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  • CCTV journalist highlights Khuzestan’s cultural heritage Yesterday 16:31

    CCTV journalist highlights Khuzestan’s cultural heritage

    TEHRAN – A Chinese journalist has said Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan has strong appeal for international audiences, citing its rich cultural heritage and diversity.

  • A United Nations Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters on December 23, 2025 in New York. 2025-12-24 22:08

    By Soheila Zarfam 

    UNSC session shows West failed in snapback gamble 

    Meeting sees US and Europe defend hardline stance, Iran and allies call for end to failed approach

    TEHRAN – Western states dragged Iran and members of the UN Security Council to a session on Tuesday to push for the implementation of pre-JCPOA UN sanctions against Iran, which the E3 (Germany, UK, France) managed to be reinstated back in August, but faced substantial challenges in implementing them due to opposition from a host of countries, including Iran’s most powerful allies, Russia and China.

  • US approves largest ever arms package for Taiwan of $11.1 bn 2025-12-20 21:38

    By staff writer

    Trump eyes Taiwan as revenue source for US weapons

    TEHRAN - Late on Wednesday, the Trump administration announced the largest ever U.S. weapons sales for Taiwan, amounting 11.1 billion dollars. The arms sale announcement is the second under President Donald Trump's current administration.

  • Forum 2025-12-13 21:59

    Tehran, Beijing reaffirm close bilateral ties in all areas

    TEHRAN – Iran and China have emphasized their commitment to further enhancing mutual relations, highlighting the long history of Tehran-Beijing ties over decades.

  • Pezeshkian and Xi 2025-12-13 21:58

    By Mohammad Khatibi

    Expert says Chinese investment in Iran difficult under sanctions, but possible with determination 

    TEHRAN – In the midst of intensifying regional tensions and the enduring weight of Western sanctions, the future of China–Iran relations remains a subject of growing international interest. To better understand the dynamics shaping Beijing’s approach to Iran, The Tehran Times spoke with Professor Hongda Fan, director of the China–Middle East Center at Shaoxing University.

  • Araghchi 2025-12-10 21:16

    Araghchi calls for ‘strong region’ as Tehran hosts high-level China–Saudi consultations

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is working toward a “strong region” free from the “destabilizing interference” of certain external powers.

  • meeting 2025-12-09 22:14

    China backs expanding Iran–Saudi ties at trilateral meeting

    TEHRAN – Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia have wrapped up their third Trilateral Committee Meeting, with Beijing once again underscoring its commitment to strengthening relations between Tehran and Riyadh.

  • Chinese and German FMs 2025-12-09 18:13

    Wang Yi blasts Japan, says Takaichi ‘exploits’ Taiwan to ‘threaten China militarily’

    Attempts to pursue “Taiwan independence” mean splitting China's territory, and supporting “Taiwan independence” amounts to interference in China's internal affairs, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Beijing on Monday.

  • Iran China flags 2025-12-08 22:07

    Iran-China relations expert says there is vast unrealized potential in two countries’ cooperation

    By Mohammad Khatibi

    TEHRAN – Iran and China share a long history and, on paper, a robust strategic partnership cemented by a 25-year cooperation agreement. Yet, beneath the rhetoric of mutual friendship and shared opposition to Western unilateralism, the relationship is marked by unfulfilled potential.

  • Putin-Maduro 2025-12-07 20:10

    By staff writer

    Caribbean chessboard: U.S. move to check Russia and China

    Is the U.S. effort to overthrow Maduro limited to Venezuela?

    TEHRAN – When U.S. forces began striking vessels in the Caribbean in early September, Washington said it was fighting drug cartels. Yet almost 90 people have been killed, no narcotics have been shown as evidence, and the scale of deployment, including the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group, makes clear this is not a routine mission.

  • Trump 2025-12-06 22:18

    By Faramarz Kouhpayeh 

    Scrambling to Sustain a Waning Hegemony

    Decoding the 2025 US National Security Strategy

    TEHRAN – The White House's periodic document outlining United States foreign policy and national security strategy was released by the Trump administration on Thursday. The 33-page document, which appears to draw heavily on Trump's "America First" policy, has raised alarms in nearly every region of the world—with the probable exception of Israel.

  • Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her fist as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Navy personnel aboard the USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture in late October. (Photo: AFP) 2025/12/05

    By Lucia Hubinská

    Is Japan sliding back toward militarism?

    XIAMEN – Relations between China and Japan are undergoing their most serious shock in a decade. And yet, as recently as 2024—after the lifting of pandemic restrictions—it seemed the two countries were slowly moving toward improved relations. This trend was abruptly disrupted in recent weeks, when a series of diplomatic missteps gave way to open disputes.

  • Flags 2025-12-03 22:23

    In a UN letter, Iran, Russia and China hit back at West’s exploitation of the deal it abandoned 

    TEHRAN – Iran, Russia, and China appeared to react to the West’s ongoing attempts to leverage the already battered and now expired JCPOA as a pressure tool against Iran when their UN ambassadors, in a joint letter, reminded that all provisions of UNSC Resolution 2231—the resolution endorsing the JCPOA— were terminated after October 18, 2025, under Operative Paragraph 8 of that resolution.

  • Mao Ning 2025-11-28 16:31

    China urges U.S. to remove illegal, unilateral sanctions on Venezuela

    China has called on the United States to lift its illegal and unilateral sanctions imposed on Venezuela and do more to facilitate peace, stability and development in Latin America and the Caribbean region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily press briefing on Friday, Xinhua reported. 

  • China 2025-11-28 16:18

    Tourism minister delivers Pezeshkian’s message calling for enhanced ties with China

    TEHRAN--Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri has delivered a message from President Masoud Pezeshkian to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, which emphasized the need to further strengthen relations between the two countries in cultural heritage, tourism, and handicrafts.

  • Xi 2025-11-26 21:25

    By Shahrokh Saei 

    China’s pivotal role affirmed in Xi’s ‘Palestinians governing Palestine’ message

    TEHRAN – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s remarks on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People highlight China’s constructive role in Middle Eastern diplomacy.

  • Salehi 2025-11-26 16:58

    Iran to promote tourism, cultural ties with China, minister says

    TEHRAN--Tourism and cultural heritage relations with China will be elevated to a strategic level given Iran’s cultural and historical attractions, said Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri on the sidelines of the Second General Assembly of the Asian Cultural Heritage Association (ACHA) on Wednesday.

  • Xi and Trump 2025-11-24 19:54

    Xi warns Trump on Taiwan red line; U.S. president calls him 'great leader'

    Chinese President Xi Jinping used a Monday evening phone call with Donald Trump to frame Taiwan’s reunification as an untouchable pillar of the post–World War II settlement, pointedly reminding the U.S. president that the two countries once fought “shoulder-to-shoulder” against Japanese militarism and should now jointly defend the war’s outcome.

  • Dragon and Panda 2025/11/19

    By Mohammad Khatibi

    Panda or dragon? China’s strategy amid UN sanctions on Iran

    TEHRAN- The snapback of pre-JCPOA UN sanctions against Iran have created a complex and delicate balancing act for China.

  • Tourism opportunities in Iran: Expert weighs in 2025-11-18 17:35

    By Katayoon Dashti

    Tourism opportunities in Iran: Expert weighs in

    Arashk Masaeli, a faculty member at the Research Institute of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, has elaborated on the fundamental conditions needed to expand Iran’s tourism sector. He outlines a seven-part framework, examines the impact of recent regional conflict, and assesses the potential of medical and regional tourism.

  • Mehdi Zolfaghari 2025-11-16 17:04

    By Dr. Mehdi Zolfaghari

     Language education: A strong bridge between Iran and China

    In a world where geographical borders are increasingly fading, what distinguishes nations from one another is the culture of dialogue and mutual understanding. Dialogue between civilizations is not merely a slogan; it is a necessity for sustaining peace, development, and global cooperation.

  • A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeong 2025-11-15 22:18

    By M.A. Saki

    Japan-China spat over Taiwan is a source of concern

    TEHRAN – It is highly worrisome that China and Japan, two highly important countries in East Asia, are engaged in a verbal clash over Taiwan. China and Japan, respectively the second- and third-largest economies in the world, are great honors of the Asian continent, and it is extremely essential that officials from the two countries avoid inflammatory remarks against each other.

  • Chinese imports found in Iran’s kish Island, excavations indicate historical trade links 2025-11-15 17:47

    Chinese imports found in Iran’s kish Island, excavations indicate historical trade links

    TEHRAN — Archaeologists have uncovered imported Chinese ceramics during the seventh season of excavations at the ancient city of Harireh on Kish Island, reaffirming historical trade connections between China and southern Iran, researchers said on Saturday.

  • China and Japan flags 2025-11-15 14:51

    China reiterates red line on Taiwan as tensions surge with Japan

    China has issued a rare travel advisory urging citizens to avoid Japan, citing a worsening security environment and rising risks for Chinese nationals.

  • The world stands on the brink of a major realignment shaped by energy fault lines. 2025-11-12 22:41

    By Reza Mokhtar, Energy Researcher

    Global energy war: Geopolitical analysis of US-China standoff and its impacts on Eastern bloc

    TEHRAN - The new doctrine of the United States in containing the People’s Republic of China goes beyond trade confrontation and has entered the phase of a “global energy war”.

  • Araghchi 2025-11-11 22:03

    Iran, China FMs discuss bilateral ties and regional developments

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to discuss the latest developments in bilateral relations as well as key regional and international issues.

  • Iran China 2025-11-11 21:57

    ‘A model for independent states’: Iran-China engagements continue despite US pressure

    TEHRAN – Iranians and the Chinese appear resolute about maintaining and strengthening their long-standing ties, holding high-level, back-to-back meetings, and ignoring U.S. efforts to drive a wedge between them.

  • Pezeshkian Xi 2025-11-10 22:17

    US pressure, sanctions won't deter Sino-Iranian cooperation: Chinese ambassador

    TEHRAN – The Chinese ambassador to Iran says U.S. pressure will have no bearing on Tehran-Beijing cooperation.

  • Salehi-Amiri 2025-11-10 17:02

    Iran tourism minister meets Chinese, Iraqi counterparts at UN Tourism General Assembly

    TEHRAN — Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri met with China’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Sun Yeli, and Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani, during the 26th UN Tourism General Assembly, which officially opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.

  • Ambassador 2025-11-10 17:01

    Beijing’s ambassador: Gilan offers strong potential for investment in tourism, economy

    TEHRAN — Beijing’s ambassador to Tehran has said that Gilan province, in northern Iran, possesses rich natural resources and significant economic and tourism attractions, making it an appealing destination for Chinese investors.