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An Iranian newspaper has accused a senior Taliban official of making contradictory and misleading statements regarding Afghanistan’s obligation to release Iran’s share of water from the Helmand River.

Iranian newspapers have strongly criticized recent remarks in the parliament that targeted former president Hassan Rouhani and former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iran’s Jomhouri-e Eslami newspaper has sharply criticized the Iranian government’s continued engagement with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, warning that Iranian officials have failed to grasp the serious regional threat posed by the militant group, unlike neighboring Pakistan.

Iranian political analyst Abbas Abdi has criticized Iran’s “honor-based” approach to politics, arguing that such rigidity prevents pragmatic policymaking and leads to endless conflict.

Iran’s Jomhouri-e Eslami daily states those responsible for imposing sanctions on the Iranian people should be held accountable, but warned that now is not the time for public debates or internecine confrontations.

Iranian commentator Hossein Shariatmadari has urged the parliament to pass an emergency single-article bill to block International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from entering Iran, following a recent UN Security Council vote to reinstate terminated sanctions resolutions on Iran.

The Iranian daily Kayhan wrote that the experience of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran proved negotiations with the United States not only failed to prevent military aggression but also facilitated deception and surprise attacks.

A senior member of Iran’s parliament has described President Massoud Pezeshkian’s upcoming visit to New York for the 80th United Nations General Assembly as a key opportunity to reduce tensions, ease sanctions, and open new diplomatic horizons.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Tehran expects Beijing to do more to implement its “valuable” initiative regarding global governance to promote multilateralism and counter unilateralism.

Iranian political commentator Ahmad Zeidabadi has warned that the coming week is of “vital importance” for the future of the country, as Western powers appear to have advanced a vote at the UN Security Council on the snapback sanctions mechanism.

Hossein Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief of the Kayhan daily, has strongly criticized Iranian officials for maintaining the country’s membership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), arguing that it undermines Iran’s national sovereignty.

Editor-in-chief of the principlist Kayhan daily, has sharply criticized a recent statement by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), claiming it contradicts parliamentary legislation governing the country’s nuclear cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Khorasan newspaper has described the outcome of a recent meeting in Doha as “disappointing,” arguing that the Islamic world once again failed to show a unified and practical response to Israeli aggression.

The question of Palestine is one of the oldest and most complex political conflicts of the modern era—shaping not only the Middle East but also the broader international order for more than seventy years. This conflict emerged from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, British colonial rule, the Balfour Declaration of 1917, and ultimately the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 through occupation and the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Since then, despite broad resistance, the Palestinian people remain deprived of their most fundamental right: the right to self-determination.

A new cooperation framework between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sparked political debate in Tehran, with officials offering differing interpretations of the accord.

A Middle East expert has suggested that the recent failed assassination attempt on Hamas leaders in Doha could carry political consequences for Israel similar to those it faced after a botched operation in Amman in 1997.

Head of Iran’s Parliamentary Research Center Babak Negahdari has warned that normalizing economic relations with the West is nearly impossible in the current geopolitical climate.

The Jomhouri-e Eslami daily has warned that Iran is edging back toward the period of heavy sanctions experienced during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the nuclear negotiations led by Saeed Jalili.

Hossein Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief of Iran’s conservative newspaper Kayhan, slammed the move by the UK, Germany and France to reinstate UN sanctions on Iran

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran’s Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy, criticized the recent decision by France, Germany, and the UK to trigger the dispute resolution mechanism in the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), calling the move “illegal” and lacking legal grounds.

Iran's former Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, stated that a "paradigm shift" is necessary for future relations between Iran and the US.

Iran’s conservative daily Kayhan has sharply criticized remarks by Mohammad Sadr, a member of the Expediency Council, accusing him and other reformists of “aligning with Israeli interests.”

A senior Eurasia affairs analyst has warned against unrealistic expectations of Russian military support for Iran in the event of a future war, noting that Moscow’s stance during the recent 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel showed only political and diplomatic backing, without any sign of security or military assistance.

An Iranian daily has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities of cutting off a key source of drinking water to the northeastern city of Mashhad, warning that the move underscores hostile policies toward Iran.

Iran’s Jomhouri-e Eslami newspaper has described three recent political and security developments in the Middle East and South Caucasus as a coordinated “plot” serving US and Israeli interests.