Trump Vilifies Senate Hopeful El-Sayed with Islamophobic Rhetoric

Trump told Michigan rallygoers that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee, would "open the floodgates and invite hordes of jihadis," calling him a "jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member"—a baseless claim El-Sayed has repeatedly disavowed. Trump also said Jewish voters backing El-Sayed "should be ashamed." El-Sayed responded that his "name and faith are not the reason you can't afford your gas." With Trump at 34 percent approval in Michigan, the attacks may backfire.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531545/Trump-vilifies-Senate-hopeful-El-Sayed-with-Islamophobic-rhetoric

Milan Event Commemorates Child Victims of Gorla, Minab, and Gaza

Italian artists and activists marked the 82nd anniversary of the Gorla school bombing, now a national day of remembrance under Law No. 85. Participants drew parallels between the 1944 tragedy that killed 184 children and the Minab school strike in Iran, where 168 died, and child deaths in Gaza. A song titled "Gorla, Minab, Gaza" honors young victims across conflicts, while investigations continue to establish accountability for the Minab attack.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531527/Milan-event-commemorates-child-victims-of-Gorla-Minab-and-Gaza

📰 Gen. Rezaei meets Yemeni envoy, discusses regional security

🔹SNSC Secretary Major General Mohsen Rezaei met with Yemen's ambassador to Tehran, reviewing the latest situation on Yemen's frontlines.

🔹Rezaei praised Yemen's defense of Palestine and its "honorable battle against Israel" during the 40-day war and in defense of Gaza.

🔹On the recent quadripartite meeting in Tehran, he said it aimed at "endogenous security arrangements across the region, withdrawal of foreign forces, and addressing their interference in regional countries' internal affairs."

🔹The Yemeni ambassador thanked Rezaei and the Islamic Republic for their positions.

Leader of the Revolution: The enemy's desperation is one of the fruits of national resistance

🔹 Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, in a meeting with Major General Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, described the enemy's desperation as a fruit of national resistance.

🔹 He called the council the "crossroads of prudence" for the country's affairs, stressing the mutual influence of culture, politics, economy, and security.

🔹 He emphasized strengthening national cohesion, mutual trust between people and officials, using Article 176 of the Constitution, managing the Strait of Hormuz, and securing Iran's rights to end the war and the "neither war, nor peace" situation.

Pezeshkian:US and Zionist regime aggression has endangered global energy security and economy

🔹 President Masoud Pezeshkian told the eighth Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit that US and Israeli military aggression against Iran, by destroying energy facilities and disrupting energy transfer, has endangered global energy security and the world economy.

🔹 He condemned unilateral sanctions and what he called economic terrorism, including a naval and aerial blockade of Iran, urging major energy suppliers to condemn and counter these illegal measures.

🔹 Pezeshkian said Iran's gas production capacity has reached 300 billion cubic meters despite sanctions, and expressed readiness to attract foreign investment in the gas industry.

Qatar's Emir meets with Pezeshkian; emphasis on strengthening bilateral relations and developing cooperation

🔹 President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met on the sidelines of the eighth Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Russia.

🔹 The two sides reviewed Tehran-Doha relations and stressed expanding political and economic ties, utilizing existing capacities, and boosting cooperation in energy, trade, and coordination among gas-exporting countries.

A violating oil tanker that switched off its tracking systems to cross a prohibited zone east of the Strait of Hormuz struck naval mines and caught fire, Iran's Army Navy says.

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"No Kings" Sees Public Mobilization as Essential to Defending US Democracy, Says American Activist

Rebecca Winter, executive director of Massachusetts 50501, tells the Tehran Times that the No Kings movement aims to protect democracy and fight authoritarianism through protests, boycotts, and voter turnout. The latest action focused on early voting, producing the largest early-voting day in US history. Winter, a mother, school worker, and member of the queer and disabled communities, says marginalized groups are most vulnerable and that Americans must reclaim their government.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531571/No-Kings-sees-public-mobilization-as-essential-to-defending

‘No Kings’ movement urges Americans to reclaim their role in democracy, says American activist

The “No Kings” movement will need sustained public mobilization to challenge authoritarianism and hold elected officials accountable beyond the US midterm elections, says Mass 50501 executive director Rebecca Winter.

Permanent Handicrafts Exhibition Planned at Shams Tabrizi Shrine in Northwest Iran

A permanent handicrafts exhibition themed around Shams Tabrizi and Rumi is planned at the shrine in Khoy, West Azarbaijan. Official Rita Khazrzadeh urged artisans to create competitively priced products inspired by the shrine for pilgrims and tourists. The initiative follows the recent inauguration of a 7,000-square-meter extension to the mausoleum, which includes a library and research facilities, and its inscription on Iran's National Heritage List.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531568/Permanent-handicrafts-exhibition-planned-at-Shams-Tabrizi-shrine

Israeli Voters Chose Between "Rabid Yellow Dogs and Ravenous Jackals"

Israelis voted Tuesday in record numbers not seen since 1973, but the field offers no real choice. Channel 13's final poll showed Netanyahu's bloc at 50 and the opposition at 54—both short of 61. Arab-led parties may hold the balance. Yet all candidates reject Palestinian statehood, endorse strikes on Iran and Lebanon, and continue Gaza's devastation. As one Iranian saying goes: "The yellow dog is the jackal's brother."

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531581/Israeli-voters-chose-between-rabid-yellow-dogs-and-ravenous

Maintain Control of Hormuz

Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei met with SNSC Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, stressing that culture, politics, economy, and security are interconnected. He called for ending the "neither war nor peace" state by meeting officials' conditions for ending the war, and emphasized safeguarding security by maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz. Rezaei, after a quadrilateral meeting with Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, said West Asian security must come from within the region, free of foreign interference.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531583/Maintain-control-of-Hormuz

Israeli and US Elections Could Hasten the End of Iran War

Electoral outcomes in Israel and the US could shape how the Iran war ends. If Netanyahu loses, Trump gains an exit to declare victory; if Netanyahu wins, the war may drag on. Washington faces three options: neither war nor peace, withdrawal without agreement, or withdrawal under a deal. The last risks Iran emerging as West Asia's "economic China"—a strategic defeat disguised as diplomacy.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531573/Israeli-and-US-elections-could-hasten-the-end-of-Iran-war

Saffron Festival Added to Iran's International Tourism Events Calendar

The National Saffron Day festival in Khorasan Razavi has been registered as an international event on Iran's tourism calendar, with a permanent secretariat at the province's Chamber of Commerce. Secretary Samira Sabzevari said the move aims to promote Iranian saffron and strengthen its value chain from production to export. Known as "red gold," saffron is central to Persian cuisine and traditional medicine, and the November harvest offers rural tourism opportunities.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531569/Saffron-festival-added-to-Iran-s-intl-tourism-events-calendar

Iran's UN envoy to Washington: Speak facts, not accusations

🔹 Iran's UN ambassador Gholamhossein Darzi fired back at US envoy Mike Waltz at the Security Council, holding up photos of Iranian war victims as he rejected Washington's claims.

🔹 "Let us speak based on facts, not fabricated accusations," Darzi said, insisting Iran is the victim — not the aggressor — and accusing the US and Israel of war crimes, including deliberate strikes on schools, hospitals, and energy sites.

🔹 "The positions of aggressor and victim must never be swapped," he warned, vowing accountability.