Special Isfahan tour arranged for war veterans

TEHRAN – A guided tour has taken a group of war veterans to several historical sites in the touristic city of Isfahan, which suffered from air attacks during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.

Khorramshahr to host national conference on dark tourism

TEHRAN – Khorramshahr is planning to host a national conference on dark tourism.

Macron says counting on Xi to 'bring Russia to its senses' over Ukraine

Macron in China, asks Xi to help end Ukraine war

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to urge Russia, a close ally, to end the war in Ukraine, Press TV reported.

By M.A. Saki

All responsible governments should strongly help end Ukraine war: ex-NATO official

TEHRAN - A former senior NATO official urges all “responsible governments” in the world to press Russia to end the war on Ukraine.

Gold treasures of ancient Iranian migrants break out another skirmish between Ukraine, Russia

TEHRAN – Uncertain fate of gold treasures, that once belonged to Scythians, Iranian nomadic people who migrated westward to southern Russia and Ukraine in the 8th and 7th centuries BC, has led to another skirmish between the two neighbors in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

Ilam to renovate tourism amenities in museum dedicated to Sacred Defense

TEHRAN—Cultural heritage department of Ilam seeks to renew tourism amenities in one of its war museums, which is dedicated to Sacred Defense.

Khorramshahr tourism chief urges need to protect war-torn properties to save culture, identity

TEHRAN—The tourism chief of Khorramshahr, a prime destination for war tourism in southwest Iran, has urged the need to protect properties to save the “Sacred Defense” culture and identity.

By Mehran Shamsuddin

Iran grapples with all-out cyber war

TEHRAN – Over the last few weeks, the Islamic Republic has faced a fierce cyber war that was waged from outside the country but has taken a toll on some ordinary Iranians.

Iran condemns war and sanction, says both punish people indiscriminately 

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs on Tuesday said the Islamic Republic is seriously opposed to war and likened war to sanction that punish the public without discrimination.

Iran facing all-out wars: intelligence minister

TEHRAN – Esmail Khatib, Iran’s intelligence minister, said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic is facing all-out wars waged by its enemies but it is capable of winning due to its capabilities. 

Rituals associated with anonymous martyrs made national heritage

TEHRAN – The collective rituals and cultural elements practiced to cherish anonymous martyrs has been named an intangible cultural heritage in Iran.

An interview with Morteza Sarhangi

The cost of war would be determined by resistance literature

Concerning the current state of resistance literature and the increase in production, Morteza Sarhangi, the head of the Resistance's Office of Literature and Art, stated that after 40 years of war, we have only recently established ourselves in the field of resistance literature and that writers should be trained and introduced. 

A different perspective on the war in "Atharia"

West Asia has always been associated with war, and every place we see bears the scars of it, yet art has always worked as a mirror to reflect these tragedies, sorrows, and bravery.

Hopes of Yemeni people for peace must be translated into reality

It is highly expected that a UN-brokered two-month truce in Yemen, that went into force on Saturday morning, would uphold so that the warring sides would begin to heal the wounds of seven years of absurd and senseless war.

“The most beautiful days of life,” a story of women’s unforgettable role in the

This place is full of stories

Do you remember the book “Da (Mother)” which was published in 2008 and quickly became a bestseller?

Iranian president says NATO expansion to the East causes tension

‘We don’t see resort to war as solution,’ Iran’s FM says of Ukraine crisis

TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday that resort to war is not a solution to the tension between Russia and Ukraine, blaming NATO’s provocations” for the current conflict.

Tourism has unique ability to promote peace everywhere: UNWTO chief

TEHRAN – World Tourism Organization secretary-general on Friday said tourism has a unique ability to promote peace between and among peoples everywhere.

Eight war memorials, elements, properties approved as national heritage

TEHRAN - A selection of eight memorials, elements, and properties involving the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is marked as “Sacred Defense” in the Islamic Republic, has recently been added to the national heritage list.

‘Sacred Defense’ museums to open to public by yearend

TEHRAN – Three museums featuring elements and properties involving the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is called ‘Sacred Defense’ in the Islamic Republic, will open to the public by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2022).

11 Sacred Defense elements, properties approved as national heritage

TEHRAN – A selection of eleven elements and properties involving the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is called Sacred Defense in the Islamic Republic, have recently been added to the national heritage list.

Motor rally to mark 41st anniversary of Sacred Defense

TEHRAN – Tens of motorcyclists have scheduled to stage a rally today to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the Sacred Defense.

Relief depicting scene of Greco-Persian Wars discovered in Turkey

TEHRAN - Archaeologists in northwestern Turkey have recently discovered a bas-relief, which depicts a battle scene between the Persians and the Greeks in the fifth century BC.

Taliban says war is over, calls for peaceful international relations

The Taliban have declared the war in Afghanistan is over after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday.

Iran’s Zarif wishes ‘peaceful transition’ in Afghanistan

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif advises rival Afghan sides that like occupation, violence and war will never help settle the long-running conflict in Afghanistan, and expresses hope for a “peaceful transition” of power in the country.