GOA Protests that began in late December over the soaring prices and deepening economic distress in Iran quickly shifted towards violence in some Iranian cities. The casualties are tragic, and the grievances real. But to understand what is unfolding in Iran today, it is essential to look beyond the immediate scenes of unrest and ask a harder question: who is shaping the narrative, and to what end?

Syria after Bashar al-Assad was supposed to be free. But what is visible today from Damascus to Aleppo is not freedom it is destruction, fragmentation, and chronic insecurity. Free Syria has become the name of a project that turned an entire country into a testing ground for occupation, terror, and plunder.

TEHRAN Iran has executed a key Mossad operative convicted of espionage, marking the latest action in its decisive security campaign against foreign spy networks operating within its borders.

TEHRAN Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dispatched diplomatic messages to the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Iraq, as confirmed by Iranian diplomatic sources on Wednesday.

TEHRAN The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) has released the first images captured by its recently launched Tolou-3 satellite, commonly known as Paya. The images were received in recent days, following the satellite's successful orbital insertion.

TEHRAN While Iranian authorities engage in dialogue with business owners and merchants protesting currency volatilityand prepare to introduce major reforms to ease economic hardships resulting from years of Western sanctionsWestern media outlets have once again joined forces with their respective governments and their colonial project, Israel, to exploit the situation.

The Trump administrations renewed focus on reviving the U.S. nuclear industry has once again exposed the deep contradiction between the Wests official narrative of clean and sustainable energy and its political treatment of independent countriesa contradiction in which nuclear energy is deemed legitimate for some and criminal for others.

TEHRAN Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei recently visited the Tehran Times, where he met with the newspapers Editor-in-Chief and CEO and gave a detailed interview to a correspondent.

TEHRAN For several years, Iranian political and military leaders have been known for practicing "strategic patience"a policy of avoiding impulsive responses and refusing to be the party that escalates tensions. This has largely remained Tehrans approach over the last two years too, even as Israel has set the region ablaze, crossing new red lines daily in an attempt to drag Iran and its allies into a full-scale war with the United States.

TEHRAN Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls with his counterparts from Brazil and Cuba, with the recent U.S. military aggression in Venezuela dominating the discussions.

TEHRAN Addressing an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Irans Ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani, condemned the United States for its military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of the nation's democratically elected President and First Lady.

JAKARTA On January 2, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military intervention against Iran on his Truth Social platform, using the phrase "locked and loaded." This declaration of intent to interfere in a sovereign nation's internal affairs was blatant, yet it represented a familiar pattern in the history of American intervention in Iran.

TEHRAN Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has praised the "decisive and fateful" roles of the late Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in safeguarding Iraq's security. He emphasized that the unwavering support from the Islamic Republic of Iran was fundamental to Iraqs historic victory over the Daesh terrorist organization.

TEHRAN Iran has reiterated its condemnation of the "utterly illegal" abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by the United States, insisting that the kidnapped couple must be released immediately, demands Venezuelan authorities and its populace have also announced in recent days.

MADRID Nicolas Maduro was not extradited. He was kidnapped. The distinction belongs not to legal semantics but to constitutive political violence.

TEHRAN On June 13, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a full-scale war against Iran, beginning their military campaign by assassinating Iran's top military generals.

TEHRAN Iran has announced the successful orbital deployment and initial testing of three new satellites. According to a Sunday statement from the Iran Space Agency, the Zafar, Paya, and Kowsar satellites are now in a multi-week orbital testing phase, having completed their first series of in-orbit checks with an overall favorable technical status.

TEHRAN Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has underscored a dual focus on strengthening regional ties, emphasizing the importance of expanding comprehensive relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia.

ZAHEDAN Iranian border security forces successfully intercepted and repelled an attempted terrorist infiltration along the border in Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Provincea development believed to be linked to ongoing attempts by Israel and the West to exploit peaceful economic protests in Iran.

TEHRAN Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto has expressed his gratitude to Iran for voicing solidarity with his country.

TEHRAN Irans Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Radan announced Sunday that law enforcement forces have begun arresting individuals whose incitement of violencecarried out under the direction of foreign spy agencieshas become clear.

TEHRAN After the U.S. military strikes inside Venezuela early Saturday and the abduction of President Nicols Maduro, Donald Trump appears convinced he can replay the same scenario in Iran.

TEHRAN- Siasat-e-Rooz analyzed ongoing protests in Iran, arguing that they are being orchestrated by hostile forces. It wrote: The recent developments in Iran and the world highlight a crucial principleinsight into the puzzle designed by the enemy.

KERMAN - A massive crowd converged on Kerman province from across Iran and other nations to commemorate the sixth anniversary of General Qassem Soleimanis martyrdom.

TEHRAN Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement, marking the anniversary of the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani, the revered anti-terror commander of the IRGCs Quds Force.

GOA What unfolded between Israel and Iran in June of 2025 was not a conventional war, nor was it a fleeting exchange to be dismissed as theatrical posturing. It was a confrontation rooted in decades of hostility, layered conflict, and imperial assumptionsone that exposed the limits of coercive power when directed against a civilisation-state that has learned how to absorb pressure without collapse.

MADRID As a new anniversary of the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani is marked, his figure emerges not as a closed chapter, but as an interpretive key for understanding the geopolitical transformations of West Asia over the past two decades.

TEHRAN Iran has categorically condemned the United States military aggression against Venezuela, dismissing it as a flagrant violation of the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of that country.

TEHRAN - When protests over currency market volatility first broke out among Irans bazaaris last Sunday, the Tehran Times wrote that the peaceful demonstrations could be exploited by the U.S. and Israelregimes that view protest in Iran not as a healthy sign of a living democracy, but as a tool to overthrow the Islamic Republic.

TEHRAN On the sacred occasion marking the birth anniversary of Amir al- Mumineen, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (pbuh), as well as the sixth anniversary of the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and their companions, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution held a meeting with the honored families of the martyrs from the 12-day War.

TEHRAN- Farhikhtegan examined Mossads objectives in fueling livelihoodrelated protests. Recent regional developmentsparticularly Netanyahus trip to the United States and his meeting with Trumpindicate that the Zionist regime pursues several major goals through involvement in Irans domestic protests.

TEHRAN The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday strongly condemning the U.S. military attack on Venezuela, calling the strike a flagrant violation of the countrys national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

TEHRAN The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday strongly condemning the U.S. military attack on Venezuela, calling the strike a flagrant violation of the countrys national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

TEHRAN- A provocative social media post by U.S. president Donald Trump has triggered a wave of sharp reactions across Irans political establishment and social media landscape, reviving long-standing memories of U.S. interventionism and exposing what Iranian officials describe as the deep hypocrisy embedded in Washingtons rhetoric on human rights.

TEHRAN - Irans national security chief on Friday warned President Donald Trump that any U.S. interference in Irans internal affairs would put the lives of American soldiers in the region in jeopardy, saying Trump should understand the consequences of any military intervention.

TEHRAN - Irans national security chief on Friday warned President Donald Trump that any U.S. interference in Irans internal affairs would put the lives of American soldiers in the region in jeopardy, saying Trump should understand the consequences of any military intervention.

TEHRAN Russia has expressed serious concern over statements made by US President Donald Trump during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus visit to the United States regarding potential new military strikes against Iran, urging US and Israeli officials to refrain from escalating tensions with Iran.

TEHRAN China has reiterated its just and impartial position vis--vis international crises, saying Beijing has mediated in the Iran nuclear files and other international issues without interference, bias or profiteering.