TEHRAN - The recent petition from hundreds of prominent Israeli literary figures demanding an end to the Gaza war represents a rare public display of dissent by Israel’s cultural elite and a gap in Israeli society over the current conflict and its human costs.

This, combined with parallel movements by dissident military reservists, academics, and

Jordan says it has arrested 16 people, thwarting a plot that threatened national security and that involved manufacturing and importing rockets illegally, explosives and a drone production site.

In a statement on Tuesday, the General Intelligence Department said it uncovered plans to recruit and train “operatives” in Jordan and neighboring Lebanon,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to a “permanent peace” deal with Ukraine, United States special envoy Steve Witkoff has said.

President Donald Trump’s envoy made the claim in a TV interview late on Monday, following “compelling” talks with Putin in Saint Petersburg last week. However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that agree

TEHRAN - In a commentary, Hamshahri dealt with the process of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States.

It wrote: On Saturday (April 12), after three years, Iran and the United States met in Muscat and exchanged serious views on resolving the nuclear issue. These negotiations are taking place while the parties to the JCPOA and the