On Saturday (December 6, 2025), the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced in a public statement that it acknowledges and regrets the confiscation of its administrative building in central London, known as the “Iran Oil Company House.”

This year, the government outlined the framework and priorities for the coming year by issuing the Budget Directive. For the year 1405 (2026–2027), this directive was issued in Aban 1404 (October–November 2025) by the President and sent to executive agencies.

The crisis of gasoline imbalance and the government’s new plan to use LPG as an alternative fuel is an important opportunity, but one accompanied by fundamental challenges. Most people know that LPG stands for Liquefied Petroleum Gas, which is also called liquid gas. This gas is mainly composed of a mixture of the two hydrocarbons propane (C₃H₈) and butane (C₄H₁₀), and it becomes liquid under low pressure to make transportation and storage easier.

“Student Day” in Iran, observed every year on December 7 (16 Azar in the Iranian calendar), commemorates a historical event in 1953 during which three students from the University of Tehran—Mostafa Bozorgnia, Ahmad Qandchi, and Mehdi Shariat-Razavi—were martyred during student protests against the coup government and the visit of Richard Nixon.

It comes as no surprise that Australia claims, based on intelligence assessments, that IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) operatives were involved in organizing two attacks on Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne in 2024. Australian security officials stated that the IRGC used a complex network of proxy forces to carry out these operations.

Looking at the outcomes and consequences of this shutdown, it can be evaluated as a costly and low-yield strategy. Assessing whether Donald Trump succeeded in shutting down the federal government to advance his budget demands depends on what we consider the standard of success.

The quantitative and qualitative enhancement of the Army’s Ground Force is the axis of readiness. Accordingly, based on official reports, Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi, the newly appointed commander of the Army Ground Force, announced five strategic principles as this force’s charter of action in his first speech. These principles were emphasized by the Commander-in-Chief in his appointment decree.

The relationship between China and the United States is so deeply intertwined that without a comprehensive study, its dimensions are impossible to understand. According to a new study from the AidData research lab at William & Mary University, a claim published in Newsweek shows that China’s lending pattern—contrary to public perception—is not focused on developing countries, but rather on wealthy nations. In fact, the United States is the largest recipient of loans from China in the world.

One of the actions that Donald Trump took during nearly one year of occupying the White House was increasing customs duties on imported goods into the United States, known as the “tariff war” against other countries. He believed that this would give him a superior diplomatic tool against other nations while also increasing the White House’s revenue.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, has rejected Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan with Russia, calling it “a loss of national dignity.” He emphasized that accepting this plan could mean sacrificing Ukraine’s independence and honor.