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Why Trans-Iranian Railway is a glittering engineering feat of the 20th century?

Iran calls on UNESCO to protect Trans-Iranian Railway from Israeli threats

TEHRAN- Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Reza Salehi-Amiri, has formally urged UNESCO to condemn threats by the Israeli regime against the Trans-Iranian Railway (TIR), a UNESCO World Heritage site. In a letter to UNESCO Director-General Khaled al-Anani, Salehi-Amiri expressed deep concern that any attack on the railway would constitute an assault on global cultural heritage and endanger civilian lives.

Yesterday 23:03

By Afshin Majlesi

Guardians of strength and sacrifice

TEHRAN – From early moments of the war, women and girls have borne a growing share of its human cost. Hundreds have been killed, injured, or displaced in consecutive airstrikes including the one in Minab, where more than 165 young schoolgirls between the ages of seven and twelve lost their lives.

Aid worker comforts an Iranian women after a U.S.-Israeli airstrike in Tehran

Yesterday 23:00

By Xavier Villar

The conditional visibility of Iranian women

MADRID – A young woman removing her hijab on a Tehran street is often presented in Western media as an uncomplicated image of defiance. Yet such a scene, repeatedly extracted and circulated, belongs to a broader and more layered social reality in which women’s choices, constraints, and political positions cannot be reduced to a single interpretive frame.

Yesterday 22:56

By Garsha Vazirian

The war that ended the old Middle East

How Washington and Tel Aviv unwittingly catalyzed a new strategic dawn

TEHRAN — Five weeks after the United States and Israel started their unprovoked campaign of aggression against Iran on February 28, the Middle East stands transformed.

A US-Israeli projectile demolished a synagogue in central Tehran on Tuesday. Photo: Tehran Times

Yesterday 22:51

By Shahrokh Saei

‘Heinous and cowardly’: US-Israeli bombs level historic Tehran synagogue

TEHRAN - Nearly 40 days into the joint US-Israeli war on Iran, a Jewish synagogue in central Tehran was targeted in a devastating attack on Tuesday.

IRGC has launched missiles from twin launch systems for the first time in its retaliatory strikes against the US-Israeli aggression that began 40 days ago.

Yesterday 22:50

Iran strikes Israeli petrochemical facility near Dimona

TEHRAN - In a sweeping retaliatory operation, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army launched massive strikes against US-owned and Israeli-linked petrochemical and military targets, warning Washington, Tel Aviv, and their regional partners that any further aggression against Iranian infrastructure will meet with uncompromising retaliation.

Yesterday 18:50

Haifa After Iranian Ballistic Missile

Yesterday 18:39

Musician Plays to Protect Tehran Power

Yesterday 14:56

Berlin Condemns War

Yesterday 00:55

Welfare Organization providing wide range of services during war

TEHRAN – Since the beginning of the war on February 28, the Welfare Organization has been providing numerous services to its beneficiaries across the country with the help of benefactors.

Yesterday 00:23

By Wesam Bahrani

Hezbollah puts up fierce resistance against Zionist forces

TEHRAN – The Lebanese resistance movement has announced new operations targeting gathering points of Israeli soldiers as well as Zionist settlements and military bases.

Yesterday 00:09

By Garsha Vazirian

The terminal scream of an empire scheduling war crimes in its digital Colosseum

Trump’s profane ultimatum exposes the malignant sociopathic narcissism and moral sepsis rotting America from within

TEHRAN — On Easter Sunday, April 5, as some American families headed to church to celebrate resurrection and hope, Donald Trump posted a message that felt like a fever dream from the darkest corners of the imperial id.

2026-04-06 23:31

By Soheila Zarfam

Iran offers a proposal as its missiles strike hard

Reports suggest Tehran has submitted a 10-point plan via intermediaries to end the reckless war US started

TEHRAN — Iran has formally submitted a 10-point plan to end the war with the United States, according to a report by IRNA, a move that would ultimately reveal whether President Donald Trump is seeking a genuine diplomatic settlement or is committed to an aimless bombing campaign that analysts warn could push the global economy toward a deep depression.

2026-04-06 23:02

Iran’s South Pars petrochemical facility bombed in US‑Israel aggression

TEHRAN — Iran’s South Pars petrochemical facilities in the energy hub of Asaluyeh were struck on Monday, and Israel claimed responsibility for the attacks.

2026-04-06 23:02

TEHRAN PAPERS:

An attempt at a face-saving exit

Kayhan, in an editorial, addressed what it described as the United States’ desperation in the current phase of the war and its attempt to escape the situation. In the sixth week of the war, the enemy is continuing its policy of escalating the conflict to manufacture an achievement and secure an ‘honorable exit’ for itself.

2026-04-06 23:00

Iran Leader: US-Israeli enemy assassinated General Khademi after repeated defeats

TEHRAN - The head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization has been martyred in an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian capital, Tehran, amid ongoing US-Israeli aggression.

2026-04-06 22:58

Former Israeli PM: Netanyahu’s Iran strategy driven by ‘wishful thinking’

TEHRAN - A former Israeli prime minister has sharply criticized Benjamin Netanyahu over the failure of his military strategy toward Iran.

2026-04-06 18:56

Academics Protest Over Attacks on Universities and Hospitals

2026-04-06 18:38

13 martyred in Zionist-American attack on Tehran suburb

2026-04-06 00:08

By Wesam Bahrani

Hezbollah attacks Zionist regime warship

TEHRAN – Lebanon’s Hezbollah has announced that its fighters targeted a Zionist regime’s warship, reaffirming the movement's strong resilience.

2026-04-05 23:44

By Afshin Majlesi

The language that led to war

TEHRAN- When a country is portrayed for decades as dangerous, untrustworthy and inherently threatening, the plot of attacking it becomes easier to accept. The current war with Iran reflects this dynamic, after years in which mainstream Western media repeatedly cast it as unsafe, potential threat!

2026-04-05 23:28

Over 220,000 units of blood donated since start of war

TEHRAN – More than 268,000 Iranians have referred to blood donation centers across the country since the beginning of the imposed war on February 28, till April 4, donating over 220,000 units of blood.

2026-04-05 23:18

Iranian cultural figures condemn US-Israeli military aggression against Iran

TEHRAN- In a statement reflecting the sentiments of the academic and cultural community, over 250 scholars, researchers, and university professors have united to condemn the recent military aggression by the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran.

2026-04-05 22:59

‘Iran, with a population of 90 million, has no shortage of essential goods’

TEHRAN- The Minister of Agriculture, referring to the experience of a challenging year marked by two wars, stated that despite having a population of 90 million, Iran has so far faced no shortage in the supply of essential goods and food.

2026-04-05 22:54

Strait of Hormuz leverage shakes global economies as energy crisis escalates

TEHRAN- The management of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran has emerged as a powerful economic lever capable of reversing growth trajectories in major economies.

2026-04-05 22:49

Gov't Spokesperson: Attacks on hospitals, universities, and civilian infrastructure are war Crimes

TEHRAN – Iran’s government spokesperson has condemned recent US-Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure, including a psychiatric hospital and multiple universities, calling them war crimes.

2026-04-05 22:38

Iran opens Strait of Hormuz to friendly nations amid ongoing war

TEHRAN — Iran has formally exempted Iraq from all restrictions on passage through the Strait of Hormuz, allowing Iraqi oil tankers to transit the strategic waterway while maintaining its blockade against vessels linked to the United States and Israel.

2026-04-05 22:32

TEHRAN PAPERS:

“If you won, why did you destroy the lineup?!”

Farhikhtegan discussed the changes among American commanders. It wrote: In strategic logic, no commander tampers with the lineup of a winning team; but the extensive reshuffling within the US government and military shows that the situation on the battlefield and in domestic politics is not going according to Trump’s wishes.