• Kallas’ apartheid characterization of Israel is overdue but welcomed 

    Kallas’ apartheid characterization of Israel is overdue but welcomed 

    TEHRAN - Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief, has come under attack by Euractive for comparing Israel to South Africa’s racist apartheid era during high-level talks in Mexico. It argued that she has broken ranks with the EU's official foreign policy and deepened the controversy surrounding her leadership.

  • Israeli soldiers suffer heavy casualties in Lebanon

    By Wesam Bahrani

    Israeli soldiers suffer heavy casualties in Lebanon

    TEHRAN – The Israeli regime’s health ministry released updated casualty figures on Saturday, confirming 10 new injuries among soldiers since the previous update issued on Friday.

  • Washington’s monetary terrorism and the gangster diktat imposed on Iraq

    By Garsha Vazirian

    Washington’s monetary terrorism and the gangster diktat imposed on Iraq

    TEHRAN — Of all the political fictions staged by Washington over the past two decades, few match the cynicism currently playing out in Baghdad. The United States is orchestrating a fraudulent narrative for a nation whose oil revenues sit in a Manhattan vault, whose airspace has been routinely violated by American and Israeli warplanes, and whose cabinet is subjected to blatant foreign vetoes.

  • From the Gulf of Tonkin to today: The same American playbook

    By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossvi

    From the Gulf of Tonkin to today: The same American playbook

    HAFIZABAD, Pakistan - From the Gulf of Tonkin to today, many people believe they have seen the same approach used again and again. The countries are different, the decades are different, and the reasons given are different, but the process often looks familiar: a disputed incident, dramatic headlines, growing political pressure, military action, and then years of conflict that ordinary people are left to live through.

  • Flamingo Revolution, Israeli footprint, and Albanian PM’s Iranophobic ravings

    By Garsha Vazirian

    Flamingo Revolution, Israeli footprint, and Albanian PM’s Iranophobic ravings

    Jared Kushner’s Sazan Island luxury project strips Albania of its sovereignty, sparking an unprecedented uprising against foreign domination

    TEHRAN — The pink flamingo has evolved from a delicate wetland bird into the fierce emblem of a nation refusing to be erased. In the streets of Tirana, tens of thousands of angry Albanians have been marching with inflatable flamingos held high, their powerful chants echoing off government buildings.

  • The clash of false colonial narratives

    By Wesam Bahrani

    The clash of false colonial narratives

    TEHRAN – In this new era of colonial domination, a constant stream of shifting and contradictory falsehoods distorts reality, creating confusion and making it increasingly difficult to distinguish truth from deception.

  • Hydrological horror in Hormozgan and America’s infinite regress to barbarism

    By Garsha Vazirian

    Hydrological horror in Hormozgan and America’s infinite regress to barbarism

    TEHRAN — The ruins of two concrete water tanks in Sirik stand as silent witnesses to American brutality. One held 500 cubic meters, the other 2,000.

  • The war on the moral identity of Lebanese resistance

    By Wesam Bahrani

    The war on the moral identity of Lebanese resistance

    TEHRAN – Hezbollah’s supporters in Lebanon have been subjected to continuous psychological, media, and cognitive warfare alongside the fierce Israeli aggression against the country.

  • Israeli war on Lebanon could serve as catalyst for regional unity

    Israeli war on Lebanon could serve as catalyst for regional unity

    TEHRAN – The Israeli war on Lebanon serves as a major test of the Arab world's willingness to cooperate with Iran. The Islamic Republic has linked its own ceasefire discussions with the U.S. to the inclusion of Lebanon in any agreement. To counter this, the Trump administration has heavily pressured Beirut to enter U.S.-mediated negotiations with Israel. The primary goal is to push Lebanon into direct talks with Israel, potentially forcing the Lebanese government into direct conflict with Hezbollah.

  • How does China define the new global order?

    By Mahdi Zolfaghari

    How does China define the new global order?

    TEHRAN - Over the past two decades, China has transformed from an emerging economic power into one of the most influential actors in the global economy. Rapid economic growth, extensive industrial development, and the expansion of its trade influence have enabled Beijing to play an increasingly prominent role not only in economic dynamics but also, gradually, in global security and strategic affairs. The key question is how China can simultaneously shape a new economic order while also influencing international security dynamics.