Tehran: Iran’s Internet shutdown has now surpassed 1,248 hours or 52 days, making it the longest national-level blackout since Libya’s outage of nearly six months during the Arab Spring in 2011. But the comparison understates the scale: Iran’s populat…

Beijing: China has criticized a US attack on an Iranian-flagged container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and called on all sides to act responsibly and uphold a ceasefire agreement. “We are concerned about the use of force by the United States against…

Paris: Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Jennie Shin, Rosemary Kelanic, Director of the Middle East programme at the think tank Defense Priorities, says that US President Donald Trump “has boxed himself into a corner”, explaining that “this war has failed, th…

Beirut: Less than a week after a fragile ceasefire was announced in Lebanon, a senior Anglophone journalist in the country has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the devastation people are seeing as they start to return home. Thousands of homes have been destr…

Tehran: Mahmoud Vaezi, a senior politician and deputy of the Moderation and Development Party, has criticized the United States for breaching promises and agreements, citing this as a reason for Iran to assume full control over the Strait of Hormuz.

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Tehran: On the occasion of Iran National Army Day, the Commander of the Army met with the family members of the late Chairman of the Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, to present the “Order of Sacrifice” to the fa…

Tehran: President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on universities to leverage their scientific capacities to address the challenges facing Iran. Emphasizing the pivotal role of academic institutions, he stated that universities must lead efforts to resol…