Iranian TV Host Hossein Hosseini: 'Death to America' Means Death to U.S. Leaders, Not the People; American Leaders Are Barbaric and Colonialist and Deserve Curses and Death
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Memri
2 hours ago
- Memri
The Moscow Times: The Kremlin's Political Influence In Iran, And In The Middle East As A Whole, Is Reaching Zero
On July 14, 2025, The Moscow Times published an article stating that the Kremlin's political influence in Iran, and in the Middle East as a whole, is reaching zero. The article concluded that Russia has no leverage over the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran and that there is no chance that mediation attempts will be perceived in Tehran and other capitals of the world as potentially effective. Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, who arrived in Russia on an official visit, on January 17, 2025. (Source: Following are excerpts of The Moscow Times's article:[1] "Iranians Don't Trust Russia" "Reading the news, one might have the impression that Russia plays some important role in rectifying the problems of Iran's relations with the outside world. "Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron announced his intention to maintain contacts with Putin for the sake of resolving the Iranian situation. U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the Iranian issue with Putin. Iranian President Pezeshkian also came to Moscow, however no specific results of his visits were reported. "All these messages and contacts, nonetheless, prompt an unbiased observer to suspect the participants of such actions of wishful thinking. Russia's real capabilities in Iran leave much to be desired. "The Kremlin's political influence in Iran, and in the Middle East as a whole, is reaching zero, and Tehran is no longer shy about discussing this openly... "Iranian leaders believe that Moscow betrayed Iran's interests in Syria when it refused to support President Assad's regime. They blame Russia for breaking its promises to supply modern fighter jets and air defense systems to Iran and never tire of reminding how Russia supported anti-Iranian sanctions at the UN. Iranians associate plans to restore their military potential after 12-days-long Israeli airstrikes not with Russia, but with China. "Furthermore, public opinion in Iran has long been motivated by mistrust of the attempts of the 'northern neighbor' [Russia], which they still cannot forgive for the seizure of Iranian lands under the 19th century Gulistan and Turkmenchay treaties,[2] to create Soviet republics on Iranian territory back in the 1920s and after World War II... Iranians don't trust Russia, and the war criminals from the Kremlin cannot claim the role of mediator in any political settlement." "Russia Has No Leverages Over The Regime Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran" "Hypothetically speaking, Russia's involvement in the Iranian economy could be perceived as a factor of influence, however even in this area we are too dealing not with the dynamic development of trade ties and the implementation of real projects, but with a selection of good wishes that politicians and pro-government media reiterate from year to year. "According to official data, trade turnover between the two countries is gradually growing and reached $4.8 billion a year in 2024. But this is half as much as Russia's trade with the United Arab Emirates and more than 10 times less than that with Turkey. In its turn, Iran's [trade] turnover with Turkey is two and a half times higher than that with Russia. "When the head of the Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce, Hadi Tizhoush Taban, said last year that Russia had become the largest foreign investor in Iran, it was not an evidence of large investments on part of Russian companies in his country, but an evidence of the miniscule volumes of investments from other states due to international sanctions. Back then, Taban referred to the fact that the Russian side invested $2.7 billion SD in two oil projects, which constituted 45 percent of all foreign investments. In fact, these were Lukoil's[3] expenditures on long-standing projects that were abandoned by the Russian company when Iran became targeted by sanctions. "The many-times reiterated statements that Russia purportedly plans to invest $8 billion in gas projects in Iran are not supported by facts. The 'strategic memorandum' on future supplies of Russian gas to Iran signed last year by Gazprom[4] and the National Iranian Gas Company does not provide for any actual participants' obligations, and no work is being done in this direction either in Moscow or Tehran, not to mention Baku, which must 'greenlight' the transit of gas supplies. "The conclusion is unambiguous: Russia has no leverages over the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and there is no chance that mediation attempts will be perceived in Tehran and other capitals of the world as potentially effective. "Let's leave speculation about Russia's great role in the Near and Middle East to Putin's propagandists."
Rudaw Net
3 hours ago
- Rudaw Net
Iran frees teen held for reciting Kurdish poetry, father still detained
Also in Iran Iran expands crackdown on alleged spies, collaborators with Israel, US Trump says scheduled new nuclear talks with Iran Pezeshkian accuses Israel of assasination attempt, 'destroying' US-Iran diplomacy Iran arrests 900 since start of Israel war: watchdog A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iranian intelligence forces have released 14-year-old Kezhal Salehi three days after she was detained for reciting Kurdish poetry, a watchdog said on Thursday. Her father remains in custody. 'Kezhal Salehi, a 14-year-old Kurdish girl from the village of Naveh in Bojnurd, North Khorasan Province, was temporarily released after three days in detention,' stated the Oslo-based Hengaw Human Rights Organization. The girl's father, Araz Salehi, remains in detention. He was arrested on Tuesday. 'Security forces raided her parents' home in an attempt to arrest her. When they failed to locate her, they detained her father instead. A few hours later, Kezhal was arrested at a separate location,' Hengaw said. Kezhal was arrested after reciting Kurdish poems in praise of Kurdistan at several cultural events. Her performances drew widespread support and went viral on social media among the Kurdish population in Iran. According to information received by Hengaw, on the evening of Tuesday, July 15, 2025, forces from the Intelligence Department in Bojnurd, North Khorasan province, raided the home of 14-year-old Kazhal Salehi with the intention of arresting her. Hengaw has learned that Kazhal… — Hengaw Organization for Human Rights (@Hengaw_English) July 15, 2025 Intelligence forces confiscated all mobile phones and electronic devices during a search of the family's home and ordered all family members to report for interrogation, according to Hengaw. Iran's constitution recognizes Persian as the official language but allows for the use of 'regional and tribal languages' in the press and mass media, and for teaching the literature of those languages in schools. Kurdish teachers and activists have long campaigned for the implementation of this right, but many continue to be arrested for their efforts to promote and teach the Kurdish language. Since Israel's attack on Iran last month and their 12-day war, Iranian authorities have arrested more than 318 Kurds, in addition to many others across the country, according to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).
Shafaq News
9 hours ago
- Shafaq News
Iran to West: Balanced talks or no deal
Shafaq News – Tehran On Friday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ruled out resuming nuclear negotiations unless Western powers are prepared to agree to a "mutually beneficial" deal. In a post on X following a teleconference with EU and E3 foreign ministers, Araghchi stressed that it was the United States — not Iran — that abandoned the 2015 JCPOA agreement and halted talks earlier this year in favor of military escalation. He also warned that renewed European threats, including efforts to revive the snapback sanctions mechanism, would only undermine diplomatic efforts. I had a joint teleconference with E3 FMs & EU HR last night, in which I made the following points clear:It was the US that withdrew from a two-year negotiated deal -coordinated by EU in 2015- not Iran; and it was US that left the negotiation table in June this year and chose a… — Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) July 18, 2025 Although Tehran claimed adherence to the deal, nuclear diplomacy collapsed after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory. The United States followed with its own strikes on June 22, targeting nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, and Iran responded with missile attacks on Israeli cities and the US al-Udeid airbase in Qatar.
