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Yesterday 20:59
By Xavier Villar
The world after the US defeat
MADRID – The reverberations of the Forty-Day War have not ceased, and it can already be said that they have affected not only Western Asia but the entire world. The story is well known: Donald Trump launched a war expecting that American and Israeli strikes would finally do away with the Islamic Republic. Instead, he has witnessed a historic defeat for his country.
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Yesterday 20:55
By Hossein Amiri
US Claims, Iran Controls Hormuz
While Trump claims almost weekly that American forces have full control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran says it 'calls the shots'
TEHRAN - A widening dispute between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz has turned the strategic waterway into a battleground not only at sea, but also in the war of narratives surrounding the conflict.
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Yesterday 20:54
By Garsha Vazirian
‘Food Truck One,’ expandable decoys, and the propaganda ruin
TEHRAN — The official narrative survived for a month. It portrayed an American president boarding Air Force One on July 8 following a NATO summit in Ankara, waving to the cameras, and flying west. The reality was far more humiliating.
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Yesterday 19:18
By staff writer
From Trump to Lebanon: Delusion of decision-making
TEHRAN – When politics loses touch with reality, facts can quickly give way to fiction. The Trump model offers one example; its echoes in Lebanon offer another.
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Yesterday 19:01
By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi
A food truck, a failed war, and the humiliation of a superpower
TEHRAN - Never has a president subjected the United States to such global humiliation. It is a bitter pill to swallow for a nation accustomed to projecting strength, but the facts on the ground paint a picture of a strategic disaster of historic proportions.
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2026-08-10 22:19
US senator admits Trump has ‘lost’ Iran war
TEHRAN — Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has acknowledged a deteriorating US position in the conflict with Iran, saying President Donald Trump has “lost this war” and that prolonging the fighting is working to Tehran’s advantage.
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2026-08-10 21:44
By Shahrokh Saei
Rezaei appointment highlights lockstep coordination between Iran’s military and political leadership
Pezeshkian names Rezaei as SNSC secretary after the Leader designates him as his representative to the council
TEHRAN — Certain Western and regional media outlets have attempted to cast a new spotlight on alleged rifts between Iran’s military and political leadership following the appointment of Major General Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the country’s top security body.
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2026-08-08 21:37
Trump’s top general seeks ‘off-ramp’ as Iran war exposes limits of US military power
TEHRAN - US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine has privately warned senior White House officials that Washington needs to find an “off-ramp” from its war with Iran, acknowledging that further military escalation could backfire and that airpower alone is unlikely to achieve President Donald Trump’s stated objectives, according to a report by CNN.
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2026-08-08 18:59
By Staff Writer
Why is Trump suddenly reviving his Gaza plan?
TEHRAN – Trump’s statement about an agreement to disarm Hamas raises questions about his real objectives and reflects the continuing U.S. bias toward Israel, casting doubt on the prospects of achieving lasting peace.
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2026-08-08 16:06
From 'total surrender' to total disapproval
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2026-08-07 21:01
Qalibaf slams Trump’s ‘theater diplomacy’ toward Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf criticized US President Donald Trump’s shifting statements on military threats and negotiations with Iran, calling them “theater diplomacy.”
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2026-08-07 21:01
Anti-Muslim Congressman Ogles loses Republican primary despite Trump backing
US Congressman Andy Ogles, who has a history of anti-Muslim statements, has lost his Republican primary in the state of Tennessee despite the endorsement of President Donald Trump.
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2026-08-07 21:00
Trump vows to jail ‘leakers’ over reports of munitions shortage
President Donald Trump refutes reports that the U.S. is experiencing a munitions shortage from the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, vowing to jail those suspected of leaking information.
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2026-08-07 20:56
By Xavier Villar
Iran sets the tempo of the conflict
MADRID - As early as February, analysts questioned whether any viable military solution existed that could guarantee US strategic objectives: regime change, the destruction of uranium enrichment capabilities, the end of Iranian support for groups such as Ansarullah, Hamas, and Hezbollah, and the dismantling of the ballistic missile program. Months into the hostilities, reality has spoken. Not only has Washington achieved none of those goals; Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz, something it did not do before being attacked.
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2026-08-07 20:23
Iranian attacks leave hundreds of US service members with enduring brain trauma
TEHRAN — Relentless Iranian drone and missile strikes targeting American bases across West Asia have wounded nearly 700 US service members, with traumatic brain injuries rapidly becoming the leading casualty of the joint US-Israeli war, according to a report by the Associated Press.
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2026-08-04 21:10
Trump’s ineffective threats
Kayhan analyzed Donald Trump’s retreat from his threats against Iran. According to Kayhan, Trump’s withdrawal from a war on infrastructure and his failure to open the strategic arteries of Hormuz and Bab al‑Mandab once again demonstrated the ineffectiveness of coercive threats when faced with the Islamic Republic’s credible deterrence.
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2026/08/04
By Ranjan Solomon
The West won the headlines - Iran changed history
COA- Wars are fought twice. The first battle is fought with missiles, bombers and soldiers. The second is fought with headlines, television studios, think tanks and official briefings. The first destroys cities. The second constructs memory. For decades the West has excelled at winning both. Military superiority was reinforced by informational dominance. Washington and its allies not only projected power across continents; they largely shaped the language through which that power was understood. They decided who was the aggressor, who was the defender, whose violence was regrettable and whose violence was unforgivable. They possessed not merely armies but the authority to define reality.
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2026-08-04 21:08
Trump’s ‘last chance’ rhetoric exposes shrinking US leverage as Iran dictates terms
TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump issued yet another threat on Monday, warning Iran that it faces "one last chance before decapitation" to agree to American terms.
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2026-08-02 20:52
How Iran's unyielding stance exposed President Trump's TACO pattern
TEHRAN - The ongoing conflict between Iran and the US has once again cast a spotlight on President Donald Trump’s distinct pattern of foreign policy, widely known as the TACO phenomenon—short for "Trump Always Chickens Out".
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2026/08/02
By Morteza Abdi
AI on the battlefield: Is Palantir complicit in war crimes against Iran?
TEHRAN - Artificial intelligence has fundamentally transformed modern warfare. Military superiority increasingly depends not only on weapons but also on the ability to collect, integrate, and analyze vast amounts of data in real time.
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2026-08-02 20:46
Iran’s red line holds: Trump forced into humiliating retreat
TEHRAN — US President Donald Trump has cancelled declared military strikes on Iranian energy assets, retreating from earlier threats after Tehran promised a devastating response and key regional powers urged an immediate pause.
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2026-08-02 20:44
Neither threat nor attack will force Iran to retreat or surrender
Sobh-e-No presented its view on America’s need to accept Iran’s conditions and exit the current crisis. Iran’s position regarding the Strait of Hormuz crisis is clear and non-negotiable: “Accepting Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait is the condition for a ceasefire and any kind of agreement.” This condition is not a maximalist demand but arises from on-the-ground realities and the provisions of the Islamabad memorandum, which had previously been agreed upon through Pakistan’s mediation.
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2026-08-02 19:37
By M.A. Saki
Israel intensifies Gaza killings to quash Hamas’s disarmament plan
Extremists’ ultimate purpose is to exterminate the Palestinian population
TEHRAN - Though the Palestinian Hamas declared on Friday that it has agreed to disarmament and transfer power to a team of Palestinian technocrats, Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians on Sunday.
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2026-08-02 16:51
Trump caught bluffing again
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2026-08-01 21:23
America was caught off guard
Kayhan analyzed Iran’s surprise attack on Jordan. According to Kayhan, Iran’s pre‑emptive strike on US military logistics in Jordan completely surprised Washington and Tel Aviv’s think tanks, forcing Trump to admit that “Iran’s attack was unexpected.” Kayhan describes the strike as a smart blow that once again showcased Iran’s superior position and battlefield initiative to the world.
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2026-08-01 20:59
US lawmakers demand exit from Iran war as strategic costs mount
TEHRAN — Cracks inside the American political establishment continue to widen as US lawmakers openly criticize Washington’s unauthorized military campaign against Iran, pointing to rising casualties, soaring domestic energy prices, and rapidly depleting reserves. The mounting pressures have prompted both Democratic and Republican figures to demand an immediate end to Washington’s hostile operations.
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2026-08-01 20:42
Iran's strikes undermined Israel's long-standing military superiority: John Helmer
Veteran journalist argues Tehran's ability to penetrate Israeli air defenses has strategic significance despite efforts to downplay its impact
TEHRAN – As Washington navigates renewed strikes on southern Iran alongside high-level visits to President Trump from both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, questions are mounting over the domestic political calculations driving U.S. policy in the Middle East and beyond.
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2026-07-31 21:18
CNN: Trump seeks an exit ramp from the Iran war
TEHRAN - President Donald Trump once again intensified military threats against Iran, vowing to continue strikes. Speaking during his cabinet meeting on Friday, Trump told reporters that Washington will be hitting Iran “very hard” when asked what he expects over the next four weeks. “At some point, they’re going to say we just can’t take it anymore,” he said.
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2026-07-29 21:48
Illusion of victory: Trump threatens Iran after Netanyahu meeting as empty US arsenal exposes limits
TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump is attempting to project a fabricated sense of victory over Iran in the wake of his high-stakes talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington. The White House meeting on Tuesday marked the first face-to-face sit-down between Trump and Netanyahu since the United States and Israel jointly launched a full-scale war against Iran on February 28. The meeting came at a critical juncture, as both the American president and the Israeli premier face escalating domestic outrage and political fallout stemming from the protracted conflict.
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2026-07-28 21:18
US floundering between threats and retreat
How Trump’s contradictory rhetoric masks US strategic failure in Iran
TEHRAN - President Donald Trump continues to oscillate erratically between aggressive militaristic rhetoric and desperate diplomatic overtures toward Tehran, a contradictory posture that military analysts and critics rightfully argue masks the severe strategic constraints imposed by heavily depleted US munition stockpiles.