What might once have passed as defiance now feels like self-inflicted irrelevance, an empty gesture that deepens the country’s loneliness.
“(Foreign Minister Abbas) Araghchi said they won’t engage with those who threaten Iranians,” says my…

What might once have passed as defiance now feels like self-inflicted irrelevance, an empty gesture that deepens the country’s loneliness.
“(Foreign Minister Abbas) Araghchi said they won’t engage with those who threaten Iranians,” says my…

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday the recent claim by France, Germany and Britain, collectively known as the E3, about their determination to reinitiate nuclear negotiations with Iran…

“No American president has ever done more for Israel, and as I said in Washington, it ain’t even close. It’s really not a match,” Netanyahu told the Knesset (parliament) in the presence of the US president.
“Welcome to Israel, on this…

Why it matters:
Cultural diplomacy is becoming a central pillar of Iran-Turkey relations, complementing existing economic and political ties and providing a framework for broader regional collaboration.
The big…

Iran’s Army Commander-in-Chief Major General Amir Hatami has said the recent 12-day war was as instructive as twelve years of experience, emphasizing that the Iranian armed forces have drawn significant strategic lessons from it.
“We…

The two-week Steadfast Noon exercise comes amid what Moscow has described as rampant anti-Russian hysteria among the Western European nations, accusing NATO of militarizing the continent and preparing for a direct confrontation.
Announcing the…

Driving the news:
As part of the prisoner exchange agreement mediated by international parties, the al-Qassam Brigades — the armed wing of Hamas — released 20 Israeli captives in exchange for 1,968 Palestinian prisoners,…

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The 22nd International Exhibition of Police Security and Safety Supplies and Equipment (IPAS) kicked off today and will run till October 16.
Some 230 domestic and 21 foreign companies are participating in the exhibition,…

(251013) — BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2025 (Xinhua) — A plenary meeting of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women is held in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

NATO has boosted its defences along its eastern borders as it accused Moscow of testing the alliance’s air defences with drone incursions into several members and by flying military jets in Estonian airspace.
“Every time a Russian drone or…