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2025-09-30 21:44
16 Israeli pilots killed in Iran’s missile strikes: top military advisor
TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military advisor says as many as 16 Israeli pilots were killed in Iran’s missile attacks on Israel during the Tel Aviv regime’s military aggression against Iran.
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2025-09-30 21:43
Europe voted against sanction relief following US ‘order’, says former IRGC chief
TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaei, former chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump personally called European leaders just 24 hours before a crucial United Nations Security Council vote, instructing them not to support a resolution that would have blocked the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran.
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2025-09-30 20:35
By Dr. Mohammadjavad Akhavan
Europe’s fatal mistake
TEHRAN – In recent weeks, Europe’s attempt to reinstate sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran has once again dominated international headlines. Yet, what lies behind this move goes far beyond a simple legal or diplomatic measure. It is, in fact, an effort by Europe to restore its long-diminished role in the global political order.
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2025-09-29 22:12
TEHRAN PAPERS
“The death of JCPOA”: rejoicing, mourning, or adopting effective strategy?
TEHRAN - Arman-e-Emrooz analyzed the activation of the snapback sanctions by the European troika of Britain, France and Germany and Iran's strategy and wrote: With the activation of the snapback, the JCPOA case has been effectively closed.
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2025-09-29 22:12
Israel’s oppressive conduct has fueled deep hatred across region: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Israel’s “unjust and lawless behavior” has generated deep resentment among regional nations — a hostility he noted “will not be forgotten easily.”
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2025-09-29 22:11
Who was Bahman Chubin Asl, Mossad’s main agent inside Iran?
TEHRAN – Iran’s Judiciary has announced the execution of Bahman Chubin Asl, identified as one of the most significant operatives of the Zionist regime’s Mossad spy agency inside the country.
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2025-09-29 21:57
‘What good has NPT done us?’: Iranian MPs push for NPT exit at tensions with West fester
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament is intensifying its call for a withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), a move lawmakers describe as a legitimate and necessary response to a concerted campaign of "illegal" pressure by the United States and its European allies, which culminated this week in the return of all previous UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
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2025-09-29 21:57
No legal basis for reimposing Security Council sanctions: Iran to world powers
TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister has dismissed as baseless recent claims by the United States and its European allies that UN Security Council sanctions on Tehran, terminated under the 2015 nuclear agreement, have been reinstated.
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2025/09/29
By Xavier Villar
Strategic balance: Ali Larijani reassesses the Iran–Lebanon alliance in face of US pressure
MADRID – Ali Larijani’s recent visit to Beirut, in his capacity as secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, marks a significant moment in the Islamic Republic’s diplomacy and its relations with a country that remains central to the political chessboard of West Asia.
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2025-09-29 20:12
By Soheila Zarfam
Pezeshkian says 'Iran will not kneel'
President appears less hopeful of diplomacy with West after an all-out war and snapback of UN sanctions
TEHRAN – Iran will not bow to Western pressure and is prepared to defend itself against any threat, President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on Monday, signalling a hardening stance as the nation strengthens its military capabilities and regional alliances in response to renewed Western pressure and security threats.
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2025-09-28 21:43
Iran's new black gold customer
TEHRAN - In an article, Ettelaat discussed India as a new customer of Iran's black gold although the UN Security Council failed to vote for a resolution to suspend sanctions against Iran permanently.
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2025-09-28 21:42
Balance and lessons from war with Israel according to speaker of Iranian Parliament
Xavier Villar
MADRID – Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, granted an extensive interview to national television in which he discussed in detail the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, a conflict that marked a turning point for the Islamic Republic on multiple levels.
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2025-09-28 21:41
Iran to host ‘Scholars’ Rise Against Sophicide’ conference to confront terrorism against scientists
TEHRAN – Iran will host the international conference “Scholars’ Rise Against Sophicide” on October 9 to confront the global phenomenon of scientific terrorism, including the targeted assassination of scientists.
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2025-09-28 21:40
Iran should join Saudi-Pakistan defense pact, Leader's adviser says as Israeli threats intensify
TEHRAN – A top military adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has welcomed the newly signed defense agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, describing it as a positive step for regional security while underlining Iran’s own military readiness and commitment to deterrence.
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2025-09-28 21:40
In meeting with Hezbollah, Iran vows unwavering support for Lebanon and the Resistance
TEHRAN – During a meeting held on Sunday, senior Iranian official Ali Larijani assured Lebanon of the Islamic Republic's full and unconditional support, reinforcing a strategic alliance that stands as a bulwark against American and Israeli aggression in the region.
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2025-09-28 21:39
By Sahar Dadjoo
Exclusive: China’s UNSC stance on Iran boosts its credibility as mediator, says Chinese scholar
Professor Fan notes Beijing’s support is grounded in fairness, justice, and universal international interests
TEHRAN- As debates intensify at the United Nations following the Security Council’s failure to extend sanctions relief for Iran, global attention has shifted to the broader geopolitical rift between Western powers and rising challengers such as China and Russia.
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2025-09-27 22:22
TEHRAN PAPERS
Farhikhtegan: Hypocritical game between Europe and US
TEHRAN - In a note, Farhikhtegan addressed the statements of European officials now that the Chinese-Russian draft resolution to delay snapback sanctions against Iran failed at the UN Security Council.
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2025-09-27 22:22
IAEA silence showed alignment with Israel in striking Tehran: Iran nuclear chief
TEHRAN – Iran’s nuclear chief has strongly criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for failing to condemn June Israeli strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities, warning that such silence effectively aligns the agency with the attacks and undermines trust.
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2025-09-27 22:21
Iran sentences four in Mossad, MKO espionage case
TEHRAN – Iran’s judiciary has handed down preliminary verdicts against four members of a Mossad- and MKO-linked espionage network in Alborz province, sentencing two to execution and imprisonment and the other two to prison terms totaling more than 26 years.
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2025-09-27 22:13
‘Israel a threat to all’, Larijani says in Beirut during commemoration of Hezbollah late leaders
TEHRAN – Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani has warned that the Zionist regime poses a threat to all countries in the region, emphasizing that recent developments—including the attack in Qatar—have made Israel’s aggressive behavior increasingly clear.
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2025-09-27 22:12
Innocent lives at risk as international community fails on human rights: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian returned to Tehran on Saturday after addressing the 80th UN General Assembly in New York, sharply criticizing the international community for its failure to protect civilians from the actions of the Zionist regime.
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2025-09-27 22:11
By Mona Hojat Ansari
‘My father, then my husband’: One woman's sacrifices for Iran
TEHRAN – Soraya Kazemi is among the thousands of Iranian millennials who lost their fathers during Iraq's invasion of Iran. Her father, a soldier at the time, passed away shortly after being exposed to Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons – weapons that were provided by Germany, and put to use based on American intelligence.
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2025-09-27 22:10
By Soheila Zarfam
'US betrayed diplomacy. Europe buried it'
Iranian officials decry UNSC vote as ‘illegal’ farce, vow snapback will fail
TEHRAN – After a controversial voting at the UN Security Council on Friday, senior Iranian officials have inveighed against the decision to reimpose pre-JCPOA UN sanctions on the country, labeling the move an “immoral and illegal” act of bad faith that undermines international law and diplomacy.
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2025-09-26 22:34
TEHRAN PAPERS
Russia and China are trying to delay the snapback
TEHRAN - In a note, Shargh addressed the Russian and Chinese proposal to postpone the reimposition of sanctions on Iran for six months.
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2025-09-26 22:34
Renewed US military presence in Afghanistan endangers regional peace: Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed two decades of U.S. occupation for Afghanistan’s current crises, warning that any renewed foreign military presence in the country would endanger regional peace and security.
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2025-09-26 22:32
By Mohammad Khatibi
Eastward bound: How US is driving West Asian states into China and Russia’s embrace
TEHRAN – As tensions across West Asia escalate once again, the prospect of regional stability hangs by a thread. Repeated failures of Western peace initiatives have driven states to seek new partners.
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2025-09-26 22:31
By Staff Writer
'Well done, Iran' ceremony honors Armed Forces after war with Israel
TEHRAN – On Thursday evening, a crowd of Iranian citizens, predominantly women and children, gathered in Tehran's Haft-e-Tir Square for an event that saw hundreds of letters, artworks, and handicrafts, previously displayed in a gallery, presented to a representative of Iran's Armed Forces.
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2025-09-26 22:30
Intelligence ministry releases Israeli nuclear, military secrets in IRIB documentary
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has released information from a massive cache of classified documents obtained from Israel’s military and nuclear programs.
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2025-09-26 22:29
By Komeil Khojasteh
Iranian women’s role in 12-day war with Israel
TEHRAN – The 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel outwardly appeared as a military confrontation, but at its heart it carried a social and feminine dimension.
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2025-09-26 22:08
By Soheila Zarfam
Last chance for diplomacy
A China-Russia resolution could prevent a dramatic Iran-West escalation as Tehran attempts to address illogical demands
THERAN – The United Nations Security Council on Friday, was preparing to vote on a resolution put forth by China and Russia, calling for the extension of UN sanctions relief for Iran, sanctions that E3 (Germany, Britain, and France) began a process to reinstate in late August.