HRW: Israeli airstrike that killed journalists in Lebanon most likely a ‘deliberate attack’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said an Israeli strike that killed three journalists and injured four others in Lebanon last month, was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime.

Arrest warrant for Netanyahu not enough, death sentence needed: Leader

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former War Minister Yoav Gallant are not sufficient, rather the two should be sentenced to death for the heinous crimes they have committed against humanity. 

Leader’s foreign policy advisor reaffirms unwavering support for Resistance Axis

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, senior foreign policy advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, reaffirmed Iran's unwavering support for the Resistance Axis and its opposition to the Zionist regime. 

Tehran preparing for attack against Israel: Ayatollah Khamenei's aide

TEHRAN – In an interview published on Sunday, Ali Larijani, an advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, announced Iran is preparing to respond to Israel following the regime’s October assault on Iranian territory.

Despair grips Israel as hopes for captive release fade

TEHRAN- A growing sense of frustration and anger among Israelis is replacing the hope of returning captives in the wake of the regime’s failure to achieve its objectives in the Gaza war. 

ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant hailed by Iran foreign ministry spokesman

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei welcomed the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former War Minister Yoav Gallant.

NGOs demand justice: France must arrest Netanyahu and Gallant

Eleven nongovernmental organizations have called on France to enforce an International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former war minister Yoav Gallant.

Borrell: Hungary has to abide by the ICC warrant against Netanyahu

The European Union’s foreign policy chief said warrants by the International Criminal Court are binding for all of the bloc’s states.

By Soheila Zarfam

Cycles of conflict

The cost of U.S. strategy in West Asia

TEHRAN – Abigail Hauslohner’s article, “Iran hawks will hold less sway in Trump’s new government,” published in the Washington Post on November 17, delves into the escalating rhetoric from U.S. Republican leaders advocating for a hardline approach toward Iran.

Students unite for Resistance in Tehran gathering

TEHRAN – Iranian students gathered to showcase their support for the Axis of Resistance in inaugural national assembly of “Resistance Ambassadors” which took place on Thursday morning in Tehran.

Israel's aggressions will not go unanswered, international law to guide response: Iran FM

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has declared that Tehran’s response to recent Israeli military actions will be both inevitable and resolute, emphasizing that the timing and method of retaliation would be determined by strategic conditions.

IRGC chief urges Muslim nations to sever ties with Israel

TEHRAN- The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps highlighted the offenses perpetrated by the Zionist regime in the region and urged Muslim nations to cut ties with it.

Syria FM, Iran security chief discuss regional affairs in Tehran meeting

TEHRAN – Syrian Foreign Minister Basam al-Sabbagh and Ali Akbar Ahmadian, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, held talks in Tehran on Wednesday, following a series of high-level meetings with Iranian officials. 

Israeli crimes against Gaza children ‘deep wound on conscience of humanity’: foreign ministry

TEHRAN – On World Children's Day, November 20th, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression against Palestinian children in Gaza, calling the situation a "deep wound on the conscience of humanity." 

Retaliation in sight: Hezbollah to target “heart of Tel Aviv”

TEHRAN- Hezbollah's Secretary-General Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that the resistance movement will retaliate the recent deadly Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital by targeting the “heart of Tel Aviv”.

Pezeshkian urges Pope’s intervention to end Israeli violence in West Asia

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has appealed to Pope Francis for intervention to halt ongoing Israeli violence in the region, which has wreaked havoc in Gaza and Lebanon and could spread to other parts of West Asia any second. 

By Noura Erakat, Josh Paul, Charles O. Blaha, and Luigi Daniele

There is no victory in Gaza

The current war in Gaza is not an isolated conflict that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants launched an attack inside Israel. Framing the war this way, as John Spencer does in a recent article in Foreign Affairs (“Israel Is Winning,” August 21, 2024), invites many dubious assertions about Israel’s purported progress toward its war aims and its supposed efforts to protect civilians. And it accepts without question the Israeli government’s official position that “Israel is fighting Hamas terrorists, not the Palestinian population,” as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a speech in January. To simplify the conflict to a fight between Israel and Hamas is to ignore the on-the-ground realities that indicate Israel is waging an indiscriminate war on all Palestinians.

By Soheila Zarfam

Genocide supporter turned human rights activist

How Western media is propagating new lies against Iran

TEHRAN – A recent Globe and Mail article by Robert Fife details an alleged assassination plot against 84-year-old former Canadian Special Envoy on Holocaust Remembrance and Justice Minister Irwin Cotler. Who tried to assassinate him? Iran, the report says. 

Israel has killed nearly 17,500 children in Gaza

Israel has killed 17,492 children in Gaza since declaring war on the Palestinian territory in October last year, that’s according to a report published by the Government Media Office in Gaza.

Zionism abuses Judaism, Iran's Zarif tells Jewish people in video message

TEHRAN – In a video address to the global Jewish community, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s Deputy President for Strategic Affairs, sharply criticized Zionism, calling it a betrayal of the Ten Commandments and an ideology rooted in racism and hatred.