Iran's "Rectangle" gains recognition at Fujairah Monodrama Festival

TEHRAN- The Iranian play "Rectangle," directed by Sahra Ramezanian, earned recognition at the 11th Fujairah International Monodrama Festival in the United Arab Emirates last week. 

Culture minister emphasizes cultural collaboration with Pakistan

TEHRAN- In a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the Asia Cultural Cooperation Forum (ACCF 2025) in Hong Kong on Thursday, the Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi, highlighted the importance of enhancing cultural, artistic, media, and tourism collaborations between the two neighboring countries.

Saeed Roustayi’s “Woman and Child” enters 78th Cannes Film Festival

TEHRAN-The 78th Cannes Film Festival has announced late-breaking additions to its 2025 festival lineup, including the new film by the Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustayi.

By Fereydoon Khoupayeh

A look at Britain's role in the rise and fall of Reza Khan

TEHRAN – Reza Khan toppled the Qajar dynasty in Iran in a coup in 1921 and was crowned with the help of the British, subsequently on April 25, 1926.

By Fereydoon Kouhpayeh

Operation Eagle Claw: US Army fiasco in Iran’s Tabas Desert 

TEHRAN – Forty-five years ago, on April 25, 1980, the United States launched a covert military operation in the northeastern Iranian Tabas desert dubbed Operation Eagle Claw, aimed at airlifting the U.S. embassy personnel who were held in Tehran. But it ended in total failure due to a sandstorm. 

By Xavier Villar 

How Europe caused a diplomatic fallout with Iran, and how it can undo it

MADRID – In the ongoing indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States to reach a new nuclear agreement, a significant absence stands out compared to the talks that led to the landmark JCPOA: the absence of European countries. 

What’s in Tehran art galleries

Ech Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of paintings by Maryam Shojai.  Entitled “Flow”, the exhibit runs until May 9 at the gallery that can be found at 10 Mirza Taraj opposite Dowlat St., Shariati Ave.

TEHRAN PAPERS

Kayhan: Indirect negotiations show distrust in America

TEHRAN - Kayhan dedicated its editorial to the recent U.S. sanctions against Iran and wrote: Without a doubt, it must be said that the chain of U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the eve of the first and second rounds and now, on the eve of the third round of negotiations, contains a special message and the choice of dates cannot be accidental.

Iran summons Dutch envoy over 'baseless' allegations, condemns ‘Zionist-inspired’ accusations

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Dutch Ambassador Emiel de Bont on Friday to protest unfounded accusations by the Netherlands’ intelligence agency, which alleged Iranian involvement in “assassination plots across Europe.”

Over 212 journalists since start of war on Gaza

Israeli forces have killed over 212 Palestinian journalists since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, according to a statement by Gaza’s Government Media Office reported by Al Jazeera. 

Water bottles thrown at Israeli Ben Gvir in US visit

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was confronted by some demonstrators Wednesday night in New Haven, Connecticut, according to a statement and videos shared by Ben Gvir’s office.

India, Pakistan trade gunfire as tensions rise over deadly Kashmir attack

Indian and Pakistani forces have exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LOC) separating the two countries as the UN calls for “maximum restraint” amid warnings of a wider military escalation following the latest deadly attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam town.

More than a million children in Gaza are at risk’ of famine

Famine is spreading in the Gaza Strip, with “more than a million children at risk”, the Gaza Government Media Office says. 

Israeli reservist killed in northern Gaza combat, two wounded

The Israeli military announced Thursday that a tank driver in the 14th Reserve Brigade was killed by sniper fire in the northern Gaza Strip.

France under fire for 'medieval tactics:' Third Iranian citizen arrested for pro-Palestine activism

TEHRAN – Shahin Hazamy, a French-Iranian journalist and outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights, became the third Iranian citizen detained in France during the last 18 months for expressing solidarity with Gaza, amid intensifying criticisms that Paris is exploiting counterterrorism measures to target pro-Palestine advocacy.

Translation of "Negotiations: the Power of Diplomacy" unveiled at Muscat International Book Fair

TEHRAN_ The Arabic translation of "Negotiations: the Power of Diplomacy," authored by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, was unveiled today at the Muscat International Book Fair, with the minister in attendance.

Tehran hosts Golab-Giri festivals to celebrate rosewater heritage

TEHRAN – The Tehran Municipality has launched a series of Golab-Giri (traditional rosewater distillation) festivals across the capital, bringing a fragrant slice of Iranian cultural heritage to urban audiences.

Ilam embossed kilim to become global

TEHRAN--The Director General of Ilam Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department said, “We seek to turn Ilam embossed kilim into a global item.”

Tourism promotion ways explored between Kish and Dagestan

TEHRAN--Mohammad-Jafar Kabiri, CEO of the Kish Free Zone Organization, during his one-day visit to Russia’s Republic of Dagestan, met with local officials, talked and studied ways of promoting tourism cooperation between Kish Island in southern Iran and Russia, IRNA quoted the Public Relations Department of Kish Free Zone Organization as saying on Thursday.

Salehi proposes naming 2026 as Cultural Year of Iran and China

TEHRAN--Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi suggested to name 2026 as “Year of Cultural and Tourism Cooperation Between Iran and China,” which was welcomed by Gao Zheng, director-general of the Bureau of International Exchanges and Cooperation of the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

By Mehdi Zare, professor at earthquake prediction center, IIEES

6.2 earthquake in the Sea of Marmara and warning of a major earthquake in Istanbul

TEHRAN - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 in the Sea of Marmara, 40 km from Istanbul, Turkiye, shook at 12:49 pm local time on April 23, 2025. All thirty-three stations of the IIEES Iranian broadband seismic network of the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering throughout Iran recorded this earthquake. The mechanism of the earthquake is strike-slip, and the epicenter of the earthquake is located at a depth of approximately 10 km and about 40 km southwest of Istanbul within the Sea of Marmara.