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...

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...

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,...

Iran-linked networks amplify false claims after Charlie Kirk killing, researchers say

Monitoring firm NewsGuard said on Wednesday that official outlets in China, Russia and Iran mentioned Kirk more than 6,000 times from September 10–17, frequently framing the shooting as a conspiracy and recycling unsubstantiated claims. “The more...

Protecting election integrity is the Oklahoma standard Emily Gise 

Oklahomans value safe, secure and trustworthy elections, and we expect nothing less. As a state legislator, I’ve seen firsthand how hard our local officials work to deliver elections that meet those standards. Their dedication has made Oklahoma a...

Iran tells UN Security Council Afghan migration poses growing strain

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, told a UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan that the presence of millions of Afghan migrants has severely strained Iran’s resources and infrastructure,...

Jafar Panahi Urges Academy to Break Government Stranglehold on International Oscar Submissions

Fresh off France’s decision to submit his Cannes-winning “It Was Just an Accident” for Oscar consideration, Jafar Panahi leveraged his appearance at a Busan International Film Festival press conference to advocate for fundamental reform in how the...

Iran Blasts UK Denial of Genocide, Slams Complicity in Israeli Crimes

Esmaeil Baqaei, writing on X on Thursday, responded to former UK foreign secretary’s September 1 letter to parliament in which David Lammy insisted that the UK had “not concluded” the regime was committing genocide, citing legal definitions that...

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...

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...

Iranian president: No obstacles to Tehran-Moscow cooperation

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said Tehran sees no barriers to expanding cooperation with Moscow and stressed that bilateral agreements in energy, transport, and power sectors will be implemented with urgency. Speaking on Wednesday evening...

Panic in Iran as Khamenei health fears spark succession planning chaos

Iran’s political elite is growing increasingly alarmed over the health and status of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, after weeks of near-total silence from his office and a marked drop in public appearances. According to senior Iranians diplomats,...

President Pezeshkian Says Iranrussia Alliance Challenges Unipolar World Order

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18.​ Successful cooperation between Iran and Russia will demonstrate that the era of unipolarity in the world has come to an end, said the Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, Trend reports....

Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For September 18

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18.​ The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of September 18, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value...

Trump Now Thinks Friendship With Putin Is 'Not Going To Work', President's Ally Says

President Donald Trump, right, Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Donald Trump no longer thinks a friendship with Vladimir Putin is the right...

Iranian authorities executed a man convicted of spying for Israel

“Babak Shahbazi… was executed by hanging this morning following due legal process and the confirmation of his sentence by the Supreme Court,” reported Mizan Online, the judiciary’s official news outlet. It was not specified when Shahbazi was...

Iraq orders action against analyst over claims of “Iranian militia” takeover

2025-09-18T11:33:23+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani instructed the National Security Service to take legal measures against political analyst Salam Adel over televised...

Iran cites wartime-like conditions, ties IAEA inspections to new safeguards

“This is the first time in history that safeguarded nuclear facilities have come under military attack,” Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said in an interview by Japan’s Kyodo News. “Special precautions must be...

Atlantic co-president Ed Howard on how Ed Sheeran is taking creative risks in the Play era

Ed Sheeran is heading for No.1 with Play, which is set to secure one of the biggest openings of the year. Sheeran’s eighth studio album is currently on around 62,000 units, according to the Midweek sales flash. Play is on track to be his ninth...