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Today 19:33
By Shahrokh Saei
Peace on paper, fire on the ground: Trump’s seven-nation strikes in 2025
TEHRAN – Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has tried to cast himself as a peacemaker, insisting that his second term has brought an end to conflicts that long tied down the United States abroad. He has spoken of breaking with what he calls America’s era of “endless wars,” presenting his foreign policy as restraint, not intervention.
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2025-12-26 18:15
By Shahrokh Saei
Trump’s Nigeria attack: Evangelical politics weaponized against reality
TEHRAN – The United States carried out strikes in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day, nearly two months after President Donald Trump warned he might intervene militarily, accusing the West African nation of failing to stop attacks against Christian communities.
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2025-12-08 17:25
Nigeria deploys fighter jets, ground forces to quell attempted coup in Benin
Nigeria’s military sent fighter jets and ground forces into neighboring Benin to support President Patrice Talon, after a group of soldiers attempted to seize control of the tiny West African nation, Bloomberg reported Monday.
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2025/12/02
By Patricia Esami-Lubba
Trump’s Africa posture is less about human rights though more about power politics
ABUJA – When Donald Trump turns his attention to Africa, it is rarely for reasons African policymakers recognize as grounded in fact or consistent principle. His latest escalation of tensions with Nigeria and South Africa, framed as a moral crusade against human rights abuses, reflects a recurring pattern: selectively invoking the language of rights to justify punitive diplomacy that ultimately serves domestic politics more than international justice.
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2025-11-02 19:47
By Shahrokh Saei
Holy hostility: How Trump weaponizes religion to threaten Nigeria
TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat to launch military strikes against Nigeria under the banner of protecting Christians is not a sudden outburst — it is part of a long-standing pattern.
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2025-11-02 16:09
Iran explores avenues to foster sci-tech ties with Pakistan, Nigeria
TEHRAN – Holding separate meetings with the Pakistani Minister of State for the Ministry of Federal Education, Wajiha Qamar, and the Nigerian Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, Science Minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf has explored avenues to develop scientific and technological ties between Iran and the two other countries.
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2025-09-23 17:24
Iran FM urges return of looted cultural heritage at New York forum
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday called for the return of cultural artifacts taken during colonialism, war and illegal excavations, urging stronger international cooperation to protect ancient heritage.
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2025-06-29 10:09
Justice’s Cry: Iran’s Call to the World
Nigerian student's message to the people of Nigeria
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2024-11-10 13:02
Iran’s Namazi takes gold at Lagos Para Table Tennis Open
TEHRAN – Zahra Namazi of Iran won a gold medal at the Lagos Para Table Tennis Open on Saturday.
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2024-06-02 11:43
Iran’s Pirjahan takes gold at Nigerian Grand Prix
TEHRAN – Iran’s Mehdi Pirjahan won a gold medal in the 4th MoC Grand Prix on Saturday held in Lagos, Nigeria.
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2024-01-26 21:33
U.S. uses human rights to serve own interests, Raisi says
TEHRAN- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said the United States uses human rights as a tool to advance its own interests.
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2023-10-24 22:23
Iranian and Nigerien foreign ministers discuss bilateral, regional issues
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian held talks on Tuesday with his Nigerian counterpart Bakary Yao Sangare in Tehran.
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2023-10-11 22:46
Prominent Nigerian cleric receives warm welcome in Tehran
TEHRAN – Leading Islamic scholar Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky was met with a cheering crowd on Wednesday as he arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
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2023-10-10 22:42
Leading Nigerian cleric Zakzaky due in Tehran
TEHRAN - Nigeria's leading Islamic scholar Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky is set to arrive in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday.
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2023-08-26 22:34
By Ali Karbalaei
Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali ink security pact
New military alliance bloc comes amid threats of “aggression” against Niger
TEHRAN- Niger says it has agreed to a defense and security alliance that would allow the armies of Burkina Faso and Mali to enter and help Niger "in the event of aggression".
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2023-08-18 22:43
By Hana Saada
Unraveling the Niger dilemma: Decoding the erosion of France's influence in West Africa
Historical ties and contemporary shifts shed light on France's diminishing influence in the region
The intricate tapestry of historical and cultural connections between France and Africa is in the midst of a seismic recalibration.
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2023-08-14 22:30
By Aina Ademola Adeniran
ECOWAS, France: The chronicles of a predator and its prey
NIGERIA, Abuja - The Sahel region has been doused with public dissatisfaction, and just like the Arab spring, public discontent has been sublimated into ferocious mass political demonstrations, leading to military takeover across the region. Amongst the 15 ECOWAS nations, about 4 are already being ruled by the military, with Niger being the most recent.
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2023-08-14 15:20
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
France continuing economic, cultural exploitation of W Africa: Falk
TEHRAN – Former UN official says France created a set of conditions that made West African societies incapable of stable and equitable governance even after gaining independence.
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2023-08-12 23:45
By Ali Karbalaei
ECOWAS authorizes military intervention in Niger
TEHRAN - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the activation of a standby force for possible use against the new military rulers in Niger.
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2023-08-09 22:47
By Ali Karbalaei
US, French warplanes grounded as Niger closes airspace
Mali and Burkina Faso warn any military intervention in Niger would be considered a ‘declaration of war’ against them.
TEHRAN - Developments in Niger are moving very fluidly amid fears of a wider military escalation.
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2023-08-08 19:04
By Payman Yazdani
France struggling to keep only remaining ally in west Africa
TEHRAN– Following Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Chad, the army of Niger seized control of the country in a coup in West Africa.
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2023-08-06 23:20
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Niger coup: End of democracy or end of French colonialism?
TEHRAN - France’s colonial rule in Africa began in the 19th century. Many might think that the days of cruel exploitation, massacre, slavery and psychological abuse of African people in the hands of the French have come to an end, but the recent developments in countries like Niger show Paris still has its hand over the continent.
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2023-08-05 22:53
Events in west Africa bring back dark days of Western colonialism
Africa rises from the ashes of neo-colonialism like phoenix
TEHRAN - Africa is full of natural resources. A tremendous amount of wealth lies in the continent. So why is a large part of this continent still languishing in poverty?
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2023-08-01 14:18
Iran reacts to Niger developments
TEHRAN – In its first reaction to the military takeover in Niger, Iran called for calm and stability in the West African country.
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2023-04-17 12:41
By Ali Karbalaei
Why are Nigeria's Shias persecuted?
TEHRAN- There is a deafening international silence toward the persecution of one of the most persecuted minority groups on the planet. They are Shias in Nigeria.
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2023-04-16 11:01
One martyred in Quds Day in Nigeria
Shaheed Yaqoub Umar was martyred during international Quds day in Abuja, Nigeria, human rights activist Al Aqeel Jawad said.
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2023-04-12 14:12
Ali Doosti Mehr named Iran U14 football coach
TEHRAN – Ali Doosti Mehr was appointed as new head coach of Iran U14 football team.
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2023-01-21 18:22
Iran, Nigeria set up joint sci-tech working group
TEHRAN – A joint working group has been formed by Iran and Nigeria with the aim of broadening ties in the fields of science and technology.