Gen. Karami: IRGC Navy is Iran's symbol of deterrence against threats

🔹IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Karami congratulated the IRGC Navy on its day, calling it "a symbol of authority, deterrence, and intelligent management against global arrogance threats."

🔹He honored martyred commander Nader Mahdavi and his comrades who fought directly against the US enemy, and paid tribute to the martyred naval commander Alireza Tangsiri.

🔹Karami praised the IRGC Navy's "revolutionary control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz," calling it a source of hope for Iran's final victory and the expulsion of US and Zionist forces from West Asia.

Pezeshkian, Oman's Sultan stress continued consultations in phone call

🔹President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on his birthday, wishing health and prosperity for the Omani government and people.

🔹Pezeshkian praised Oman's efforts for regional peace and stability, stressing continued diplomatic consultations and expanded constructive engagement. He invited the Sultan to visit Tehran.

🔹Sultan Haitham reaffirmed Oman's consistent support for regional peace, calling close consultations with Iran a priority. He thanked Pezeshkian for the invitation, hoping the visit would occur at a suitable time.

Eslami: Nuclear technology is truly 'life technology'

🔹AEOI head Mohammad Eslami, at the signing of a joint agreement with the Health Ministry to develop insect sterilization technology against the Aedes mosquito and diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, said: "Nuclear technology is truly 'life technology,' and our focus is on health and food security."

🔹He stressed keeping pace with global advances and making modern health methods available to Iran's health system.

🔹The agreement has a 19-month timeline, though both sides agreed to shorten it using existing capacities.

Gen. Rezaei: Trump is smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz

🔹SNSC Secretary Mohsen Rezaei accused Trump of turning to smuggling by hiring "thugs" in Oman's coastal waters: "He claims daily that the Strait is open, but my answer is: you are smuggling, while the Strait is under Iran's control."

🔹"The CENTCOM commander is leading smuggling operations and using the UAE army."

🔹"They use 5-6 small vessels to transfer oil to larger tankers—but we target 5-6 of them every night."

🔹He said: "Powers greater than America tried to conquer Iran, but ended up in the dustbin of history."

Cultural officials reject Rubio's remarks on Persian history at Athens' Acropolis

Iranian cultural figures pushed back on Rubio's use of the Acropolis to invoke the Greco-Persian Wars. Tourism Minister Salehi-Amiri said "Iran cannot be defined by one war, one king or one government." Salehi of the Iranology Foundation asked Rubio his view on Trump's threats to destroy a civilization. The National Museum chief said World Heritage sites are "not platforms for hate speech."

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530962/Cultural-officials-reject-Rubio-s-remarks-on-Persian-history

Gen. Rezaei: US attack on Iran is history's most foolish war

🔹SNSC Secretary Major General Mohsen Rezaei told Press TV that the US attack on Iran is "among the most foolish wars in human history," accusing the Trump administration of blindly handing its reins to Netanyahu and entering the war without accurate assessment.

🔹He dismissed Bessent as "known for lying," noting US inflation is soaring and Washington cannot even pay its federal and military personnel.

🔹"If war breaks out again, we will display new capabilities. America has highly valuable assets in the UAE and around Hormuz that we have not yet placed on our target list."

🔹"Cables, data centers, and AI facilities in the region—worth over $2 trillion—will be destroyed."

Thousands of Australian citizens held widespread demonstrations across various cities, expressing anger over the Zionist regime's ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. 🇦🇺📢

From ancient clay to living tradition: The enduring art of Iranian pottery

Iranian pottery spans millennia—from prehistoric painted earthenware to Seljuk glazed masterpieces. Regional traditions persist today: in Sistan-Baluchestan's Kalporgan village, women shape vessels by hand without a wheel, while Lalejin and Shahreza remain key centers. Pottery is more than archaeology—it's a living practice connecting materials, memory, and modern life.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530965/From-ancient-clay-to-living-tradition-the-enduring-art-of-Iranian

Bombs that pushed Iran across the Rubicon

Two US-Israeli wars, launched to stop Iran's bomb, may have made one more likely. US intelligence and the IAEA had assessed Iran wasn't weaponizing. The strike that martyred Ayatollah Khamenei removed the fatwa barring nuclear weapons, and Iran's nuclear debate has shifted from taboo to mainstream—with over 70 MPs urging a doctrinal revision.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530973/Bombs-that-pushed-Iran-across-the-rubicon

Trump seethes that no one knows her; Navi Pillay has rattled US and Israel anyway

Within hours of Pillay winning the Nobel, Trump called her an "unabashed hater" and Rubio sanctioned the ICC. Pillay's UN commission found Israel committed four acts of genocide in Gaza. The writer traces her path—from apartheid South Africa to Rwanda's tribunal—and notes that Washington and Tel Aviv have spent two years trying to bury her report. The prize hands it a bigger stage.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530941/Trump-seethes-that-no-one-knows-her-Navi-Pillay-has-rattled

US sanctions the entire ICC to shield American and Israeli war criminals

Rubio announced sanctions on the ICC, saying "either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC." The court's US assets are frozen, and banks serving it risk penalties. The trigger: arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Israel cheered; European allies "strongly disagree." The ICC called it "an assault on the rule of law."

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530938/US-sanctions-the-entire-ICC-to-shield-American-and-Israeli-war

Interior Minister Momeni arrives in Baku for security, border talks

🔹Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni arrived in Baku on an official invitation, highlighting the two countries' long-standing relations and extensive land borders.

🔹"Developing relations with neighbors is a priority of Iran's foreign policy," Momeni said, adding that border security, traffic, organized crime, migration, and narcotics are on the agenda.

🔹"Border security depends on cooperation between countries on both sides."

🔹He is accompanied by the head of the National Crisis Management Organization, the governors of Ardabil and Gilan, and other officials.

Forgotten Safavid-era village discovered in southern Iran

Researchers have documented the remains of Royin, an abandoned Safavid-era village in Fars province's Dasht-e Barm forest. Gravestones date to the late Safavid period, and findings include two cemeteries and 21 hectares of terraced gardens. Residents likely raised livestock and grew figs, plums, and walnuts. The site is absent from accessible databases.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530964/Forgotten-Safavid-era-village-discovered-in-southern-Iran

📰 Baghaei: Hormuz will reopen only when US aggression stops, not by American claims

🔹Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the Strait of Hormuz will not return to normal as long as the US insists on its naval blockade and military aggression, stressing that current conditions result from the US attack on Iran, not an Iranian "leverage" move.

🔹"The market follows its own laws. Iran has taken necessary measures under international law and self-defense. As long as America insists on blockade and aggression, security will not return to this strategic waterway," he said.

🔹Baghaei revealed that message exchanges through mediators continue regarding Iran's seven-day plan, and while Rezaei said the US has accepted some conditions, "we do not consider the response sufficient and are carefully reviewing it to announce our final position in the coming days."

🔹On Yemen, he said a roadmap between Yemen and Saudi Arabia had been agreed but never implemented, expressing Iran's readiness to help facilitate dialogue: "Continued tension only benefits the Zionist regime."

🔹He also condemned France's crackdown on students, calling it a "flagrant violation of human rights," and dismissed US concerns over Iran potentially leaving the NPT: "When you attack a country's nuclear facilities and the IAEA and Security Council do nothing, what benefit does NPT membership have?"

Gen. Shekarchi: We will not allow enemy's regional order to be renewed in West Asia

🔹Senior Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said America has resorted to fuel smuggling to escape its self-made quagmire in West Asia, asking: "Can maritime banditry and fuel smuggling prevent America's definite defeat? Never!"

🔹"Neither psychological operations nor media claims can hide defeat or change battlefield realities," he said, adding that recent insults by US officials against Iran's civilization and history "only strengthen the resolve of the heroic Iranian people."

🔹"Regional countries must exit the ineffective US security umbrella. Washington cannot even secure itself in the region, let alone others."

🔹"We will not allow the US-Zionist desired regional order to be renewed in West Asia."

Iran, Turkmenistan emphasize expansion of parliamentary, economic cooperation

Transport Minister Farzaneh Sadegh met Turkmenistan's parliamentary speaker in Awaza, stressing inter-parliamentary ties and increased trade. She announced construction of the Gumdag–Atrak road will begin within one to two months by an Iranian contractor. Talks also covered rail, transit, energy, and trilateral cooperation with Azerbaijan and Russia.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530967/Iran-Turkmenistan-emphasize-expansion-of-parliamentary-economic