TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran will not surrender to pressure or excessive demands, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, stressing that Tehran’s negotiations and foreign interactions are designed to fully secure the rights of the Iranian nation.
Monarchists’ Savak marches revive memories of the shah’s torture state Submitted by MEE correspondent on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 13:48 As Pahlavists hold fascist-style parades in Europe, Iranians recall repression by notorious secret police Supporters of Iran's former crown prince Reza Pahlavi march in London on 26 April 2026 (screengrab) Off Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran ’s deposed shah, have marched through a number of European cities in recent weeks wearing military-style uniforms, carrying flags associated with Savak, the feared secret police accused of torture and repression under the monarchy. Holding large images of Pahlavi, who has openly backed Israeli and US strikes on Iran during the recent war, they called for continued attacks on their homeland and the return of the former crown prince to power. For many Iranians, the display of symbols of the notorious intelligence service revived memories of brutality under the shah’s rule.
Iran's Jews: From ancient roots to the modern day Submitted by Amara Sophia Elahi on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 09:53 Iran’s government is often perceived as antisemitic, but the country has a longstanding Jewish community dating back 2,700 years Photos of Etan Mabourakh's family in Iran in the pre-Islamic Revolution era (Etan Mabourakh) Off When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the joint sessions of the US Congress in March 2015, just as President Obama was about to sign a nuclear deal with Iran , he misquoted the Biblical story of Esther in an attempt to thwart the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action from being signed, and to set out his case that Iran posed an existential threat to Jews and the state of Israel. In his speech, Netanyahu said the ancient Jewish people in Iran were almost killed by a Persian viceroy. However, it was an Amalekite official to the Persian court, Haman, who wanted to kill the Jews, but his plan was foiled by Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China has launched the Shenzhou-23 spaceship, China’s Central Television reported.
Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Iran on Monday slammed the frequency of changes coming in from Washington's side as peace negotiations remain underway, highlighting that it results in complicating the talks. The remarks were made by Esmaeil Baqaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday during a weekly presser.
Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been elected as Iran's Parliament speaker for the seventh time, according to a report by ISNA. According to the semi-official state-affiliated news outlet, he remained the speaker of the parliament with 235 votes out of 271 votes cast on Monday morning.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that peace talks between the United States and Iran were still ongoing after the Trump administration signaled earlier that an agreement could be imminent.
Pope calls US-backed ‘just war’ idea outdated Pope Leo XIV on Monday described the concept of a “just war”, advanced by US President Donald Trump’s administration, as “outdated”, warning that “humanity is slipping into a violent culture of power”. “Today, more than ever, without prejudice to the right to self-defence in the strictest sense, it is important to reaffirm that the ‘just war’ theory, which has all too often been used to justify any kind of war, is now outdated,” he wrote in his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity).
Huckabee tells Lebanese being bombed to thank Israel for seedless watermelons Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 09:34 The US ambassador to Israel has previously said Israel has the right to take over ‘all' of the Middle East Mike Huckabee visits the Israeli-occupied Palestinian village of Taybeh in the West Bank in July 2025 (AFP) Off Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel and a passionate advocate of its wars in the region, has told the people of Lebanon to be grateful for Israeli contributions to its society. Video of Huckabee speaking at the Atlas Awards in Tel Aviv on 12 May is being shared online after it was picked up by Chris Menahan of the news site Information Liberation. In the speech, Huckabee extolls the various purported Israeli contributions to society, including USB drives, cherry tomatoes and seedless watermelons.
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The domestic market started on a bullish note on Monday, following global cues that suggested the ongoing conflict in West Asia may soon be diffused. According to stock market expert Sunil Shah, India will emerge as the primary beneficiary of a sharp correction in global crude oil prices. 'The key reason is that because of this [US-Iran peace talk], the oil prices have cooled off.
Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI): As peace hangs by the precipice in West Asia and the Gulf region, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed that progress has been made in the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the United States, according to a report by Dawn. The Pakistani media outlet quoted Sharif, who said, 'Things moving in the right direction' in the context of the US-Iran talks.
Tehran [Iran], May 25 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Email Baqaei on Monday said that the negotiations underway are presently focused on ending the war and that details about the nuclear issue have not been discussed, as reported by ISNA.
Rauf Derakhshani-Mehr, a 19-year-old university student killed during January protests in the southern city of Dezful, was buried at night under pressure from security forces after his family located his body in a morgue, according to information obtained by Iran International.
(260525) -- MUSCAT, May 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Omani officials, led by Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, hold talks with an Iranian delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and the latest regional developments, in Muscat, Oman, May 24, 2026.
New German list of symbols conflates anti-genocide advocacy with antisemitism Submitted by Pauline Ertel on Fri, 05/22/2026 - 15:48 Document comes days after government published dossier of 'secular Palestinian extremist' symbols, such as the watermelon and the Handala cartoon Antisemitism illustrated as a 'cross-cultural phenomenon' between mainstream culture, right-wing extremism, left-wing extremism, Islamist extremism and 'foreign-related extremism" (BfV/AI generated) Off The German government last week published a new brochure on what it believes to be antisemitic codes and symbols. Published by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), the pamplet, titled "Hidden Messages-Anti-Semitic Codes and Ciphers", says it "aims to raise awareness of subtle forms of anti-Semitism". Over 80 pages, the brochure catalogues a list of concepts, terms and images ranging from Nazi-era propaganda to contemporary symbols against Israel's genocide of Palestinian in Gaza.
“The stupid stuff is killing our chances,” said a retiring Republican senator.
On this Memorial Day, families of those killed in the Iraq War reflected on the sacrifice and offered advice to today’s military families.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the ongoing political discussions are centered on ending the US-Israeli war of aggression, stressing that no specific timeframe has been set for finalizing any understanding with the US.
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The Islamic Republic executed Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi, a detainee arrested during January protests in Isfahan province, after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence, the judiciary said on Monday.
