By Amir Mohammad Esmaeili

Protests in U.S. signify changing the ‘paradigms of thought’ through youth activism and religion: American scholar

“Ayatollah Khamenei’s letter transcends Western youth and embraces the human”

TEHRAN - A senior lecturer in African and African-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis tells the Tehran Times that widespread protests following George Floyd's death could be considered as “a sign of changing the paradigms of thought through youth activism and religion”.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

Anti-racism protests in view of Ayatollah Khamenei’s letter to Western youth

Uprisings decrying racism and injustices perpetrated and perpetuated by police have erupted in hundreds of U.S. cities and towns, and spread to numerous cities in North America and Europe. Initially triggered by the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020, protests have expanded to embrace the broader cause of eliminating racism and injustices embedded in Western capitalist governments.

Iranian artists urge world celebs to call on U.S. to lift sanctions amid coronavirus epidemic   

TEHRAN – Over 150 Iranian artists, cineastes and writers have urged celebrities around the world to call on the U.S. government to lift sanctions as Iran fights coronavirus epidemic.

Rouhani to American people: Depleting Iran's financial resources to contain coronavirus will affect entire world

TEHRAN - In a video message to the American people on Friday - the first day of Nowruz (the Persian New year), President Rouhani said in such a pandemic situation any actor seeking to undermine Iran's health system and restricting its badly needed financial resources to contain the deadly coronavirus will undermine efforts by the entire world.

Iranian writers send letter to UN warning of U.S. threats to global peace  

TEHRAN – A group of Iranian writers has sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, warning of the U.S. threats to the world following the assassination of commander Qassem Soleimani and a number his companions in a U.S. military attack in Baghdad.