Iran teaches Yankees a lesson

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iran’s strong response to US naval forces in the Persian Gulf region has once again highlighted President Donald Trump’s failed attempt to force open the Strait of Hormuz.

Life of Imam Reza (AS) in a glimpse

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Today coincides with the birth anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Shia Imam. The following report briefly reviews the life of Imam (AS) from birth to martyrdom.

What's behind Araghchi's regional tour?

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in St. Petersburg on Monday for meetings with senior Russian officials, following visits to Pakistan and Oman.

Sanandaj: Iran’s Creative City of Music

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – In a nation where poetry and melody are woven into daily life, Sanandaj stands shining: Iran’s only UNESCO Creative City of Music, where the Daf drum’s pulse echoes from ancient stone alleys to international festival stages.

Operation Eagle Claw: Historic US Army failure in Iran’s Tabas

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – On April 24, 1980, the US Delta Force, which sought to release the US Embassy staff held in Tehran, suffered from a humiliating defeat in Tabas Desert in northeast Iran.

Sheikh Baha'i: Prominent scholar of Safavid era

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Commemorations of Sheikh Baha’i underscore his role in Safavid Iran, where he combined scientific inquiry, religious scholarship, and public service, leaving a lasting imprint on culture, architecture, and governance in Iran.

Martyr Hassan Bagheri: A Journalist who redefined the battlefield equation

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – A young journalist-turned-commander, Hassan Bagheri, reshaped Iran’s battlefield intelligence during the Iran–Iraq War, turning fragmented reports into a structured operational system that influenced key war planning.

Misreading Tehran: Culture, history, and collapse of coercion

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – A millennia-old civilization doesn't bend to ultimatums. Trump's miscalculation was mistaking Iran's strategic patience for vulnerability.

Saadi Shirazi: Master of Speech in Persian Literature

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – Iran has been the land of literature for centuries. Saadi Shirazi is one of the Iranian poets with international fame. His poetry has become popular throughout the world.

What will Iran's smart sovereignty in Hormuz Strait be like?

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Strait of Hormuz sits where economics, security, and politics converge. Smart management doesn't block the strait—it shapes the rules for those who pass through it.

Restoring capabilities: Iran's Trump card in war of attrition

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The war of attrition doesn't ask who strikes first. It asks who rebuilds fastest. Iran's answer is changing the balance before a possible next round of confrontation begins.

Makan Nasiri: Lost at school

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Among the children massacred by a US missile attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, was a 7-year-old boy named Makan Nasiri.

Trump says US does not need Strait of Hormuz; Is that true?

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Trump's war against Iran demonstrated that the Strait of Hormuz is one of the critical pressure leverages against the US, contrary to Donald Trump's claim that Washington does not need this chokepoint.

Iran's National Army Day: Symbol of country's strength

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – Every year on April 18, the Islamic Republic of Iran observes National Army Day, a day that not only honors the nation’s military forces but also underscores the broader themes of independence and resilience.

How did the blockade of Hormuz Strait become a trap for US?

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Washington's Hormuz blockade was meant to squeeze Iran. Instead, it boomeranged—spiking U.S. gas prices, reviving inflation, and becoming a domestic political nightmare.

What's behind Trump's announcement of Lebanon truce?

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – The Lebanon ceasefire wasn't a White House gift. It was an Iranian precondition for negotiations—one Washington now scrambles to disguise as a diplomatic win for itself.

The gap between the image and reality of US power

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – The image of uncontested American power has collided with reality. What the forty-day war revealed is not just a military stalemate, but the erosion of hegemony itself.

Beirut's crossroads: How does normalization in Lebanon fail?

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Lebanon faces a fateful choice: Unity of Resistance fronts or normalization under US promises. The latter already shows signs of failure.

What was Ayatollah Khamenei's advice to Persian Gulf states?

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has advised Iran's Persian Gulf neighbors to perceive the strategic shift in the region and opt for regional fraternity over foreign subjugation.

Shehbaz Sharif must step in; Ceasefire cannot endure without guarantees

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – A fragile ceasefire brokered by Pakistan faces early violations, underscoring that without active guarantees and direct intervention by Shehbaz Sharif, regional stability may quickly unravel.

Iran's resistance shattered superpowers' calculations

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The resistance of the Iranian nation was not merely a military-diplomatic victory, but a paradigm shift in the geometry of global power.

What is Iran’s 10-point proposal to end war?

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – US President has voiced agreement to go with Iran’s 10-point proposal as a basis for further negotiations to end the ongoing war in the region, but what are Tehran’s points?

Ongoing war on Iran described by foreign media

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Media outlets around the world, each through their own editorial lens, have provided different analyses on the Israeli-American war of aggression against Iran.

45-day ceasefire plan drawn by Western states to deceive Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – A proposal for temporary 45-day ceasefire brokered by Pakistan is a hoax designed by Western states to buy time for Washington and Tel Aviv amid their failure in their aggression against Iran.

Operation Epic Failure: When Trump mistakes Iran’s resolve for Hollywood movies

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – In yet another historic humiliation for the United States military, what Washington calls a “daring rescue mission” has turned into a textbook fiasco in Iran's Isfahan.

How global media reacted to 36th day of Iran war?

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Media outlets around the world, each through their own editorial lens, have provided different analyses on the Israeli-American war of aggression against Iran.

A dark Friday for Washington: What US lost on the 35th day of war?

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Friday, the 35th day of the war, appeared to be one of the most difficult operational days the United States has faced since the conflict began.

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What international media say about war on Iran?

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Thirty-four days after the beginning of the military aggression by the United States and the Zionist regime, there is growing evidence that a strategic deadlock for the aggressors is becoming apparent.

Trump and the endless war with Iran: Projection of power or obvious failure?

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – Donald Trump’s recent speech on the war with Iran revealed less a picture of victory and control by United States than a portrait of strategic confusion and failure in the White House.

Iranians embrace beauty of spring on 'Sizdah Bedar'

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – An Iranian National Nature Day, locally known as ‘Sizdah Be-dar’, is held on the 13th day of Farvardin (the first month of the Iranian calendar) to bid farewell to the Nowruz holidays.