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Yesterday 20:46
Field Marshal Asim Munir visiting Tehran to bolster regional peace
TEHRAN — Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces (CDF), Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, will travel to Tehran on Monday, leading a high-level official delegation to conduct key strategic talks aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation and advancing regional security.
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Yesterday 20:41
Expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Paris could damage bilateral ties, Tehran warns
TEHRAN- Iran has warned that France’s expulsion of two Iranian diplomats could seriously damage relations between Tehran and Paris, after both countries took reciprocal measures amid accusations of diplomatic interference in Iran’s internal affairs.
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Yesterday 19:25
By Shahrokh Saei
US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria as Iran war raises doubts over NATO protection
TEHRAN — Two US Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft, originally deployed to support US military operations involving Iran, have departed Bulgaria’s Bezmer Air Base. The withdrawal was confirmed on Friday by Bulgaria’s Defense Minister, Dimitar Stoyanov.
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2026/08/22
By Laiba Shahid
From broken promises to open war: The contradictions of Trump’s Iran policy
Islamabad — There is a rhythm to Donald Trump’s approach toward Iran. A warning is issued. Markets react. Military assets move into position. Diplomats search for an opening. Then, just as confrontation appears inevitable, Washington steps back.
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2026-08-22 21:05
Hashminejad: Iran has endured the bitter reality of terrorism for decades
TEHRAN — Iran has endured the devastating consequences of terrorism for decades, with attacks targeting civilians, officials and critical infrastructure, said Mohammad Javad Hashminejad, secretary-general of the Habilian Foundation, at a ceremony commemorating the victims of terrorism.
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2026-08-22 21:00
Commander rejects claims of naval destruction, citing continued presence in Gulf of Oman
TEHRAN-Iran’s Navy commander has rejected claims that the country’s naval forces have been destroyed, pointing to the continued deployment of Iranian forces in strategic waters and saying the absence of any enemy attempt to enter the area demonstrates Tehran’s maritime deterrence.
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2026-08-21 19:36
US senator denounces Trump’s 'disastrous' war on Iran
TEHRAN — Deepening political fracturing within the United States establishment has broken into the open, as senior American lawmakers increasingly characterize Washington’s ongoing hostilities against Iran as an unmitigated strategic catastrophe.
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2026-08-21 19:36
Iran modernizing defense industry in response to US-Israeli aggression: Defense Ministry
TEHRAN — Iran's Defense Ministry has announced that the country is comprehensively modernizing its defense industry in the wake of the recent wars launched by the US and Israel. In an official statement issued on Thursday, the ministry declared that these conflict periods “were an opportunity to gain a more precise understanding of capabilities, reveal new needs, and chart the path for the future. We have learned never to stop.”
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2026-08-21 19:35
Iran condemns new US sanctions as ‘economic terrorism’
TEHRAN —Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the latest US sanctions against the country, accusing Washington of pursuing a decades-long campaign of economic pressure that Tehran described as “economic terrorism” and a “crime against humanity.”
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2026-08-19 20:34
South Korea: Trump scales back drills to pressure Seoul over Iran war
TEHRAN — South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's order to curb joint military exercises appears aimed primarily at pressuring Seoul to back US operations in the war with Iran.
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2026-08-19 20:30
Americans increasingly reject Iran war as polls show growing support for diplomacy
TEHRAN- A majority of Americans want the United States to end its war with Iran, refrain from further military action, and pursue diplomacy instead, according to a new national public opinion survey by a leading US polling organization.
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2026-08-19 20:13
By Xavier Villar
Iran and the new cartography of Eurasian power
MADRID - The war in Iran has once again served as a stark reminder that what happens in East Asia, South Asia, or Russia affects Europe and the United States far more profoundly than Western powers would care to admit, particularly now that they are beginning to perceive that, in several important respects, these influences lie beyond their control.
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2026-08-18 20:40
Trump’s collapsing popularity exposes strategic failure in the war against Iran
TEHRAN — President Donald Trump’s sinking popularity has driven his job approval rating to a historic low of 33 percent, offering a direct political measure of the failure of the joint US-Israeli military strategy against Iran.
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2026-08-18 20:34
Iran will stand firm on its rights in managing Strait of Hormuz: VP
TEHRAN- Iran has entered a new phase and will stand firm on its rights in managing the Strait of Hormuz, First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on Tuesday.
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2026-08-18 20:32
Qalibaf: Hormuz to remain closed until US fulfills MoU commitments
TEHRAN- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States fulfills its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, including lifting the blockade and removing sanctions on Iran’s oil exports.
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2026-08-17 21:59
IRGC deputy chief: Iran has downed over 200 enemy aircraft since war began
TEHRAN — Iran successfully defeated its adversaries while spending only a fraction of the resources allocated by its opponents on weapons and military operations, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stated.
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2026-08-17 21:47
Trump seeking scapegoats after failed military gamble on Iran
TEHRAN - The unfolding geopolitical fallout from the unprovoked US-Israeli military aggression orchestrated against the Islamic Republic of Iran has exposed profound, irreparable fractures within Washington’s network of international alliances, revealing a unilateral intervention bogged down in strategic failure and desperate miscalculations.
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2026-08-16 20:44
Iran to mark 40 days since burial of martyred Leader
TEHRAN — The Iranian capital of Tehran, as well as the holy cities of Qom and Mashhad, are preparing to hold national mourning ceremonies to observe the 40th day following the burial of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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2026-08-16 20:43
Major General Rezaei: Leader’s military appointments disrupted US, Israeli calculations
TEHRAN - The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has praised a recent decision by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, to appoint new top commanders in the Iranian armed forces.
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2026-08-16 20:43
Iran Offers $30,000 Reward for Capturing or Killing US Military Personnel
TEHRAN- Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Major General Amir Hatami has announced a $30,000 reward for any Iranian who captures or kills a US military personnel member, saying the initiative has been prepared in response to widespread public requests to support the country’s armed forces.
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2026-08-15 21:39
Qalibaf: Trump recognized 'Resistance Front' in MoU
TEHRAN — Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Saturday that President Donald Trump signed off on the official recognition of the "Resistance Front" in a recently brokered memorandum of understanding (MoU).
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2026-08-15 21:38
Top three officials stress unity, coordination amid external pressures
TEHRAN — The heads of Iran’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches convened on Saturday for a high-level trilateral session aimed at streamlining governance and fortifying internal cohesion.
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2026-08-15 21:36
Pezeshkian underscores commitment to stronger ties with India
TEHRAN - Iran’s president has reaffirmed Tehran’s determination to deepen relations with New Delhi.
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2026-08-14 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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2026-08-14 20:56
Schumer urges Hegseth ouster over deteriorating USS Lincoln conditions amid Iran war
TEHRAN — Floating in the sweltering expanse of the North Arabian Sea, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has spent more than 250 days deployed and over 200 consecutive days at sea without a port call.
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2026-08-14 20:52
Iran rejects US allegations of destabilizing Yemen at UNSC
TEHRAN— Iran has rejected as “baseless and unsubstantiated” allegations by the United States that Tehran is destabilizing Yemen or has used commercial flights to Sana’a to transfer military personnel or equipment in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216.
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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 22:11
MP: Retaliation for martyred leader’s assassination to be pursued on all fronts
TEHRAN — A member of the Iranian Parliament’s Presiding Board has stressed that Iran will pursue retaliation and retribution for the assassination of the martyred leader, saying the effort must be pursued simultaneously through military-security, legal-international and political channels.
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2026-08-10 21:57
Former minister: US, Israel have lost their aura of invincibility
TEHRAN — The United States and Israel have lost their aura and myth of invincibility, Iranian official Hossein Dehghan said, arguing that the recent war had demonstrated the limits of Washington and its allies in providing security for themselves or others.
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2026-08-09 21:04
Inside the USS Abraham Lincoln: Exhaustion, breakdown, and the cost of US power
TEHRAN - Reports from family members of sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln point to a crisis far deeper than routine maintenance problems.