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Today 20:37
By staff writer
A leaky umbrella: The fraying myth of US security pacts
TEHRAN – For a long time, Washington has peddled the same story to the world: hand your security over to us, and all you need to do is obey and pay. Once, there were those who believed it. Now, even the storyteller can no longer keep the tale straight.
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2026-04-09 02:43
By Garsha Vazirian
The art of American capitulation
The world reacts to the ultimate TACO; threats of 'civilizational death' collapses into a humiliating negotiated retreat
TEHRAN — The announced two-week conditional ceasefire between Iran and the United States on April 8 stands as one of the most telling reversals in recent geopolitical history.
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2026-04-08 23:43
Zarif calls Trump’s threats and insults ‘sheer desperation’
Iran’s former foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has denounced President Donald Trump’s repeated threats and vulgar remarks against Iran.
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2026-04-08 00:43
The world will keep seeking answers for Trump’s war on Iran
TEHRAN – The world is asking why the United States and Israel started an unwarranted war against Iran. The world was surprised that the war began while the talks were underway between Iran and the U.S.
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2026-04-07 22:41
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
'No restraint'
IRGC warns of devastating response should Trump expand war crimes and target Iran's power plants
TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump has repeated his unhinged threats to commit mass war crimes against the Iranian nation, a move that would not only harm Iranians but also seriously damage the interests of Washington’s Arab allies in the Persian Gulf, and force Tehran to take further actions that would restrict the flow of oil outside West Asia.
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2026-04-07 20:35
Negotiations are ‘theatre’ as Trump seeks exit from war, says Ashish Prashar
London— Ashish Prashar, political strategist, former advisor to the Middle East peace envoy, and director of the “Game Over Israel” campaign, has dismissed ongoing U.S. calls for negotiations with Iran as political theater, arguing that Washington is seeking a face-saving exit amid escalating military pressure.
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2026-04-07 00:15
Trump is a new Hitler who has caused ‘regime change’ in US
TEHRAN - A senior political analyst says U.S. President Donald Trump suffers from serious egoism and formulates dreams similar to that of Adolf Hitler of Germany.
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2026-04-07 00:09
By Garsha Vazirian
The terminal scream of an empire scheduling war crimes in its digital Colosseum
Trump’s profane ultimatum exposes the malignant sociopathic narcissism and moral sepsis rotting America from within
TEHRAN — On Easter Sunday, April 5, as some American families headed to church to celebrate resurrection and hope, Donald Trump posted a message that felt like a fever dream from the darkest corners of the imperial id.
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2026-04-06 23:19
By Afshin Majlesi, Maedeh Zaman Fashami, and Xavier Villar
10 Major Trump Blunders
Miscalculations that make war with Iran impossible to win
TEHRAN - More than a month into the US-Israeli war against Iran, early expectations of a swift military victory have faded, exposing what analysts describe as a series of miscalculations about Iran’s likely response.
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2026-04-06 00:06
Self-proclaimed friends of Iranians are ruining their life
TEHRAN – The Netanyahu regime and the Trump administration which have launched an illegal and unprovoked war on Iran since Feb. 28 are committing war crimes one after another and threatening to do more.
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2026-04-05 23:33
Afghan poet defends Iran’s cultural resilience in response to Trump
TEHRAN- Prominent Afghan poet Seyyed Reza Mohammadi has said that “Iran will not return to the Stone Age,” stressing that nations live through culture, in a brief note posted on his personal page in response to remarks by US President Donald Trump.
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2026-04-05 22:32
Velayati to Trump: While Anglo-Saxons searched for fire in caves, Iran built civilizations
TEHRAN - A senior advisor to Iran's Leader has fired a sharp barb at US President Donald Trump over his recent anti-Tehran threats.
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2026-04-05 22:32
Trump threatens ‘hell’ as Iran maintains control of the Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN - President Donald Trump has once again threatened Iran with severe retaliation, warning in a Truth Social post that Iran would “be living in Hell” if it did not comply with US demands regarding the Strait of Hormuz — a strategic waterway critical for global oil shipments.
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2026-04-05 22:30
Iran’s first vice president: Trump stuck in the Stone Age
Iran’s first vice president delivered a criticism at President Donald Trump over recent remarks about a lack of funding for social programs in the United States.
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2026-04-05 00:53
Trump’s statement to take Iran’s oil to “make a fortune” is unbelievably shameful
TEHRAN – In a shameless, greedy, open and unbelievable language on April 3, President Donald Trump revealed his real intention of attacking Iran in coordination with Israel. He directly said his army wants to take Iran’s oil and “make a fortune”.
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2026-04-05 00:09
Mindless Trump is living in Stone Age
TEHRAN - Donald Trump’s claim on April 2 that he will bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages where they belong” if they do not agree to his conditions has drawn sharp criticism from Iranian officials and political analysts alike.
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2026-04-04 22:25
Trump in ‘panic mode’: How Iran’s downing of jets exposes US air power vulnerabilities
TEHRAN — The downing of two US military aircraft by Iran on Friday, including an advanced F‑15E Strike Eagle fighter jet, demonstrates that Tehran’s air defenses remain capable and lethal, even under sustained aerial pressure from American forces. The incidents expose the limits of President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that Washington enjoyed uncontested control of Iranian airspace and that the Islamic Republic’s military had been effectively neutralized.
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2026-04-04 01:59
By Maedeh Zaman Fashami
When saying ‘Yes’ becomes a strategy: Trump’s administration and the culture of compliance
TEHRAN- General Randy George was removed from his position for not being a yes-man. This statement was made by Eugene Vindman, a Democratic member of the U.S. Congress, in response to George’s dismissal as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
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2026-04-04 00:05
From Washington to Tehran: Trump’s ‘stone age’ threat sparks global outcry
TEHRAN - U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Iran back to “the Stone Ages” has triggered fierce backlash from Tehran, drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers in Washington, unsettled global markets, and prompted concern from leaders around the world, marking one of the most controversial developments in the five‑week‑long conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran.
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2026-04-03 00:18
By Mehdi Zare
Stone Age? No, Mr. Trump! — Your World Has Nothing to Do with Our Past or Present Civilization!
TEHRAN - These days, the delusional President of the United States of America repeatedly declares in an insulting tone that he will bomb Iran “back to the Stone Age.” In a twenty-minute speech, in evening of April 1, 2026, he once again repeated this nonsense and added that he intends to return Iranians to the Stone Age, “to which they belong”! At first, I thought the news text was something like an April Fool’s joke.
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2026-04-02 01:01
Trump’s threats to strike Iran’s water plants is a potential war crime, alarm Persian Gulf allies
After President Donald Trump floated on Monday the possibility of expanding the Iran war by potentially striking water treatment plants in Iran, some Persian Gulf Arab countries reiterated grave concerns to the Trump administration about any strikes on civilian infrastructure and the risk of an intensifying tit-for-tat escalation, according to four regional sources.
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2026-04-01 16:29
Ex-CIA chief says Trump is lying that Iran wants a deal
Brennan calls Trump pathological liar and corrupt
TEHRAN - Former CIA director John Brennan has sharply criticized President Donld Trump, calling him dishonest, incompetent and corrupt, and linking those traits to his handling of the war that he has started against Iran in coordination with Israel.
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2026-04-01 11:49
Trump and cognitive traps in confronting Iran
TEHRAN – In analyzing foreign policy, the focus is usually on instruments: military power, economic levers, alliances, and diplomatic pressure. However, a less visible yet decisive variable is the “mind of the decision-maker.”
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2026-03-31 21:44
Araghchi: Trump’s threats to Iran's infrastructure are ‘criminal’
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has sharply criticized Washington’s threats to strike the Islamic Republic’s energy and industrial facilities, calling them “criminal” and urging the international community to take a firm stand. The remarks came during a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, on Tuesday.
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2026-03-31 17:13
Italy follows Spain's lead as European domino against US war on Iran begins to fall
TEHRAN - Just days after Spain shut its airspace and bases to U.S. military aircraft involved in strikes on Iran, Italy has now dealt Washington a second diplomatic blow, refusing American warplanes permission to use a key Sicilian air base. This move confirms a growing European resistance to being drawn into the conflict.
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2026-03-31 12:16
By Afshin Majlesi
Guardians in words, destroyers in action
TEHRAN – Throughout its turbulent history, Iran has faced repeated destruction of its cultural heritage during invasions and upheavals. From the campaigns of Alexander the Great to the Arab invasion and Mongol conquests, the country has survived countless assaults, yet the core of Persian culture and its deeply rooted traditions has remained resilient.
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2026-03-29 23:58
By Saleh Abidi Maleki
‘No blood for oil’: Iran war becomes central cry as 9 million rally against Trump across US
When U.S. President Donald Trump, together with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, launched his war against Iran a month ago, he believed the airstrikes would need to last only a few days, according to Hebrew media reports.
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2026-03-29 19:12
Manufacturing consent: How US media distort the truth about the war on Iran
TEHRAN - One month after the United States and Israel launched their military attack on Iran, the conflict continues to rage across the region. This war has caused widespread destruction, civilian deaths, and deep instability throughout the Middle East.
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2026-03-29 13:29
‘Strait of Hormuz management surprises Trump’
TEHRAN- A member of Iran Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors, referring to recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz, states that the recent war revealed two important realities about this strategic waterway: first, its unparalleled importance in the global energy market and economy, and second, Iran's capability to manage and control traffic in this route.
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2026-03-28 23:01
Mikaeil, a symbol of U.S.-Israeli brutality
TEHRAN - “Glasses with a strap so they don’t get lost; a water bottle with a picture of a hedgehog; a third-grade student, undoubtedly raised with great love, waving goodbye to his mother as he leaves home, just before his short life is ended by a bombing campaign led by Trump and Netanyahu. This is a photo that breaks my heart every time I see it.”