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The Biggest Red Banner of Vengeance Rises in Karbala

TEHRAN — Karbala awoke Tuesday beneath a sweltering August sky and a horizon ablaze with the crimson of vengeance. As millions of black-clad pilgrims converged for the climax of this year’s Arbaeen pilgrimage, the space between the twin shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and his brother Abbas (AS) became the epicenter of a ritual fusing grief with geopolitical defiance.

21st Tehran-Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival to kick off at TMoCA

TEHRAN- The preliminary events of the 21st Tehran-Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival will kick off on Friday with an opening ceremony at the Cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA).

Iran, Sri Lanka keen on expanding joint media, cultural cooperation

TEHRAN – In a meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Kebriaeizadeh, and the President of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (National Television), Kehan De Silva, explored ways for expanding media and cultural cooperation.

Sohrab Pournazeri joins Grammy Recording Academy

TEHRAN – The Iranian composer and musician Sohrab Pournazeri has become a member of the Recording Academy, the institution that organizes and oversees the annual Grammy Awards.

New York art installation mocking Trump’s Iran policy gains international attention

TEHRAN- A satirical art installation mocking US President Donald Trump over his role in the recent war against Iran has attracted widespread international media attention after appearing in New York, with major outlets including Euronews, The Washington Post, TIME, and NBC New York covering the display and the public debate it has generated.

Trump’s ineffective threats

Kayhan analyzed Donald Trump’s retreat from his threats against Iran. According to Kayhan, Trump’s withdrawal from a war on infrastructure and his failure to open the strategic arteries of Hormuz and Bab al‑Mandab once again demonstrated the ineffectiveness of coercive threats when faced with the Islamic Republic’s credible deterrence.

Leader’s advisor draws Iran’s red line in Hormuz, warns US against maritime provocation

TEHRAN - The strategic posture outlined by Mohsen Rezaei, senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), marks a decisive reaffirmation of Iran’s sovereign authority over the Strait of Hormuz.

The West won the headlines - Iran changed history

Wars are fought twice. The first battle is fought with missiles, bombers and soldiers. The second is fought with headlines, television studios, think tanks and official briefings. The first destroys cities. The second constructs memory. For decades the West has excelled at winning both. Military superiority was reinforced by informational dominance. Washington and its allies not only projected power across continents; they largely shaped the language through which that power was understood. They decided who was the aggressor, who was the defender, whose violence was regrettable and whose violence was unforgivable. They possessed not merely armies but the authority to define reality.

Trump’s ‘last chance’ rhetoric exposes shrinking US leverage as Iran dictates terms

TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump issued yet another threat on Monday, warning Iran that it faces one last chance before decapitation to agree to American terms.