MADRID – Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, Khalid bin Salman, landed in Tehran this week on an official visit that further cements the ongoing diplomatic thaw between the two principal powers of the Persian Gulf. The reception—marked by full military honors and led by the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad

MOSCOW – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made a two-day visit to Moscow on Thursday with the primary aim of delivering a letter from Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Russian President Vladimir Putin. On the sidelines of a ceremony marking Army Day in Iran, Araghchi briefed reporters on his earlier meeting

TEHRAN – Iran celebrated its National Army Day on Friday with a series of military parades across Tehran and other provinces, showcasing the country’s defense capabilities and achievements. President Masoud Pezeshkian, who attended the event in Tehran alongside senior government and military officials, praised the Iranian armed forces for their “strength and preparedness” and for

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has strongly condemned U.S. airstrikes in Yemen that targeted a key fuel port, resulting in the deaths of at least 58 people and injuring 126 others. Baghaei called the attack a “blatant violation” of international law and the United Nations Charter. On Friday, Baghaei described the airstrikes

TEHRAN-The Persian translation of the book “Revolutionizing the Sciences” written by Peter Dear has been released in the Iranian bookstores. Abdolhossein Azarang and Negar Naderi have translated the book, and Morvarid Publication has brought it out, ILNA reported. This award-winning book offers a keen insight into how the Scientific Revolution happened and why. From Copernicus,

Paintings by Vahid Beikverdi are on display in an exhibition at Doost Gallery. Entitled “Lonely Bodies”, the exhibit will be running until May 6 at the gallery, which can be found at No. 4, 4th St. off Eshqyar St., Khorramshahr Ave. منبع

Ukraine and the United States have signed a “memorandum of intent” to move forward with a fraught deal for U.S. access to Kyiv’s natural resources and critical minerals, Kyiv said, according to AFP. “We are happy to announce the signing, with our American partners, of a memorandum of intent, which paves the way for an

TEHRAN – In a growing wave of global condemnation against Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza, demonstrators across multiple cities rallied over the weekend, voicing unwavering support for the Palestinian people and calling for an immediate end to the war and siege. In Yemen, crowds flooded the streets of Saada in the north, where demonstrators reiterated

U.S. President Donald Trump will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. “We’re not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end. So we need to determine very

California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, challenging the president’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have set off a global trade war, AP reported. The lawsuit argues that President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, or a 10% tariff