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Today 00:41
Iran to mark intl. monuments day, honor restorers amid heritage concerns
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts is set to commemorate the International Day for Monuments and Sites on Saturday, April 18, with a ceremony honoring restorers and master artisans, as officials underscore the urgency of safeguarding the nation’s cultural legacy in times of crisis.
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Today 00:33
Protecting ‘living human treasures’ vital for cultural continuity in Iran
TEHRAN - The head of the Research Institute of Anthropology at Iran’s Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism has underscored the critical role of protecting cultural heritage bearers, particularly the elderly, in ensuring the continuity of historical memory and intergenerational knowledge transfer.
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Today 00:29
Iran’s cultural heritage exhibition draws crowds in China amid wartime destruction at home
TEHRAN – As airstrikes by the United States and Israel battered parts of Iran and damaged dozens of cultural landmarks, a strikingly different scene unfolded thousands of kilometers away in China, where an exhibition of Persian antiquities drew growing numbers of visitors and deepened public curiosity about Iranian civilization.
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Today 00:10
Sylvie Servoise’s “Committed Literature” published in Persian
TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “La littérature engage” (“Committed Literature” in English), written by Sylvie Servoise has been released in the bookstores across Iran.
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Yesterday 23:58
By Mehdi Garshasbi
International Day for Biological Diversity should highlight impacts of war on Iran’s environment
TEHRAN - We are approaching the International Day for Biological Diversity in a situation where the unjust US-Israeli war, by causing widespread destruction and the spread of various pollutants, has exposed Iran's environment and its valuable biodiversity to many dangers and threats, putting many plant and animal species at risk, and disrupting ecosystem functions and services.
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Yesterday 23:32
By Shahrokh Saei
Iran’s battlefield strength shapes the course of Pakistan-led talks
TEHRAN - The official visit of Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces (CDF), Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, to Iran underscores Pakistan’s growing role in regional and global diplomacy at a time of heightened tensions in West Asia involving the United States and Israel.
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Yesterday 23:32
TEHRAN PAPERS:
A naval blockade would be extremely costly for the United States
Shargh, in an editorial, examined the prospect of the US naval blockade against Iran. Announcing a ‘naval blockade’ is, in fact, a clear sign of retreat. Suppose the United States decides to target every ship in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman that is heading to or departing from Iran, and Iran offers no response, allowing the mission to succeed.
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Yesterday 23:30
Lebanon ceasefire: Iran puts the US and Israel in check
Hezbollah keeps ‘finger on the trigger’ as it warns Israel against ceasefire breaches
TEHRAN - A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon after weeks of intense fighting has drawn widespread reactions across the West Asia region and globally. Tens of thousands of displaced Lebanese began returning home to Beirut’s southern suburbs, as well as towns and villages in southern Lebanon, at dawn on Friday after the truce took effect at midnight on Thursday (2100 GMT). According to UN figures, more than 1.2 million people across Lebanon had been displaced, the majority from the south.
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Yesterday 21:31
IRCS lauds China’s humanitarian assistance during war
TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has praised the aid consignments provided by China’s government to help Iran during the US-Israeli war against the country.
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Yesterday 18:33
Caravan of Support: Turks Stand with Iranians
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2026-04-16 05:12
People Of Babol Support Iran
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2026-04-16 00:49
By Garsha Vazirian
The trillion-dollar folly of America’s war on Iran
TEHRAN — As the fog of war partially thins, the economic numbers have hardened into a reality that Washington can no longer mask with the kind of military bravado it relied on during the height of its campaign of aggression against Iran.
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2026-04-16 00:45
Iran turning into key architect of regional security
TEHRAN – The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has backfired.
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2026-04-16 00:41
Iran rejects UAE claims on Strait of Hormuz at maritime meeting
TEHRAN- Iran has dismissed as “baseless” accusations by the United Arab Emirates regarding the security and status of the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back against claims that it has threatened commercial shipping in the critical transit route.
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2026-04-16 00:36
Iranian academic jailed in France returns home
TEHRAN- An Iranian academic who had been imprisoned in France on charges related to her public statements about the war in Gaza has returned to Iran, according to reports from Iranian media outlets.
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2026-04-16 00:32
Iran says evidence links Persian Gulf states to weapons used in US-Israeli attacks
TEHRAN- Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has accused several Persian Gulf states of complicity in the recent US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, asserting that evidence indicates that weapons used in the strikes originated from their arsenals.
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2026-04-15 23:20
ICRC dispatches first aid shipment to Iran
TEHRAN - Iran has received the first consignment of humanitarian relief items from the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (ICRC) since the beginning of the imposed US-Israeli war against Iran, February 28.
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2026-04-15 22:02
Iran, Afghanistan advance joint UNESCO dossier for Asbads
TEHRAN – Iran is moving closer to finalizing a “complex” UNESCO World Heritage nomination for its ancient wind-powered structures, known as Asbads, with officials confirming that the dossier will be submitted jointly with Afghanistan.
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2026-04-15 21:49
US naval blockade risks wider conflict at sea
Iran threatens to halt trade in three seas
TEHRAN - Iran has issued a stern warning to the United States over the imposition of a naval blockade on Iranian ports, cautioning that continued pressure could endanger regional maritime security and undermine the fragile post-war ceasefire environment.
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2026-04-15 21:28
By Den Kalmyk
Vance and America’s internal struggle: A window for peace with Iran
At a moment of heightened confrontation between Iran and the United States, an important shift is quietly taking shape — one that extends beyond military developments and into the internal dynamics of the American political system itself.
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2026-04-15 21:25
TEHRAN PAPERS:
America has no weapon capable of disabling Iran’s defense system`
Kayhan, in its editorial, examined Iran’s defensive strength and capabilities. According to the paper, the 12‑day war and the Ramadan War clearly demonstrated that the United States possesses no weapon capable of disabling Iran’s entire defense system. Such a weapon, it argues, exists not in America’s military arsenals but only in the imagination of Western‑oriented Iranians.
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2026-04-15 21:12
By Xavier Villar
Why the US naval blockade against Iran will fail
MADRID - When Washington announced the start of operations to intercept vessels carrying Iranian oil, markets barely moved. That lack of alarm was not a sign of indifference, nor simply the result of traders grown accustomed to crisis; it was, rather, an indication of how thin the gap has become between Washington’s language of blockade and the material reality of the Persian Gulf.
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2026-04-15 21:11
Pakistan’s army chief in Tehran for high-level mediation talks
TEHRAN - A senior Pakistani delegation led by the country’s army chief arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for high‑level talks with Iranian officials.
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2026-04-15 00:01
Iran estimates US‑Israeli war damages at $270 billion: Spox
TEHRAN- The spokeswoman for the Iranian administration has estimated that the damages caused by the recent US‑Israeli war of aggression against Iran amount to approximately $270 billion.
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2026-04-14 23:37
Top diplomats from Russia, Egypt, and Oman discuss latest developments with their Iranian counterpar
Iran has intensified a flurry of diplomatic engagements with regional and global powers as efforts continue to contain escalating tensions following weeks of conflict and inconclusive negotiations with the United States.
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2026-04-14 23:34
Tractor out of 2025/26 ACL Elite
TEHRAN – Iran’s Tractor were knocked out of the 2025/26 AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 after a 3-0 defeat to UAE’s Shabab Al Ahli on Tuesday.
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2026-04-14 20:26
By Alireza Najafli
A return to Stone Age thinking in Washington
TEHRAN - The destruction of critical civilian infrastructure in Iran and the wider region as a result of the US–Israeli war will initially fuel inflation and erode living standards worldwide.
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2026-04-14 20:26
By Maedeh Zaman Fashami
Spain’s break with the West: How Sánchez turned Madrid into a voice against the war on Iran
TEHRAN - The joint war the United States and Israel launched against Iran can be seen as one of the most complex and consequential geopolitical crises of the past decade. It not only reshaped the security landscape of the Middle East but also strained divisions within the Western bloc, challenged the future of the transatlantic alliance, and even placed the concept of the international order under significant pressure.
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2026-04-14 20:25
By staff writer
President Xi presents four-point Middle East peace plan amid US escalation against Iran
China has actively called for dialogue and de-escalation of the situation in the Middle East, seeking to play a constructive role. In particular, President Xi Jinping has set out a four-point proposal on maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the region, underscoring what Beijing presents as its objective and impartial stance, as well as its image as a responsible major power.
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2026-04-14 20:25
TEHRAN PAPERS:
Why didn’t Iran close the Strait of Hormuz years ago?
Hamshahri examined why Iran did not close the Strait of Hormuz in previous years. The paper argues that closing the strait would have required military action within the waterway, and Iran’s policy has never been to initiate war.