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Public back-and-forth continues between Araghchi and Lebanese counterpart

Iran’s FM reiterates support for Lebanon’s sovereignty after Rajji lashes out over concerned warnings

TEHRAN – Tehran moved to calm diplomatic waters on Thursday after Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, firmly reiterated the Islamic Republic’s unwavering respect for Lebanese sovereignty, following what appeared to be an excessive and unexpected reaction from Lebanon’s top diplomat to an Iranian politician’s warning about the whittling away of Lebanon’s defense prowess in the face of continued Israeli aggression.

Yesterday 21:19

Hezbollah leader: Israel seeks to grab Lebanon under ‘Greater Israel’ scheme

Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem accuses Israel of pursuing an “expansionist agenda” under the banner of a so-called “Greater Israel,” warning that Lebanon is the next target of occupation.

Yesterday 18:10

By Wesam Bahrani

Israel utterly failed to shield its protégé in Gaza

TEHRAN – The occupying Israeli regime suffered a setback after its most prominent militia leader was killed in Gaza.

Yesterday 18:05

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Lebanon’s art of giving everything away for free

BEIRUT — For decades, Lebanon’s leaders have embraced a peculiar diplomatic approach: yield concession after concession, gain nothing in return, and feign surprise as the nation’s leverage steadily disappears.

Yesterday 14:24

‘War on international law:’ Merz’s Israel trip under fire from German opposition

German opposition party, Die Linke (The Left), has criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz for his planned trip to Israel this weekend, where he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Al Jazeera reported Friday.

Yesterday 14:22

‘Resounding failure’ for Israel: Tel-Aviv-backed gangster Abu Shabab killed

Yasser Abu Shabab, the Israel-backed smuggler and gang leader who commanded a Rafah-based militia of anti-Hamas fighters, was killed on Friday, The Cradle reported, citing Hebrew-language media.

2025-12-03 18:39

By staff writer

The mirage of peace: Gaza under fire

TEHRAN – It has been more than 50 days since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect, intended to end the Gaza war. For Palestinians, however, that promise has meant nothing. The Israeli bombardment has continued unabated, and the humanitarian crisis has only deepened.

2025-12-03 18:15

By Wesam Bahrani

Global rebuke of Israeli occupation

TEHRAN – The United Nations overwhelmingly condemns the ongoing Israeli occupation of Arab lands amid opposition by the U.S. and a few of its allies.

2025-12-03 17:30

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Naqoura talks: Trojan Horse of economic and political normalization

BEIRUT—The Lebanese government’s decision to appoint former ambassador Simon Karam, a civilian with openly political positions, to lead the Lebanese delegation in the so-called Military Technical Committee meetings in Naqoura is not a procedural adjustment. Rather, it is a political landmine.

2025-12-03 15:23

Over 200 international celebrities call for Marwan Barghouti’s release from Israeli prison

Hundreds of prominent cultural figures have signed an open letter urging Israel to release Marwan Barghouti, the most prominent Palestinian detainee in Israeli custody.

2025/12/02

By Fatemeh Kavand

Iran, Lebanon, and the fog of West’s psychological warfare

The recent remarks by Lebanon’s foreign minister about “Iranian interference” have triggered a wave of reactions across the region’s political landscape.

2025-12-02 19:35

By Garsha Vazirian

No truce for truth-tellers: Wadi latest casualty of Israel’s war on journalism

TEHRAN – Israel killed Palestinian photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi with a precise drone strike in Khan Younis, Gaza, on December 2, 2025.

2025-12-02 17:33

Israel launches intense West Bank offensive, deliberately kills two teens in Hebron

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager in Hebron on Tuesday, the latest victim to intensified military operations that have swept across the occupied West Bank, leaving entire communities under siege.

2025-12-02 15:35

Genocide's poisonous fruit: Worldwide loathing

TEHRAN – By perpetrating the most heinous crimes in Gaza, Israel has not only reaffirmed its status as the most detested entity on the global stage and plunged itself into even deeper isolation, but has also dragged the United States down with it—rendering Washington an object of worldwide loathing.

2025-12-01 21:57

What Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said at his weekly briefing

TEHRAN – At his weekly press conference, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei addressed a wide range of regional and international issues — from escalating tensions in Lebanon and Gaza, to relations with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to the state of nuclear talks with Europe.

2025-12-01 21:50

By Soheila Zarfam

Israel, not Russia, is damaging Iran-Poland ties

TEHRAN - Iran and Poland have traditionally enjoyed frictionless ties. However, this relationship hit a snag in October when Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski attended an anti-Iran presentation at the UK Parliament.

2025-12-01 19:20

Netanyahu’s brazen pardon plea sparks fury, drawing ‘banana republic’ scorn

Hundreds of enraged Israelis converged on President Isaac Herzog’s private residence Sunday night, asserting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s shock petition for a presidential pardon marks a death blow to Israel’s so-called “democratic foundations.”

2025-12-01 19:17

Israel transfers tanks, sets up checkpoints in Syria's Quneitra

The Israeli army raided a Syrian town in the southern Quneitra countryside early Monday in the latest violation of the country’s sovereignty, Anadolu reported Monday, citing local media.

2025-12-01 19:17

Palestinian journalist details sexual assault and torture at Sde Teiman detention center

A Palestinian journalist has testified that he was subjected to sexual assault and torture by Israeli forces at the Sde Teiman detention center, leaving him with severe psychological trauma, according to Al Mayadeen’s Monday report citing the Palestinian Center for Journalists’ Protection (PCHR).

2025-12-01 19:13

By staff writer

From accord to atrocity: Gaza human cost mounts under broken truce

TEHRAN – The U.S.-brokered ceasefire that went into effect on October 10 was designed to end two years of relentless Israeli military operations in Gaza. Yet, less than two months later, it has proven to be little more than a paper promise.

2025-12-01 19:06

By Wesam Bahrani

West Bank raids deepen as annexation calls rise

TEHRAN – The Israeli regime is escalating its raids in the West Bank amid rising calls to formally annex the occupied territories.

2025-12-01 16:12

Israeli forces storm Bethlehem, detain over 40 Palestinians

Israeli forces detained 44 Palestinians on Monday in the towns of Beit Fajjar and al-Ubeidiya in the Bethlehem Governorate, WAFA reported.

2025-11-30 22:35

Air defense network on full alert, says Iranian commander

TEHRAN – The deputy commander of the Air Defense Force of the Iranian Army says the country’s air defense units are on full alert to counter potential enemy attacks.

2025-11-30 22:14

By Habib Ahmadzadeh

A plea for peace in Lebanon

TEHRAN – Mr. Pope, you too can, like Christ, bring about the greatest miracle of peace of the twenty-first century in reality.

2025-11-30 18:36

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Lebanon’s war anxiety: Between genuine peril and manufactured panic

BEIRUT- Lebanese society has long been marked by debates, disagreements, and deep ideological fault lines. Division is not a uniquely Lebanese pathology but a universal human reflex—dating back, as Rousseau suggested, to the moment the first man staked a claim and declared, “This is mine.”