A land or body of water can hold diverse meanings. The Persian Gulf, for example, is a vital waterway for global oil transport, an exotic destination for tourists, and a geostrategic location for military forces. But for those who have thrived along its shores for thousands of years, it's a heritage, heritage so deeply ingrained, so fiercely its own, that no flood of propaganda or political maneuvering can ever truly wash it away.

Palestinian poet and writer Mosab Abu Toha has been awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his essays in The New Yorker. His writing, shaped by life under siege in Gaza, documents the daily horrors faced by Palestinians through a voice that is both personal and poetic.

Vasily Pushkov, Director of International Cooperation at Rossiya Segodnya, has extended his warm congratulations to Tehran Times on the occasion of its 46th anniversary.

According to the United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) latest Human Development Report (HDR) 2025, Iran has been placed among the countries with a High Development Index (HDI).

The model of assistive technology introduced by Iran at the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) summit 2025 has been recognized as a successful model for developing countries.

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the seminary is tasked most importantly with articulating Islamic facts and paving the way for a new Islamic civilization.

A global study involving over 1.3 million participants has found that Iran ranks fourth in average IQ, placing it among the world's most intelligent nations, behind only China, South Korea, and Japan.

The 36th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) opened at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran on Wednesday in the presence of the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi.

Leader's message to 100th Anniversary of Reestablishment of Hawza Ilmiyya of Qom: The following is the full text of leader's message issued on April 30, 2025, addressed to the conference commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Hawza Ilmiyya of Qom [Islamic Seminary of Qom] and its founder, Grand Ayatollah Haj Sheikh Abdulkarim Haeri Yazdi (ra)