia, and the steady escalation of sanctions and punitive measures against actors not aligned with the Western agenda—most notably Iran.

  • Tehran papers 2025-08-30 19:37

    TEHRAN PAPERS

    Narrow window of diplomacy

    TEHRAN - Sobh-e-No reviewed the seventh round of negotiations between Iran and the European troika (Britain, Frace and Germany) that ended in failure.

  • Pezeshkian 2025-08-30 19:36

    Pezeshkian tells Armenia foreign powers should not be allowed to undermine ties

    TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed that Iran and Armenia must not allow any foreign power to undermine their friendly and strategic relations, urging closer cooperation in both political and economic fields.

  • Japan 2025-08-30 19:35

    Iran blasts UK-Japan defense chiefs for repeating Ukraine allegations

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Embassy in Tokyo has condemned as “baseless” the allegations leveled against Tehran in a joint statement by the British and Japanese defense ministers, dismissing claims of Iranian support for Russia in the war with Ukraine.

  • Yazd 2025-08-30 16:36

    Yazd official calls for stronger tourism cooperation with Isfahan

    TEHRAN – The head of the Tourism Commission of Yazd Islamic City Council has called for closer cooperation between Yazd and Isfahan to boost joint tourism initiatives.

  • Iraq 2025-08-30 16:36

    Iran seeks to expand tourism ties with Iraq

    TEHRAN – Iran aims to broaden tourism cooperation with Iraq across four sectors, a senior industry official said.

  • Echoes of the Past:  Millennia-old painted pottery vessel 2025-08-30 16:11

    Echoes of the Past: Millennia-old painted pottery vessel

    The pictured vessel is a masterful example of the celebrated Cheshmeh Ali ware tradition, dating to the Transitional Chalcolithic period, approximately 5200-4800 BC.

  • Tehran to host conference on UNESCO listing of Khorramabad Valley sites 2025-08-30 16:10

    Tehran to host conference on UNESCO listing of Khorramabad Valley sites

    TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister has said a national conference will be held in Tehran to celebrate and promote the UNESCO inscription of the Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley, which were added to the World Heritage list in July.

  • IRCS staff attending disaster response training 2025-08-30 15:36

    IRCS staff attending disaster response training courses

    TEHRAN – The Rescue and Relief Organization of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is holding disaster preparedness and response training courses for some 85,000 rescuers, relief, and rapid response teams.

  • Iran to commemorate National Cheetah Day 2025-08-30 15:32

    Iran to commemorate National Cheetah Day

    TEHRAN – The ‘National Cheetah Day’ is celebrated annually on August 31 to raise awareness about the significance of safeguarding and increasing the existing population of Asiatic cheetahs in the country.

  • More Iranian universities in ISC WUR 2024 2025-08-30 15:21

    More Iranian universities in ISC WUR 2024

    TEHRAN – The 2024 World University Rankings (WUR) report by the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) has included 72 Iranian universities, up from 69 in 2023.

  • Health officials, managers attend ToT workshop to strengthen immunization program 2025-08-30 15:20

    Health officials, managers attend ToT workshop to strengthen immunization program

    TEHRAN – Over 80 health officials and senior managers from across Iran gathered in Hamadan for a 3-day training of trainers (ToT) workshop to enhance immunization service delivery and improve vaccine coverage across the country.

  • Tehran papers 2025-08-29 21:32

    TEHRAN PAPERS

    Fateful circumstances

    TEHRAN - In a note, Shargh discussed the European troika’s activation of the snapback mechanism against Iran.

  • UNSC 2025-08-29 21:25

    By Mona Hojat Ansari

    Another blow to diplomacy

    E3 tells UNSC it’s triggering ‘snapback’ to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran, Tehran says it will respond

    TEHRAN – When Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was vying for the presidency last year, his willingness to give diplomacy with the West another chance was his main point of distinction from his conservative rival, Saeed Jalili, who has likened negotiating Iran's nuclear program with the West to the biblical story of the Israelites worshipping a "golden calf." Perhaps Iranians voted for Pezeshkian because they believed a diplomatic solution with the West was still possible.

  • Silvia Boltuc, an Italian geopolitical analyst and Managing Director of Special Eurasia 2025-08-29 21:19

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    Exclusive: Iran must adopt dual-track strategy to secure Caucasus role, says Italian analyst

    Boltuc stresses Tehran should act as stabilizer to counter US, NATO, and Turkish encroachment

    TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Silvia Boltuc, an Italian geopolitical analyst and Managing Director of Special Eurasia, analyzes how a foreign-operated corridor could reshape Iran’s strategic environment in the South Caucasus.

  • Pezeshkian meeting 2025-08-29 21:10

    Pezeshkian calls China a strategic partner for Iran ahead of Beijing visit

    TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has described relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People’s Republic of China as “strategic,” stressing that Tehran is a reliable partner for Beijing in political, economic, and international arenas—particularly in confronting unilateralism.

  • Pezeshkian and Xi 2025-08-29 21:08

    By Ali Fekri

    On the president’s visit to China

    TEHRAN – China is set to host two major international events in the near future: the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

  • Kermanshah 2025-08-29 17:15

    Kermanshah invites 13 Iraqi travel agencies to boost tourism

    TEHRAN—Kermanshah Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department has invited 13 Iraqi travel agencies to the western province in an effort to attract tourists from the neighboring country and exploit the investment potential in the tourism industry.

  • stones 2025-08-29 17:14

    Intl. expo of semi-precious stones underway in Tehran

    TEHRAN – The second edition of the International Specialized Exhibition of Gemstones, Machinery & Related Equipment is currently underway at the Tehran International Permanent Fairgrounds, with participation from domestic and foreign activists in the gemstone industry, said Farzad Ojani, an official with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.

  • cycle 2025-08-29 17:14

    Tehran-Sari motorcycle rally flagged off to promote road safety

    TEHRAN— Concurrent with Iran’s Government Week (Aug. 23-29), 50 bikers departed from Tehran for Sari, Mazandaran province, on 250 cc motorcycles in the form of a tourist tour rally dedicated to promoting road safety.

  • Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra to perform at Persepolis, minister confirms 2025-08-29 17:12

    Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra to perform at Persepolis, minister confirms

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has said that the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra will stage a concert on Sept. 6 at Persepolis, the UNESCO World Heritage site near Shiraz, to mark the orchestra’s 100th anniversary.

  • Iran to host debut tourism expo focused on children and teens 2025-08-29 17:01

    Iran to host debut tourism expo focused on children and teens

    TEHRAN – Iran will host its first festival and exhibition on children and youth tourism in Tehran from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, a senior official said on Wednesday.

  • Iraqi higher education official in Tehran to boost ties 2025-08-29 15:14

    Iraqi higher education official in Tehran to boost ties

    TEHRAN –Haider Abd Dahed, the Iraqi deputy minister of higher education and scientific research, is on a trip to Iran to foster scientific relations between the two countries.

  • Intl. conference on Iran's smart cities, AI slated for November 2025-08-29 14:47

    Intl. conference on Iran's smart cities, AI slated for November

    TEHRAN – Tehran will play host to the sixth international conference with the theme of Iran's smart cities and artificial intelligence, which is scheduled to be held from November 4 to 6.

  • MOU signed to accelerate plasma medicine industry’s growth 2025-08-29 14:44

    MOU signed to accelerate plasma medicine industry’s growth

    TEHRAN – Concerning the significance of integrating new technologies into the healthcare system, a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed to promote the country's status in the plasma medicine industry.

  • The environmental toll of war: a crisis we often overlook  2025-08-29 14:42

    By Shina Ansari, head of the Department of Environment

    The environmental toll of war: a crisis we often overlook 

    TEHRAN - When wars break out, the news usually focuses on the tragic loss of human lives, injuries, and damage to buildings and infrastructure. But behind these visible horrors lies a similarly harrowing, though less visible, consequence of wars—one that rarely gets the attention it deserves: the long-lasting harm war does to the environment.

  • Balancing innovation and privacy in the digital age 2025-08-29 14:39

    By Soroush Saki

    Balancing innovation and privacy in the digital age

    TEHRAN - In today’s digital era, data has become the invisible fuel driving innovation. From the way doctors diagnose illnesses to how cities manage traffic and how apps recommend our next favorite song, data is at the core of progress. Yet with all of this potential comes a serious dilemma: how do we balance the power of innovation with the responsibility of protecting people’s privacy?