IRGC Ground Forces commander: 13 Aban is an opportunity to revisit the domination system's crimes

🔹 In a message marking the National Day of Struggle Against Global Arrogance, Sardar Mohammad Karami, commander of the IRGC Ground Forces, said the occasion allows the various dimensions of decades of crimes and hostilities by the domination system — led by criminal America and the usurping, child-killing Zionist regime — to be revisited for present generations, especially the youth.

🔹 Referring to the 1964 exile of Imam Khomeini, the 1978 killing of revolutionary students, and the 1979 seizure of the US embassy, he said these events reflect the continued hostility of the arrogance front.

🔹 He praised the armed forces' steadfastness, the people's nightly gatherings, and officials' efforts under the Supreme Leader's guidance, saying enemies now realize any miscalculation will only bring more victories for Iran and hasten their expulsion from the region and the Zionist regime's destruction.

Iran, a Vital Wintering Destination for Millions of Migratory Birds

Every year, around two million migratory birds from Siberia and northern Eurasia winter in Iran, making it West Asia's most important wintering destination. Some 160 aquatic and waterside bird species use approximately 450 sites, especially along the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf. Key habitats include Miankaleh, Anzali Wetland, and Hoor al-Azim. A January 2026 census in Mazandaran recorded 54,889 birds of 112 species. Protecting these wetlands through restoration, water allocations, and community monitoring is essential for their future.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531822/Iran-a-vital-wintering-destination-for-millions-of-migratory

Gen. Talaei-Nik: The Iranian nation's steadfastness is more inspiring than ever to free nations

Spokesman of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics:

🔹 13 Aban is an opportunity to revisit the crimes of global arrogance, especially America, and to renew the covenant with resistance against interventionism.

🔹 Today, with the defeat of Trump's and Netanyahu's warmongering policies becoming clearer and the collapse of their hegemony in the world, the Iranian nation's steadfastness is more inspiring than ever to free nations.

Iran Returns 151 Historical Artifacts from China

Iran has received 151 historical artifacts loaned to China for the "Land of Love" exhibition, which opened at Sichuan University Museum in January 2025 and ended with a final display in Dalian. The collection spans the third millennium BC to the Islamic era, featuring metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, and carpets from Tehran's Reza Abbasi, Glassware, Carpet, National Arts, and Moghadam museums. Return was delayed by the 12-day war, prompting China's approved extension. All items returned in good condition after customs and conservation checks.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531831/Iran-returns-151-historical-artifacts-from-China

Tehran-Muscat Trade Ties Deepen with 23% Export Growth

Iran's exports to Oman rose 23% in the first half of the Iranian calendar year, climbing from $948 million to $1.164 billion, according to the Trade Promotion Organization. Oman has emerged as a reliable market amid regional turbulence affecting trade with other Persian Gulf states. A preferential trade agreement awaits parliamentary approval, customs cooperation is expanding, and 18 MOUs were signed during President Pezeshkian's May 2025 Muscat visit. Improved land border access and port relations support the positive trajectory.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531832/Tehran-Muscat-trade-ties-deepen-with-23-export-growth

Major General Rezaei: The Iranian nation imposed a great defeat on Trump

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council:
🔹 The great Iranian nation imposed a major strategic defeat on Trump on the battlefield and in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a heavy political defeat in Washington.

🔹 American citizens and the US government were personally left to pay the exorbitant and heavy costs of Trump's warmongering.

🔹 Anyone who confronts the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay its heavy price from the battlefield to the doorstep of their own home.

Vance: The war with Iran was the reason for the Republicans' defeat

JD Vance attributed the Republicans' heavy midterm election defeat to the war against Iran, inattention to the cost of living, and insufficient emphasis on "America First," adding that the nature of the relationship with Israel also needs to change.

Iran's Students' Day Rallies Resound with Defiance: "Pledge to Martyrs, Battle Against Arrogance"

Millions of Iranians rallied across more than 900 locations on November 4, marking Students' Day and the National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance under the slogan "Pledge to the Martyrs; Battle Against Arrogance." Crowds gathered outside the former US Embassy in Tehran, carrying flags and portraits of martyrs. The commemorations honored children killed in recent attacks on Minab and Lamerd, with empty desks symbolizing loss. Education Minister Alireza Kazemi recalled 36,000 students martyred in the 1980–88 war. Participants pledged to carry forward the fallen's dreams.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531837/Iran-s-students-day-rallies-resound-with-defiance-pledge-to

Senator-Elect El-Sayed Says US Tax Dollars Should Not Fund Israel's "Genocidal War"

Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Senate seat, becoming the first Muslim in Congress's upper chamber. He defeated AIPAC-backed Haley Stevens despite $42 million spent against him, saying: "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to beat you twice." El-Sayed declared US taxes should fund domestic needs, not "apartheid or genocidal war," and defended Palestinian rights as "love, not hate." He mocked Trump and Vance's Islamophobic slurs, noting Vance must swear him in January. Bernie Sanders and Barack Obama endorsed him.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531846/Senator-elect-El-Sayed-says-US-tax-dollars-should-not-fund-Israel-s

After the Midterms, Republicans Face a Choice: Trump, or a Future Beyond Him?

Democrats captured both chambers of Congress, ending Republican monopoly and delivering a sweeping rebuke of Trump. The Iran war proved a major liability: 86% said it hurt the cost of living, 68% called it not worth fighting, and 76% of independents said costs outweighed benefits. Trump conceded the war contributed to defeat. Republicans now confront divisions over Israel, with support slipping among younger conservatives and 56% of Americans favoring reducing military aid. The party must decide whether it can exist beyond one man's project.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531838/After-the-midterms-Republicans-face-a-choice-Trump-or-a-future

Americans Punish Trump Over the War on Iran

US voters handed Democrats control of Congress in a historic rebuke of Trump, driven largely by anger over the Iran war's cost-of-living impact. Fuel prices soared, and 68% called the war not worth fighting. Trump conceded: "I think a part of it was Iran." Democrats won Senate seats in Kansas for the first time since 1932 and Texas since 1994. World leaders welcomed the result, while Israeli officials panicked, warning Netanyahu's continued rule endangers Israel. Trump announced halting $3.8 billion in aid to Israel.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531848/Americans-punish-Trump-over-the-war-on-Iran

Video footage shows Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting and holding talks with Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, at the Kremlin.

Rezaei delivered the Supreme Leader's message to Putin

Social discontent is growing across France, from Paris to Marseille, over wages, purchasing power, and public services, with 70,000 police mobilized to counter the protesters.

Eslami: The IAEA Director General has become an agent of our enemy

🔹 Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, told Russia Today that the IAEA Director General has "practically become an agent and obedient follower of our enemy," providing it with information.

🔹 He said the US President's repeated threats to attack Mount Kolang and other sites are a clear sign of American desperation.

🔹 Eslami said these actions abuse the authority of international bodies, undermine their credibility, and reveal serious weaknesses in the UN Charter and the NPT.

Illustrator Brian Stauffer released a rejected New Yorker cover sketch showing the Capitol as a blue broom sweeping away a tiny Trump 🧹🏛️, which he shared on Instagram to celebrate the Democrats' midterm performance 📱🎉.