Tag: Politics
Attending UNGA a legal right, not a privilege: Iran spox
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Foreign ministry spokesman says that Iran will not abondon its right to be present in the UN General Assembly, stressing that attending the UN meeting is not a prividlege given by Washington.
Iran’s terms to re-engage in talks conveyed to US: Rezaei
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iran has conveyed its conditions to mediators for re-engaging in negotiations aimed at ending the war with the US, Iran’s top security official Mohsen Rezaei said on Saturday in an interview with foreign media.
Trump signs Russia-Iran sanctions bill
TEHRAN — In another manifestation of Washington’s reliance on economic coercion and extra-territorial overreach, US President Donald Trump has signed sweeping legislation that arbitrarily extends unilateral coercive measures against Iran while intensifying economic warfare against Russia.
‘Not our war’: South Koreans rally against US pressure, reject military involvement in West Asia
TEHRAN – Hundreds of South Korean citizens, anti-war activists, and civil society groups staged a massive rally in central Seoul on Saturday to fiercely reject US demands for military involvement against Iran, urging their government to uphold its constitutional sovereignty and resist Washington’s aggressive arm-twisting.
No meeting can force Iran to surrender
Siasat-e-Rooz examined the meeting of senior military commanders from the United States, Israel, and several Arab countries in Germany, writing that Arab states are currently facing a major crisis: the collapse of their security-building strategy based on US presence and, in some cases, normalization with Israel.
From My Lai to Minab: A question every American should ask themselves
TEHRAN — After the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said it had reasonable grounds to believe that the United States had committed war crimes in two attacks — on a school in Minab and a sports stadium in Lamerd — during its military assault on Iran, Washington responded with a hasty denial, offering no evidence…
Iran tests new anti-ship missile near US aircraft carrier
TEHRAN — Iran has recently tested a new anti-ship missile near a US aircraft carrier, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said, as Tehran warned that any further US attack would trigger a stronger response against American bases and interests across the region.
Araghchi: ME security must be shaped by regional countries, not foreigners
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for a fundamental shift in the international approach to security, urging the world to move away from militarism, foreign intervention and coercion toward sustainable development, respect for national sovereignty, equal application of international law and lasting peace.
Lying to its people, denying its crimes
TEHRAN — Seven months after the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran, a growing body of reporting, congressional scrutiny, military documents and international investigations is exposing a widening gap between Washington’s public narrative of the conflict and the scale of its human, military and financial consequences.
‘I would encourage Iranian people to be the way they are’
TEHRAN – In a warm and wide-ranging conversation at the Mexican Embassy in Tehran, Mexico’s Ambassador to Iran, Guillermo Puente Ordorica, sat down with the Tehran Times to discuss a special exhibition that was on display at the embassy, titled 68 Voices, 68 Hearts.