Iran’s regional war strategy and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN – Iran’s decision to close the Strait of Hormuz represents the most consequential strategic shift in the modern history of West Asia, not as an impulsive reaction to recent attacks but as the deliberate activation of a doctrine Iran has articulated for decades: that any assault on its sovereignty—especially one launched from the soil of neighboring states—will transform the entire region into a unified theater of conflict. 

International concern grows as US–Israeli assault on Iran sparks Strait of Hormuz crisis

TEHRAN – International reactions continue to mount following the deepening crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, as governments, energy markets and shipping industries grapple with the fallout from the US–Israeli war on Iran.

Why Iran’s strikes in response to U.S.–Israeli aggression are lawful selfdefense

TEHRAN – Iran has invoked its right to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter following large-scale joint military strikes by the United States and Israel on its territory, asserting that its response is firmly grounded in international law and the principles governing the use of force between states.

By Soheila Zarfam

From the 12-Day war to now: A dramatically different Iranian response

TEHRAN – During the 12-day war waged by the U.S. and Israel against Iran last June, the Iranian Armed Forces had to enter their first war in over three decades.

From Tehran to the UN: Iran’s Foreign Ministry leads diplomatic response to U.S.-Israeli aggression

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has worked tirelessly to defend the nation’s sovereignty, articulate Tehran’s diplomatic positions, and counter hostile public narratives and media propaganda in response to the coordinated military aggression by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic. 

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Targeting knowledge from Palestine to Iran, and beyond

SOUTH LEBANON—Across modern conflicts, the destruction of schools and universities has become a measurable indicator of wars that extend beyond military confrontation.

How Iranians and others reacted to the Minab school massacre

TEHRAN – A U.S.-Israeli joint military strike on the Shajara Tayyebah elementary school for girls in the southern Iranian city of Minab on Saturday morning sparked widespread outrage among Iranian officials. They mourned the tragic massacre of the students, while vowing that they will respond to the heinous aggression, both on the ground, and inside international courtrooms.

By Sheida Sabzehvari

Trump’s ‘help on the way’ rained down as bombs on schoolgirls

TEHRAN – "Help is on the way," is what U.S. President Donald Trump stated back in January, as he urged the Iranian people to seize government buildings, police stations, and military bases, to take up arms, and to kill their authorities and security forces.

Iranian school runs red: Nearly 170 students killed in U.S.–Israeli attack

TEHRAN - The death toll from a strike on a school in southern Iran has risen to nearly 170, as the country mourns the victims of a deliberate joint U.S.–Israeli military campaign that began early Saturday and has already claimed hundreds of lives nationwide. 

Blood on the blackboard: U.S. and Israel strike Iranian school as the West looks away 

TEHRAN - Global outrage has intensified following the deadly strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran — Shajareh Tayyebah elementary school in Minab, a city in Hormozgan Province — where nearly 170 students were killed in a joint U.S.–Israeli attack. The scale of the tragedy has shocked the international community and sparked widespread condemnation.