Tehran Times

2025-04-06 21:34
By Soheila Zarfam

Serenity or inferno: The crossroads facing U.S.

Tehran emphasizes readiness for diplomatic engagement on equal terms, leaving the choice up to the U.S.

TEHRAN – With tensions escalating in West Asia amid U.S. military deployments and aggressive rhetoric, Iran has made its position unmistakably clear: it remains open to diplomacy—but not to intimidation.
- Regional peace depends on Iran's security

By Wesam Bahrani

Dozens killed in Gaza as Israeli bombings escalate

TEHRAN – The death toll in Gaza surged within just a few hours as Israeli occupation forces launched intense and indiscriminate attacks.
Reuters: Iran warns regional countries U.S. military collusion will bring ‘severe consequences’

TEHRAN — Reuters claimed, citing an anonymous Iranian official, that Iran has issued stark warnings to Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Turkey, and Bahrain, declaring that any support for U.S. military strikes—including the use of their airspace or territory—“will have severe consequences for them.”
By Shahrokh Saei

China counterpunch: The US to be the big loser in trade war

BEIJING- China’s strong reaction to the new US tariffs clearly demonstrates that the administration of President Donald Trump is getting into completely uncharted waters.
By Sahar Dadjoo

Trump’s billion-dollar gamble in Yemen falls apart

TEHRAN – About 20 days into one of the most expensive overseas operations under President Donald Trump’s second term, U.S. military strikes in Yemen have yielded little to no strategic success.
By Sondoss Al Asaad

Will Trump’s war on Yemen succeed after Biden’s year-long failure?

BEIRUT — On the eve of the start of the aggression on March 26, 2015, no one could have imagined that the Yemeni people would embody a legendary epic in the face of an international coalition of 17 countries led by America and Britain.

Politics

Civil society activists warn about US threats against Iran

TEHRAN – More than 400 Iranian university professors, lawyers, human rights defenders, and independent political activists have written a letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres warning about the U.S. threats of military aggression against Iran for its peaceful nuclear program.
Direct talks with U.S. ‘meaningless’ amid threats, diplomacy still on table: Iranian FM

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected the possibility of direct negotiations with the United States, labeling them “meaningless” so long as Washington continues to issue threats of military action against Iran.
Top Iranian general warns of 'crushing, irreversible' retaliation amid U.S. provocations

TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, has issued a stark warning to the United States, vowing a decisive response to any aggression against the nation’s sovereignty or interests.

Sports

Iran runners-up in 2025 SAT Futsal Championship

TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s futsal team were held to a goalless draw by Thailand in the SAT Futsal Championship Thailand 2025 on Monday and finished in second place in the tournament.
Ex-Iran goalie Faramarz Zelli laid to rest

TEHRAN - Former Esteghlal and Iran national football team goalkeeper Faramarz Zelli was laid to rest on Monday at Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in Tehran. Zelli passed away on April 1 at the age of 83.
Iran marks 27th death anniversary of Sirous Ghayeghran

TEHRAN - April 7 marks a special day in the history of Iranian sport – the anniversary of the tragic death of national football team hero Sirous Ghayeghran.

Culture

Budapest hosts naqqali performances by Bahareh Jahandoost

TEHRAN-Special celebrations marking Persian New Year Nowruz and the 100th anniversary of Iran and Hungary official relations were held in Budapest, Hungary, which included a naqqali performance, an ancient Iranian storytelling tradition, by the acclaimed Iranian naqqal Bahareh Jahandoost.
Iranian shorts to go on screen at Bulgarian festival

TEHRAN- Two Iranian short films are scheduled to go on screen at the 22nd edition of In the Palace International Short Film Festival in Pernik, Bulgaria.
10 Iranian films to attend 7th AmiCorti International Film Festival

TEHRAN-Ten films from Iran will take part in the 7th AmiCorti International Film Festival (AmiCorti IFF), set to take place from June 23 to 28, in the historic town of Ivrea, Italy.

Economy

Iran-China annual non-oil trade stands at $34.1b

TEHRAN - The value of non-oil trade between Iran and China stood at $34.1 billion in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, 2025, according to an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
Energy Ministry prepares 36 electricity consumption management packages

TEHRAN- Iran’s deputy energy minister announced the preparation of 36 consumption management packages in the electricity sector for the first time and said: "Consumption management is the front line of controlling and reducing the imbalances in the electricity industry; advancing this issue requires serious management and action."
Over 200 investment opportunities worth $137b to be introduced in oil industry

TEHRN- An official with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), announced the holding of an event for the transformation of investment and development in Iran's upstream oil and gas sector this spring, saying: "More than 200 investment opportunities in the field of the National Iranian Oil Company’s activities will be introduced in this event."

Society

Iranians are into humanitarian activities: ICRC representative

TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, has said people in Iran are highly interested in supporting and helping each other as exemplified by their participation in humanitarian and healthcare programs.
Over 6 million Afghan nationals residing in Iran

TEHRAN – According to the head of the National Organization for Migration, Nader Yar-Ahmadi, a total of 6.1 million authorized and unauthorized Afghan nationals are living in the country.
Benefactors help free some 11,400 prisoners of involuntary crimes

TEHRAN – Over the past Iranian calendar year (March 2024–March 2025), benefactors contributed to releasing 11,380 prisoners of unintentional crimes in the country.

Tourism

Iran is world’s oldest country based on organized government

TEHRAN - In a newly revisited global ranking published by the World Population Review, Iran has been officially recognized as the oldest country in the world in terms of its earliest known organized government and sovereign identity, dating back to 3200 BC.
Restoration work resumes on Apadana Palace and tomb of Artaxerxes III in Persepolis

TEHRAN - Restoration efforts have officially resumed at several key heritage sites within Persepolis, a famed UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Iran, following a temporary pause during the Nowruz holidays.
Bangladeshi envoy calls for promotion of Ali-Sadr Cave

TEHRAN - Bangladesh's ambassador to Iran Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury has stressed the need for further promotion of Ali-Sadr Cave, one of the world's largest water caves, among foreign tourists.

International

China counterpunch: The US to be the big loser in trade war

BEIJING- China’s strong reaction to the new US tariffs clearly demonstrates that the administration of President Donald Trump is getting into completely uncharted waters.
Dozens killed in Gaza as Israeli bombings escalate

TEHRAN – The death toll in Gaza surged within just a few hours as Israeli occupation forces launched intense and indiscriminate attacks.
Trump’s billion-dollar gamble in Yemen falls apart

TEHRAN – About 20 days into one of the most expensive overseas operations under President Donald Trump’s second term, U.S. military strikes in Yemen have yielded little to no strategic success.

Tehran emphasizes readiness for diplomatic engagement on equal terms, leaving the choice up to the U.S.