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2025-11-05 20:11
By Elaheh Tahmasebi
Why Venezuela’s fate matters to Iran
TEHRAN – Could a U.S. attack on Venezuela serve as a prelude to a future strike against Iran? This is one of the most frequently asked questions in Iranian circles today regarding the fate of Caracas and the Maduro government.
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2025-11-05 18:42
By Garsha Vazirian
Trump’s gilded cage and the sycophancy doctrine
A global playbook of flattery fraying statecraft’s spine with spectacles and shadows
TEHRAN – The spectacle has become the point. Fighter jets escort Air Force One. Prime ministers arrive with golf relics and gold-leaf baubles. Foreign leaders orchestrate airport pageants and shield Donald Trump from protesters — not to salute partnership but to flatter a temperament that prizes adulation above counsel.
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2025-11-05 18:08
By Shahrokh Saei
Mamdani’s win lays bare failure of U.S. capitalism
TEHRAN – Just a year ago, Zohran Mamdani was little known outside Queens, the New York City borough he represents. Now, at just 34 years old, he has made history as the new Mayor of New York City — the largest and most influential city in the United States.
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2025-11-04 19:04
By Shahrokh Saei
Imported victory: Milei’s win and the price Argentina paid
TEHRAN – Argentina’s October midterm elections handed President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza party a sweeping victory. But this was not a triumph of domestic approval — it was a triumph of foreign leverage.
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2025-11-04 18:45
U.S. government shutdown poised to break record as federal paralysis deepens
The U.S. government shutdown tied the prior record on Tuesday and is on pace to become the longest in history on Wednesday at 36 days, a stark marker of national dysfunction and a presidency defined by confrontation over compromise.
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2025-11-02 20:48
By Habib Ahmadzadeh
Peace by force and Trump’s inverted world order
TEHRAN – Think about how, over the past fifty years, Western leaders—especially in Europe—have repeatedly shouted “democracy” and “no to violence.”
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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 19:37
By Wesam Bahrani
Gaza reels under renewed bombings
TEHRAN – The Israeli regime escalates Gaza strikes as blockade tightens, aid restricted, and casualties rise.
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2025-11-02 18:26
U.S. strike kills three in the Caribbean, no proof of drug activity
Three men were killed in a US strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth said, the BBC reported.
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2025-11-01 21:41
By Soheila Zarfam
War didn't halt enrichment; pressure won't either
Araghchi says a 'fair' deal possible if US scraps 'unacceptable' conditions
TEHRAN – In an interview with Qatari media, Iran's foreign minister reiterated what has essentially been the country’s position for decades: the United States cannot make Iran blink. Neither sanctions, nor threats, nor even wars – like the one Washington and Israel waged against Iran in June – will succeed. A win-win deal remains the only off-ramp from the escalating high tensions.
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2025-11-01 20:23
‘Power play on Venezuela’s coast is about hegemony, not drugs:’ Analyst
Venezuelan analyst Diego Sequera told Iran’s Mehr News Agency that Washington’s latest maneuvers in and around Venezuela are not truly about the drug trade.
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2025-11-01 19:31
By Shahrokh Saei
From Abe to Takaichi: A historic milestone, a familiar path
TEHRAN – Sanae Takaichi’s election as Japan’s first female prime minister on October 21 was a landmark moment in a country long dominated by male political leadership. But while her rise broke a gender barrier, her governance so far reflects continuity more than change. Takaichi is not a political outsider—she’s a veteran of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a protégé of the late Shinzo Abe, whose nationalist and conservative legacy continues to shape Japan’s direction.
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2025-11-01 18:29
Canada PM says Xi talks 'turning point', apologizes to Trump
Canadian premier Mark Carney on Saturday called his talks with China's leader Xi Jinping a "turning point" in restoring their battered ties.
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2025-11-01 18:26
By Sahar Dadjoo
Israel pounds Gaza, Lebanon to rewrite truce terms: Palestinian analyst
Hassan Lafi says Tel Aviv’s violations seek to shift the balance in its favor
TEHRAN- In the wake of Israel’s renewed attacks following the Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian writer and analyst Hassan Lafi examines the underlying political and strategic motivations driving Tel Aviv’s escalation.
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2025-10-31 20:04
U.S. readies attacks on Venezuelan bases, ports, and airstrips, reports say
New reporting in the Wall Street Journal and the Miami Herald says the Trump administration “has identified targets in Venezuela that include military facilities used to smuggle drugs,” and that Washington “has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela” — strikes that, the Herald wrote Friday, “could come at any moment.”
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2025-10-31 20:03
By Wesam Bahrani
Trump’s illusion of Gaza truce is masking continued violence
TEHRAN – Trump’s peace plan masks ongoing Israeli regime attacks on Gaza, threatening a fragile ceasefire. After yet another collapse of what U.S. President Donald Trump heralded as a historic peace deal, it has become increasingly clear that the supposed truce between the Israeli regime and Palestinian resistance forces was a fiction from the start.
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2025/10/31
By Jianlu Bi
Top diplomacy provides the world with a healthier heartbeat
BEIJING - On the morning of October 30, the eyes of the world turned to Busan, South Korea, where Chinese President Xi Jinping held a highly anticipated meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. This high-level dialogue, coming at a critical juncture for both bilateral ties and the global economic outlook, was immediately recognized by the world as a monumental event.
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2025-10-31 18:48
By Shahrokh Saei
Xi–Trump summit: China champions multilateralism at APEC 2025
TEHRAN – When Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump met in Busan on October 30, the immediate outcomes—tariff reductions, resumed soybean purchases, and the suspension of China’s rare earth export controls—appeared transactional. Yet beneath these surface-level adjustments lies a profound divergence in geopolitical philosophy.
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2025-10-29 19:51
US president’s anti-Iran comments flagrant violation of intl. law: Iran’s Japan Embassy
The Iranian embassy in Japan has lambasted recent anti-Iran comments made by US President Donald Trump in the Japanese capital, Tokyo.
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2025-10-28 20:12
Iran’s Trumpism competition to critique imperialism, Trump’s policies
TEHRAN- Trumpism International Cartoon and Caricature Contest is scheduled to be held in the near future, highlighting the importance of satire as a tool of resistance, the organizers announced during a press conference held in Tehran on Monday.
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2025-10-27 20:39
Venezuela warns of CIA false flag amid U.S. military drills in the Caribbean
In a statement on Monday, the Venezuelan government denounced U.S.-Southern Command–coordinated exercises with Trinidad and Tobago from October 26–30 as a hostile provocation that imperils stability across the Caribbean.
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2025/10/26
By Xavier Villar
West Asia according to Trump: Iran as the pivot of regional strategy
MADRID – In the pantheon of U.S. foreign policy, where doctrines bearing names such as Monroe or Truman are revered, the administration of Donald Trump attempted to forge a new one: a theology of power. Not a doctrine in the classical sense, a set of principles applicable to an external, objective world—but a pseudo-faith in which order and chaos depend on the singular will of the president.
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2025-10-26 20:49
By Wesam Bahrani
Aggression in Gaza under Trump’s “ceasefire” deception
Trump boasts greatly about his highly publicized yet fragile and disjointed ceasefire plan for Gaza
TEHRAN – The Israeli regime’s latest aggression on Gaza, under the guise of Trump’s “peace plan” masks over the guarantees offered to Palestinians.
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2025-10-26 20:19
By Garsha Vazirian
The family business: Drones, crypto, and Trump’s corruption machine
TEHRAN – The U.S. War Department’s recent purchase of 3,500 drone motors and related components from Unusual Machines — a company in which Donald Trump Jr. holds roughly a $4 million stake and served as an adviser — has intensified scrutiny over what critics call an administration increasingly comfortable turning policy into personal profit.
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2025-10-26 19:58
Malaysians protest Trump's support for Israel during ASEAN summit
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's visit for the 47th ASEAN Summit, voicing strong opposition to his administration's unwavering support for Israel’s war on Gaza.
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2025-10-25 19:47
By Shahrokh Saei
From cocaine to crude: Unmasking the U.S. agenda in Venezuela
TEHRAN – U.S. media reports have blown the lid off the White House’s plans for regime change in Venezuela, revealing flimsy excuses for possible military action that simply don’t hold water.
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2025-10-25 19:25
By Sahar Dadjoo
“No Kings” slogan unites diverse voices, says American scholar
Philip Rocco notes the movement’s strength lies in its broad symbolism that connects workers, immigrants, and defenders of civil rights
TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Philip Rocco, a professor of political science at Marquette University, examines the rise of the “No Kings” protests across the United States.
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2025-10-24 19:30
By Garsha Vazirian
Maritime strikes, mainland threats: U.S. military shadows Venezuela amid regime change whispers
TEHRAN – A concentrated U.S. military presence in the Caribbean — warships, patrol planes, MQ-9 drones, an F-35 squadron, and bomber flights — has sharply narrowed the political and diplomatic space around Venezuela.
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2025-10-24 18:44
Canada open to talks as Trump shuts them down
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country is prepared to resume trade talks with the US "when the Americans are ready."
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2025-10-24 18:21
By Sahar Dadjoo
“No Kings” protests are reaction to Trump’s authoritarian drift: ex-CIA official
Paul Pillar says public demonstrations are the last line of defense against erosion of democratic norms
TEHRAN- In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Paul R. Pillar, a veteran intelligence analyst and former senior CIA official, examined the emergence of the “No Kings” movement in the United States as a grassroots reaction to what many see as Donald Trump’s authoritarian drift during his second term.