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  • Martyred Funeral Today 20:02

    By Garsha Vazirian

    Blood-inked pens

    The stories of four Iranian journalists killed by Israel

    TEHRAN – August 8 marks Journalist’s Day in Iran, a solemn tribute to those who spilled blood for truth. Rooted in the 1998 martyrdom of Mahmoud Saremi—an Iranian reporter killed by alongside eight Iranian diplomats in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan—this day now mourns a new generation of media martyrs.

  • National Museum of Iran celebrates UNESCO inscription of Khorramabad Valley Prehistoric Sites Today 18:05

    National Museum of Iran celebrates UNESCO inscription of Khorramabad Valley Prehistoric Sites

    TEHRAN – A ceremony marking the UNESCO World Heritage inscription of the Prehistoric Sites of Khorramabad Valley took place on Tuesday at the National Museum of Iran.

  • Restoration of Arnaldo Pomodoro’s 3-ton bronze sphere underway in Tehran Today 18:02

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Restoration of Arnaldo Pomodoro’s 3-ton bronze sphere underway in Tehran

    TEHRAN - Conservation work has begun on a 3,000-kilogram bronze sculpture by the late Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro at a museum in northern Tehran.

  • Iran’s startup ecosystem flourishing despite sanctions Today 15:48

    Iran’s startup ecosystem flourishing despite sanctions

    TEHRAN – Despite unilateral sanctions, Iran's startup ecosystem has successfully thrived since the 2010s, with the country being home to more than 6,000 startups across diverse sectors, ranging from financial services to agricultural technology.

  • A look at Iran's achievements in COP15 Today 15:38

    A look at Iran's achievements in COP15

    TEHRAN – Attending the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the Iranian delegation achieved notable accomplishments, reinforcing the country’s international position in the environmental sector, particularly in wetland conservation.

  • UNICEF provides Iran with PCV, Pentavalent vaccines to immunize children Today 15:29

    UNICEF provides Iran with PCV, Pentavalent vaccines for children

    TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, has delivered two shipments of vaccines, including the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) and the Pentavalent vaccine, to immunize approximately 1.5 million children across the country against deadly diseases.

  • MPs 2025-08-06 20:53

    Defense Council to bolster Iran’s military coordination, say lawmakers

    TEHRAN – Two senior members of Iran’s Parliament have welcomed the formation of the National Defense Council, describing it as a timely and strategic move to strengthen decision-making and accelerate military responses amid ongoing wartime conditions.

  • MEK court 2025-08-06 20:53

    Iranian court uncovers MEK role in coordinated attacks with Israel during recent war

    TEHRAN – During ongoing legal proceedings against the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK), Tehran’s Criminal Court heard new evidence linking the terrorist group to Israeli attacks during the recent 12-day war—including the targeting of a civilian hospital.

  • Pezeshkian 2025-08-06 20:52

    Pezeshkian pays tribute to child victims of Israel's war at Tehran ceremony

    TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday attended a ceremony at the Ameneh Welfare and Nursery Complex in Tehran to honor the memory of children killed during the recent 12-day Israeli assault.

  • Pezeshkian and Ebrahim 2025-08-06 20:52

    Islamic solidarity vital to end Gaza genocide, Pezeshkian tells Malaysian PM

    TEHRAN – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim jointly called for urgent collective action by Muslim nations to stop Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza during a phone conversation on Wednesday.

  • Pezeshkian Shehbaz Sharif 2025/08/06

    By Muhammad Zamir Assadi

    Pakistan-Iran tie-up for growth and stability

    ISLAMABAD – Exploration of expansion in bilateral opportunities, an anticipated trade volume of $10 billion and a review of connecting linkages between Iran and Pakistan have been the key strategic outputs of the recent state visit of Iranian President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian to Pakistan. 

  • Roozbeh Vadi 2025-08-06 20:44

    Mossad spy hanged in Iran after contribution to nuclear scientist’s assassination 

    TEHRAN – Iran has carried out the death sentence of Roozbeh Vadi, who was convicted of spying for Israel and providing critical information to Mossad that led to the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist. The execution, confirmed by the Iranian Judiciary, took place on Wednesday following a Supreme Court affirmation of his guilt and sentence.

  • Ahmadian 2025-08-06 20:44

    President names Ahmadian to head new strategic development body

    TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian is putting a sharp focus on boosting Iran's strategic projects. He's appointed Ali-Akbar Ahmadian, previously Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), to lead a newly created “Iranian Headquarters for National and Strategic Projects Development”, a move his circle says shows the president is serious about using the country’s resources to hit key goals. 

  • Leaders over time 2025/08/06

    By Kurosh Alyani 

    The theater of grievance and ruined monarchist fantasies in postwar Iran

    TEHRAN – F kills his wife based on vague, unverified suspicions of infidelity. He cites religious law as justification, treating hearsay and jurisprudence as equal to civil legislation. 

  • Some 850,000 individuals donated blood in 4 months 2025-08-06 15:48

    Some 850,000 Iranians donated blood in 4 months

    TEHRAN – Around 850,000 Iranians donated blood in the first four months of the current Iranian year, which started on March 21, according to an official with the Blood Transfusion Organization.

  • Persian medicine experts to provide health services during Arbaeen 2025-08-06 15:31

    Persian medicine experts to provide health services during Arbaeen

    TEHRAN – The health ministry has dispatched a team of Persian medicine experts to provide health services to people during the Arbaeen pilgrimage.

  • Biotechnology plays key role in achieving sustainable development goals 2025-08-06 15:28

    Biotechnology plays key role in 60% of sustainable development goals

    TEHRAN – Biotechnology, as one of the highly promising scientific fields, plays a key role in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), as it holds a 60 percent share of the goals related to life sciences and their applications directly or indirectly.

  • ‘20 Asiatic cheetahs spotted in Iran’s wildlife reserves’ 2025-08-06 15:11

    ‘20 Asiatic cheetahs spotted in Iran’s wildlife reserves’

    TEHRAN – Twenty Asiatic cheetahs have so far been spotted in wildlife reserves across the country, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.

  • Tehran papers 2025-08-05 21:54

    TEHRAN PAPERS

    A plan for non-nuclear security

    TEHRAN - The Shargh newspaper examines ways to guarantee national security by adopting various strategies and approaches, such as entanglement with the international trade.

  • Ejei 2025-08-05 21:54

    Israel exaggerates infiltration efforts to undermine Iran’s security confidence: Judiciary Chief

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Hojjatoleslam Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje’i, has emphasized that the Israeli regime is intensifying efforts to exaggerate the infiltration and influence within Iran far beyond reality, aiming to undermine national security confidence.

  • Pakistan Embassy 2025-08-05 21:53

    Pakistan embassy in Tehran hosts Youm-e-Istehsal to spotlight Kashmir cause

    TEHRAN – The Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran hosted a gathering on Tuesday to observe Youm-e-Istehsal (Day of Exploitation), marking the fourth anniversary of India’s revocation of Articles 35A and 370 on August 5, 2019.

  • Pezeshkian in Pakistan 2025-08-05 21:52

    By Hassan Nourian, Former Consul General of Iran in Karachi

    Why President Pezeshkian's Pakistan visit matters

    TEHRAN – We are well aware that Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan’s independence in 1947 and open its embassy in Karachi, which was then the capital of Pakistan. Likewise, Pakistanis were the first to officially recognize the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979.

  • Aref 2025-08-05 21:41

    ‘Tomorrow will be too late’, Iran VP urges swift collective effort to break Gaza siege

    TEHRAN – Iran’s First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref, has issued a stark warning about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, warning: “Tomorrow will be too late.”

  • Velayati 2025-08-05 21:40

    Illegitimate geopolitical projects in Caucasus will face Iran’s firm response: Leader’s aide

    TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on international affairs, has warned regional and international players against attempts to revive the controversial Zangezur Corridor project, stressing that Iran will not remain silent in the face of any threat to its national or regional interests.

  • Larijani 2025-08-05 21:39

    Veteran statesman Larijani takes helm of Iran's Security Council following U.S.-Israeli aggression

    TEHRAN – In a move to recalibrate Iran’s national security architecture, President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed seasoned statesman Ali Larijani as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) on Tuesday.

  • Aubergine phobia? 2025-08-05 21:36

    By Soheila Zarfam 

    Aubergine phobia?

    Iranian missiles aren’t the only things unnerving the West. Our aubergines are apparently scary too

    TEHRAN – In a world where Palestinian children starve to death under accusations of terrorism, Israel’s prime minister receives standing ovations and unwavering support in Western political circles for upholding "democracy” despite being a war criminal, and the U.S. President floats the idea of turning sovereign nations into American states— perhaps it’s no surprise that Iranians are criminalized for selling tomatoes, potatoes, and aubergines.

  • persian gulf cooperation council 2025-08-05 15:41

    By Zahra Akbari

    Iran-PGCC relations: The real enemy lies elsewhere

    TEHRAN – Good, evil, friend, and foe depend on where you stand in the story and how you tell it. This is also true for Southwest Asia with its complex dynamics.

  • IRCS to host 2nd intl. rehabilitation conference 2025-08-05 15:27

    IRCS to host 2nd intl. rehabilitation conference

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in cooperation with the University of Münster, Germany, will hold the second international rehabilitation conference on Wednesday, an official with the IRCS has said.

  • Environmental diplomacy is in full swing 2025-08-05 15:22

    By Mehdi Garshasbi

    Environmental diplomacy is in full swing

    TEHRAN – Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment, says that promoting environmental diplomacy has been put atop the agenda over the past year, and activities in this regard are progressing with strength.

  • Iranian woman appointed as RPC chairman for Eastern Mediterranean 2025-08-05 15:18

    Iranian woman appointed as RPC chairperson for Eastern Mediterranean

    TEHRAN – Farah Babaei, the head of the Midwifery Department of the health ministry, has been appointed by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) as the new Chair of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Professional Committee (RPC).