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2025-11-05 18:08
By Shahrokh Saei
Mamdani’s win lays bare failure of U.S. capitalism
TEHRAN – Just a year ago, Zohran Mamdani was little known outside Queens, the New York City borough he represents. Now, at just 34 years old, he has made history as the new Mayor of New York City — the largest and most influential city in the United States.
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2025-11-03 21:14
By Garsha Vazirian
Gaza’s shadow over NYC: How a mayoral race turned into a moral referendum
Calling genocide by its name, Zohran Mamdani forced a reckoning and unleashed a fierce counterattack
TEHRAN – Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the Ugandan-Indian son of a postcolonial scholar who was born in Uganda, has done something the pundit class assumed impossible: his campaign dragged the once-distant politics of Gaza into the center of a New York mayoral election and forced voters to decide whether American power remains accountable.
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2025/10/29
By Garsha Vazirian
Omitted truths, commissioned lies
When ownership, access, and censorship render Western media complicit in atrocity
TEHRAN – For decades, the Western mainstream press styled itself as guardian of truth—professing a duty to call out violence, confront power, and shield readers from propaganda’s gloss.
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2025-09-26 21:41
By Garsha Vazirian
Protests and walkouts eclipse Netanyahu’s UN appearance
TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday was an attempt at a carefully staged and combative defense of Israel’s aggressive campaign in Gaza and its wider military actions across the region. Yet the performance could not mask the widening gulf between his narrative and the findings of international institutions, public-health agencies, and human-rights organizations.
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2025-09-23 17:24
Iran FM urges return of looted cultural heritage at New York forum
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday called for the return of cultural artifacts taken during colonialism, war and illegal excavations, urging stronger international cooperation to protect ancient heritage.
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2025-08-05 15:00
Protesters rally outside Trump’s New York hotel against starvation in Gaza
Protesters gathered outside the Trump International Hotel in New York on Monday to protest Israel’s starvation policy in Gaza.
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2025-06-20 13:25
Global protests against Israeli aggression on Iran still raging
TEHRAN – People around the world took to the streets over the past days to denounce the Israeli attacks on Iran.
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2025-01-07 22:37
Protests in New York in support of Gaza hospital director
Protesters gathered in New York City on Monday to call for the release of a prominent doctor in Gaza arrested by Israeli forces.
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2024-09-24 20:14
The greater the military power, the greater the retreat
Siasat-e-Rooz devoted its editorial to Ian's position against the Zionist regime and the United States in the current sensitive situation and wrote:
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2024-09-04 00:49
Anti-Gaza-war protesters roar through New York City in giant Labour Day march
It should have been a quiet public holiday in New York City, but anti-war activists and pro-Palestinian protesters had other plans.
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2024-06-15 18:01
Laleh Park: Tehran’s blend of nature, culture, and recreation
TEHRAN – Nestled in Tehran’s Amirabad neighborhood, Laleh Park offers something for everyone, from recreational activities to cultural experiences, making it a must-visit destination in Tehran.
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2024-06-01 19:37
New York police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Hundreds of people protesting Israel’s war in Gaza marched to the Brooklyn Museum Friday afternoon, set up tents in the lobby and unfurled a “Free Palestine” banner from the building’s roof before police moved in to make arrests.
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2024-04-24 11:47
Campus crackdown abetting genocide
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2024-04-06 17:46
Name Shiraz identified on clay seal of Sassanids, archaeologist says
TEHRAN - In a remarkable archaeological revelation, the name “Shiraz” has been identified in Pahlavi script on a Sassanid-era clay sealing.
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2024-03-15 15:15
Panel on women, family held in CSW at Iran’s initiative
TEHRAN – The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women held a specialized panel on women’s empowerment, family support, and social development at the initiative of Iran.
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2023-12-17 17:23
National Museum set to host exhibit of recovered Achaemenid tablets
TEHRAN – The National Museum of Iran is getting prepared to host a special exhibition of Achaemenid tablets which were returned home after nearly 90 years.
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2023-11-27 16:48
Achaemenid tablets recovered from U.S.: when will they be unveiled?
TEHRAN - More than two months have passed since the recovery of 3506 Achaemenid tablets, and the time for their unveiling has not yet been determined. However, the director of the National Museum of Iran announced their imminent display in this museum soon.
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2023-09-24 21:49
Iran FM holds extensive talks in New York
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has held extensive meetings with several foreign officials and counterparts on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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2023-09-24 18:05
Iran chairs Ancient Civilizations Forum assembly in NY
TEHRAN—Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian chaired a ministerial meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday.
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2023-09-21 21:39
Presidential souvenir: 3,506 Achaemenid tablets returned from U.S.
TEHRAN—This evening, when Iran’s presidential jet touched down in Tehran, it brought the fourth batch of Achaemenid clay tablets from the U.S., where they had been kept on loan for nine decades.
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2023-09-18 21:48
Raisi in New York
Faithless to U.S.
TEHRAN- Upon his arrival in New York on Monday, President Ebrahim Raisi said Tehran will never trust the U.S. that reneges on its promises.
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2023-09-17 22:03
President Raisi heads to New York to attend annual UN session
TEHRAN- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi left Tehran for New York on Monday to participate in the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting.
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2023-09-10 22:08
Raisi showed all roads don’t lead to New York, Paris, London: Official
TEHRAN – Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, the vice president for parliamentary affairs, has praised the foreign policy record of the Ebrahim Raisi administration, saying President Ebrahim Raisi diversified Iran’s foreign policy options.
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2023-08-22 19:08
Iran says U.S. will return thousands of ancient tablets after nine decades
TEHRAN—On Monday, Iran’s deputy cultural heritage minister said the United States will return thousands of Achaemenid clay tablets to Iran within months.
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2023-07-30 21:40
By Afshin Majlesi
Windcatcher: ancient Iranian cooling tech on the way to U.S.
TEHRAN —As the United States grapples with a growing urgency of climate change and urban heat, it may turn to the ancient wisdom of Iran’s windcatchers for inspiration.
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2023-07-08 21:04
Solidarity with Jenin: From Sydney to New York
TEHRAN- The Zionist regime's extensive and all-encompassing aggression on the city of Jenin commenced on the morning of Monday, July 3, and persisted for 48 hours.
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2023-06-20 17:55
“Bloody Gravel” named best short at Astoria Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian movie “Bloody Gravel” has won the award for best international short at the Astoria Film Festival in New York.
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2023-02-12 18:20
New York gallery showcases works by Iranian, Brazilian artists
TEHRAN – High Line Nine Galleries in New York is hanging works by artists from Iran and Brazil in an exhibition at its Gallery 4.
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2022-09-28 21:32
Iran asks UN to help end S. Arabia’s devastating embargo on Yemen
TEHRAN- For the interim cease-fire to continue, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has urged the UN to work toward easing the debilitating Saudi embargo on Yemen and establish a sincere political engagement between the warring sides.
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2022-09-27 20:47
FM pursues diplomacy in New York
TEHRAN— While Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi returned to Tehran from New York on Friday, his foreign minister stayed in the U.S. to pursue active, dynamic and balanced diplomacy.