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2026-06-18 12:10
Evidentiary basis of Iran’s decisive victory against US hegemony and Israel
Following the ‘Second Imposed War’—the 12-day conflict in June 2025—and the subsequent 106-day period encompassing the ‘Third Imposed War’ and its aftermath, launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on 28 February 2026, Iran has emerged as the unequivocal strategic, defensive, and narrative victor. Crucially, this reality has been openly conceded by think tanks, public intellectuals, and media analysts across the United States, Europe, and Israel itself.
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2026-06-14 20:51
Iran among architects of new regional order
TEHRAN - The United States and the Zionist regime launched the recent war on Iran with the objectives of changing the regime, fragmenting Iran, and seizing its oil resources. By combining military pressure, economic sanctions, psychological operations, and efforts to destabilize the country internally, they believed they could break the will of the Iranian nation.
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2026-06-13 20:56
American soldiers need to refuse orders, says ex-US Marine on illegal war on Iran
TEHRAN – In modern militaries, obedience to command is treated as the foundation of discipline. Yet this principle is not absolute. International law, as well as the domestic law of many countries, recognizes that a soldier’s duty is not only to follow orders but also to refuse those that are unlawful.
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2026-06-12 20:11
By Christoph Hörstel
US containment strategy in West Asia
BERLIN- Israel, armed by the U.S., is starving Gaza and pushing the yellow line inside to occupy 70% of the besieged and terribly battered coastal enclave.
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2026-05-30 18:16
Quri Qaleh: Discover one of Asia’s longest water caves in western Iran
TEHRAN - Nestled in the foothills of the Shaho mountain range in western Iran, Quri Qaleh Cave stands as one of the country’s most remarkable natural attractions. Located near the village of Quri Qaleh, approximately 86 to 90 kilometers northwest of the city of Kermanshah and about 10 kilometers from Paveh, the cave is a geological masterpiece that combines natural beauty, ancient history, and ecological significance.
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2026-05-24 21:30
Iran’s strategy for Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait to shape West Asia’s new order: Major General
TEHRAN- The plans and strategies of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for managing the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz will guarantee the future of the region and a new regional order, in which foreigners will have no place, a top IRGC commander said.
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2026-05-21 01:11
European tourists shift travel plans closer to home amid West Asia conflict
TEHRAN - European tourists are increasingly choosing destinations closer to home as conflict in West Asia raises security concerns and drives up the cost of long-haul travel, affecting tourism flows across parts of Asia and the Middle East while benefiting southern European countries, industry officials and analysts said.
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2026/04/25
By Saied Reza Ameli
The economic might of Hormuz: redefining an Iran-centric West Asia’s economic order
In the collective memory and civilisational consciousness of the Iranian people, the Strait of Hormuz stands as the central pillar of both economic sovereignty and national identity.
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2026-04-25 16:57
By Saied Reza Ameli
Economic might of Hormuz: Redefining an Iran-centric West Asia’s economic order
TEHRAN- In the collective memory and civilizational consciousness of the Iranian people, the Strait of Hormuz stands as the central pillar of both economic sovereignty and national identity. Years before any physical confrontation, the Martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (RIP), asserted Iran’s absolute authority over this strategic waterway, rejecting any foreign claim or intervention (Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, 2016). Indeed, since the Achaemenid Empire—when strategic ports and maritime corridors along the Persian Gulf shores first linked disparate civilizations—this artery has remained the lifeblood of Iranian prosperity and regional influence.
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2026-04-04 22:26
By Kurosh Alyani
Ghost armies: The rift between reality and narrative in the conflicts of West Asia
TEHRAN - While Donald Trump names different branches of Iran’s armed forces each day and claims to have completely destroyed them, Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly asserts that not only has he dismantled Iran’s defensive and missile capabilities, but that with spies and infiltrators embedded everywhere, no place is beyond his reach.
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2026-03-06 19:24
By Wesam Bahrani
U.S. bases in West Asia: Security shield or source of conflict?
TEHRAN - Decades of U.S. military buildup across West Asia raises questions about sovereignty, regional stability, and escalating conflict with Iran.
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2026-03-04 08:38
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Not a war on neighbours, but on hostile launchpads
Iran attacks bases, not nations
SOUTH LEBANON—In West Asia, under the U.S.–led hostile aggression against Iran, the illusion of “neutral ground” has totally collapsed.
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2026-02-22 16:18
Iran is not like any other West Asian country, Turkish researcher says
TEHRAN -- Iran is not at all like any other country in the West Asia. People are very civil, calm, kind, and cultured. Even in the smallest villages, when they realize you are a foreigner, they treat you with complete respect.
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2026-02-11 16:25
Official highlights Isfahan’s potential as West Asia medical tourism hub
TEHRAN - Isfahan has the capacity to become a medical tourism hub not only in Iran but across West Aisa, a provincial tourism official said on Wednesday.
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2026-01-31 20:21
By Abbas Akhoundi
A framework for collective security in the Persian Gulf and West Asia
TEHRAN - The gradual erosion of the liberal international order and the emergence of a more coercive global environment have profoundly altered the security calculus for middle powers. In the current international landscape—often described as a “new world order”—the direct use of force by major powers has become increasingly normalized.
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2026-01-30 21:03
By Saleh Abidi Maleki
‘Iran as ready for diplomacy as it is for war’
In Ankara, Araghchi restates Tehran’s long-held position as neighbors call on Washington to halt escalation against Iran
TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, arrived in the Turkish capital on Friday with a message for Washington that was as firm as it was measured: Tehran remains open to a diplomatic resolution regarding its nuclear program, but it will not negotiate under duress, nor will it hesitate to engage in total war if the United States miscalculates again.
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2026-01-18 20:39
By Batool Subeiti
Why Iran matters to regional and international stability
LONDON -There is no doubt that Iran is the only state that stands against absolute Western and Israeli hegemony in the West Asia region, a hegemony based on handing over the region’s affairs entirely to the Israeli occupation entity.
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2026/01/17
By Xavier Villar
Foreign narratives and their impact on Iran’s political and security landscape
MADRID - In West Asia, and Iran in particular, episodes of social protest rarely remain confined to strictly domestic concerns. Not only because the region is traversed by ongoing conflicts and enduring strategic rivalries, but also because its political space has historically been treated as a legitimate arena for external intervention, reinterpretation, and narrative contestation. In this context, social mobilizations circulate not merely as local political events, but as discursive objects quickly incorporated into explanatory frameworks generated outside the country. The recent protests in Iran provide a particularly illustrative example of this dynamic.
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2026/01/03
By Xavier Villar
The architecture of a legacy
Qassem Soleimani and the reconfiguration of power in West Asia
MADRID – As a new anniversary of the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani is marked, his figure emerges not as a closed chapter, but as an interpretive key for understanding the geopolitical transformations of West Asia over the past two decades.
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2025-12-30 15:26
Experimental archaeology at Masuleh: Medieval Iron smelting technology reconstructed
TEHRAN - An interdisciplinary research team has successfully reconstructed a medieval iron smelting and casting complex at the Old Masuleh historical site in northern Iran, revealing advanced metallurgical expertise in the region.
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2025-12-17 21:57
US bases on Iran’s target list in event of war
Araghchi says Iran seeks to avoid conflict but is prepared to strike
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that should a war break out with the United States, and should the United States attack Iran’s nuclear facilities again, then Washington should expect Iran to strike American bases wherever they might be.
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2025-12-16 16:54
Khazineh valley, marvel of nature in Lorestan
TEHRAN--Khazineh valley is midway between Pol Dokhtar-Andimeshk Road, in western Iran, next to a village by the same name. It has undergone erosion with the passage of time and taken its current shape after many peaks and troughs.
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2025-12-15 19:39
The collapse of Western moral hegemony
TEHRAN – In one of the most pivotal junctures of global politics in this decade, Israel’s war on Gaza has emerged not merely as a humanitarian catastrophe, but as a historical mirror reflecting the precipitous collapse of legitimacy for traditional international powers.
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2025/12/14
By Xavier Villar
Israel’s misstep and the resilience of Iran’s strategic autonomy
MADRID – Few disclosures in West Asia carry as much weight as an admission of intelligence failure, particularly when it comes from an apparatus long celebrated for its carefully cultivated aura of omniscience.
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2025-12-13 21:58
By Mohammad Khatibi
Expert says Chinese investment in Iran difficult under sanctions, but possible with determination
TEHRAN – In the midst of intensifying regional tensions and the enduring weight of Western sanctions, the future of China–Iran relations remains a subject of growing international interest. To better understand the dynamics shaping Beijing’s approach to Iran, The Tehran Times spoke with Professor Hongda Fan, director of the China–Middle East Center at Shaoxing University.
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2025/12/08
By Fatemeh Kavand
Geopolitical opportunities for Iran in light of West’s structural challenges
The contemporary world is undergoing a transition from a unipolar order toward a multi-centered one—an order in which power is distributed among numerous actors, and the ability of states to influence global affairs increasingly depends on their geopolitical capacities, deterrent power, strategic independence, and their capability to shape their regional environment.
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2025/12/07
By Xavier Villar
The colonial reconfiguration: Israel and the extinction of sovereignty in West Asia
MADRID – In the conventional diplomatic lexicon, “normalization” is typically framed as an intrinsic good: the peaceful acceptance of a state within recognized borders, integrated into the regional economic and security architecture. It is a term that evokes closure and resolution.
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2025/12/06
By Fatemeh Kavand
Implications of potential transformations in US-aligned governments for Iran’s future
Instead of using the help of Arab states, Israel may leverage Arab instability to target Iran
Political shifts in West Asia are rarely calm or gradual; rather, they tend to be sudden, multilayered, and deeply interconnected. For decades, countries in the region have repeatedly witnessed how a single spark can alter the course of history.
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2025/11/29
By Xavier Villar
Iran and the strategic reconfiguration of West Asia
MADRID – The offensive of October 7, 2023, was far more than just another episode in the long-standing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It was a seismic event that shattered the foundations of the existing regional order, triggering a chain of developments that have redefined alliances, security doctrines, and the balance of power.
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2025-11-19 22:33
By Mohammad Javad Arvili, Iranian Writer and Journalist
Oman marks National Day with celebration of stability and distinct national identity
Each year on this day, the Sultanate of Oman pauses before a sweeping historical canvas, commemorating the founding of the Al Bu Said state 281 years ago — the state that laid the foundations of a stable, prosperous, and regionally influential nation.