Trump needs an agreement

Sobh-e-No: Recent weeks have shown that Donald Trump is so eager for an agreement that even during Iran’s attacks on Israel last week, the US refrained from intercepting Iranian missiles. Trump has openly criticized Israel’s attack on Lebanon—indicating that, contrary to his earlier claims, the unity of fronts based on the demands and logic of the Islamic Republic has been firmly established.

Tehran governor: Preparations underway for mass turnout at Ayatollah Khamenei funeral

TEHRAN - As Iran prepares to hold funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Tehran is putting in place the infrastructure and necessary mechanisms to accommodate the anticipated large crowds bidding farewell to the martyred Leader.

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to be laid to rest in Mashhad on July 9

TEHRAN - The funeral and burial ceremony of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, will be held in the holy city of Mashhad on July 9.

Trump, Netanyahu hoisted by their own petard

TEHRAN – The strategic miscalculations and mounting setbacks of the United States and Israel in their war against Iran are coming into sharper focus, just as Tehran and Washington move closer than ever to finalizing a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Pezeshkian: US and Israel can only dream of Iran’s capitulation

TEHRAN - President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that Iran will never give in to threats and pressure amid the latest fighting between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other.

US adventurism: Apache down, F-35 hangar hit, oil up

Iran’s armed forces hit American regional bases in retaliation for US aggression against the country's territory

TEHRAN - The latest exchange of fire between Iran and the United States highlights Washington’s bad faith in the April ceasefire and Tehran’s resolve to respond to any aggression. It is the most serious escalation since the April 8 truce halted the joint US–Israeli war that began on February 28.

Inside the bombing of Iran’s historic Pasteur Institute

TEHRAN—Iran’s civilian infrastructure was heavily targeted by a relentless campaign of U.S.-Israeli aerial bombardment throughout the 40 days of active war that began on February 28. From dense residential districts to schools and public hospitals, seemingly every protected site was struck during those harrowing weeks.

Qalibaf to US and Israel: Break commitments and we’ll respond in other languages

TEHRAN - Iran’s Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has issued a new warning to the United States and Israel against violating a ceasefire that paused their late February aggression. 

Trump booed at NBA Finals as Iran war drives US fuel prices

TEHRAN - As Americans grapple with rising fuel and consumer prices amid the war with Iran, President Donald Trump was met with jeers from spectators at the NBA Finals in New York City.

By Garsha Vazirian

A blue sweater and a shoe in the bombed schoolyard

100+ days after the Pentagon vaporized a primary school in Minab, a look at the architects and accomplices behind the modern My Lai

TEHRAN — Over 100 days have passed since the missiles struck. Over 100 days of grief that does not diminish, of mothers holding schoolbooks of their martyred children, of small graves that should never have been dug.

Restlessness of the Americans over reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Hamshahri, in an editorial, examined the growing impatience of American officials regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz has become the central point of contention between senators and Marco Rubio, and the patience of US political elites with the economic, security, and strategic consequences of the Trump administration’s military adventurism is wearing thin.

Retaliatory strikes on US bases reflect Iran’s firm response to continued aggression

TEHRAN - Iran’s latest retaliatory attacks against American bases in the Persian Gulf region have highlighted the country’s seriousness and preparedness to counter aggression.

By Maedeh Zaman Fashami

100 days of war: Iran's epic resistance

TEHRAN - One hundred days in politics and war is not just a number; it is a unit of judgment. Not so short that everything can be dismissed as chance or momentum, and not so long that history has had time to fully sediment the narrative. Within this relatively brief span, it becomes possible to discern whether a war is merely an “event” or a “process,” whether a crisis is heading toward quick closure or hardening into a prolonged, grinding condition.

US aggression on Iran sparks gasoline crisis, record price hikes at home

TEHRAN- A Reuters report has revealed that US gasoline inventories are facing a near-record decline, sounding a stark alarm for fuel markets as seasonal demand peaks.

Trump blows hot and cold on deal to curb oil prices

US media report that Trump has sent Iran a tougher revised framework for review, once again underscoring the inconsistency of his negotiating stance

TEHRAN - President Donald Trump keeps shifting the goalposts amid ongoing efforts to finalize a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Washington to permanently end the US-Israeli war that began on February 28.

Iranian strike on US Base in Kuwait injures American military personnel: Bloomberg

TEHRAN – An Iranian missile strike on the US-operated Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait injured five American military personnel and contractors and damaged two MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to Bloomberg.

Iran’s national unity shatters Mossad’s regime-change calculus

TEHRAN – A recent revelation in Israeli media leaves little doubt that Mossad has been directly involved in fueling unrest in Iran, alongside military actions since June last year, in an effort to topple the Islamic Republic.