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Yesterday 22:13
Deported nationals from US will receive full legal protection
Iran judiciary says the returnees are entitled to the right as Iranian citizens
TEHRAN – Iran’s Justice Ministry has pledged to defend the rights of 115 nationals recently deported from the United States, stressing that while the move falls under U.S. domestic law, the returnees remain entitled to full protection as Iranian citizens.
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Yesterday 22:13
US expands sanctions against Iranian defense and nuclear entities
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the designation of 21 entities and 17 individuals it accused of aiding Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), including in the fields of missile production and military aviation.
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Yesterday 22:07
Witkoff failed to appear in meeting: Iran
TEHRAN – The spokesperson for the Iranian government said Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, failed to appear in a meeting proposed by Iran after Tehran offered direct talks with him in the presence of the foreign ministers of the three European countries and the representative of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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Yesterday 22:05
By Batool Subeiti
The West must accept that Iran’s nuclear technology cannot be stopped
LONDON – The sanctions that had been lifted against Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal, were snapped back against Iran at midnight on September 26. The sanctions are meant to apply strong pressure against the Islamic Republic.
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Yesterday 22:04
By Staff Writter
China, Russia dismiss Iran UN sanctions as void
Opposition from Beijing and Moscow, Iran's diplomatic maneuvers, and exhaustion of sanctions regime prevent the turmoil West had hoped for
TEHRAN - The reinstatement of United Nations sanctions against Iran, a process initiated by European powers and finalized last week, appears to have failed to achieve its intended political and economic impact.
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Yesterday 20:14
By Salman Parviz
Trump’s delusional statement on Bagram airfield is nightmarish for Americans
TEHRAN – On the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the foreign ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran held a meeting on Afghanistan and released a joint statement on September 25.
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Yesterday 13:16
U.S. federal government shuts down
Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline, AP reported.
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2025-09-30 21:45
Iran FM: I came to NY with fair and constructive proposals, but West ignored them
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that when he arrived in the United States earlier this month to accompany President Masoud Pezeshkian to his address at the UN General Assembly, he had also brought proposals aimed at securing a negotiated settlement of outstanding issues with the West over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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2025-09-30 21:44
16 Israeli pilots killed in Iran’s missile strikes: top military advisor
TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military advisor says as many as 16 Israeli pilots were killed in Iran’s missile attacks on Israel during the Tel Aviv regime’s military aggression against Iran.
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2025-09-30 21:43
Europe voted against sanction relief following US ‘order’, says former IRGC chief
TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaei, former chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump personally called European leaders just 24 hours before a crucial United Nations Security Council vote, instructing them not to support a resolution that would have blocked the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran.
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2025-09-30 20:35
By Dr. Mohammadjavad Akhavan
Europe’s fatal mistake
TEHRAN – In recent weeks, Europe’s attempt to reinstate sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran has once again dominated international headlines. Yet, what lies behind this move goes far beyond a simple legal or diplomatic measure. It is, in fact, an effort by Europe to restore its long-diminished role in the global political order.
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2025-09-30 14:47
Venezuela weighs emergency decree as Maduro warns of US aggression
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he is prepared to declare a state of emergency in response to what he called U.S. “aggression,” after deadly American strikes on small boats in international waters off Venezuela’s coast.
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2025-09-29 20:12
By Soheila Zarfam
Pezeshkian says 'Iran will not kneel'
President appears less hopeful of diplomacy with West after an all-out war and snapback of UN sanctions
TEHRAN – Iran will not bow to Western pressure and is prepared to defend itself against any threat, President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on Monday, signalling a hardening stance as the nation strengthens its military capabilities and regional alliances in response to renewed Western pressure and security threats.
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2025-09-27 22:10
By Soheila Zarfam
'US betrayed diplomacy. Europe buried it'
Iranian officials decry UNSC vote as ‘illegal’ farce, vow snapback will fail
TEHRAN – After a controversial voting at the UN Security Council on Friday, senior Iranian officials have inveighed against the decision to reimpose pre-JCPOA UN sanctions on the country, labeling the move an “immoral and illegal” act of bad faith that undermines international law and diplomacy.
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2025-09-26 22:34
Renewed US military presence in Afghanistan endangers regional peace: Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed two decades of U.S. occupation for Afghanistan’s current crises, warning that any renewed foreign military presence in the country would endanger regional peace and security.
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2025-09-26 22:29
By Komeil Khojasteh
Iranian women’s role in 12-day war with Israel
TEHRAN – The 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel outwardly appeared as a military confrontation, but at its heart it carried a social and feminine dimension.
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2025-09-26 17:27
Tony Blair tipped to run Gaza under US-backed transitional scheme
Reports in Haaretz and the Times of Israel reveal that the White House is backing a proposal to install former UK prime minister Tony Blair at the head of a new “Gaza International Transitional Authority” (GITA), which would serve as Gaza’s supreme political and legal authority for as long as five years.
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2025-09-24 20:56
By Sahar Dadjoo
US will stop at nothing to assert dominance over other nations: Sierra Leone scholar
TEHRAN – In a dramatic development at the United Nations last Friday, September 19, 2025, the Security Council voted against a proposal to extend sanctions relief for Iran, paving the way for the automatic re-imposition of previous UN sanctions under the so-called “snapback” mechanism.
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2025-09-24 20:44
By Sahar Dadjoo
EXCLUSIVE: Global recognitions of Palestine send message to Washington, says ex-Palestinian official
Khalid Abd al-Majid says wave of Palestinian recognition is fruit of people’s sacrifices
TEHRAN- As international momentum builds up behind the recognition of the Palestinian State, several Western countries—France, Canada, Britain - have officially recognized the Palestine State.
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2025-09-24 20:31
By Soheila Zarfam
Pezeshkian says US and Israel ‘betrayed’ trust and diplomacy
President adds E3 acted on Washington’s orders to resurrect dead UN sanctions against Iran
TEHRAN – In his second address to the UN General Assembly since taking office in 2024, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the US-Israeli war imposed on Iran earlier this year was a "great betrayal of diplomacy" that has crippled the prospect for regional peace
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2025-09-23 21:46
‘Nuclear talks with US won’t serve Iran’s national interests’
Leader says negotiations under current circumstances will only bring harm
TEHRAN – In a live address to the Iranian nation on Tuesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Khamenei focused primarily on the trajectory of Iran's nuclear program.
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2025-09-23 21:28
Ahead of Pezeshkian’s New York arrival, Iranians say security is a right, not a privilege
TEHRAN – In a series of remarks on Tuesday, multiple Iranian officials delivered a firm and unified message to the United States: Iran is open to dialogue on its nuclear program, but will not negotiate its core security interests under threat.
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2025-09-23 18:42
Tom Barrack: US arms Lebanon to ‘fight its own people’
In an interview with the National released Monday, U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack defended Washington’s push to make the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) the agent of Hezbollah’s disarmament — even as he conceded the U.S. will not equip the army to confront Israel.
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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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2025-09-23 14:41
Report: Washington to target entire ICC in major sanctions escalation
The United States is weighing sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could be announced this week, Reuters reported Monday, escalating its retaliation over probes into Israeli war crimes and U.S. abuses in Afghanistan.
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2025-09-22 21:17
Lawmakers’ letter asking for reconsideration of Iran's nuclear doctrine resurfaces
TEHRAN – After years of fruitless diplomacy surrounding Tehran's nuclear program, and following a full-scale war imposed on Iran in June, the Iranian public and media appear increasingly to favor a shift in the country's nuclear doctrine.
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2025-09-22 21:14
By staff writer
What is behind Trump's Bagram dream?
TEHRAN- The recent political and military discourse surrounding the Bagram Air Base in northern Afghanistan underscores the renewed strategic tug-of-war playing out in Central and South Asia.
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2025/09/20
By Xavier Villar
Towards a new regional order
The Saudi–Pakistan agreement, the end of imperial certainties, and the vindication of the Iranian vision
MADRID – The recent defense agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan represents one of the most significant developments in West Asian and South Asian geopolitics in the past decade.
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2025-09-19 21:24
Iran defers UN draft resolution on nuclear sites attacks after US pressure
TEHRAN – Iran announced on Friday that it has decided to defer consideration of a draft resolution aimed at prohibiting attacks and threats of attack against nuclear facilities, noting that the move was taken to counter the unlawful pressure and intimidation exerted by the United States on the IAEA General Conference.
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2025-09-17 21:26
Iran in no rush to resume relations with Syria: Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Wednesday that Iran is in no rush to resume relations with Syria, emphasizing that any restoration of ties will depend on conditions that genuinely serve the interests of the Syrian nation.