Leader asks Iranians to make ‘best and most useful choice’

TEHRAN – Hours after voting began in Iran’s snap presidential election on Friday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei cast his ballot in Tehran in front of dozens of reporters and offered a final message to the Iranian people. When asked about his last recommendations to those who are still undecided or

Iran condemns ‘meddlesome’ U.S. claims about presidential election

TEHRAN – Iran has firmly rejected recent statements made by a U.S. administration official concerning the country’s presidential election, labeling the remarks as “worthless” and “meddlesome.”  On Friday, Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, responded forcefully to comments by Abram Paley, the deputy special envoy for Iran at the U.S. State Department. Paley

انتساب رأی و نظر به رهبر انقلاب غیراخلاقی و غیرقانونی است

به گزارش گروه سیاسی خبرگزاری تسنیم، مهدی فضائلی عضو دفتر حفظ و نشر آثار مقام معظم رهبری درخصوص برخی تصاویر منتسب به رأی ایشان طی نوشتاری در صفحه شخصی خود در شبکه اجتماعی ایکس نوشت: “رهبر انقلاب همواره بر مخفی بودن رأی خود تأکید داشته‌اند. آنها که سعی می‌کنند به هر طریق و به هر

Biden’s poor performance and Trump’s lies: four key takeaways from the debate

The reality of the 2024 presidential contest is setting in now that the first debate of the election cycle showcased the two main options voters have in November. Joe Biden, apparently sick with a cold, mumbled through the debate, failing to land otherwise well-crafted lines. Donald Trump, a prolific purveyor of falsehoods, repeatedly told lies and avoided

Far-right Israelis celebrate claim that illegal outposts will be legalized

Far-right Israeli politicians are celebrating Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s claim that Israel’s security cabinet has approved his proposed legalization of five illegal “outposts” on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. Earlier, we reported that Smotrich said in a Thursday statement that the government will support the formalization of the illegal West Bank settlements, as

No vision to end Gaza conflict for both Democrats and Republicans: professor

Tamer Qarmout, a professor at the Doha Institute of Graduate Studies, says the US presidential debate highlights how both Democrats and Republicans have lost their will to end Israel’s war on Gaza and to support the creation of a Palestinian state. “The focus of the discussion was not on a Palestinian state per se –

Israeli forces prevented civil defense from responding to 23 emergency calls

Mohammed al-Moghayyar, director of the civil defence’s supply department in Gaza, says Israeli forces continue to deliberately target their teams across the strip to prevent them from providing humanitarian assistance. “We are also denied access to many of the ravaged areas simply for being cordoned by the Israeli tanks as well as opening fire on

Israeli troops feel ‘entitled’ to abuse Palestinian civilians, says military veterans

Breaking the Silence, an Israeli organization of military veterans working to raise awareness of Israel’s abuses in the occupied Palestinian territory, said Israeli forces do not need “direct orders” to “dehumanize” Palestinian people. In a series of posts on social media, the advocacy group said the recent incident where Israeli soldiers tied a wounded, innocent,

The failed opposition seeks to boycott the elections

TEHRAN – In a note, Kayhan addressed the efforts of the foreign enemy media to boycott the elections and said: The boycotters of the elections, in addition to various people, include a diverse range of opponents of the Islamic Republic. This is perhaps the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic that the

Trump not satisfied with the magnitude of Gaza carnage

TEHRAN – While Israel has been massacring Gazans for more than 260 days with the backing of “genocide Joe”, Donald Trump is not still satisfied and called Joe Biden a “bad Palestinian” in the first presidential debate on Thursday. Trump said the United States should let Israel “finish the job” of destroying Hamas in the