How Iran turned pressure into initiative

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Authority is no longer measured by who strikes first, but by who manages the chaos that follows. In the 40-day war, Iran proved it can sustain pressure, seize momentum, and redefine the equation.

Why does Iran reject negotiation under blockade, threats?

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Experience has shown that entering negotiations under pressure not only fails to yield concessions, but can also lead to a form of "political humiliation."

By: Ranjan Solomon

Iran, Trump, and the politics of threat

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – The loudest threats are often the clearest signs of strategic discomfort.

How Iran shattered Washington's short war plan?

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – The real cost of the war on Iran wasn't just in dollars, but in the collapse of the "quick victory" assumption itself.

Trump always backs down: What is behind ceasefire extension?

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Trump treats foreign policy as theater. But when the curtain rises on real costs, the bluff collapses. Iran knows the script very well.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

Iran's legal legitimacy in controlling the Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Iran's control of Hormuz isn't defiance—it's law. Bound by 1958 innocent passage rules, not 1982 transit rights, Tehran holds legal ground that Washington can't challenge.

Palantir vs. Iran: The algorithmic kill chain

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Palantir's AI accelerates warfare's kill chain, compressing target decisions to seconds. But as speed trumps precision, can human judgment survive algorithmic war?

Why securing a deal with Iran won't happen Trump's way?

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The strategic and cultural blindness behind Washington‘s failed Maximum Pressure policy is the very reason that the Trump administration has not been able to reach a deal with Iran.

By: Ranjan Solomon

Failed diplomacy and America’s strategic retrenchment in Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Donald Trump's failed diplomacy and empty threats against Iran changed nothing. America's Iran misadventure exposed the growing gap between hegemonic ambition and strategic reality.

A war that was supposed to be short, but changed the balance

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The war was meant to be brief. But power has layers—and Iran's strategic depth turned a quick strike into a slow shift of the balance.

Why Israel's security doctrine no longer works?

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The Israeli regime's security doctrine—absolute deterrence, unprovoked strikes, war abroad—crumbled in the 40‑day war, as Iran's resilience and the Axis of Resistance held firm.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

Desire for negotiations or psychological operation?

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Donald Trump claims to be seeking a ceasefire, but where's the goodwill? Forced by Iran's resilience, Washington's latest diplomatic overture is merely a mask for military failure and deception.

Lebanon truce signals Iran’s strategic upper hand

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – A 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, announced by Trump, reflects shifting realities on the ground, where mounting costs for Israel and coordinated pressure by Iran and Hezbollah reshaped both the battlefield and diplomacy.

When resistance redefines the equations

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – In international relations, powers respond not to objective might but to perceived will. Fear invites pressure; consistent steadfastness forces recalculation and shifts the balance toward managed tension.

The defeat of coercion against Iran's civilizational logic

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – American aggression has united global critics in condemnation as Iran counters hollow threats with strategic patience—exposing a widening rift between outdated force and civilizational logic.

Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz; Washington's costly gamble

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Trump’s Hormuz blockade plan is a costly, failed gamble that may pressure Iran but risks backfiring on US allies and global energy markets.

How does punishment of war criminals lead to global peace?

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – If the architects of past wars remain unaccountable, the architects of future wars will act with even greater audacity

By: Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati

Dahiyeh is the capital of Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – For Tehran, Lebanon is non-negotiable; no ceasefire or dialogue can proceed while Beirut burns under Israeli bombs.

Ceasefire on paper, war on ground; Lebanon is Iran's red line

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iran declares Lebanon its red line: without a full halt to attacks on Lebanon, no ceasefire and no meaningful negotiations remain.

Tehran's clear message: Lasting peace or a decisive response

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iran warns the 15-day ceasefire is collapsing due to US violations, insisting it negotiated from strength—not weakness—and offers a choice: lasting peace or a decisive response.