By Ivan Kesic
- A masterpiece of ancient engineering, the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System in Khuzestan province dates back to the 5th century BCE during the Achaemenid era.
- Designated a UNESCO World Heritage…
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Shushtar Hydraulic System, a 2,500-year-old engineering marvel
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Jafar Panahi: Iran’s dissident director who lives for cinema
Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who won the top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, is a twice-jailed arthouse cinema veteran whose films are banned in his homeland.
The 64-year-old is a symbol of artistic defiance who repeatedly…
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Americans seeking a confusing approach in negotiation
TEHRAN – In a note, the Hamshahri newspaper addressed the holding of the fifth round of negotiations in Rome and the challenging and ambiguous conditions.
It wrote: Although Washington’s contradictory statements regarding negotiations with Iran…
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Gaza authorities slam Israel’s brutal blockade on food
More than 80 days into Israel’s total blockade of Gaza, the Gaza Media Office says the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the populated Palestinian territory is a direct result of the regime’s policy of…
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Two-state solution is ‘unachievable promise’ for Gaza, FM says in Vatican
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has firmly dismissed the so-called “two-state solution” as a viable path to peace in Palestine, arguing that the decades-old proposal has done little more than exacerbate the suffering of the…
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Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or for his film It Was Just an Accident at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, using the moment to call for unity among Iranians worldwide in their struggle for freedom at home.
Panahi, who has…
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Martyr Raisi’s final, historic visit to Pakistan despite strong U.S. opposition
ISLAMABAD – The mujahid scholar, servant of Imam Reza (peace be upon him), and devoted servant of the Islamic Ummah—Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi—passed away in a manner akin to martyrdom.
His death is not only a profound tragedy for the…
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Iran endorses any efforts aimed at eliminating terrorism in the region, says envoy to Turkey
TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Turkey, Mohammad-Hassan Habibzadeh, reiterated Tehran’s commitment to regional stability, emphasizing that Iran supports any initiative aimed at eliminating terrorism and enhancing security among neighboring…
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IRGC vows crushing response to any hostile act, citing readiness ‘beyond imagination’
TEHRAN —Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) declared on Saturday that it remains at peak readiness and will deliver a powerful and “regret-inducing” response to any act of aggression, stressing that its deterrent capability…
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Iran’s right to enrich uranium: A legal reality made political by US
TEHRAN – Amid the ongoing tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, one crucial fact often gets buried beneath heated political arguments: Iran, as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), holds an explicit legal right to…
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