Al-Aqsa Storm

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  • Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter 2024-10-08 18:43

    ‘Americans have no romance left for Israel’

    TEHRAN- Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, who spent time with Israelis in the occupied territories during his career, believes the romanticized and heroic image Americans once held of Israel is permanently tarnished. He argues that Israel's numerous transgressions have stripped it of its perceived moral high ground and that Americans have gradually come to this realization over the past year.

  • Samir Abu-Rumman, a visiting researcher scholar at Princeton University 2024-10-08 18:26

    ‘Younger American generations gazing deeper into Palestinian issue’

    TEHRAN- Samir Abu-Rumman, a visiting researcher scholar at Princeton University, has dedicated years to studying American public opinion on the Israeli-Arab conflict. His 2013 book, "Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Opinion Polls," concluded that Americans were remarkably pro-Israel. However, Abu-Rumman believes that sentiment is shifting in 2024. 

  • Robert L. Reece, an Austin-based sociologist and researcher 2024-10-08 18:22

    ‘Empathy, not hate, fuels pro-Palestine demonstrations’

    TEHRAN- In his interview with the Tehran Times, Robert L. Reece, an Austin-based sociologist and researcher, discusses the growing pro-Palestine demonstrations on U.S. university campuses, responding to allegations that these protests are rooted in antisemitism. 

  • Palestinian resistance factions 2024-10-07 22:14

    By Wesam Bahrani

    Al-Aqsa Storm caused strategic shift in struggle against Israel

    Resistance factions laud Palestinians’ heroic and proud resilience against Israeli barbarism

    TEHRAN - On the first anniversary of the al-Aqsa Storm Operation on October 7, 2023, the Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza have published a defiant joint statement vowing to continue the battle against the Israeli occupation.

  • Norman Finkelstein, an American political scientist and activist 2024-10-07 19:11

    ‘World now sees Israel as a society of monsters’

    TEHRAN- Norman Finkelstein, an American political scientist and activist born to Jewish survivors of the Second World War, has dedicated his career to analyzing the politics of the Holocaust and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 

  • Global Awakening 2024-10-07 18:43

    By Mona Hojat Asari

    Global Awakening

    TEHRAN - October 7 marks the anniversary of the day one of the most devastating wars against humanity was launched. A year ago, Israel began the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza through airstrikes, starvation, and torture. The enclave now lies in ruins with approximately 45 million pounds of rubble scattered across the Strip. Entire families have been wiped off the face of the earth, and those managing to flee the direct fire of the Israeli military will carry the physiological scars of the war forever. 

  • Michael Mann, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at UCLA 2024-10-07 18:37

    ‘Horrifying pictures out of Gaza sparked student protests’

    TEHRAN- Michael Mann, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at UCLA and renowned author of The Sources of Social Power, believes what primarily provoked the student pro-Palestine demonstrations across U.S. universities are the horrifying pictures of Gaza devastation that “have the chilling statistics of death.”

  • Christina Jump, lead attorney for the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) 2024-10-07 18:12

    ‘Free speech cannot be silenced because authorities disagree’ 

    TEHRAN- In an interview with the Tehran Times, Christina Jump, lead attorney for the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA), shared her insights on the challenges faced by Muslim, Palestinian, and pro-Palestinian students across American universities amid rising tensions following the Israel-Gaza conflict. 

  • Resurrection of Palestine 2024-10-07 01:31

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Resurrection of Palestine

    One year after Al-Aqsa Storm Israel has massacred tens of thousands, but there is no sign of victory

    TEHRAN- Palestinians and pro-Palestine groups are marking the one-year anniversary of a surprise military operation carried out by the Hamas resistance movement in southern Israel and the regime’s subsequent genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

  •  Dr. Fayez Abu Shamala is sitting between his books on the ruins of his destroyed house in Khan Yunis. He says, “The house and everything we have are sacrifices for the soil of the homeland and for the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Palestinian people will not be defeated, and victory is ours, God willing.” 2024-08-20 20:02

    By Shahrokh Saei

    Exclusive: Abu Shamala says heroic Al-Aqsa Storm shattered Israel's dreams 

    Iran, Hezbollah and Yemen’s Ansarullah have embraced the Palestinian cause

    TEHRAN- Israel has been reeling in the aftermath of a surprise military operation carried out by Hamas in southern Israel on October 7.

  • mouasavi 2024-05-10 21:59

    Operation "Al-Aqsa Storm" and "True Promise" hastened Israel's downfall

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Army’s Commander-in-Chief, Major General Abdul Rahim Mousavi, has stated that operations "Al-Aqsa storm" and "True Promise" have hastened the downfall of the Zionist entity oppressing and harming children.

  • Israel Gaza war 2024-04-04 23:04

    By Hanif Ghaffari

    The West facing challenges in the Gaza conflict

    TEHRAN- In recent weeks, there has been a notable rise in official opposition from Western governments towards the policies of the occupying Israeli regime concerning the Gaza Strip. As a result, various restrictions have been placed on arms and financial aid to the Tel Aviv regime, particularly targeting financial transactions and support for border settlements with Gaza and newly established settlements on the West Bank.

  • Ebrahim Raisi 2024-04-03 20:12

    President Raisi asserts irreversible shift post Al-Aqsa Storm Operation

    TEHRAN- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi declared on Wednesday that the world and the region have been irreversibly altered by the Al-Aqsa Storm Operation. 

  • Al-Aqsa mosque 2024-03-10 22:15

    Israel deploys additional forces around Al-Aqsa Mosque

    Israeli police deployed additional forces Sunday around the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, according to Turkey’s Anadolu news agency.

  • Hamas elaborates on the October 7 operation  2024-01-23 19:00

    By Ali Karbalaei

    Hamas elaborates on the October 7 operation 

    The resistance movement debunks Israel’s narratives of al-Aqsa Storm Operation 

    TEHRAN- The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has published an 18-page report outlining the reasons why it carried out its military operation on October 7?, and what happened on that day. 

  • Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Fallahzadeh 2024-01-20 22:19

    Hamas shattered Zionist regime’s hegemony, says commander

    TEHRAN - The deputy chief of the IRGC Quds Force, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Fallahzadeh, has declared that the Hamas operation has shattered the Zionist regime's entire intelligence, military, and economic dominance.

  • Global public support for Gaza leaves Western leaders on edge  2024-01-14 11:34

    Global public support for Gaza leaves Western leaders on edge 

    Protests in solidarity with Palestinians have unnerved pro-Israel leaders in the West

    Not since the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 has there been such a global public outcry at an armed conflict that Western leaders are adamant, on this occasion, to turn a blind eye toward.

  • FUTURE 2024-01-13 22:18

    Al-Aqsa Storm knocked some sense into Israel and the West

    Before October 7, if you had asked anyone with lucidity about the future of Israel, their response would have differed significantly from what it is today.

  • STORM 2024/01/13

    Al-Aqsa Storm changes equations

    Israel is now waging a senseless war on Palestinians with no strategic objectives

    Up until 2023, Israel had unleashed five major and devastating wars in West Asia. While fighting Arab countries, the regime found its military strength to be exceeding that of the Arabs who despite being oil-rich, lacked sophisticated national defense capabilities.

  • Israeli regime made 2023 most deadly for civilians worldwide 2024-01-11 00:28

    By Ali Karbalaei

    Israeli regime made 2023 most deadly for civilians worldwide

    Israeli war on Gaza "major cause” for drastic increase in civilian casualties 

    TEHRAN- The latest global explosive violence monitor report from Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has reported a 122% rise in civilian fatalities in 2023, compared to the previous year. 

  • Nasrallah 2024-01-06 22:53

    By Ali Karbalaei 

    Staying silent more dangerous than taking action: Hezbollah chief 

    Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday spoke transparently about the latest events unfolding in the region following the Gaza war.

  • Hossein Jaberi Ansari 2024-01-03 23:24

    By Hossein Jaberi Ansari

    Outcomes of Al-Aqsa Storm Operation

    The Al-Aqsa Storm Operation on October 7, 2023 - or the 15th of Mehr 1402 in the Persian calendar - carried out by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas proved to be a transformative event that reshaped the landscape of Palestine and West Asia. 

  • Yemeni red flag 2024-01-01 22:11

    U.S. attack on Yemeni boats could inflame Red Sea

    Yemeni red flag

    TEHRAN- The key to easing tensions in the Red Sea lies not in Western military actions in the Red Sea but in halting support for Israeli crimes in Gaza. 

  • Tourism in Palestinian territories plunges by $200 million amid Gaza conflict and West Bank invasion 2024-01-01 17:44

    Tourism in Palestinian territories plunges by $200 million amid Gaza conflict and West Bank invasion

    TEHRAN - The tourism industry in the Palestinian territories has faced severe setbacks due to the intense military raids conducted by the Zionist regime of Israel.

  • Palestinians perform Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa amid tight Israeli curbs 2023-12-30 13:58

    photo: AFA, Anadolu, Reuters

    Palestinians perform Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa amid tight Israeli curbs

    Israeli authorities barred Palestinians from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for the 12th consecutive Friday. The Israeli police set up barriers at the entrances to the Old City and allowed only the elderly to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque.

  • Shebaa Farms 2023-12-24 22:18

    By Alireza Akbari

    The defeated party cannot impose conditions on Lebanon

    TEHRAN- Lebanese Labor Minister Mustafa Bairam said on Saturday that Israel as a “defeated party” cannot impose conditions on his country.  The remarks by the minister came in response to statements by the occupation regime’s authorities who threatened to use force to resolve the border issue with Lebanon.

  • Israel Decrepit Forces 2023-12-17 21:55

    By Ali Karbalaei 

    Israel Decrepit Forces

    The army, which claims to be professional, killed some settlers around Gaza on October 7 and now  three captives who were holding white flags

    TEHRAN- The incident of the Israeli army shooting dead its own captives in Gaza has highlighted the regime's troops' anxiety and fear during their land offensives in the enclave. 

  • yemen 2023/12/06

    By Mona Hojat Ansari

    Yemen: Upholding Muslim honor and supporting Palestinians 

    How a war-stricken nation is changing power equations in West Asia

    TEHRAN - Yemen is a country that’s been grappling with war and siege since 2015. As part of Saudi Arabia’s denigrating campaign, anyone in the country, except for ousted President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and his small group of protégés, have been unjustly portrayed as uncultured and underdeveloped individuals with little to contribute to their nation and the region. 

  • pa 2023-11-28 22:24

    Al-Aqsa Storm shook Israel’s foundations: IRGC commander

    TEHRAN – A high-ranking commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has declared Hamas’s October 7 operation against Israel as a decisive blow to the Zionist regime’s security and governance apparatus.

  • Poetry congress 2023-11-19 19:52

    By Samaneh Aboutalebi

    Poetry congress for Gaza to be held in Tehran 

    TEHRAN – A poetry congress focused on the plight of the people of Gaza and Palestine is scheduled to take place in Tehran.