By Wesam Bahrani 

Trump’s Gaza gamble and risks 

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to effectively govern the Gaza Strip raises more questions than answers.

By Shahrokh Saei 

Trump’s second term: Thunder at home, flames abroad

TEHRAN — One year after Donald Trump returned to the White House, the national mood is uneasy. Polls show that half of Americans believe the economy has worsened under Trump’s leadership, and his approval rating remains stubbornly low.

By staff writer 

Davos showdown over Greenland: Europe confronts Trump, faces its costly US reliance 

TEHRAN — Europe and the United States remain locked in a tense political standoff. That tension was on full display at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, where European leaders openly criticized President Donald Trump’s push to take control of Greenland and his threats to impose new tariffs on European countries. Their remarks underscored a growing sense of frustration in Europe over Washington’s increasingly confrontational approach.

By Faramarz Kouhpayeh 

Historical fantasizing as defeat therapy

Trump appears to still be living in 1953, when governments could be toppled in Iran with money and intimidation

TEHRAN – The shadow of a hastily packed suitcase still looms large over Tehran. In the summer of 1953, a pivotal moment in modern West Asian history unfolded as Kermit Roosevelt Jr., an operative of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), entered Iran carrying bags stuffed with American dollars. 

By Ranjan Solomon

The new mandate of recolonizing Gaza: ‘Peace’ boards and the architecture of erasure

GOA — In the lexicon of modern geopolitics, language is rarely used to describe reality; more often, it is used to camouflage it. The emergence of proposals such as a "Gaza Board of Peace" represents a sophisticated linguistic pivot—a transition from the raw violence of military occupation to the sterile, bureaucratic violence of recolonization. By framing the administration of Gaza as a "peace-building" initiative, proponents are attempting to revive the Mandate System of the early 20th century, effectively stripping a population of its agency under the guise of humanitarian necessity.

By staff writer 

Hostage to the hegemon: How Trump's Greenland tariff exposes Europe's strategic impotence

TEHRAN — The tariff threat issued by US President Donald Trump over Greenland represents a profound rupture in the logic of the transatlantic relationship. It is not merely an economic measure, nor even a diplomatic provocation, but a demonstration of how far Washington is willing to go to impose its will on its closest allies.

By Sheida Sabzehvari

Iranians ready for the next war, regardless of what Trump says

Sources tell Tehran Times US president’s messages of de-escalation do not hold water for military forces anymore  

TEHRAN – For an entire week, U.S. President Donald Trump and his stenographers—a.k.a. Western media—discussed the prospects of a new war against Iran.

By staff writer 

Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza: A blueprint for annexation and erasure

TEHRAN — US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a so‑called ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza — featuring figures such as Tony Blair, Marco Rubio, and Jared Kushner — does not represent a genuine plan for peace. It is a detailed proposal for the international management of Gaza that ignores the core realities of the conflict and the people it claims to help. When scrutinized, the plan reveals itself as an attempt to impose a solution that serves the interests of the United States, Israel, and their allies, while sidelining Palestinian rights and agency.

Iran warns against Trump’s military threats

‘Missile arsenal is bigger than ever’

TEHRAN – Despite political, diplomatic, and logistical backing from American and Israeli officials, the riots that disrupted peaceful protests in Iran over economic grievances last week were swiftly curtailed within two days.

Iran's nation sends defiant message to Trump:

Game Over

TEHRAN – In a mere six months, U.S. President Donald Trump has twice brought Iran and the United States to the brink of dangerous escalation, actions that could have severely harmed the Trump administration domestically and destabilized the entire West Asian region had not Iran exercised principle and restraint.

By Faramarz Kouhpayeh 

Another attack on Iran will have same gains, but heavier losses for US 

Trump may not be done exploiting the unrest in Iran, and Tehran is ready to respond 

TEHRAN – Western media has been lionizing armed terrorists that burrowed into Iran’s initially peaceful demonstrations as mere “protesters” fighting for freedom and prosperity. When occasionally mentioning their brutal violence, these media outlets only point to their vandalism of government buildings, entirely ignoring the several security forces and citizens they have killed, the public transportation and aide vehicles they have destroyed, or the private businesses and homes they have set ablaze. 

U.S. hegemonic ambitions: Trump threatens Mexico with land incursion

US President Donald Trump’s threat to carry out ground attacks in Mexico, under the pretext of fighting drug cartels, suggests that there may be no end in sight to his imperial ambitions in 2026. 

Pope Leo warns ‘war is back in vogue’

Roman Catholic Leader Pope Leo XIV has issued a stern warning about the spread of wars across the globe in the wake of the US deadly military strikes in Venezuela — a campaign that culminated in the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. 

By staff writer

The ‘narco’ smokescreen clears as US demands Venezuelan oil fields

TEHRAN — The smoke from the January 3 airstrikes on Caracas has barely dissipated, but the strategic landscape of the American aggression against Venezuela has already undergone a chilling transformation.

By Soheila Zarfam 

What would an 'unconfined' Iranian response look like?

Defence Council’s statement suggests Iran wants to make any new US-Israeli aggression their last

TEHRAN – For several years, Iranian political and military leaders have been known for practicing "strategic patience"—a policy of avoiding impulsive responses and refusing to be the party that escalates tensions. This has largely remained Tehran’s approach over the last two years too, even as Israel has set the region ablaze, crossing new red lines daily in an attempt to drag Iran and its allies into a full-scale war with the United States. 

By Shahrokh Saei 

From ally to aggressor: Greenland exposes Europe’s security illusion

TEHRAN - For years, European leaders have spoken of Russia as the singular threat to Europe’s security. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen captured this consensus in October 2025 when she stated: “There is only one country that is willing to threaten us (Europe), and it is Russia, and therefore we need a very strong answer back.” That statement reflected the prevailing mindset that NATO’s purpose was to contain Russia, and the United States was the indispensable ally in that mission.