By Shahab Sarmadi 

Minneapolis: Ground zero of American hypocrisy

Alex Pretti’s death exposed a US that champions freedom abroad even as federal agents take the lives of its own citizens at home

TEHRAN — Anger is surging across the United States — particularly in Minneapolis — after federal agents shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old American ICU nurse, during a chaotic immigration raid. His death has become a symbol of what critics describe as a violent and uncontrolled federal crackdown — one that is now claiming the lives of U.S. citizens.

By Sondoss Al Asaad 

Economic fragility and militarized escalation in Trump’s foreign policy

BEIRUT — Since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been characterized by confrontation, escalation, and a growing reliance on military force. 

By Saleh Abidi Maleki 

No anxiety in Tehran as commanders declare readiness for war

Top officials express confidence that US aggression failed once—and will fail again, this time at a much heavier cost

TEHRAN – Iran’s top military officials looked relaxed and in high spirits as they gathered for an annual meeting marking National Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Day. Speaking to an IRIB reporter who managed to gain access to the gathering, the commanders commented on the growing prospects of another war with the United States with visible confidence.

President Lula: Trump attempts to create a new UN

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that US President Donald Trump is attempting to create a new United Nations and be its sole owner.

By staff writer 

A state in protest: Is Minnesota becoming the fault line of US immigration policy?

TEHRAN — Recent events in the US state of Minnesota have exposed the deep tensions created by President Donald Trump’s immigration strategy. The mass protests on Friday, the widespread business shutdowns, and the willingness of thousands to gather in dangerous cold weather show a community reacting forcefully to a federal operation it sees as excessive and harmful.

By Wesam Bahrani 

‘Board of Peace’: A new tool for American control

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump officially unveiled the so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza at a signing ceremony in Davos on Thursday. 

By staff writer 

Abu Dhabi talks spotlight Western missteps in Ukraine

TEHRAN — The first trilateral engagement between the United States, Ukraine and Russia since the outbreak of the 2022 conflict is taking place in Abu Dhabi at a moment when Western governments are reassessing the trajectory of a war that has become strategically, economically and politically burdensome. In whatever direction these discussions develop, their very initiation reflects a deeper reality: The US and Europe are seeking to unwind a crisis that their own longstanding policies helped set in motion and then prolong.

Will Congressional Republicans defy Trump on Greenland?

In a letter to Norway’s prime minister, US President Donald Trump blamed Oslo for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize and for acquiescing to his demand for U.S. control over Greenland. In a commentary published on the Atlantic website, the writer Anne Applebaum said the letter reveals a president untethered from history, diplomacy, or common sense.

Trump’s Greenland obsession turns Davos into a test of Europe’s resolve

TEHRAN — President Donald Trump’s appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday was a display of geopolitical brinkmanship, delivered with the swagger of a leader who treats alliances as leverage rather than partnerships. 

By staff writer 

Fox in the henhouse: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ lets Bibi off the leash

TEHRAN — The decision to include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a so-called U.S.-led “Board of Peace” for Gaza highlights the deep incoherence of Washington’s approach to Israel’s war against the enclave and its aftermath.

By Wesam Bahrani 

Trump’s Gaza gamble and risks 

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to effectively govern the Gaza Strip raises more questions than answers.

By Shahrokh Saei 

Trump’s second term: Thunder at home, flames abroad

TEHRAN — One year after Donald Trump returned to the White House, the national mood is uneasy. Polls show that half of Americans believe the economy has worsened under Trump’s leadership, and his approval rating remains stubbornly low.

By staff writer 

Davos showdown over Greenland: Europe confronts Trump, faces its costly US reliance 

TEHRAN — Europe and the United States remain locked in a tense political standoff. That tension was on full display at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, where European leaders openly criticized President Donald Trump’s push to take control of Greenland and his threats to impose new tariffs on European countries. Their remarks underscored a growing sense of frustration in Europe over Washington’s increasingly confrontational approach.

By Faramarz Kouhpayeh 

Historical fantasizing as defeat therapy

Trump appears to still be living in 1953, when governments could be toppled in Iran with money and intimidation

TEHRAN – The shadow of a hastily packed suitcase still looms large over Tehran. In the summer of 1953, a pivotal moment in modern West Asian history unfolded as Kermit Roosevelt Jr., an operative of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), entered Iran carrying bags stuffed with American dollars. 

By Ranjan Solomon

The new mandate of recolonizing Gaza: ‘Peace’ boards and the architecture of erasure

GOA — In the lexicon of modern geopolitics, language is rarely used to describe reality; more often, it is used to camouflage it. The emergence of proposals such as a "Gaza Board of Peace" represents a sophisticated linguistic pivot—a transition from the raw violence of military occupation to the sterile, bureaucratic violence of recolonization. By framing the administration of Gaza as a "peace-building" initiative, proponents are attempting to revive the Mandate System of the early 20th century, effectively stripping a population of its agency under the guise of humanitarian necessity.

By staff writer 

Hostage to the hegemon: How Trump's Greenland tariff exposes Europe's strategic impotence

TEHRAN — The tariff threat issued by US President Donald Trump over Greenland represents a profound rupture in the logic of the transatlantic relationship. It is not merely an economic measure, nor even a diplomatic provocation, but a demonstration of how far Washington is willing to go to impose its will on its closest allies.

By Sheida Sabzehvari

Iranians ready for the next war, regardless of what Trump says

Sources tell Tehran Times US president’s messages of de-escalation do not hold water for military forces anymore  

TEHRAN – For an entire week, U.S. President Donald Trump and his stenographers—a.k.a. Western media—discussed the prospects of a new war against Iran.

By staff writer 

Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza: A blueprint for annexation and erasure

TEHRAN — US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a so‑called ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza — featuring figures such as Tony Blair, Marco Rubio, and Jared Kushner — does not represent a genuine plan for peace. It is a detailed proposal for the international management of Gaza that ignores the core realities of the conflict and the people it claims to help. When scrutinized, the plan reveals itself as an attempt to impose a solution that serves the interests of the United States, Israel, and their allies, while sidelining Palestinian rights and agency.

Iran warns against Trump’s military threats

‘Missile arsenal is bigger than ever’

TEHRAN – Despite political, diplomatic, and logistical backing from American and Israeli officials, the riots that disrupted peaceful protests in Iran over economic grievances last week were swiftly curtailed within two days.