Iran, Pakistan FMs discuss bilateral ties, regional developments

🔹Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a phone call on Saturday afternoon.

🔹The two sides exchanged views on issues of mutual interest and the latest regional developments.

Araghchi at Global Dialogue Forum: World needs fundamental course correction

🔹Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the 2026 Global Dialogue Forum that the world needs a "fundamental course correction" more than ever, as war, intervention, sanctions, and coercion have become normal instruments of policy rather than exceptions.

🔹"A dangerous pattern has emerged where military force is no longer a last resort but a permanent mechanism for redesigning the region's political and security landscape," he said.

🔹"Aggression becomes normalized, escalation institutionalized, and destruction becomes a tool for advancing political goals rather than a consequence of war."

🔹Araghchi placed the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran—"illegal, unjust, and unprovoked"—within this broader pattern of unpunished aggression, including targeted assassinations of Iranian officials and violations of state sovereignty.

Araghchi to French FM: Stop crocodile tears, Mr. Barrot

🔹Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, stating: "One and a half million Algerians were massacred by France during their independence war."

🔹"Paris has officially registered less than a tenth of them, yet still refuses to apologize for its colonial crimes," he said on X.

🔹"Enough crocodile tears, Mr. Barrot. Your silence when America massacred our schoolchildren says everything."

Minab children's unfinished dreams live on in paintings

A group exhibition at Tehran's Art Bureau honors the children martyred at Minab's Shajareh Tayyebeh School. The paintings evoke absence, grief, and unfinished futures—especially poignant as Iran's new school year approaches. One striking element: an empty frame, waiting for another artist's work. "They are memories given color and form," writes the reviewer, refusing to let the victims be forgotten.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530146/Minab-children-s-unfinished-dreams-live-on-in-paintings

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200th Night of Gatherings in Tehran

Tehran, Moscow seek closer cooperation on disaster management

Iran and Russia have discussed expanding cooperation in disaster management—joint training, emergency response, aerial firefighting, satellite damage assessment, and search and rescue. Russia expressed interest in learning from Iran's wartime experience protecting critical infrastructure. Both sides emphasized coordination within the Caspian states, SCO, and BRICS, and agreed to pursue a long-term bilateral framework.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530168/Tehran-Moscow-seek-closer-cooperation-on-disaster-management

Gonbad Kabud Mosque: Nine centuries of history, art and memory in northeast Iran

Kalat's Blue Dome Mosque reflects architectural layers from the Seljuk, Ilkhanid, Afsharid, and Qajar periods. Its turquoise-tiled dome, four iwans, and seven-color tilework embody centuries of Iranian craftsmanship. Registered as national heritage in 1967, a new restoration project is underway, including roof reconstruction and repainting over 500 square meters using historically compatible materials.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530182/Gonbad-Kabud-Mosque-Nine-centuries-of-history-art-and-memory

Iran's maritime single window achievement presented at IMO meeting

Iran presented its Maritime Single Window experience and the domestically developed IMAS system at an IMO regional meeting in Batumi, Georgia. Representatives from Caspian and Black Sea states attended. Iran's electronic data exchange capabilities drew praise from IMO experts. The system is mandatory under the FAL Convention since January 2024, advancing Iran's ports toward smart services and integration.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530181/Iran-s-technical-achievement-in-implementing-maritime-single

Baghaei responds to White House accusations: Projection and escape from reality

🔹Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei responded to a list of accusations against Iran by the White House spokesperson, stating that most of them "with astonishing precision describe actions that America itself initiated, committed, or supported."

🔹"This projection and escape from reality is not surprising, because: the wicked flee even when no one is pursuing them," he wrote on X.

Rezaei to Al Jazeera: Trump's calculations wrong; US should accept Iran's terms

🔹SNSC Secretary Major General Mohsen Rezaei told Al Jazeera that Trump's assessments of Iran have been "wrong" and it is in Washington's interest to accept Iran's conditions for ending the war, warning that threats "will lead nowhere."

🔹He said Iran is prepared for a "fateful war," knows the weaknesses of the US military, and is more ready than ever to counter its air attacks.

🔹"After the US withdrew from the MoU, Iran changed its strategy. If attacked, we will target US bases and interests in the region," he stated

Yemen exposes Saudis crimes against its own people

🔹Yemen's Foreign Ministry in Sanaa stated that the Saudi regime deliberately conducts missile and drone interceptions over densely populated areas to cause maximum casualties.

🔹"The one targeting civilians is the criminal Saudi regime. The casualties it speaks of are actually the result of its own defense systems' interceptions," the ministry said.

🔹It stressed that Yemen's Armed Forces have proven over 12 years they never target civilians or residential areas—only military positions and oil facilities that finance the Saudi regime's criminal military operations.

Lying to its people, denying its crimes

Seven months into the Iran war, investigations reveal a widening gap between Washington's narrative and reality. The UN found "reasonable grounds" that the US committed war crimes in Minab and Lamerd. US military deaths exceed Pentagon figures, damage to US bases was concealed, and costs have reached $43.6 billion. Senators demand transparency, but the administration disputes the findings.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530191/Lying-to-its-people-denying-its-crimes

From My Lai to Minab: A question every American should ask themselves

After the UN found grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in Minab and Lamerd, Washington issued a hasty denial without evidence. The writer draws a parallel with My Lai—initially covered up, later exposed—and notes a New Yorker investigation found ~800 US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, with few convictions. The problem, he argues, is structural, not just Trump.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530198/From-My-Lai-to-Minab-A-question-every-American-should-ask-themselves

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'I would encourage Iranian people to be the way they are'

Mexico's ambassador to Iran, Guillermo Puente Ordorica, discusses the "68 Voices, 68 Hearts" exhibition, celebrating Mexico's 68 Indigenous linguistic groups. He highlights cultural parallels between the two nations, recalls hosting Iran's football team in Tijuana during the World Cup, and praises Iranian warmth and taarof. His message: "Continue to showcase to the world how kind and how warm you are."

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/530186/I-would-encourage-Iranian-people-to-be-the-way-they-are