Tehran Times

2024-11-30 21:58
By Soheila Zarfam

Syrian terrorists aid Israeli aims

Iran says it will support Syria against new terrorist insurgency backed by Israel and the West

TEHRAN – Following a five-year lull, terrorist violence has resurfaced in Syria with a series of attacks beginning Wednesday. Reports and evidence show the attacks are supported by Turkey and Israel.
- Araghchi says terror resurgence in Syria part of Western-Israeli plot
- Syrian Army launches counteroffensive against HTS terrorists

Iran’s Mehr Media Group, Qatar News Agency sign MoU

TEHRAN- During a recent visit to Doha, Qatar, Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati, Managing Director of Iran's Mehr Media Group, signed a memorandum of understanding with Ahmad bin Saeed Al-Rumaihi, CEO of the Qatar News Agency (QNA).
By Mona Hojat Ansari

FM doesn't rule out possibility of nuclear policy change

Araghchi issues warning before Iran and Europe agree to schedule second round of talks in Geneva

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi revealed Wednesday that various groups within Iran are increasingly debating a potential shift in its long-standing nuclear doctrine, which bans the development of weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons—a policy based on a fatwa from Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Decisive, coordinated action needed to combat terrorism in Syria: Iran foreign ministry

TEHRAN – The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baqaei, has called for immediate and unified efforts to combat the resurgence of terrorist groups in Syria, warning of the severe consequences of inaction.
Araghchi says terror resurgence in Syria part of Western-Israeli plot

TEHRAN – Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has asserted that the recent surge in terrorist activities across Syria represents a "U.S.-Zionist scheme" implemented in response to Israel's setbacks in Lebanon and Palestine.
By Wesam Bahrani

Syrian Army launches counteroffensive against HTS terrorists

TEHRAN - The Syrian Arab Army has launched a major counteroffensive against terrorist groups who waged a surprise assault from the northwestern city of Idlib.

Politics

Ayatollah Modarres: a role model for freedom-seekers

TEHRAN – Throughout Iranian history, many have dedicated their lives to the nation's freedom, independence, and the rule of law against tyranny. Ayatollah Seyyed Hassan Modarres was one such clergyman who entered politics to champion the rights of the oppressed Iranian people.
Pezeshkian to visit South Khorasan on second provincial trip

TEHRAN – The executive deputy of the Iranian President has announced that South Khorasan will serve as the second destination on Masoud Pezeshkian's provincial tour in the coming days.
Longtime victim Iran rejects Western think tank claims of chemical weapons violations

TEHRAN – Iran's diplomatic mission to the United Nations has strongly dismissed claims of violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), characterizing the allegations as "psychological warfare by the Israeli regime."

Sports

Persepolis face challenges in AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team have not won any match in the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 so far.
Iran’s Maghsoodloo comes third at President’s Cup

TEHRAN – Iranian chess GM Parham Maghsoodloo seized a bronze medal at the 2024 President’s Cup on Friday.
Iran win five golds at Bahrain 2024 Para Taekwondo Open

TEHRAN – Iranian athletes claimed five gold and three bronze medals at the Bahrain 2024 Para Taekwondo Open on Friday.

Culture

Canada’s Muslim International Film Festival excludes Iran’s “Ahmad” amid political pressure

TEHRAN- Iranian film “Ahmad,” directed by Amir Abbas Rabiei, has been removed from screening at the 5th Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF) in Toronto, Canada.
Cinéma Vérité announces lineup for international competition

TEHRAN- Ten feature-length documentaries will be competing in the international section of the 18th edition of Iran International Documentary Film Festival Cinéma Vérité, the organizers have announced.
7th Tehran International Electronic Music Festival opens call for entries

TEHRAN-The student section of the 7th Tehran International Electronic Music Festival, due to be held next year, has called for entries.

Economy

Gas consumption expected to rise by 100 mcm

TEHRAN – Natural gas consumption in Iran is expected to increase by 100 million cubic meters (mcm) in the coming weeks following the significant temperature drop across the country, according to estimations made by the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC).
Iran to expand overseas farming to 2m hectares by 2029

TEHRAN - Iran has set a target to expand its overseas farming to 2 million hectares (4.942 million acres) by 2029 amid efforts to ensure sufficient food supplies in the country.
Three flare gas recovery projects to come on stream by March 2025

TEHRAN – The Managing Director of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), Ebrahim Piramoun, has announced that three major associated gas recovery projects are slated to be completed by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (late March 2025).

Society

World Soil Day marked

TEHRAN –Iran has marked World Soil Day (WSD) under the theme of ‘Caring for soils: Measures, Monitor, Manage’.
Some 750,000 out-of-school students identified

TEHRAN – While education is accessible to all in the country, some 750,000 students are still out of school, Education Minister Alireza Kazemi has said.
Lebanese Red Cross seeks IRCS cooperation to provide aid to war victims

TEHRAN –The secretary general of the Lebanese Red Cross, Georges Kettaneh, has called the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) to help provide accommodation and medical services to war-affected people in Lebanon following the ceasefire.

Tourism

Archaeologist calls for increased excavations of Neolithic sites in Kermanshah

TEHRAN - Hojjat Darabi, an archaeologist and faculty member at Razi University in Kermanshah, has called for intensified archaeological excavations in the Kermanshah region, emphasizing its unparalleled significance for understanding the Neolithic era.
Anthony Shirley's portrait restored and unveiled at Ali Qapu Palace

TEHRAN - A historic wall painting depicting the English diplomat Sir Anthony Shirley (1565–1635) has been restored and returned to its original location at the centuries-old Ali Qapu Palace in Isfahan.
Golden Triangle tourism agreement revived

TEHRAN - The “Golden Triangle” tourism agreement, originally signed in 2016, has been revived by the governors-general of the Iranian provinces of Isfahan, Fars, and Yazd.

International

Mothers bring up resistance fighters to defend Lebanon’s dignity

SOUTH LEBANON - The “greater Middle East” that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heralded during Israel’s war on Lebanon in July 2006 is no different from the “new Middle East” that Benjamin Netanyahu dreamed of before Hezbollah’s drones invaded his sleeping room in the occupied Caesarea.
Syrian Army launches counteroffensive against HTS terrorists

TEHRAN - The Syrian Arab Army has launched a major counteroffensive against terrorist groups who waged a surprise assault from the northwestern city of Idlib.
Israel's dreams shattered

TEHRAN - A ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel has thrown a spotlight on the Tel Aviv regime’s desperation and its inability to accomplish military objectives in the war on Lebanon.

Iran says it will support Syria against new terrorist insurgency backed by Israel and the West

Araghchi issues warning before Iran and Europe agree to schedule second round of talks in Geneva