Tehran Times

2025-02-07 21:35
The reason? Experience

Leader says talks with U.S. unwise, unsmart, and dishonorable

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ruled out any negotiations with the U.S., stating that Iran learned in the 2010s that Washington cannot be trusted.
- Zarif says Trump admin has proven no one can trust negotiation with U.S.
- The final say

By Mohammad Sarfi, editor-in-chief

Experience of talks could have been different, but US did not want

TEHRAN - Western media and analysts like to have their own interpretations of events. There's nothing wrong with that! As long as these interpretations are not completely contradictory to reality. One of these events is the dispute between Iran and the United States. U.S. presidents, whether Democrat or Republican, disagree on many issues, but Iran is perhaps the only topic on which they have little disagreement.
By Mahdi Mohammadi

Suppose we’ve just decided to negotiate...

TEHRAN – Let's say we decide to negotiate with Trump under today’s circumstances. Here's what’s likely to happen:
By Wesam Bahrani

Trump disgracefully sanctions ICC amid Bibi trip

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump has shamefully slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also known as Bibi.
Zarif’s Baghdad visit focuses on security, cooperation, and regional peace

TEHRAN – In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties and reinforce regional stability, Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, visited Iraq on Thursday, holding a series of high-level meetings with top Iraqi officials.
By Maryam Tavassoli

Educational reform in Iran after Islamic revolution

TEHRAN –Subsequent to the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran’s education system has experienced great changes thanks to the establishment of the Literacy Movement, and the development of educational infrastructure which have resulted in increased education coverage rate, decreased literacy gap between men and women, and the growth of per capita educational space, particularly in deprived areas.

Politics

Tehran will never surrender to pressure: FM Araghchi

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reaffirmed his country’s unwavering stance against external pressure, stating that whenever the Iranian people face excessive and unjust coercion, they respond with maximum and heroic resistance.
Iran inaugurates Shahid Bagheri, its first drone-carrier warship

TEHRAN – In a landmark ceremony attended by senior military officials on Thursday in Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy welcomed its first domestically developed drone carrier, the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, into its fleet.
Iran's nuclear program achieving world-class advancements, declares AEOI chief

TEHRAN – Iran has achieved full mastery of nuclear science and is now ranked among the 18 countries with a recognized nuclear industry, according to Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).

Sports

Iran attends in 2025 Asian Winter Games opening ceremony

TEHRAN - The 2025 Asian Winter Games officially kicked off on Friday with its opening ceremony at Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center in Harbin, China where 34 Asian countries introduced themselves ahead of their quest to shine across 11 sports.
Sepahan, Malavan share spoils in PGPL

TEHRAN – Sepahan and Malavan football teams played to a 1-1 draw in the 2024/25 Iran Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Friday.
Iran, Tajikistan Olympics committees to sign MoU

TEHRAN – Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa, president of the National Olympic Committee, who has traveled to Harbin to attend the opening ceremony of the 9th Winter Asian Games, met with Sohibov Shamsullo Mahmadulloevich, vice president of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Culture

36th Festival of Films from Iran kicks off in Chicago

TEHRAN-The 36th Festival of Films from Iran began in Chicago, the U.S., on Friday, showing some of the highlights of Iranian cinema presented at the Gene Siskel Film Center - during the festival and year round - in the last 36 years.
17th Fajr Visual Arts Festival to kick off in Tehran

TEHRAN- The Tehran province section of the 17th Fajr Visual Arts Festival, featuring My Homeland segment, will officially open on Tuesday at Rasul-e Mehr Gallery in Tehran.
Tehran’s City Theater to stage Slawomir Mrozek’s “The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey”

TEHRAN-The play “The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey” by Polish playwright Slawomir Mrozek will go on stage at the City Theater in Tehran from February 9.

Economy

Iran’s exports to Oman rise 15% in 9 months on year

TEHRAN – Iran exported approximately $1.146 billion worth of goods to Oman in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20–December 21, 2024), marking a 15 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to Abdolamir Rabihavi, the director general for West Asia at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).
Iran to add 15 new trains to national railway network

TEHRAN - Iran plans to add 15 high-quality train sets to its national railway network in the next Iranian calendar year (begins in late March), according to the country’s deputy minister of transport and urban development.
Tehran, Moscow agree on exhibition cooperation

TEHRAN - On the sidelines of Iran's National Pavilion at the 32nd Prodexpo International Exhibition of Food, Beverages, and Raw Materials in Russia, significant exhibition-related agreements were reached between Iranian and Russian officials.

Society

Iran to unveil anti-cancer vaccine in summer

TEHRAN –Iran's National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB) has developed an anti-cancer vaccine that will be released in the summer.
Educational reform in Iran after Islamic revolution

TEHRAN –Subsequent to the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran’s education system has experienced great changes thanks to the establishment of the Literacy Movement, and the development of educational infrastructure which have resulted in increased education coverage rate, decreased literacy gap between men and women, and the growth of per capita educational space, particularly in deprived areas.
Visually impaired students to benefit from new braille embosser

TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has procured a high-tech braille embosser for the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Special Education Organization (SEO), which will enhance learning for a total of 7,145 children with visual disabilities across the country.

Tourism

Deyr-e Gachin: the mother of Iran’s caravanserais

TEHRAN – Situated 80 kilometers northeast of Qom, the caravanserai of Deyr-e Gachin is widely known as the “Mother of Iranian Caravanserais”. The impressive monument, strategically positioned along the historic Silk Roads and the ancient Ray-to-Qom route, now lies within the vast expanse of Kavir National Park.
Chinese archaeologists visit Susa’s World Heritage site

TEHRAN – On Thursday, a group of Chinese archaeologists, professors, and students visited the UNESCO World Heritage site of Susa in southwest Iran, gaining insights into the region's rich history, civilization, and unique historical artifacts.
Iran’s Shush plans sister city partnerships with Najaf, Paris, and Athens

TEHRAN – The Governor of Shush has emphasized the importance of promoting the city’s rich cultural heritage and announced plans to establish sister city partnerships with Najaf, Paris, and Athens.

International

Trump disgracefully sanctions ICC amid Bibi trip

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump has shamefully slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also known as Bibi.
How will Bibi’s golden pager gift to Trump provoke us?

SOUTH LEBANON – Trump’s provocative phrase “It was a great operation,” after Bibi Netanyahu gave him a golden pager was not surprising. This is the Western barbarism at its finest! It is a reminder to those deceived by Western “civilized” values, panting to appease the Great Satan.
Third Intifada looms as Trump eyes Gaza conquest

TEHRAN - President Donald Trump’s shocking plan for the Gaza Strip strongly suggests that the United States is working hand in glove with Israel to conduct an ethnic cleansing campaign in the Palestinian territory modeled on the mass dispossession of the 1948 Nakba.

Leader says talks with U.S. unwise, unsmart, and dishonorable