It may come as new information to many people to learn that in northern Iran—before the emergence of Zionism and the occupation of Palestinian land through what the author describes as British intrigue, deception, oppression, and genocide—there existed another “Israel.”

These days, some people, frustrated by their unsatisfactory performance within party frameworks, have their hearts set on internal rebellion to prove their irreligious—and sometimes worldly—intentions, and pretend to display intellectualism! If you browse blogs, you come across discussions about the betrayal of minorities, for example:

The term Esfandiar’s Eye (Equal to Achilles’Heel) comes from Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh (One of Iran’s famous poet’s work) and refers to a point of weakness or vulnerability. According to the epic, King Goshtasp subjected his son, Esfandiar, to the seven trials to restrain Rostam and bathed him in the sacred waters to strengthen him. While his body became resilient and toughened, his eyes remained unprotected. Rostam eventually struck him in the eyes with a thorn arrow, bringing him down.

Over the past two weeks, we have heard statements from the United States and Europe from official podiums saying that although the U.S. National Security Strategy 2025 document has not formally “removed” Europe from its relationship with Washington, it has, in unprecedented and harsh language, sharply downgraded the continent’s position in U.S. priorities and pushed it to the margins. Instead, the main focus of the new strategy is on establishing and realizing exclusive U.S. hegemony in the Western Hemisphere (the Americas).

In Iran, it is interpreted this way: that Trump’s withdrawal from the JCPOA (the nuclear deal) was intended to strike a blow against Iran, and on this basis propaganda and information campaigns are conducted. But this withdrawal is never analyzed in terms of why an action that the previous president had partially accepted became a point of dispute.

According to the latest news reports, the Tehran Stock Exchange has maintained its upward trend in recent days. In the final days of last week, the overall stock index reached 3,482,000 units, and today (Tuesday, December 8, 2025) it is expected to experience a mild increase as well. A strong inflow of real liquidity (more than 10 trillion rials on Monday) and demand outweighing supply have been the main drivers of this positive movement.

The strategic regions of eastern and southern Yemen have been occupied by forces supported by the United Arab Emirates, and they are expanding their territorial control. These areas fall within the provinces of Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra, where Saudi-aligned forces had previously been stationed. These provinces contain vast oil reserves, vital ports, and nearly one-third of Yemen’s total land area.

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.