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.

Courage in peace more important than courage in war, Zarif tells intra-Afghan talks

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday advised the Afghan government and the Taliban that “showing courage in peace is more important than showing courage in war.”

Libya’s Haftar shuts down Algerian border in war ravaged country

Forces loyal to Libyan renegade commander Khalifa Haftar have closed the country’s border with Algeria on Sunday.

Iran repudiates press reports on detention of Armenian soldiers 

TEHRAN - The Iranian embassy in Yerevan has responded to press reports claiming that dozens of Armenian soldiers have been detained in Iran. 

Pentagon Chief: next major war will be much different

TEHRAN – In his first major policy speech on Friday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claimed that the U.S. must prepare for a potential future conflict utterly different from what he called "the old wars" that have consumed the Pentagon for the past two decades.

Tabriz museum featuring Sacred Defense scenes renovated

TEHRAN – Newly-designed museum displays have been installed at Tabriz's Sacred Defense Museum, which is dedicated to the 1980-1988 Iraqi-imposed war.

Registration plate for Sacred Defense elements unveiled in Tehran  

TEHRAN – A registration plate for 25 elements involving Iran-Iraq 1980-1988 war, which is called Sacred Defense in the Islamic Republic, was unveiled in a Tehran ceremony on Wednesday.