TEHRAN As expected, the Gaza ceasefire brokered under U.S. President Donald Trumps peace plan has once exposed itself as a cruel illusion after the Israeli occupation regimes most violent bombing campaign since it took effect on October 10.

TEHRAN The much-anticipated peace talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban in Istanbul have dramatically collapsed after four days of negotiations leaving mediators from Qatar and Turkey stunned at the breakdown. The negotiations were a step toward regional stability but instead exposed deep mistrust, disunity, and competing agendas, particularly over the issue of U.S. drone operations and cross-border terror.

TEHRAN For decades, the Western mainstream press styled itself as guardian of truthprofessing a duty to call out violence, confront power, and shield readers from propagandas gloss.

TEHRAN China stands at a decisive moment in its modernization trajectory. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, concluded last week in Beijing, provided a precise and forward-looking framework for the countrys economic and social development from 2026 to 2030. Building systematically on the achievements of the 14th Five-Year Plan (20212025), this blueprint emphasizes high-quality growth, technological self- reliance, and coordinated domestic ..

Three days of talks in Istanbul between Afghanistan and Pakistan aimed at forging a long-term truce ended Tuesday without agreement, delegates and state media said.

The U.S. military killed 14 people in three strikes in the eastern Pacific, an operation disclosed Tuesday on X by War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who labeled the slain narco-terrorists.

BEIRUT14 years after the war began, Syrias reconstruction remains more of a mirage than a milestone. What was once the beating heart of Arab civilization is now ensnared between foreign agendas, economic collapse, and a global tug- of-war over its soil, sovereignty, and soul.

At the 28th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged ASEAN partners to jointly uphold free trade and the multilateral trading system, oppose all forms of protectionism, and further advance the process of regional economic integration, warning that recent tariff escalations threaten to erode East Asias economic trajectory.

BEIRUT Amid escalating tensions in Lebanon, the Lebanese Forces' (LF) disruption of parliamentary sessions is not merely procedural obstruction; rather, it reflects a calculated political maneuver intricately linked to domestic, regional, and international dynamics.

Lebanons Hezbollah stands today at one of the most sensitive junctures in its history a situation rooted in the wider dynamics of West Asia and in the strategic policies pursued by Washington and Tel Aviv.

BEIRUT In his first year as leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem has driven Hezbollahs recovery, refusing to yield to grief or crisis and instead launching a disciplined campaign to rebuild its military, moral, and organizational strength.

In a statement on Monday, the Venezuelan government denounced U.S.-Southern Commandcoordinated exercises with Trinidad and Tobago from October 2630 as a hostile provocation that imperils stability across the Caribbean.

In a rare sequence of mishaps, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the carrier USS Nimitz crashed separately into the South China Sea on Sunday, just half an hour apart.

El Fasher, the last stronghold of Sudanese government forces in North Darfur, has fallen to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group reportedly backed by the UAE, marking a major escalation in Sudans civil war.

TEHRAN More than two weeks after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the people of Gaza continue to endure catastrophic humanitarian conditions.

LONDON - The war fronts backing Gaza have decided to stand against the Israeli attempt to eliminate the Gazan resistance. The resistance was in a state of defense and not in a state of attack throughout Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. There is a difference between one who holds a rightful position and moves within that circle, and one who practices tyranny to achieve illegitimate goals.

In his various speeches, U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to reinforce the notion that he seeks to rescue West Asia and establish peace in the region. Yet this claim is nothing more than Trumps latest ploy to advance his own interests, because his peace vision amounts to nothing but the imposition of American will upon others.

TEHRAN The Israeli regimes latest aggression on Gaza, under the guise of Trumps peace plan masks over the guarantees offered to Palestinians.

TEHRAN The U.S. War Departments recent purchase of 3,500 drone motors and related components from Unusual Machines a company in which Donald Trump Jr. holds roughly a $4 million stake and served as an adviser has intensified scrutiny over what critics call an administration increasingly comfortable turning policy into personal profit.

TEHRAN The U.S. War Departments recent purchase of 3,500 drone motors and related components from Unusual Machines a company in which Donald Trump Jr. holds roughly a $4 million stake and served as an adviser has intensified scrutiny over what critics call an administration increasingly comfortable turning policy into personal profit.

TEHRAN U.S. media reports have blown the lid off the White Houses plans for regime change in Venezuela, revealing flimsy excuses for possible military action that simply dont hold water.

Catherine Connolly swept to victory in Irelands presidential election, defeating center-right rival Heather Humphreys after early tallies put Connolly at roughly two-thirds of first-preference votes. Humphreys conceded as the gap proved insurmountable.

TEHRAN In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Philip Rocco, a professor of political science at Marquette University, examines the rise of the No Kings protests across the United States.

TEHRAN Palestinian factions unitedly demand self-determination, rejecting foreign control and asserting local governance over Gaza.