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Exclusive: Trump okayed Israel’s strike on Hamas leadership in Doha, Aleef Sabbagh says
Host countries must know Israel ignores state sovereignty when backed by US, political expert says
TEHRAN- As the repercussions of Israel’s latest strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha reverberate across the region, questions are mounting over the future of ceasefire negotiations and Qatar’s role as a trusted mediator.
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2025-09-10 17:27
United Islamic action needed to confront Israel’s reckless behavior: Iran parliament speaker
TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said coordinated and united action by the Islamic world is the only effective way to counter the reckless behavior of the Zionist regime.
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2025-09-07 23:08
Tehran warns of UN Charter violations amid US buildup in Caribbean
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has expressed solidarity with Venezuela in the face of rising tensions with the United States, denouncing Washington’s “unilateral and bullying” actions against independent nations.
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2025-09-07 21:16
Tehran warns of UN Charter violations amid US buildup in Caribbean
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has expressed solidarity with Venezuela in the face of rising tensions with the United States, denouncing Washington’s “unilateral and bullying” actions against independent nations.
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2025/09/07
By Jianlu Bi
Reclaiming history: A 14-year war that can't be erased
BEIJING — As China marked a significant anniversary of its victory, The Washington Post asserted that it's "erasing" America's role in the conflict. This claim, however, misunderstands a fundamental truth: the history of World War II has been overwhelmingly shaped by a Western perspective, relegating China's epic struggle to a footnote. The current shift is not an act of historical revision; it is a rightful reclamation of a story that has been forgotten for too long.
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2025-09-06 22:25
Iran says calls from Japan and Australia for diplomacy ‘hypocritical’
TEHRAN – The Iranian Embassy in Tokyo has harshly criticized Japan and Australia for a recent joint statement from the two nations' foreign ministers, which contained "biased," "unacceptable," and "hypocritical” remarks about Iran.
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2025-09-06 22:15
By Sahar Dadjoo
Exclusive: Europe has become a ‘vassal’ of US in Iran policy, says Norwegian professor
Glenn Diesen argues EU dependence on Washington leaves no room for independent diplomacy
TEHRAN - In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Glenn Diesen, a Norwegian political scientist and professor specializing in international relations, offered a critical perspective on the U.S. approach toward Iran’s nuclear program and the escalating tensions across West Asia.
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2025-09-06 20:21
By Garsha Vazirian
How Trump’s ‘drug war’ masks his drive for war against Venezuela
TEHRAN – In the choppy seas of international intrigue, truth can sink faster than a targeted vessel. When the U.S. military destroyed a 12-meter “flipper” speedboat off Venezuela, killing all 11 aboard, President Trump hailed it as a strike against “a Venezuelan criminal organization tied to Maduro.” Scratch the surface, though, and it looks less like justice than premeditated aggression.
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2025-09-06 14:50
Uruguay’s Anti-Imperialist Committee condemns US military buildup near Venezuela
The Uruguayan Anti-Imperialist Committee for Solidarity with Cuba and the Peoples of the World has condemned the deployment of more than 4,500 U.S. Marines in the Caribbean, accompanied by the missile cruiser USS Lake Erie, the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Newport News, and other warships reportedly moving toward Venezuelan waters.
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2025-09-05 21:18
By Soheila Zarfam
Iran vies with West for UNSC votes
A Russian resolution would put snapback of Iran UN sanctions on hold if passed
TEHRAN – Two distinct blocs have emerged within the UN Security Council as nations maneuver for votes ahead of a Russian proposal, which will offer to extend the implementation period of Resolution 2231 by six months.
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2025-09-05 17:06
US forces killed North Korean civilians in failed 2019 spy mission: NYT
A newly revealed U.S. military operation in North Korea in early 2019 ended in failure and the deaths of local civilians, raising questions about Washington’s credibility during a period of high-stakes diplomacy.
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2025-09-03 20:24
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Pezeshkian wraps up much-anticipated China trip
Talks with world leaders and the shifting global landscape dominate president’s visit
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrapped up a four-day visit to China on Wednesday, heading back to Tehran after attending a military parade in Beijing that marked 80 years since the end of World War II.
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2025/09/03
By Xavier Villar
Europe, Iran, and the loss of diplomatic autonomy
MADRID – In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, offered a blunt assessment of current tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and the role Europe has chosen to play in this context.
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2025/09/03
By Kleybergel González, Venezuelan journalist from FuserNews
Venezuela stands unyielding against US aggression: Sovereignty is non-negotiable
CARACAS – In recent weeks, the United States has intensified its policy of maximum military pressure against the government and people of Venezuela by sending eight warships and a nuclear submarine to Caribbean waters near the Venezuelan coast.
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2025/09/03
By Casey O. Jerson (BSc.)
War scars and peace dreams: Why the Caribbean and Latin America seek to remain a war-free zone
CASTRIES – When Liu Yuanyuan shared her grandfather’s story in CGTN’s World War II: Remembered, Reimagined, Retold, she spoke of wounds that outlived the battlefield. Her grandfather, a soldier in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, carried memories of hiding in trees, eating bark to survive, and never seeing his parents in Shandong again. The trauma extended beyond 1945, woven into family stories and even shaping the choices of new generations.
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2025/09/03
By Professor Hossein Askari
American morality descending into the abyss with a heavy price to pay
PORTLAND - Recall the horrors of the indigenous people of South Africa. In 1652 Dutch settlers along with German and French Huguenot followers established what later became the Boer Republic—a horrific land where the native black population was subjugated under a system of racial segregation, commonly referred to as apartheid.
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2025-09-02 20:48
Iran is ready for talks, but US missile demands are obstructing progress, says Larijani
TEHRAN – Iran’s top security official said the path for dialogue with the United States remains open, but Washington’s refusal to engage seriously is preventing the parties from entering new talks.
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2025-09-01 22:34
By Soheila Zarfam
SCO ‘strongly’ condemns US-Israeli war against Iran
Multipolarity takes center stage in bloc’s largest-ever summit held in Tianjin, China
TEHRAN – Gathering in China's Tianjin on Monday for the largest-ever summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), leaders from Asia's major powers displayed a growing determination to chart a new path, diverging from a West increasingly defined by heavy-handed U.S. policies and Europe's struggle for relevance.
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2025-09-01 22:05
By Peiman Salehi
The snapback mechanism: Europe’s last gamble and Iran’s road to sovereignty
TEHRAN – On August 29, 2025, the European troika announced the activation of the so-called “snapback” mechanism, seeking to reimpose all UN sanctions on Iran. In Western media this move was framed as a defense of the nuclear order and international security.
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2025-08-30 20:28
By Soheila Zarfam
'Behind the beautiful image US projects lies a sinister reality'
Pezeshkian says US foreign policy principles create endless wars
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told a group of his country’s political activists during a televised interview that he does not think the United States would begin to move towards peace any time soon, adding that while Iran is not seeking war, it is always ready to fight one.
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2025-08-29 21:25
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Another blow to diplomacy
E3 tells UNSC it’s triggering ‘snapback’ to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran, Tehran says it will respond
TEHRAN – When Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was vying for the presidency last year, his willingness to give diplomacy with the West another chance was his main point of distinction from his conservative rival, Saeed Jalili, who has likened negotiating Iran's nuclear program with the West to the biblical story of the Israelites worshipping a "golden calf." Perhaps Iranians voted for Pezeshkian because they believed a diplomatic solution with the West was still possible.
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2025-08-29 21:19
By Sahar Dadjoo
Exclusive: Iran must adopt dual-track strategy to secure Caucasus role, says Italian analyst
Boltuc stresses Tehran should act as stabilizer to counter US, NATO, and Turkish encroachment
TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Silvia Boltuc, an Italian geopolitical analyst and Managing Director of Special Eurasia, analyzes how a foreign-operated corridor could reshape Iran’s strategic environment in the South Caucasus.
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2025-08-27 21:01
US envoy’s outburst angers Lebanese, highlights stark difference with Iranian visit
TEHRAN – A visiting U.S. official, Tom Barrack, has managed to draw the fury of a lot of people in Lebanon after he lost his cool with local journalists. During a press conference in Beirut, he told them to shut up and called them "animalistic," demanding they act "civilized."
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2025-08-26 21:58
Iran will not bow to bullying and arrogance: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized the resilience and unity of the Iranian people in the face of foreign pressure.
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2025-08-25 21:25
By Sahar Dadjoo
Exclusive: ‘Snapback’ sanctions are illegitimate and unenforceable; Human Rights advocate argues
Robert Fantina says invocation of ‘snapback’ will have serious implications for regional peace and security
TEHRAN – Robert Fantina, author, human rights advocate, and an outspoken critic of Western foreign policies, believes that economic sanctions have become one of the most destructive tools of modern warfare, disproportionately harming ordinary civilians rather than governments.
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2025-08-24 20:35
Iran stands firm against US pressure for obedience
Ayatollah Khamenei says ‘sacred unity’ an achievement of war that must be protected
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended a public mourning ceremony that commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (AS) on Sunday. He delivered a speech some point during the event, where he spoke about the 12-day U.S.-Israeli aggression against Iran, and promised that Iranians will continue to resist U.S. pressure to subjugate them.
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2025-08-23 13:46
Iranians cannot be made to surrender: Larijani
TEHRAN – The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, sat down with a media outlet affiliated with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to conduct his most expansive interview since being appointed to his new role.
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2025-08-20 21:08
US pursuit of ‘zero enrichment’ derailed nuclear diplomacy: Araghchi
TEHRAN – Iran’s top diplomat has stated that Washington’s recent military actions against Iran were a direct result of its failed efforts to force Tehran into completely abandoning its nuclear enrichment program.
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2025-08-20 15:35
Poll: Majority of Americans back UN recognition of Palestine
A significant shift in American public opinion is emerging on the world stage, as a new Reuters/Ipsos survey reveals that a majority of U.S. citizens believe the international community should formally recognize Palestine as a sovereign nation.
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2025-08-19 20:08
Roundtable: Lebanon will be a prey if Hezbollah is disarmed
TEHRAN – The Mehr Media Group hosted a meeting titled “Hezbollah Disarmament and the Future of Lebanon” on Tuesday, uniting prominent regional experts to discuss escalating foreign-backed pressures to disarm Hezbollah and the profound implications for Lebanon’s sovereignty.