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2022-10-12 12:07
By Saeed Azimi & Saeed Maveddat
Energy crisis additional incentive for EU to become active on JCPOA: Austrian professor
TEHRAN – A professor of political science at the University of Vienna has said that the current energy crisis in Europe could be an additional incentive for the European Union to play a more active role in the talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA.
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2022-09-21 09:30
Iran’s export to China rises 14% in 8 months on year
TEHRAN- According to the data released by China’s customs administration, the value of Iran’s non-oil exports to China reached $4.946 billion in the first eight months of 2022, registering a 14-percent rise year on year.
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2022-09-20 00:17
Pasargadae is more than meets the eye: archaeologist
TEHRAN—An Iranian archaeologist believes the UNESCO-designated Pasargadae, which began under Cyrus the Great in about 546 BC, was more expanded than what we now perceive from its ruins.
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2022-09-05 19:37
By Mehdi Garshasbi
It looks like the material remembers its history!
TEHRAN - Mohammad Samizadeh Nikoo is a last-year Ph.D. student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. He found that Vanadium Dioxide is a material that is normally insulating (does not conduct electricity), but when it receives a certain electric current, it undergoes a phase transition and becomes a conductor (like copper).
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2022-08-22 19:57
By Mohammad Mazhari
World politics moving from the West to the East: academic
TEHRAN – A senior Pakistani lecturer in the department of politics and international relations at the University of Sialkot says that world politics is shifting from the West to the East as Iran and China show resistance to America’s hegemony.
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2022-08-19 23:23
Lackluster Persepolis held by Foolad: IPL
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team were held to a goalless draw against Foolad in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday.
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2022-08-02 17:15
By Saeed Azimi
Ambassador: Iran, Azerbaijan are stuck together like “flesh to nails”
“Iran is ready to build an entire city for Azerbaijan”
TEHRAN— In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Iran’s ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan expresses Iran’s readiness to reconstruct an entire city for the Republic of Azerbaijan in the liberated areas.
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2022-07-31 17:04
By Mohammad Mazhari
China, Russia and Iran collectively oppose U.S. hegemony: researcher
TEHRAN – China, Russia and Iran are clearly in one bloc opposing the U.S. hegemony and Washington is seriously unhappy with this coalition, a research associate at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) says.
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2022-07-29 13:17
By Mohammad Mazhari
Arabs see ties with Moscow beneficial despite U.S. pressure: GSA chief
TEHRAN - Giorgio Cafiero, chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA), says that all Arab states have realized that maintaining partnerships with Moscow still serves their interests despite the U.S. pressure.
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2022-07-24 17:52
By Zahra Samimi
‘Arab societies rapidly developing anti-American sentiments’: professor
TEHRAN – Assistant professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University, says efforts by U.S. President Joe Biden to create a rapprochement between Arab states and Israel will meet a number of challenges as the public in the Arab world is angry of Washington’s unwavering support for Israel in its occupation of Palestinian lands.
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2022-07-22 15:22
By Ramin Etesam
Arabs understand inclusion in a US-Israeli confrontation with Iran is a horrible idea: expert
“U.S. has no clear solutions for Palestine-Israel issue and the wider region”
TEHRAN – A British political expert says Arab states, specifically those on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf, “understand that their inclusion in a U.S.-Israeli military confrontation with Iran is a horrible idea.”
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2022-07-20 12:03
By Ramin Etesam
Biden achieved nothing in changing oil prices: ex-Senate candidate
TEHRAN - A former U.S. Senate candidate is of the opinion that Joe Biden failed to make any achievement during his visit to Riyadh when it comes to oil prices.
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2022-07-19 18:18
By Mohammad Mazhari
Nothing resembling NATO could be established in Arab world: professor
TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, says that the idea of establishing a NATO-like alliance in the Arab world is unrealistic.
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2022-07-18 13:13
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iranian and American negotiators are under pressure: professor
TEHRAN - A professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar says both Iranian and U.S. negotiating teams are under extreme pressure to extract more concessions.
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2022-07-13 19:23
By Mohammad Mazhari
NATO memberships will affect Russia, Sweden, Finland and Turkey: expert
TEHRAN – A Turkish political pundit argues that Russia will take measures against NATO expansion once Sweden and Finland fully join the military alliance.
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2022-07-12 11:13
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran no more needs to revive the JCPOA: senior researcher
TEHRAN- A Singaporean researcher believes Tehran no more needs to revive the JCPOA because the economic incentives that Iran hopes from the deal cannot be achieved.
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2022-07-11 14:45
By Mohammad Mazhari
Hearings against Trump are "show trial": writer
TEHRAN – An American writer describes the congressional hearings investigating the 6 January attack on the Capitol as a "show trial".
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2022-07-06 18:54
By Mohammad Mazhari
Trump delivered what evangelical political right expected him to do: professor
TEHRAN - A professor of political science from the University of South Alabama says that Trump could content the religious and evangelical political right by putting his imprimatur on the country's legal system.
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2022-07-06 12:00
By Mohammad Mazhari
Ankara following a balanced policy towards the Ukrainian war: Turkish researcher
TEHRAN - Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir, a Turkish researcher at SETA Foundation, tells the Tehran Times that Ankara “is trying to follow a balanced policy towards the Ukrainian war.”
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2022-07-05 17:11
By Mohammad Mazhari
Covid possibly came out of a U.S. biotechnology lab, says Columbia professor
“Bioweapons research needs to stop,” Jeffrey Sachs suggests
TEHRAN – Claiming that Coronavirus might have originated from a U.S. lab, a renowned economist and policy analyst urges the American government to be more transparent about the research it was sponsoring.
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2022-07-04 17:58
By Mohammad Mazhari
Trump is being damaged by the hearings: professor
TEHRAN - Robert Y. Shapiro, the former chair of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, says that after hearings Donald Trump has lost the votes of people who may support him because of their hatred towards Democrats.
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2022-07-03 14:39
By Mohammad Mazhari
We have entered new Cold War: research scientist
TEHRAN – An executive director and principal research scientist at the MIT Center for International Studies says that the globe has entered a new Cold War in light of the Ukraine war.
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2022-07-02 17:40
Iran indispensable to Russia as gateway to India: analyst
TEHRAN - A geopolitical analyst says that Iran has a pivotal place when it comes to connecting Russia to India.
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2022-06-29 21:34
By M.A. Saki
Doha talks will provide good opportunity for Iran and U.S.: professor
TEHRAN – Farhang Jahanpour, a former Senior Fulbright Research Scholar at Harvard, has a positive view toward the new format and venue of the talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
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2022-06-12 10:53
By Mohammad Mazhari
Ex-Lebanese diplomat rules out military clash with Israel over disputed maritime border
TEHRAN - A former Lebanese ambassador to Chile, Poland, and Canada rules out a military clash between Lebanon and Israel over the Karish field in Mediterranean .
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2022-06-11 12:41
By M. A. Saki
Begging to S. Arabia for higher oil output is a big mistake: GWU professor
‘Biden’s homage to Saudi Arabia will do nothing to relieve Europe’s natural gas shortage until the U.S. lifts all sanctions on Iran’s energy sector’
TEHRAN – A professor from George Washington University (GWU) says President Joe Biden’s decision to visit Saudi Arabia to beg for more oil output by the Kingdom is a “big mistake”.
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2022-06-08 12:36
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden persuading S. Arabia to normalize ties with Israel: GSA chief
TEHRAN - Giorgio Cafiero, chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA), believes that the administration of Joe Biden is encouraging Saudi Arabia to follow the UAE and Bahrain when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
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2022-06-07 09:30
By Mohammad Mazhari
Future world order depends on outcome of Russia-Ukraine war: political scientist
‘The use of nuclear weapons by Russia in Ukraine or a nuclear war between NATO and Russia is extremely unlikely’
TEHRAN – A professor of political studies at the University of Ottawa says that the Ukraine war would determine the fate of the world order.
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2022-06-03 00:49
"Iran, US should find a ‘middle ground’ to fix nuclear deal"
Ex-diplomat blames lack of understanding for solving Iran-US disputes
TEHRAN – Koroush Ahmadi, a former Iranian diplomat, blames “lack of understanding” and “lack of deep engagement” as main hurdles preventing Iran and the United States to resolve lingering disputes, not just the nuclear issue, between themselves.
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2022-06-01 20:59
By M.A. Saki
Delay in restoring JCPOA is extremely regrettable: Daryl G. Kimball
TEHRAN - Daryl G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association (ACA), says a delay by Iran and the U.S. to return to their commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal is “extremely regrettable”.