Tehran Times

2025-01-31 21:52
By Wesam Bahrani

The man who made Israel taste its bitterest defeat

Hamas confirms Mohammed Deif's martyrdom, the legendary commander of Qassam Brigades and architect of Al-Aqsa Storm

TEHRAN – The Hamas resistance group has announced the martyrdom of Mohammed Deif, the Chief of Staff of its armed wing the al-Qassam Brigades.
- Legacy of Mohammad Deif continues to haunt Israelis, IRGC declares
- Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Deif

Nationwide festivities begin to celebrate Ten-Day Dawn marking victory of Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN – Iranians across the country have officially launched the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations, commemorating the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that led to the fall of the US-backed Pahlavi monarchy and the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
By Mahnaz Abdi

Iran's VP attends Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Almaty

TEHRAN- Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref arrived in Kazakhstan’s capital Almaty, on the head of a high-ranking delegation, on Thursday to attend Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and visit the Almaty Digital Summit 2025.
Knowledge-based companies attend Arab Health 2025

TEHRAN – Supported by the Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, and the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, seven Iranian Knowledge-based firms have participated in Arab Health Exhibition 2025, held from January 27 to 30, at Dubai World Trade Center.
43rd Fajr Film Festival honors 3 distinguished figures in Iranian cinema

TEHRAN-The 43rd Fajr Film Festival commenced on Thursday, with an opening ceremony at Tehran's Vahdat Hall. The event was attended by the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Seyyed Abbas Salehi, along with numerous artists and cultural figures.
Araghchi’s diplomatic engagements in Doha focus on Iran-Qatar relations, regional stability

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, during his visit to Qatar, held significant diplomatic meetings on regional developments, strengthening bilateral ties, and ongoing conflicts in West Asia.

Politics

Iran to launch two satellites by year-end, unveils 25 satellite projects

TEHRAN – Iran is ramping up its space program with 25 satellites currently under construction and plans for two satellite launches by the end of the year, according to the head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA).
Legacy of Mohammad Deif continues to haunt Israelis, IRGC declares

TEHRAN – In a statement issued on Friday, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) offered condolences on the martyrdom of Mohammad Deif and other commanders of the al-Qassam Brigades.
Zarif discusses new global order and Iran's foreign policy at key conference

MADRID – Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Strategic Vice President of Iran, delivered a lecture at the headquarters of the Institute for Iranian and Eurasian Studies titled “World Order and Iran's Foreign Policy.”

Sports

Tractor and Shams Azar share spoils, Tractor rout Havadar

TEHRAN – In the 2024/25 Iran Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL), Sepahan and Shams Azar football teams ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Haddadi testimonial match confirmed for Feb. 21

TEHRAN – Iranian basketball legend Hamed Haddadi will be celebrated with a testimonial match on Feb. 21.
Ex-Rangers winger Ryan Kent on Persepolis’s radar

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team have reportedly set their sight on signing former Liverpool and Rangers left-winger Ryan Kent.

Culture

43rd Fajr Film Festival honors 3 distinguished figures in Iranian cinema

TEHRAN-The 43rd Fajr Film Festival commenced on Thursday, with an opening ceremony at Tehran's Vahdat Hall. The event was attended by the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Seyyed Abbas Salehi, along with numerous artists and cultural figures.
Leader’s commendation for “Underground Temple” unveiled in Yazd

TEHRAN- On Thursday, the unveiling ceremony of the commendation for the book "Underground Temple" from the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, took place in Rokn Abad Village, Meybod, in Yazd Province.
What’s in Tehran art galleries

Paintings by Ali Akbar Sadeqi are currently on view in an exhibition at Dastan Basement Gallery. The exhibit will be running until February 21 at the gallery located at 6 Bidar St., off Fereshteh St.

Economy

Renewable power plants capacity to rise 3,500 MW by next year

TEHRAN- The deputy energy minister said: "The Ministry of Energy is seeking to increase the capacity of the renewable power plants by 3500 MW by the peak energy period next year, and the financial resources for this plan have been secured through the efforts of the minister of energy."
Gas consumption reaches 876 mcm per day

TEHRAN- The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced that in the past 24 hours, gas consumption in the country has reached 876 million cubic meters (mcm).
Iran exports commodities worth nearly $15m to Belarus in 9 months

TEHRAN- Iran exported commodities valued at $14,904,286 to Belarus in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20 – December 21, 2024), according to a reported published by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

Society

Iran world's second producer of ‘tilmanocept’ cancer tracer

TEHRAN –An Iranian knowledge-based company has managed to develop a new method for the synthesis of Technetium (99mTc) tilmanocept, a radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agent used to determine lymph nodes that may be draining from tumors.
World Wetlands Day: ‘Protecting Wetlands for our common future’

TEHRAN – Celebrated on the second day of February every year, the World Wetlands Day to raise awareness about wetlands, and increase people’s understanding of these critically important ecosystems.
Fundraising campaign for children with disabilities launched

TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Tejarat Bank have started a campaign titled ‘Disability is part of me, not all of me’ which aims to empower children with disabilities in Iran through raising awareness and fostering a supportive environment.

Tourism

Virtual tour of Niavaran complex unveiled for ten-day Fajr celebrations

TEHRAN - In commemoration of the 46th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex has launched a virtual tour alongside a series of cultural events, exhibitions, and workshops.
Ways to facilitate Mashhad pilgrimage discussed for Pakistani travelers

TEHRAN - A recent business-to-business (B2B) meeting between a tourism delegation from Iran and officials from Pakistan’s Department of Culture and Tourism, Government of Sindh, focused on facilitating travel for Pakistani pilgrims to Mashhad.
France cancels Iran’s first post-suspension flight to Europe

TEHRAN – On Thursday, Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization issued a statement over an unexpected decision by French civil aviation authorities to cancel a long-planned Tehran-Paris flight, which was set to resume operations after months of suspension due to European sanctions.

International

The man who made Israel taste its bitterest defeat

TEHRAN – The Hamas resistance group has announced the martyrdom of Mohammed Deif, the Chief of Staff of its armed wing the al-Qassam Brigades.
Feminist organizations’ deliberate negligence of Israeli violence against Lebanese women

BEIRUT — The majority of Lebanese women represent an icon of liberation against imperialism, but feminist organizations have always deliberately remained silent about the direct and indirect US-led Israeli systematic violence against these women.
Israel’s ‘complete failure’: Divide-and-conquer strategy falls flat

TEHRAN- The recent exchange of captives for Palestinian prisoners has once again highlighted Israel’s military failures in the war on Gaza which lasted for more than 15 months.

Hamas confirms Mohammed Deif's martyrdom, the legendary commander of Qassam Brigades and architect of Al-Aqsa Storm