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Today 22:38
Iranian Interests Section in Washington offers support to nationals impacted by California wildfires
TEHRAN – The Iranian Interests Section in Washington, D.C., has announced its readiness to assist Iranian nationals affected by the devastating wildfires that have swept through southern California.
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Yesterday 15:12
Iran announces readiness to help victims of LA wildfires
TEHRAN –The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has announced the country’s readiness to dispatch humanitarian aid to assist the people affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles.
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2025-01-10 22:04
By Shahrokh Saei
Charity begins at home: LA wildfires rage as US funds Gaza genocide
TEHRAN- The administration of US President Joe Biden is under fire over its handling of the devastating wildfires which continue to rage across Southern California.
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2025-01-08 21:46
Italian media says top officials in Rome have discussed release of imprisoned Iranian citizen
TEHRAN – Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday to discuss the potential release of Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, an Iranian engineer currently imprisoned in Italy, according to a report by ANSA news agency.
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2025-01-08 21:37
US holds an old deep grudge against Iran: Leader
TEHRAN – In a meeting commemorating the 1978 Qom uprising against the Pahlavi regime, held on its anniversary, January 8, 2025, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei addressed thousands from Qom Province at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah.
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2025-01-07 22:30
By Wesam Bahrani
Undeterred Yemen expands operations
TEHRAN – Yemeni forces continue to militarily pressure the Israeli regime and its staunchest ally, the United States, to end the genocidal war being waged on the people of Gaza.
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2025-01-06 22:30
Musk hits back at ‘utterly despicable’ Starmer after British PM accuses him of spreading lies
Elon Musk has ramped up his criticism of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the grooming gangs scandal after he accused the tech billionaire of “spreading lies”.
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2025/01/06
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
Iran’s resilient stand beyond headlines
TEHRAN – Benoit Faucon in his recent article for the Wall Street Journal, titled “A Weakened Iran Prepares to Face Trump 2.0,” paints a bleak picture of Iran, describing a country teetering on the brink of collapse.
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2025-01-06 22:25
'This is hostage-taking': Iran condemns arrests of nationals at US order
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baqaei, condemned the detention of Iranian citizens in Italy and the United States, labeling these arrests as politically motivated actions orchestrated by the United States.
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2025-01-06 22:14
By Soheila Zarfam
U.S. sanctions on Syria: a lesson for Iran
Despite al-Jolani’s overtures to U.S. and Israel, Washington refuses to remove Syria sanctions
TEHRAN – Back in November, when Israel was sending death threats to President Bashar al-Assad, it was probably hoping, in its best-case scenario, to sever Syria's ties with Lebanon's Hezbollah.
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2025/01/05
By Xavier Villar
The Politics of fear: how Western diplomacy shapes perceptions of Iran
MADRID – The latest article by Richard Nephew, published in Foreign Affairs under the title “A Last Chance for Iran”, brings a recurring issue back to the forefront: even the most liberal advocates of a diplomatic solution continue to operate from a Western unilateralism that systematically overlooks the political aspirations of the other side — in this case, those of Iran.
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2025-01-04 22:22
Tehran condemns deadly terror attack in New Orleans
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned a terrorist attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, that left 15 dead and more than 30 injured during New Year’s celebrations.
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2025-01-03 22:16
Tehran summons Italian ambassador over detention of citizen at US order
TEHRAN – Tehran has summoned the Italian ambassador to Iran following the continued detention of Iranian citizen Mohammad Abedini by Italian authorities.
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2025-01-01 22:50
10 dead, 30 injured after car plows into a crowd in New Orleans
A driver in a pickup truck who officials said was “hell-bent on carnage” sped through a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter district, killing 10 and injuring 30 revelers early on New Year’s Day.
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2025-01-01 22:47
'Election interference': US imposes fresh sanctions against Iran under new unfounded claims
TEHRAN – The United States has introduced sanctions against an entity it claims is linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing it of attempting to meddle in the 2024 U.S. presidential elections.
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2024-12-30 22:55
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Washington continues crusade against Lebanon’s Georges Abdallah
BEIRUT - Despite the French Enforcement Court’s decision in mid-November to release the longest-held political prisoner Georges Abdallah next February, the “Office of External Litigation at the US Department of Justice” is pressing hard to appeal the decision, describing the ruling as “extremely dangerous” and “not in the interests of the United States, France or Lebanon.”
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2024/12/30
Warfare in West Asia: searching for the real instigators
TEHRAN – Seth Cropsey in his article published on The Hill, labeled Iran as the “source of warfare that has engulfed the Middle East since Oct.7, 2023.”
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2024-12-30 22:49
By Ehsan Karami
Iran’s post-Assad scenarios
Tehran should target the roots of terrorism, not its branches
TEHRAN – After years of stagnation in northern and southern Syria, marked by the inaction against terrorists backed by a coalition of Hebrew, Arab, Turkish, and Western powers, we are witnessing a renewed wave of attacks by these groups. These actions have led to the destabilization of Syria, casting a shadow of uncertainty over the country's future and the broader region.
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2024-12-29 22:42
North Korea vows toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes office
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a key policy-setting meeting of the country's ruling party a week ago ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.
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2024-12-28 22:36
Poised to counter any threat, Iranian armed forces assert in statement
TEHRAN – The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces issued a statement on Saturday emphasizing the military’s readiness to safeguard the country from any threats or acts of aggression.
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2024-12-27 21:36
By Mona Hojat Ansari
What should Iran's policy towards Trump be like?
Experts weigh in during discussions with the Tehran Times
TEHRAN – January 20, 2025, marks the return of Donald Trump to the presidency, prompting global attention on the anticipated direction of U.S. foreign policy under his second term. His first term, from 2017 to 2021, introduced significant shifts in U.S. foreign policy, particularly impacting relationships with key allies.
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2024-12-25 22:36
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
U.S. Sisyphean dream: 'Regime change' in Iran
Senator says U.S. should work to destabilize Iran after over 4 decades of failed attempts
TEHRAN – Ted Cruz is a notoriously abominable U.S. senator, who usually believes Washington hasn’t killed enough people through its war around the world. His foreign policy initiatives are often the subject of folly even among Americans. But what he says about Iran bespeaks an undying dream the U.S. has always had in regard to the country.
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2024-12-24 22:49
‘U.S. agent assassinated Iranian military advisor in Syria:’ senior commander
TEHRAN – The Deputy Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Mohammad Jafar Asadi, announced that Iranian military advisor Kiomars Pourhashemi was martyred in Syria by an infiltrator acting on behalf of the United States.
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2024-12-23 22:29
U.S. hostage-taking of nationals breach of intl. law: Iran deputy FM
TEHRAN – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary, and Expatriate Affairs, Vahid Jalalzadeh, has vehemently denounced the recent arrests of Iranian nationals by the United States, accusing the U.S. of engaging in "hostage-taking" and violating international law.
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2024-12-23 22:10
By Wesam Bahrani
Iraq rejects US demand to dismantle popular forces
TEHRAN – Iraq has firmly rejected efforts by the United States to dismantle the Hashd al-Shaabi, also known as the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
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2024-12-22 22:43
Iran lauds Yemen’s ‘honorable resistance’ as Sana’a vows to maintain pressure on Israel
TEHRAN – Footage from Sana’a, the Yemeni capital, shows civilians fleeing a large explosion caused by airstrikes in the city center Saturday night.
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2024-12-22 22:40
By Wesam Bahrani
US wages new attacks on Yemen
TEHRAN – The United States carried out fresh attacks in the Yemeni capital just hours after an Ansarullah hypersonic missile attack injured Israelis in Tel Aviv.
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2024-12-21 22:32
Pakistan dismisses US official's warning over missile program as unfounded
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed as unfounded and "devoid of rationality" assertions by a senior US official that its missile program could eventually pose a threat to the United States, Reuters reported.
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2024-12-21 22:21
Iran issues demarche to Swiss, Italian diplomats over US-ordered arrests of citizens
TEHRAN – Iran's foreign ministry raised concerns with the Swiss ambassador and the Italian chargé d'affaires regarding the arrest of two Iranian nationals at the behest of the United States.
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2024-12-21 22:20
By Shahrokh Saei
Dancing to Washington's tune: US may embrace HTS as good terrorists
TEHRAN - The United States and its European allies are mulling whether to lift “terrorist” designations for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) which overthrew the Syrian government along with its allies earlier this month.