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2021-11-03 22:21
By: Ali A. Jenabzadeh
Great hypocrisy in idea of ‘alliance of the democracy’: Austrian professor
TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Austrian Professor Heinz Gartners says “there is a lot of hypocrisy involved in the idea of the alliance of the democracy.”
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2021-11-01 16:00
By M. A. Saki
American media trying to conceal the obvious about Philadelphia: ex-Senate candidate
TEHRAN - A former U.S. Senate candidate says that U.S. mainstream media are trying to cover up the facts about large number of criminal and violent cases.
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2021-10-29 22:06
By Ali A. Jenabzadeh
Rulers fundamentally responsible for Afghan security: Pakistan FM
TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times on Thursday, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the current rulers in Afghanistan are first and foremost responsible for providing security for Afghan citizens.
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2021-10-27 15:18
By Mohammad M. Farahani
China is on par with U.S. on all fronts: researcher
TEHRAN – A Pakistani researcher believes that Beijing can compete with Washington in military power, highlighting China’s economic rise.
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2021-10-25 19:52
By Mohammad Mazhari
Yezidis are originally Iranians who refused to be influenced by Zarathustra: professor
TEHRAN – Philip G. Kreyenbroek, professor and director of Iranian Studies at the Georg August University of Gottingen from 1996-2017, says that Yezidis are remnants of Iranian tribes who refused to be influenced by the Daeva cult or by Zarathustra.
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2021-10-24 18:02
By Afshin Majlesi
Danish ambassador tells of his 'unforgettable' visit to Isfahan
ISFAHAN – On Thursday evening, when I was roaming through the gorgeous Imam Square of Isfahan, I suddenly bumped into the Danish ambassador to Iran, Jesper Vahr, and his family who were also touring the UNESCO-designated site.
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2021-10-19 11:17
By M.A. Saki
Neighbors are mostly worried about export of extremists from Afghanistan: professor
TEHRAN – Professor Paul Pillar, a nonresident senior fellow of the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that the main concerns of countries neighboring Afghanistan and those nearby is a “possible export of extremists and extremism from Afghanistan.”
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2021-10-18 22:06
By Mohammad M. Farahani
U.S. is stuck in post 9/11 power politics: analyst
TEHRAN – American political analyst Martin Love says that the U.S. has been locked in the post 9/11 foreign policy. In contrast, Love says, China has preferred to focus on its economy and be away from wars.
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2021-10-16 18:57
Interview by Farrokh Hesabi
Foolad Sirjan’s success predictable: Afshardoust
TEHRAN - Member of Iran Volleyball Federation's board of directors, Mahmoud Afshardoust, believes that Foolad Sirjan's success in the 2021 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was predictable but valuable.
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2021-10-15 11:48
By Mohammad Mazhari
There is doubt that Taliban has changed: researcher
TEHRAN - A Pakistani researcher says that despite initial optimistic views over the Taliban, there is now doubt whether the group has changed.
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2021-10-10 17:53
By Ali A. Jenabzadeh
French frigates have given Greece naval supremacy over Turkey, defense analyst says
TEHRAN – A defense analyst says the Greek-French pact is a game-changer in the Eastern Mediterranean as French frigates have given Greece naval supremacy over Turkey.
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2021-10-10 12:20
By Mohammad Mazhari
China has significant leverage over U.S.: American scholar
TEHRAN – Pointing to Beijing's leverage over Washington, an American anthropologist says that any damage to U.S.-China trade would harm U.S. economic interests.
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2021-10-09 22:59
Biden declines Trump attempt to block January 6 document release
TEHRAN - The White House authorizes the National Archives to turn over an initial set of documents associated with Trump's activities on January 6.
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2021-10-09 11:52
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran takes upper hand over Saudi Arabia when it comes to West Asia: Analyst
TEHRAN - Chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA) says that Iran is ascendancy over its Saudi opponent in west Asia.
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2021-10-03 11:24
By Mohammad Mazhari
Without Karbala, there would be no true Islam: German activist
TEHRAN - Pointing to the position of Imam Hussein in Islam, Jurgen Grassmann, a Shia German peace activist based in Berlin, says that without Karbala, there would be no true Islam.
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2021-10-01 17:56
By Mohammad Mazhari
Lebanon needs to break monopolies and cartels: Lebanese academic
TEHRAN – Praising Iran's move to send fuel tankers; a Lebanese political researcher says that the country must overcome cartels and monopolies.
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2021-09-29 17:03
By Mohammad Mazhari
Inequality of wealth is greater in the U.S. than in any other developed country: philosopher
TEHRAN - Alphonso Lingis, a professor emeritus of philosophy at Pennsylvania State University, says the inequality of wealth in America is increasing and greater than its developed counterparts.
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2021-09-27 17:09
By Mohammad Mazhari
Views towards Islamic art is changing in the cultural centers of the West: professor
TEHRAN - Professor Kevin Richards, chair of the Liberal Arts Department at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, says that attitudes towards Islamic art in the West are changing.
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2021-09-25 19:26
By Zahra Salimi
The sprit of the battle against evil
TEHRAN – An Indonesian film director says that everyone should pay attention to the message of Ashura.
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2021-09-23 21:51
By M. Mazhari
Canberra subsidizing Washington’s failing ambitions: Australian professor
TEHRAN - An Australian academic says that Canberra is bankrolling U.S. ambitions with the fancy of undermining China
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2021-09-22 15:02
By Mohammad Mazhari
Risk of military confrontation between China and U.S. is growing, ex-White House official warns
TEHRAN – Frank Von Hippel, who was responsible for national security issues in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 1993 to 1994, warns about “the danger of growing military confrontation” between China and the United States.
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2021-09-20 21:27
By Mohammad Mazhari
Full membership in SCO will enhance Tehran’s soft security: analyst
TEHRAN - A geopolitical analyst says that Iran’s full membership at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will improve the Islamic Republic’s soft security in the region.
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2021-09-15 21:19
By Mohammad Mazhari
Western experience in Afghanistan was disappointing, Italian expert says
TEHRAN - Italian expert Pastori Gianluca is of the view that Western experience in Afghanistan was “disappointing”.
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2021-09-14 18:54
By Mahdi Malekmohammad
Professor Howard Gardner says there is no trusted ‘arbiter of truth’
TEHRAN - Howard Gardner, an American developmental psychologist known for his theory of multiple intelligences, says there is no trusted “arbiter of truth”.
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2021-09-14 14:02
By Mohammad Mazhari
Professor says U.S. foreign policy is driven by greed and powerful military-industrial complex
TEHRAN - Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, professor of politics and religious studies at Northwestern University, says that the U.S. foreign policy is based on greed and the military-industrial complex.
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2021-09-13 12:06
By M. A. Saki
U.S. support for democracy abroad is a sick joke: ex-Senate candidate
TEHRAN - Whether Republicans or Democrats control the White House, America’s support for democracy abroad is a “sick joke”, a former U.S. Senate candidate says.
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2021-09-12 16:28
By Mohammad Mazhari
Coronavirus showed secular ideas are not enough to encourage people to a greater good: Jeff Haynes
TEHRAN - Jeff Haynes, emeritus professor of politics at London Metropolitan University, says the coronavirus pandemic has proved that secular ideas are not effective to appeal to people about working for the greater good.
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2021-09-10 18:01
By Mohammad Mazhari
Ex-Turkish FM says NATO countries’ reliance on U.S. has suffered seriously
Yakish says U.S. has not abandoned policy of harming people in other countries
TEHRAN - Former Turkish Foreign Minister Yashar Yakish says the U.S. has done nothing but harming the people of the region and the world at large.
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2021-09-10 18:00
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. needs Iran’s cooperation to fight terror in Afghanistan: ex-UK diplomat
TEHRAN - Peter Jenkins, the former UK ambassador to the IAEA, says the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan makes it desirable for Washington to cooperate with Afghanistan’s neighbors including Iran.
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2021-09-08 17:57
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. intent on pressuring Russia, China, Iran by Afghanistan card: professor
TEHRAN - Nader Entessar, a professor of political science from the University of South Alabama, says that the U.S. is trying to pressure its foes through its exit from Afghanistan.