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Iran’s Foreign Ministry vows ‘decisive defense’ after US bombs negotiating table a second time

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned Saturday’s military strikes by Israel and the United States, asserting that the country’s armed forces would decisively defend its sovereignty.

Today 13:55

24 students killed in US-Israeli strikes on elementary school

A girls’ elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab was directly struck during Saturday’s US-Israeli attacks on Iranian cities, according to Iranian authorities.

Today 13:23

Iranian missiles hit five key US bases

TEHRAN - At least five key U.S. military bases in the region have come under heavy fire from Iranian missiles, as Iran continues to respond to the U.S.-Israeli attacks that targeted Tehran and other Iranian cities Saturday morning.

Today 12:34

IRGC attacks Israel after US-Israeli strikes on Iran

TEHRAN - Iran has initiated a military response against Israel, launching missile and drone attacks on Israeli targets in the occupied territories less than two hours after the regime, together with the United States, conducted airstrikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities Saturday morning.

Yesterday 23:16

Israeli airstrikes kill seven Palestinians in Gaza despite declared ceasefire

Gaza health officials reported seven Palestinians killed in new Israeli airstrikes since midnight, as the conflict persists despite a declared ceasefire, Al Mayadeen reported Friday.

Yesterday 23:16

American sympathies shift dramatically toward Palestinians per new Gallup poll

New Gallup polling reveals a dramatic shift in American sympathies toward Palestinians, marking the first time support has reached parity after decades of lopsided favor for Israel, AP reported Friday.

Yesterday 23:16

By staff writer

From Gaza to the Red Sea: Why Israel now calls Yemen its ‘nightmare’

TEHRAN – Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has been a thorn in the side of Israel since the inception of the genocidal war on Gaza. From the earliest weeks of Israel’s military campaign in October 2023, Sana’a made clear that it would not remain a passive observer. By mid-November 2023, the Ansarullah movement had begun targeting vessels it identified as linked to Israel or bound for Israeli ports.

Yesterday 23:12

By Wesam Bahrani

From denial to doctrine: The Zionist approach to Palestinians

TEHRAN – The Israeli regime’s approach to the Palestinian Nakba has shifted from denying it happened to using indiscriminate force as a deliberate policy tool.

Yesterday 23:09

By Shahrokh Saei

From headlines to hostilities: How Israel and US media beat the drums of war with Iran

TEHRAN – The latest episode of The Tucker Carlson Show has intensified debate over who is pushing the United States toward confrontation with Iran.

2026-02-25 16:32

By Wesam Bahrani

How is Israel confronting global isolation?

TEHRAN – Despite deep internal political divisions, there is broad agreement within the Israeli regime on one issue: it is facing unprecedented global hostility.

2026-02-25 16:26

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Mounting strategic tensions: The escalating military buildup along Lebanon’s eastern frontier

SOUTH LEBANON — It is no coincidence that Lebanese anxieties have intensified amid growing reports of military preparations along the Syrian-Lebanese border.

2026-02-25 16:08

CPJ: Israel committed two-thirds of record press killings in 2025

A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths.

2026-02-24 19:09

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Syria's agrarian collapse: The undeclared costs of “reform” and occupation

SOUTH LEBANON — Recent statements by Grand Mufti of Syria, Osama al-Rifai, regarding the nation’s agrarian reform lands have sparked a renewed and impassioned debate on one of Syria’s most contentious socio-economic debates.

2026-02-24 17:20

Report: US officials rush to calm Arab anger over Huckabee’s Greater Israel remarks

Senior Trump administration officials are working to reassure Arab nations after Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in a podcast interview with Tucker Carlson that Israel has a right to control vast areas of the Middle East, Politico reported Monday.

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.

2026-02-23 18:22

By Wesam Bahrani

Israel intensifies mass arrests in the West Bank

TEHRAN – Israeli regime forces have arrested more than 100 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.

2026-02-23 18:22

‘Greater Israel’ in action: How expansion and occupation threaten regional stability

TEHRAN – For decades, the idea of “Greater Israel” has existed more as a political and ideological aspiration than as a formal policy.

2026-02-22 20:27

Words vs. action: The Arab-Islamic response to Huckabee's provocation

TEHRAN – Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, ignited a storm of criticism across the Middle East when he suggested it would be “fine” if Israel expanded to control the land between the Nile and the Euphrates. The swift and unified backlash from Arab and Islamic governments underscores not only regional anxieties but also growing suspicion of Washington’s support for Israel’s maximalist ambitions.

2026-02-22 20:27

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Hamat Air Base: A critical test of Lebanese sovereignty

SOUTH LEBANON — The growing controversy surrounding Hamat Air Base has ignited urgent questions about sovereignty, transparency, and Lebanon’s potential entanglement in a broader regional war.

2026-02-22 20:26

By Wesam Bahrani

Israeli leadership: The cycle of corruption that drives aggression

TEHRAN – Power under pressure often reveals its survival instincts. In the Israeli regime’s case, political crisis and regional violence have become increasingly intertwined.

Protesters held a “No war on Iran” banner at an anti-war demonstration in Los Angeles, California, on June 21, 2025.

2026-02-21 22:11

By Faramarz Kouhpayeh

Trump risking US lives and economy to fight a war for Israel

The president’s push for a war against Iran serves Israeli interests, not American voters, and not even himself

TEHRAN - When Donald Trump was vying for a second term in the White House in 2024, he rolled out a series of promises to American voters. He said he would "end inflation," "make America affordable again," and create millions of jobs. He also pledged to "stop all wars" and become a "president of peace."

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.

2026-02-21 18:10

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Blood in the Bekaa and Ain al-Hilweh: Who protects Lebanon’s sovereignty?

SOUTH LEBANON — The Israeli enemy has escalated its aggression against Lebanon, committing a massacre in the Bekaa Valley and launching a deadly strike on the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon.

2026-02-21 17:57

Israeli airstrikes kill at least ten in eastern Lebanon

At least ten people were killed, and 25 were injured on Friday as Israeli warplanes and naval vessels targeted several towns in the Bekaa region, including Riyaq and Bednayel, Al Mayadeen reported.

2026-02-20 22:46

Iran exists today because of its missiles, says former UN weapons inspector

As Washington once again raises the prospect of confrontation with Tehran, questions about U.S. intentions—and the limits of American power—have returned to the center of debate in West Asia. In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Scott Ritter, a former UN weapons inspector and U.S. Marine intelligence officer, discussed how Washington views talks with Iran, what it hopes to achieve with the country, as well as the growing risk of military escalation.

2026-02-20 19:03

Saudi Arabia to replace Israel with Syria in fibre-optic project, report says

Saudi Arabia is pushing to replace Israel with Syria as the primary transit country for a major fibre-optic cable connecting the kingdom to Greece, according to Middle East Eye.