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Iranian Army shoots down US MQ-1 drone off southern coast
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Army Navy says it has shot down a US MQ-1 drone using an advanced air defense system near the coastal area of Kuhestak in the country’s southern Hormozgan Province.
Gaël Faye’s ‘Small Country’ available in Persian
TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “Small Country,” the debut novel by the Franco-Rwandan rapper, songwriter, and novelist, Gaël Faye, has been released in the Iranian book market.
‘Where Is the Friend’s House?’ joins Focus Iran lineup at French film festival
TEHRAN – Abbas Kiarostami’s acclaimed film “Where Is the Friend’s House?”, produced by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanoon), will be screened in the Focus Iran section of the 46th Amiens International Film Festival in France.
Tehran gathering marks Dostoevsky’s birthday with discussion of his literary legacy
TEHRAN- Iranian writers, artists and cultural figures gathered in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss the enduring relevance of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky’s works and their reflections on the complexities of contemporary human experience at a literary session marking his birthday.
Iranian film ‘The Daughter of Lady Fairy’ wins at Open Eurasian Film Award ‘Diamond Butterfly'
TEHRAN – Iranian film “The Daughter of Lady Fairy,” written and directed by Alireza Motamedi, won an award at the Second Open Eurasian Film Award “Diamond Butterfly” on November 12 in Moscow, Russia.
Jensen Huang’s exit leaves a much bigger story unexplained
TEHRAN — Jensen Huang built Nvidia into the indispensable supplier of the AI boom and convinced Washington that U.S. leadership depended on it. His resignation on Thursday leaves a harder question: how did a company with such political reach become the center of an export-control scandal the Trump administration…
Four senators threaten government shutdown unless Congress cuts off Iran war money
TEHRAN — Four Democratic senators said Thursday they will vote against any short-term spending bill that leaves President Donald Trump free to keep paying for the war on Iran, turning the December 11 funding deadline into the first real test of whether Congress will cut off a war it never authorized.
Lack of trust in US main obstacle to agreement, Qalibaf says
TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who heads the country’s negotiating team, says the lack of trust in the United States remains the main obstacle to reaching an agreement, adding that Washington has yet to provide a formal and specific response to Tehran’s latest proposal.
IRGC: Iran stronger, more prepared to deliver painful blows to enemies
Tehran, IRNA — The deputy commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says that Iran’s military capabilities and resources for conducting effective operations and delivering devastating blows to the enemy have significantly increased.
How did the UNSCR 2817 reverse the roles of aggressor and victim?
Tehran IRNA — Mohammad Javad Zarif, former foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has criticized the UN Security Council’s one-sided approach to the war against Iran in an article examining Resolution 2817.
Committee formed to mark martyrdom anniversary of Iran’s martyred Leader
Tehran, IRNA — Following a directive from Seyed Mohsen Khamenei, head of the Office for the Preservation and Publication of the Works of the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, a committee was formed to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Iran’s martyred Leader.
UN Charter under fire: Why US attacks on Iran violate int'l law
Tehran, IRNA – If states were free to attack one another based on their own assessments of possible future threats, what would be left of the international legal order? This question goes well beyond the political dispute between Iran and the United States.
Iran calls on ITU to impartially assess damage to its communications infrastructure
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Sattar Hashemi, has called for an impartial and comprehensive assessment of damage to the country’s communications and broadcasting infrastructure as well as technical recommendations for its reconstruction by the International…
In photos: Funeral procession for 110 unknown martyrs in Tehran
The funeral procession for 110 unknown martyrs of the Sacred Defense (a war imposed on Iran by the Iraqi Ba’ath regime from 1980 to 1988) kicked off in Tehran on February 13, 2026. This event coincided with the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatimah Zahra (SA) and was attended by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Liquefied gas carrier explodes after striking naval mine in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC Navy
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced that a liquefied gas carrier, which ignored multiple warnings and attempted to navigate an unauthorized and dangerous route, struck a naval mine and exploded in the eastern Strait of Hormuz.