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  • Fire 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.

  • Rezaei 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.

  • MACRON AND EU 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.

  • Tehran papers 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.

  • Iranian President Pezeshkian 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.”

  • Bahman Chubin Asl 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.

  • IRAN FLAG 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.

  • Araghchi 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.

  • Larijani 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.

  • President Masoud Pezeshkian 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.

  • Tehran papers 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.

  • Qalibaf interview 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. 

  • larijani 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.

  • Safavi 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.

  • Iran Hezbollah flags 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.

  • Prof. Hongda Fan 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.

  • Tehran papers 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.

  • Eslami 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.

  • Mossad spy 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.

  • Larijani 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.

  • Pezeshkian 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.

  • ceremony 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.

  • UN Security Council 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.

  • Tehran papers 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.

  • Afghanistan 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.

  • flags 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. 

  • soldeir 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.

  • IRIB documentary 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.

  • Women 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.

  • Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, addresses members of the UN Security Council after a vote on a resolution that would permanently lift U.N. sanctions on Iran, at
UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2025. 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.