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Netanyahu’s agenda

TEHRAN - Khorasan analyzed the objectives of the Israeli Prime Minister’s looming trip to the United States for talks with Donald Trump.

Today 21:53

Israel ‘blatantly violating’ Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity: Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, has condemned Israel’s “blatant” violation of Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, accusing the Israeli regime of seeking to advance a plan aimed at dividing the East African country.

Today 21:52

Iran condemns terror attack on mosque in Syria’s Homs

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baqaei has categorically condemned a terrorist attack on the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Syrian province of Homs, which left a group of worshippers dead or wounded.

Today 21:50

As envoy changes, Iran and Georgia seek to strengthen ancient bonds

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Georgia Mahmoud Adib stated that Tehran's policy in the Caucasus aims to maintain peace and respect the territorial integrity of countries in the region. He made these comments during a meeting with Georgia's Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili as his mission to Georgia concluded.

2025/12/27

By Fatemeh Kavand

‘Regulation for us, freedom for thee’

How the West weaponizes social media

Even as a new wave of restrictive regulations on children’s digital access sweeps across Europe and the United States, these very governments—employing a completely different media policy—have simultaneously opened a vast arena of unrestricted social media and satellite broadcasting towards Iran. This meaningful contradiction raises serious questions about soft warfare and cultural engineering.

Today 21:49

Ayatollah Khamenei credits Iranian youth with resisting US pressure in region

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has credited Iran’s young people with defeating a major U.S.-led assault in the region, saying their initiative, bravery, and willingness to sacrifice played a decisive role.

Today 21:42

By Mona Hojat Ansari

‘We're now stronger than the 12-day war’

President rolls out plans for economic management, makes no mention of potential US talks

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian did not appear particularly fixated on the prospects of a new deal with the U.S. when he sat down with Khamenei.ir, a website overseen by the Leader's office, and discussed two issues most pressing for the Iranian people: whether Tehran can fend off a second potential war with Israel, and what can be done to control runaway inflation, which has worsened in the backwash of the war Israel and the U.S. launched against Iran in June.

Today 20:40

Israel’s detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safia enters second year

Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, 52, remains in an Israeli prison a year after Israel detained him without charges or trial.

Destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 18, 2025 (Reuters)

Today 20:33

‘No witnesses, no narrative:’ Syndicate says Israel deliberately targets Palestinian journalists

Israel’s systematic campaign of violence against Palestinian journalists since October 2023 has peaked this year with the targeting of dozens of members of the press, Al Jazeera reported Saturday, citing the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.

Today 20:29

Israel’s ceasefire breaches deepen Gaza’s suffering

TEHRAN — More than two months after a U.S.-brokered “ceasefire” took effect on October 10, Israeli forces continue near-daily assaults and restrictions, deepening Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.

Today 19:53

By staff writer

UAE–Israel partnership casts a shadow on southern Yemen

TEHRAN – Southern Yemen is no longer just a battleground between local factions. It is becoming a testing ground for foreign ambitions, with the United Arab Emirates pushing separatist forces into new territory while deepening its partnership with Israel. These moves are reshaping the conflict in ways that go far beyond Yemen’s borders.

Today 19:49

By Somaye Morovati

Strategic significance of Bin Zayed’s visit to Pakistan

TEHRAN - The official visit of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on December 26, 2025, may at first glance be interpreted as a ceremonial bilateral engagement between two countries bound by longstanding and “brotherly” relations.

Today 19:44

Bronze 'greater than gold' for Team Melli: FIBA

TEHRAN – For Iran national basketball team wining a bronze medal was 'greater than gold' in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025.

2025/12/27

By Sasa Milivojev

Gaza genocide and collapse of human conscience

Shame on silence, cowardice and betrayal of humanity

History will record this moment not as a triumph of civilization, but as its absolute moral collapse. In Gaza, more than 70,000 innocent human beings—the overwhelming majority women, mothers, pregnant women, and children—have been systematically annihilated. Their crime? Being born Palestinian. Their punishment? Death under rubble, starvation, and fire. And the world, with all its institutions, governments, and self-proclaimed guardians of humanity, stood by in silence.

لیگ برتر فوتبال ؛ سپاهان اصفهان و چادرملو اردکان

Today 19:23

Sepahan’s late win over Chadormalou sends them top of PGPL

TEHRAN – Enzo Crivelli’s dramatic 95th-minute goal lifted Sepahan to the top of the 2025/26 Iran Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) table on Saturday.

Today 19:17

By Shahrokh Saei

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland: Power play or Gaza expulsion plot?

TEHRAN – Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has triggered fierce backlash across Africa, the Arab world, and beyond. At the same time, the move has brought Israel’s underlying motives into sharper focus, raising questions about regional security, international law, and the fate of Palestinians in Gaza.

Today 18:43

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Gradual erosion of Christian presence in post-war Syria

BEIRUT—In the aftermath of Syria’s prolonged conflict, the question facing the country’s Christian communities is no longer one of political alignment, but of survival itself.

Mourners attend the funeral outside the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Homs, Syria, December 27, 2025 (AP)

Today 18:15

Hundreds mourn victims of deadly bombing at Alawite mosque in Homs

Hundreds gathered in the rain and cold outside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday to mourn the eight people killed in a bombing the day before in the predominantly Alawite Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood.

Internally displaced people in Darfur (CARE)

Today 18:12

Sudanese RSF offensive near Chad border leaves hundreds dead, villages in ashes

More than 200 people, including women and children, were killed in ethnically motivated RSF attacks in parts of Darfur, the Sudan Doctors Network said, citing survivor testimonies from displacement camps near the Sudan–Chad border.

Today 17:18

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