TEHRAN — Iran’s top diplomat warned on Wednesday that blockading its ports constitutes an “act of war” and a violation of a fragile ceasefire, while sharply criticizing European countries for their silence over ‘unlawful military…
Category: 7. Politics
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Tehran Times – Iran urges release of commercial vessel from US ‘piracy’
TEHRAN– Iran has formally accused the United States of an act of “piracy” in the Sea of Oman, calling for the immediate release of an Iranian commercial vessel and declaring that a continued American naval blockade must be lifted before any…
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Tehran Times – Iran’s participation in Islamabad talks contingent on securing national interests: Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN – Iran has yet to decide whether it will attend a new round of peace talks with the United States scheduled for later this week, a senior Iranian official has confirmed, as a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan hangs by a…
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Tehran Times – US blockade dwarfed by Iranian naval power
TEHRAN – President Donald Trump’s unilateral extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran highlights the country’s battlefield strength and lays bare the failure of US military strategy.
On Tuesday, Trump announced the ceasefire extension on…
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Tehran Times – Hormuz closure a symptom of global dereliction
Some recent commentaries regarding the state of the Strait of Hormuz, while articulating a genuine global anxiety over energy security, rests upon a foundational misreading. It is not the strait that has been weaponized; it is the entire edifice of…
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Tehran Times – The answer to the US naval blockade lies in closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait
Kayhan discussed the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the importance of closing it in an article. The paper wrote: The unveiling of the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the end of the two-week deadline opens a new front against Trump and his supporters, who will…
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Tehran Times – US military actions: An unchecked exercise of power
TEHRAN — They say the future is not singular, but plural. This is the first lesson we were forced to learn in the days of war: a future that is the byproduct of the actors’ deeds; an assemblage of probabilities resulting from the superposition…
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Tehran Times – The components of “a strong Iran”
TEHRAN – A professor of history says having efficient, intelligent, and predictable governance structures plays a decisive role in strengthening the concept of “a strong Iran”.
Gholamreza Zarifian discusses the multifaceted nature of the…
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Tehran Times – Talking to pirates is neither wise nor productive
TEHRAN – Iran has reiterated its position that it will not hold negotiations with the United States under coercion or pressure as President Donald Trump intensifies military threats against Tehran.
In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, the US…
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Tehran Times – Two sides of the national interest coin
The Iran newspaper, in an analysis, discussed the country’s current approach, and quoted former representative Mansour Haghighatpour as saying: The battlefield and the negotiating table are two sides of the same coin. On one side lies power and…
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