Palestinian photographer's works to be displayed in Tehran

The exhibition "What Was Unseen!" by Gaza photographer Mahmoud Abu Hamda opens Wednesday at Tehran's Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art. His photos document the daily lives of children and women amid war, capturing hidden human layers beyond bombing imagery. Abu Hamda recently won the Bayeux war correspondents' award. The exhibition runs until November 5.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531242/Palestinian-photographer-s-works-to-be-displayed-in-Tehran

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of the Pakistani Army, arrived in Tehran on Tuesday, accompanied by a delegation of Pakistani officials.

Baghaei: US is in disarray; we're advancing ties with China, Russia

🔹Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the US is "in a state of disarray," having entangled itself in military aggression in the region while its interventions elsewhere have peaked.

🔹"Diplomacy is part of defense. We are not authorized to shirk our responsibility simply because of past bitter experiences," he said, stressing that Iran will pursue diplomacy if there's even the slightest chance of preventing escalation.

🔹"The era of hit-and-run is over; attacks on Iran will not go unanswered. This is one of the fantasies raised—everyone knows such a claim is baseless."

🔹On relations with Russia and China, Baghaei said they are "based on mutual respect and shared interests," adding: "Sometimes we should let American officials remain in their illusions."

Aref: International system faces threat of unilateralism

🔹Addressing the SCO prime ministers' meeting in Dushanbe, First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said the international system faces unprecedented threats from unilateralism and supremacism.

🔹"The 40-day aggression against Iran was a direct assault on the foundations of international legal order," he said, citing the Leader's martyrdom, the Minab school massacre of 168 students, and the Lamerd sports facility attack.

🔹He called for converting SCO capacities into joint projects, investment, and prosperity, expressing Iran's support for expanding national currencies in trade and establishing the SCO Development Bank.

Iran and Uzbekistan: Where Shared History Comes Alive in Tashkent

Tashkent's Islamic Civilization Center, opened in March 2026, presents Uzbekistan's heritage as a continuous narrative spanning ancient Central Asia, the Islamic Golden Age, and the Timurid era. Persian miniatures from Shiraz, scholars like Avicenna and Al-Biruni, and Silk Road connections reveal a shared cultural world that transcends modern borders. For an Iranian visitor, the experience raises a pointed question: why has Iran, with its own rich heritage, not built a comparable institution of such ambition and scholarship?

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531298/Iran-and-Uzbekistan-Where-shared-history-comes-alive-in-Tashkent

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US attack on Iran was ‘unequivocally’ an unlawful use of force, says Canadian law scholar

Heidi Matthews, a law professor at York University, warns that AI-assisted targeting in the US-Israeli war against Iran raises serious concerns about human oversight, civilian protection and international law.

On the sidelines of the commemoration of the 2019 protests in Santiago, the capital of Chile, [protests] flared up due to an increase in public transportation fares, and clashes broke out between police and protesters.

Riot forces resorted to violent measures and forceful confrontation with protesters to disperse them.

Violating tanker catches fire in southern corridor of Strait of Hormuz

🔹The Army Navy announced that this morning, its monitoring teams—continuously controlling and surveilling the eastern Strait of Hormuz—discovered and identified a violating tanker that had caught fire in a prohibited zone.

🔹Despite prior warnings, the violating tanker had turned off its tracking systems and attempted to pass through the prohibited area in the southern corridor of the Strait.

🔹"The consequences of uncoordinated transit are the responsibility of violators, and such lack of coordination has spread insecurity," the Army Navy emphasized.

📰 Ghalibaf: US can't earn Iran's trust without implementing seven conditions

🔹Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir that he had explicitly told the US Vice President that America's long record of hostile actions against Iran has created deep mistrust.

🔹"With Trump's violation of the Islamabad MoU and his repeated threats, the wall of mistrust is now higher than before," he said.

🔹"We have no new demands. The US cannot earn Iran's trust without implementing the seven conditions presented in New York."

🔹"Threats and military movements cannot influence Iran's strategic decisions. It was the US that entered the quagmire through miscalculation and war; now it must take the necessary steps to exit."

AI is Shortening the "Kill Chain" in Iran War, Says Canadian Legal Scholar

Heidi Matthews, a law professor at York University, tells the Tehran Times that AI systems like Maven have compressed target identification from hours to minutes, raising grave concerns about human oversight and civilian protection. She cites the Minab school strike as evidence that existing international humanitarian law—particularly the obligation to take feasible precautions—may have been violated. Matthews also calls the US-Israeli war an unlawful act of aggression and urges states to support accountability mechanisms.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531310/AI-is-shortening-the-kill-chain-in-Iran-war-says-Canadian

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council: Not a single particle of Iran's enriched nuclear material will leave the country

🔹 Major General Mohsen Rezaei, representative of the Supreme Leader and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, in a meeting with Asim Munir, Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan, while emphasizing that all enriched nuclear material will remain in Iran, said: Not even a particle of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran, and this material is the great asset and national wealth of Iranians for use inside the country.

🔹 Major General Mohsen Rezaei stated: All the people and officials of Iran have unanimously reached the conclusion that as long as confidence-building by America does not take place, there will be no negotiations, and the beginning of this confidence-building is the fulfillment of Iran's conditions.

🔹 He also emphasized the brotherhood of the Iranian and Pakistani nations.

Brother Munir! The ball is in the US court

Pakistan's army chief visited Tehran for the fifth time since the war began, mediating between Iran and the US. But Pezeshkian said Iran doesn't trust Washington, which attacked during negotiations and martyred the Leader. Rezaei stressed not "an ounce" of enriched uranium will leave Iran. The writer says until the US abandons the illusion of forcing surrender, the conflict won't end.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531321/Brother-Munir-The-Ball-Is-in-the-US-Court

Trump approval crashes to record low 31% as Iran war backlash mounts**

Trump's approval has fallen to 31%—the lowest of both his terms—as voters punish him for the Iran war and rising prices. 68% disapprove of his economic management, including 37% of Republicans. Democrats now lead the generic ballot 47-35, their widest margin this cycle. GOP campaigns have nearly stopped mentioning Trump in ads.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531312/Trump-approval-crashes-to-record-low-31-as-Iran-war-backlash