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2025-05-07 22:37
By Sheida Sabzehvari
Europe’s hidden human rights crisis: The MEK’s forbidden family bonds
Iranian families beg Red Cross for answers on missing relatives recruited by terror organization
TEHRAN – The human heart craves family. It's crucial for our well-being, providing warmth, security, and a sense of belonging. But for a terrorist group that has isolated over 2000 people in a cloistered community at the heart of Europe, familial bonds are not a source of strength, but a threat to obedience.
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2025-05-04 23:00
Controversial UK raids target seven Iranians, prompting calls for legal clarity
TEHRAN – British police’s so-called “counter-terrorism” unit has arrested eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, in two separate operations, sparking accusations from critics of systemic bias and politically motivated overreach.
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2025-04-27 22:59
By Sheida Sabzehvari
Women in the MEK: Trapped, tortured, and silenced
TEHRAN – Throughout history, women have often been more vulnerable than their male peers and faced higher risks of crime, sexual exploitation, and forced labor.
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2025-04-25 22:21
Iran summons Dutch envoy over 'baseless' allegations, condemns ‘Zionist-inspired’ accusations
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Dutch Ambassador Emiel de Bont on Friday to protest unfounded accusations by the Netherlands’ intelligence agency, which alleged Iranian involvement in “assassination plots across Europe.”
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2025-04-13 21:45
Iran mourns Pakistani workers killed in terror attack
TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in Islamabad has issued a strong condemnation of what it called a "cowardly and inhumane attack" that claimed the lives of eight Pakistani citizens in Iran's southeastern Sistan-and-Baluchestan province.
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2025-04-07 22:36
IRGC dismantles Daesh terror cell in western Iran
TEHRAN – The Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohada Headquarters of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the dismantling of a Daesh-affiliated terrorist cell in Kurdistan Province in the opening days of the Iranian New Year.
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2025-03-16 22:30
By Sheida Sabzehvari
Inside the MEK: How the organization uses abuse and indoctrination to make terrorists
Issa Azadeh, former member of 38 years, speaks to the Tehran Times
TEHRAN – A high-paying job, a nice car, a big home, a fulfilling marriage, or healthy children – these are some of the most common aspirations for adults in society. But for 67-year-old Issa Azadeh, much of his life revolved around far simpler desires. "My biggest wish was to sleep comfortably for a few hours," he recounted during an interview with the Tehran Times.
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2025-03-12 21:25
Iran to publish list of US elements involved in terrorism
TEHRAN – Iran is compiling a list of American individuals it’s found are linked to terrorist actions, a Foreign Ministry official has announced.
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2025-03-11 22:02
Families of Iranian terrorism victims slam Italian parliament's decision to honor MEK member
TEHRAN – In an open letter addressed to Italian authorities, families of Iranian victims of terrorism have condemned the Italian Parliament's decision to honor a member of the anti-Iran terror group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK).
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2025-03-10 22:42
By Najah Mohammed Ali
Syria between terrorism and collusion: The Alawite genocide under Arab silence
LONDON - Syria is witnessing a dangerous escalation of armed violence by the new government and its militant factions, most of which come from outside the country, particularly in the coastal regions that were, until recently, considered among the most stable areas in the nation.
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2025-03-09 23:04
Security forces dismantle 2 terror cells, arrest 18 militants in SE Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian security forces have dismantled two terrorist cells in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, arresting 18 militants before they could carry out planned attacks.
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2025-03-08 22:32
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
Steadfast and resilient: Widow of terror victim on love, loss, and life after terrorism
TEHRAN – On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we reached out to a woman whose life has been intertwined with the pain and anguish of terrorism.
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2025-03-03 22:30
Iranian envoy expresses solidarity after deadly blast at Pakistani religious school
TEHRAN – Ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghaddam, visited Darul Uloom Haqqania, a prominent religious seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, to express his condolences following a deadly terrorist attack that took place last Friday, March 1.
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2025-03-02 21:10
Four dead as terrorists strike southeastern Iran after months of quiet
TEHRAN – Four people were killed in two separate attacks in Iran’s southeastern region on Saturday as terrorists seem to have ramped up attacks after a period of heavy crackdown by Iran’s military and security forces.
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2025-03-01 21:30
Two Basij members killed in terrorist attack in SE Iran
TEHRAN – The Public Relations Office of the Quds Base of the IRGC Ground Forces has confirmed the martyrdom of two members of Iran’s Basij voluntary forces in Saravan County following a terrorist attack.
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2025-02-28 21:51
Foreign-backed agents behind terror plots in SE Iran: intelligence minister
TEHRAN – Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib says the foreign adversaries are attempting to destabilize the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan by using "imported elements" to fuel insecurity.
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2025-02-25 22:51
Security forces neutralize terrorist threat in SE Iran, arrest six suspects
TEHRAN – Iranian security forces have conducted a major counterterrorism operation in Chabahar, resulting in the arrest of six suspected militants and the elimination of one terrorist.
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2025-02-11 22:53
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
Regional cooperation can help eliminate terrorism on Iran-Pakistan border: analyst
According to the most recent edition of the Encyclopedia of Terror Victims in Iran, the country has endured over 23,000 casualties due to terrorism and counterterrorism efforts since the Islamic Revolution. This significant toll places Iran among the world's largest victims of terrorism, alongside Pakistan.
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2025-02-05 20:10
Iran transfers body of terror ringleader to Germany after legal procedures
TEHRAN – Iran has officially transferred the body of Jamshid Sharmahd, the leader of the Tondar terrorist group, to Germany after completing all necessary legal processes, according to Iranian judiciary officials.
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2025-01-28 22:22
Iran stresses commitment to fight terrorism and uphold regional peace in letter to UN
TEHRAN – The Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations reaffirmed the country’s unwavering dedication to combating terrorism and promoting regional peace and stability under international law.
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2025-01-21 22:47
Takfiri terrorist network dismantled in western Iran
TEHRAN – Authorities in Sarpol-e Zahab, a border town in western Iran’s Kermanshah Province, have successfully identified and apprehended members of a Takfiri terrorist network operating in the area.
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2025-01-10 22:12
IRGC drill in western Iran: location was no coincidence, spokesman tells Tehran Times
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Force deliberately selected the location for its recent military drill in western Iran, near the Iran-Iraq border, according to drill spokesman General Mohammad Hadi Sefidchian speaking to the Tehran Times.
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2025-01-07 22:32
Details of MEK’s brutal terrorist tactics unveiled in Tehran trial
TEHRAN – On Tuesday, the Tehran Criminal Court's 11th Branch held the 26th trial session for 104 members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) terrorist organization.
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2024-12-29 22:39
Suspect arrested after suicide bombing in southern Iran martyrs police officer, injures another
TEHRAN – Following a fatal terrorist attack in the southern city of Bandar Lengeh, Iran's Hormozgan province, authorities took one suspect into custody on Sunday.
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2024-12-22 22:53
Iranian envoy denounces terrorist attack targeting Pakistani military
TEHRAN – Iran's ambassador to Islamabad, Reza Amiri-Moghadam, expressed his strong condemnation of the terrorist attack in Pakistan that resulted in the deaths of 16 members of the security forces and offered sincere condolences.
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2024-12-20 23:40
Iran demands investigation into murder of two nationals in France
TEHRAN — The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the French government to conduct a thorough investigation into the tragic murder of two Iranian nationals during a violent attack in northern France.
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2024-12-03 20:09
Intelligence forces capture four MEK operatives in Tehran suburbs
TEHRAN – Authorities in a southeastern Tehran suburb announced the arrest of four individuals with ties to the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) terrorist organization.
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2024-12-01 22:24
By Soheila Zarfam
Ironclad backing
In Damascus, Araghchi links US and Israeli goals to terrorism in Syria
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived at Damascus International Airport on Sunday as Syria battles a resurgence of terrorism in its north.
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2024-11-29 22:15
Araghchi says terror resurgence in Syria part of Western-Israeli plot
TEHRAN – Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has asserted that the recent surge in terrorist activities across Syria represents a "U.S.-Zionist scheme" implemented in response to Israel's setbacks in Lebanon and Palestine.
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2024-11-20 22:56
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.