Iran - Tehran Times

By Xavier Villar

War crimes in practice: The US–Israeli campaign against Iranian civilians

MADRID - Over the past five days, the United States and Israel have carried out air and missile strikes across Iran whose consequences extend far beyond military objectives. The attacks have struck schools, hospitals, residential neighborhoods, and civic infrastructure. What is emerging is a pattern in which civilian life itself has been made the object of military operations. The destruction is deliberate and legally indefensible.

Today 00:13

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Beyond geopolitics: Understanding Iran’s enduring popular base

SOUTH LEBANON—Forty-seven years after the victory of Imam Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution on 11 February 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran remains a political phenomenon that cannot be understood solely through the language of state power or geopolitical rivalry.

Yesterday 23:45

US-Israeli war on Iran backfires and reinforces national unity

TEHRAN - Like the 12-day war against Iran last June, the joint U.S.-Israel war against Iran has strengthened unity among the Iranians.

Yesterday 23:33

The Iran Ayatollah Khamenei told Trump about — and Trump ignored

TEHRAN – “There is no nation like the Iranian nation,” Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said in 1989, only a few months after he was elected as Iran’s Leader. “Iran stands with power, selfconfidence, and determination against any power that seeks to dominate it,” he added.

Yesterday 23:13

Ramped-up attacks on Iraqi-based separatists Trump plans to use as ground troops in Iran

TEHRAN — The Iranian Armed Forces are striking positions in Iraq’s Kurdistan region belonging to armed separatist factions that intelligence reports say are working with the Trump administration. Washington allegedly plans to use these groups to launch ground assaults inside Iran.

Yesterday 23:02

Netanyahu admits Israel’s goal is the ethnic cleansing of Iranians

TEHRAN - While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells the Iranian people in English-language video messages that his goal in bombing their homes, hospitals, and schools is to bring them “freedom,” when speaking in Hebrew to Israeli audiences he openly admits that the objective is the elimination of the Iranian nation.

Yesterday 19:57

Iranian university students urge WHO to condemn U.S.-Israeli attacks to medical centers

TEHRAN – In a letter to the World Health Organization, a group of Iranian students of medical science universities urged international organizations, especially the WHO, to condemn the U.S.-Israeli attacks to medical and healthcare centers across the country.

Yesterday 19:48

Tehran museum director urges protection of cultural heritage during conflict

TEHERAN - The director of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) has emphasized the importance of safeguarding museums and historical sites during armed conflict, following recent damage to a UNESCO site in downtown Tehran.

Yesterday 19:34

Order registration, clearance of essential goods facilitated, accelerated

TEHRAN- The Deputy Director of Commercial Services of the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) stated that facilitation and acceleration have been implemented in the order registration and clearance of essential goods and raw materials required for production.

Yesterday 19:11

Private sector makes full-scale efforts to prevent damage to economy

TEHRAN- The Secretary General of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture said: “Despite the damages caused by the aggression of the U.S. and the Israeli regime against our country, producers and industrialists are striving with all their might to ensure no disruption occurs in economic activities.”

Yesterday 16:41

UNESCO warns of damage to World Heritage following Tehran attack

TEHRAN – The Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has expressed concern over the protection of World Heritage sites following escalating violence in West Asia, citing damage to the centuries –old Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.

Yesterday 15:43

By Batool Subeiti

A war built on miscalculation: Why Iran will emerge stronger

LONDON – The U.S. and the Israeli occupation entity have become entangled in a quagmire. The decision for war with Iran is based on miscalculation. Attacking Iran and escalating matters to the level of war, to the point of no return, could lead to enormous consequences for the new global order that Trump seeks to establish.

Yesterday 15:16

By Ranjan Solomon

Iran pounds Israel, US seeks to save face

Iran holds the military edge

GOA, India - Trump and Netanyahu must have dreamed wild dreams of an across-the-board victory, almost-instant victory after launching the war against Iran. Alas, the war surges, and Israel is under attack with citizens pleading for a stoppage. Fighter jets in U.S. bases in Persian Gulf states have fled in fear.

Foreign university students projected to rise 2.5 times

Yesterday 15:10

Foreign university students provided with safe, secure accommodation

TEHRAN – Foreign university students residing in the country have been provided with safe and secure accommodation, an official with the Organization for Foreign University Students has said.

Yesterday 15:01

Over 1,000 people martyred by Wednesday

TEHRAN - The Foundation for Martyrs and Veterans announced on Wednesday that 1,045 people have been so far killed during the U.S.-Israeli terrorist attacks that started on Saturday.

Yesterday 14:57

Ayatollah Sistani condemns military aggression against Iran

TEHRAN- The office of Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, has issued a statement regarding the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military aggression against Iran.

2026-03-04 22:19

By Abbas Akhoundi

Israel–US war on Iran and position of Persian Gulf states

TEHRAN- At dawn on Saturday, February 28, 2026, Israel and the United States officially and jointly attacked Iran and, at the very outset, assassinated the Leader of the Islamic Republic. This occurred while negotiations between Iran and the United States were ongoing.

2026-03-04 21:53

Over 1,000 people martyred by Wednesday

TEHRAN - The Foundation for Martyrs and Veterans announced on Wednesday that 1,045 people have been so far killed during the U.S.-Israeli terrorist attacks that started on Saturday.

2026/03/04

By Saleh Abidi Maleki

Why Trump’s proposed ship escorts will likely never happen

U.S. President Donald Trump had been talking up the two aircraft carriers he had sent to Iran’s vicinity for days. Back in early February, he claimed he had sent “big, beautiful” equipment to the Persian Gulf specifically to intimidate Tehran and force it to abandon its nuclear and missile programs out of fear of imminent attacks during the new negotiations the two countries had started.

2026-03-04 21:34

Iran’s regional war strategy and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN – Iran’s decision to close the Strait of Hormuz represents the most consequential strategic shift in the modern history of West Asia, not as an impulsive reaction to recent attacks but as the deliberate activation of a doctrine Iran has articulated for decades: that any assault on its sovereignty—especially one launched from the soil of neighboring states—will transform the entire region into a unified theater of conflict.

2026-03-04 21:31

International concern grows as US–Israeli assault on Iran sparks Strait of Hormuz crisis

TEHRAN – International reactions continue to mount following the deepening crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, as governments, energy markets and shipping industries grapple with the fallout from the US–Israeli war on Iran.

2026-03-04 21:30

By Xavier Villar

The Strait of Hormuz and Iranian leverage on energy prices

MADRID – The United States and Israel’s war with Iran has extended into the Strait of Hormuz, transforming a regional military confrontation into a systemic economic rupture.

2026-03-04 21:21

Closure of Hormuz Strait not a choice, but a necessity

Trump must face the consequences of his illegal war on Iran

TEHRAN - When a country sees that it is being deceived despite showing goodwill and practicing patience for long years in the face of injustices and deceptions, it may resort to acts that do not seem legal at first glance. These things happen when a country is left with no other alternative.

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (L) and Trump's friend-turned-presidential envoy, Steve Witkoff (R)

2026-03-04 21:13

Iranian negotiator says US treated talks like a 'real estate transaction'

TEHRAN - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, seems to have affirmed long-standing criticism regarding the Trump administration's negotiating team, stating the group did not truly understand the complex diplomatic process they were involved in.

2026-03-04 21:10

By Shahab Esfandiary

A new revolutionary momentum in Iran

TEHRAN – There’s a junction in east Tehran that, 47 years after the Islamic Revolution, locals still call 'Coca Cola Square.' Last night, however, as I passed through, the atmosphere told a powerful anti-Imperialist story: ordinary people, in a spontaneous display of grassroots anger, rising up against the U.S. and Israel, and standing firmly in support of Iran.

2026-03-04 20:54

Growing anger in US over Trump's war on Iran

TEHRAN – Anger and anxiety are growing among politicians and the public in the United States over President Donald Trump's decision to attack Iran for the second time in eight months, while the two countries were in the midst of ongoing nuclear negotiations.

2026-03-04 19:42

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