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Commemoration for martyred Leader of Revolution held at Imam Reza shrine
Aug 21, 2026 08:46Pars Today — A ceremony marking the 40th day since the burial of the martyred leader of Iran was held Thursday night at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (pbuh), at the initiative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
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U.S. Congressman: U.S. government had no strategy for war with Iran
Aug 21, 2026 08:42Pars Today — A Democratic member of the U.S. Congress has strongly criticized the Donald Trump administration’s handling of the war against Iran, saying that the government had no clear strategy for the conflict.
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Seven Western countries condemn new Israeli settlement plan
Aug 21, 2026 08:11Pars Today — Seven Western countries have condemned Israel’s decision to publish tender documents for the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, stressing that the move violates international law.
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Israel launches widespread airstrikes, artillery attacks on southern Lebanon
Aug 21, 2026 07:12Pars Today — Lebanese news sources reported widespread Israeli military airstrikes and artillery attacks on various areas in southern Lebanon, including Douha Kafr Rumman, Ali al-Taher, and al-Mansouri.
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USS Abraham Lincoln forced to leave region
Aug 21, 2026 07:08Pars Today — U.S. media outlets reported that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier set course for the port of San Diego on Thursday after nine months of deployment and operations in West Asia.
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Ulyanov: Tehran has ability to withstand maximum pressure
Aug 21, 2026 07:04Pars Today — Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, responding to the Trump administration’s alleged economic campaign against Iran, said that positive results can only be achieved through honest diplomacy.
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Former U.S. State Department spokesperson: Sanctions tree against Iran has been cut down
Aug 21, 2026 06:52Pars Today — Alan Eyre, a former Persian-language diplomat and spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, said the new sanctions against Iran are a sign of the Trump administration’s desperation, adding that “the tree of sanctions against Iran has been cut down.”
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Gharibabadi: Military war failed, now they've labeled the next defeat as "economic war"
Aug 20, 2026 14:20Pars Today – Iran's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Legal and International Affairs emphasized that the United States, after failing in military war, is now seeking to exert more pressure on Iran under the banner of "economic war," and described this approach as stemming from miscalculations and an attempt to cover up previous defeats.
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Analysis | Iran's watchful eyes; any facilitation for the U.S. considered complicity in war
Aug 20, 2026 14:10Pars Today – The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has warned that any assistance or facilitation to the aggressor U.S. military will be considered complicity with U.S. military forces.
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Analysis | Iran's power in the Strait of Hormuz and the decline of U.S. military strategy
Aug 20, 2026 14:06Pars Today – An analyst on Iran-U.S. affairs, pointing to the unprecedented consumption of U.S. strategic missile reserves in recent conflicts, emphasized that Washington has effectively lost the option of military victory over Iran and, by shifting pressure to the economic sphere, has become trapped in a major deadlock.