TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism industry continues to attract international interest, an expert said, following the country’s participation in the FITUR international tourism fair in Madrid last week.
TEHRAN – The national youth week is being held from January 31 to February 6 across the country with the theme of ‘young Iran, towards a healthier life’.
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) organized a conference in Tehran on Monday to mark International Wetlands Day, with representatives from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the embassies of the UAE, Iraq, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in attendance.
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) provided rescue services to 853 individuals over the past few days.
TEHRAN – A total of 461 earthquakes were recorded across the country in a month from December 22 to January 20, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
MADRID - In recent weeks, US military pressure in West Asia has reached one of its highest levels, creating a moment of elevated risk and uncertain outcomes. The reinforcement of naval and air assets, the sharpening of deterrent rhetoric and signals of operational readiness have revived a familiar debate in Washington: to what extent can a credible threat of force alter Iran’s behavior without triggering a regional escalation that would be difficult to contain?
Shargh spoke with Rahman Ghahremanpour, an international affairs analyst, to examine recent developments and the objectives of the various actors now shaping the region. According to him, the deployment of U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf is intended both to facilitate negotiations and to prepare for a possible confrontation with Iran.
GOA - As of late January 2026, the United States has engaged in a major, visible naval buildup near Iran, characterized by President Donald Trump as a "massive armada". This deployment - including the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and multiple destroyers - follows intense tensions between Washington and Tehran.
TEHRAN — Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, has countered the prevailing Western rhetoric of inevitable conflict between Iran and the United States.
TEHRAN — The administration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday released the detailed specifications of 2,986 citizens who lost their lives in the recent unrest.
