SOUTH LEBANON – Washington is openly pushing Lebanon towards instability by turning the process of forming Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s cabinet into a practical opportunity to politically exclude the Shiites to compensate for the failure suffered by the recent US-led Israeli aggression on Lebanon.

The prime minister-designate is not ignorant of

TEHRAN - Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with top Hamas officials in Tehran and emphasized that the Palestinians' victory in Gaza, after 15 months of war, represented a defeat of the United States even more than it did Israel.

The meeting took place in the Leader's private office on Saturday. Those present at

TEHRAN - A newly appointed U.S. envoy said on Friday that she hoped Lebanese authorities were committed to making sure that Hezbollah isn’t a part of the new government in any form, AP reported on Friday.

After a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Morgan Ortagus, the US deputy special envoy for the Middle East, told a news conference, “It

A delegation from the Hiroshima Peace Group recently visited the Persian Gulf Island of Khark at the invitation of island officials and residents. The group, visiting from Hiroshima, Japan, extended their stay after participating in the Fajr Film Festival in Tehran to experience the island firsthand.

During their two-day trip, the group enjoyed a