Iran into FIBA U16 Women's Asia Cup 2025-Division B Final

TEHRAN - Iran earned a shot at completing their redemption story after advancing to the FIBA U16 Women's Asia Cup 2025-Division B Final following a 64-20 rout of Hong Kong on Thursday. The Iranians made it all the way to the finale in 2023 only to...

Iran drop FIFA ranking

TEHRAN – Iran national football team dropped one place to 21st in the latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking released on Thursday. Japan still are the best Asian team, despite slipping two places to sit 19th globally. Kuwait made the biggest jump, moving...

Iran: Diplomacy, dialogue best way to solve differences

Tehran - Saba: The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, emphasized that Iran has proven to the world that it never initiated war, considering diplomacy and dialogue the best ways to resolve problems. During...

Iran and Saudi Arabia Put on United Front for Qatar After Israeli Attack on Hamas Leaders

After meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) at an emergency summit in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that Iran, Saudi Arabia, and other major Muslim powers have a “very heavy...

Iranian Ministry of Intelligence interrogates mother of slain protester in Sanandaj

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported that the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence office in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, summoned and interrogated the mother of slain protester Ramin Fatehi on the third anniversary of Jina Amini’s...

Iran-Armenia ties reached new levels

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Mehdi Sobhani, Iran’s ambassador to Yerevan, as he concluded his diplomatic mission in Armenia. Pashinyan expressed gratitude for Sobhani’s efforts, noting that in recent years, cooperation between...

Iran calls on E3 to act ‘responsibly’ amid ‘snapback’ threats

In a joint phone call with the E3 counterparts and the EU’s foreign policy chief, the Iranian foreign minister warned that triggering the so-called snapback mechanism would undermine diplomacy and unnecessarily escalate tensions. Araghchi said the...

Tehran-Based Artist Banafsheh Hemmati to Debut Solo Exhibition in UAE

Independent artist and designer Banafsheh Hemmati will unveil her first solo exhibition in the UAE on 9 October 2025, in collaboration with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Titled “Body Geometry,” the exhibition will feature a...

Killing Machines: Trump, the Law of War, and the Future of Military Impunity by Thomas Gift

In a new book, Killing Machines: Trump the Law of War, and the Future of Military Impunity (Cambridge University Press 2025), Thomas Gift examines the Trump administration’s record on the law of war. In this Q&A, he discusses the book’s central...

Top Commander Highlights Iran’s Powerful Response to US, Israeli Aggression

Speaking in a meeting with Russian Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev in Tehran on Thursday, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said Iran has proven to the world that it has never been the initiator of war, he said, adding that Tehran considers...

Iraq's parliamentary elections clouded by fears of low turnout

Some voters hope that participating may help improve the country’s situation. [Getty] As the 11 November parliamentary elections gradually approaches, Iraq faces a deepening division between voters considering a boycott and those who plan to...

Grossi, again? Iran’s new IAEA deal reeks of JCPOA 2.0

By Fereshteh SADEGHI Iran’s secretive agreement with the UN nuclear watchdog has sparked outrage at home, with critics comparing it to the disastrous 2015 nuclear accord. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su...

China's Defense Minister Dong Jun Calls for Global Unity to Prevent a "Law of the Jungle" World Order

On September 18, 2025, China's Defense Minister, Dong Jun, delivered a compelling address at the 11th Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, urging nations worldwide to foster greater unity and cooperation to prevent a global descent into a chaotic "law of...

Europeans say Iran has yet to take necessary actions to stop 'snapback' of UN sanctions

European officials told Iran on Wednesday it had yet to take the actions needed to stop the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, warning time was running out. The comments from the German Foreign Ministry and the European...

Senators urge European allies to maintain pressure on Iran over nuclear program

Ronald Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin | WikipediaRonald Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin | Wikipedia U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 48 other senators in sending a letter to French, German,...

Opinion: Rise of Plurilateralism — A quiet revolution in global governance

In a fragmented global order, plurilateralism offers agility and strategic alignment By Dr Sukhamaya Swain, Dr Siddhartha Bhattacharya For decades, multilateralism has been the dominant mode of international cooperation, bringing together diverse...

Reports: Iran Blocks Family from Holding Memorial for Mahsa Amini, Woman Killed for ‘Improper’ Hijab

The family of Mahsa Amini, the young Kurdish woman whose death at the hands of Iran’s thuggish “morality police” drew worldwide condemnation and touched off the biggest uprising against the regime to date, said on Tuesday that the regime is...

India's operations at Iran's Chabahar Port under threat as US ends sanctions waiver

“Consistent with President Trump’s maximum pressure policy to isolate the Iranian regime, the Secretary of State has revoked the sanctions exception for Afghanistan reconstruction assistance and economic development,” the US State department said...

France selects Iranian drama 'It Was Just An Accident' as its Oscar submission

France announced Wednesday that it has selected the Iranian director Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or-winning drama "It Was Just an Accident" as its submission to the Academy Awards. The selection gives an Oscar pathway to a film that Iran was certain...

Chabahar Port at risk? US revokes sanction exemption on Iran

The United States has revoked the sanctions exception related to the Chabahar Port and imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran's financial networks. The move comes as part of the US's broader strategy to apply maximum pressure on Iran, particularly...