Category: politics
Israeli drone hits vehicle in southern Lebanon
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Israeli forces have launched a drone attack on a car in the town of Kfar Reman in southern Nabatieh, Lebanese media reported.
Shipping traffic in Hormuz drops to its lowest level
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to its lowest level since May, with an average of 10 commodity ships transiting the waterway per day over the past 10 days.
Murphy hits back at Trump’s ‘small potatoes’ remark
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator, has described Trump as “dangerously delusional” after the US president dismissed the war on Iran as “small potatoes and “not a big thing”.
Oil prices rise after US, Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Oil prices have extended their gains as renewed strikes between the US and Iran on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz raise concerns of prolonged supply disruptions.
US expects world to pay price for war it started on Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – America started the war but expects the whole world to pay the bill, while portraying Iran as the one that caused this chaos, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
Hormuz Strait fully closed; non-compliant ships to be banned
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, says that the Strait of Hormuz is completely closed, stressing that non-compliant ships will be prevented by Iran from crossing again.
Dennis Ross: Iran’s resilience during US war continues to ‘surprise’
TEHRAN — The clearest path to a deal to end the US war on Iran may lie in the dispute over shipping fees through the Strait of Hormuz, according to former US negotiator Dennis Ross, as Washington confronts the reality that months of military and economic pressure have failed to force Tehran into submission.
Iran FM holds consultations with Turkish, Saudi counterparts
TEHRAN — Iran’s foreign minister held phone calls with his Turkish and Saudi counterparts on the latest diplomatic efforts to ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz.
A new chapter in judicial diplomacy
Khorasan examined the Judiciary chief’s trip to New Delhi and his participation in the BRICS judicial summit. According to Khorasan, today’s world is moving through a historic transition and entering a new phase in the global configuration of power, economics, politics, and international law.
US military emulates Israeli ‘total war’ tactics by deliberately targeting civilians
The latest joint X Space hosted by Tehran Times and Sputnik featured former Pentagon analyst Karen Kwiatkowski in a wide-ranging discussion on the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.