Rouhani’s India visit set for Feb. 15
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled for a maiden visit to India this Thursday to discuss various topics on developing bilateral ties and regional issues with senior Indian officials. The three-day visit comes upon the official invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will have returned from a trip to West Asia, including Palestine, UAE and […]
Leader hails nation’s epic turnout to Feb. 11 rallies
In a message issued Sun., Ayatollah Khamenei thanked the Iranian people for their epic participation at the nationwide rallies in commemoration of the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The following is the full text of the message: Dear prideful nation of Iran! Today, your determination and insight created a massive and splendid event. The […]
Ex-MoD: Revolution inspired anti-colonialists
Iran’s former defense minister believes that the Islamic Revolution in Iran has inspired many anti-colonial states worldwide. In a recent interview with the Tehran Times, Hossein Dehghan said that Iran proved that it practices Imam Khomeini’s revolutionary concept of neither East nor West. Read below the first part of the interview with the former defense […]
US plots to meddle in Iran domestic affairs foiled
Iranian President Rouhani says that Iranians have been witnessing the defeats of US in the last year as the Americans intended to meddle in domestic affairs of Iran but their plots were foiled. “In the course of the last year the Iranian nation has garnered numerous victories and successes,” said Hassan Rouhani, the President of […]
Iran dismisses Israeli drone claim as ‘ridiculous’
TEHRAN – Iran on Saturday rejected as “ridiculous” claims by the Israeli regime that it had intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria, stressing the Islamic Republic’s military advisory presence in Syria is at the request of the “legitimate” Syrian government. “Claims about the flight of an Iranian drone … are too ridiculous to be […]
Messy air pollution: transport sector largely at fault
Air pollution is the bane of urban dwellers. The suffocating air which is hard to breathe has actually caused a great deal of discomfort for the citizens in big cities around the world and is linked with serious and adverse health effects on top of everything. Among numerous reasons behind air pollution the transport sector, […]
Tehran prosecutor confirms Seyed-Emami’s suicide
TEHRAN – Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi, Tehran’s prosecutor general, on Sunday confirmed suicide of Kavous Seyed-Emami, a sociology professor at Imam Sadiq University. The professor’s suicide was first announced by his son through Instagram on Saturday. The prosecutor said Seyed-Emami, also an environmentalist, was accused of espionage and committed suicide after confessing his crimes while in prison. […]
Iranians mark 38th anniversary of Islamic Revolution
Millions of Iranians are taking to the streets nationwide today to mark the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. People from all walks of life rally in different cities and towns across Iran each year to celebrate the nation’s victory that put an end to the monarchical rule of the US-backed Pahlavi regime. […]
Islamic Revolution new path for Muslims in Age of Ignorance
The IRGC Deputy Commander Hossein Salami says that Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution is a new path for Muslims in Age of Ignorance. Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Deputy Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, made the remarks on Saturday addressing the communion of the foreign scholars attending the ceremony to commemorate the 39th anniversary […]
Islamic Revolution gives birth to ‘Resistance’ thinking
Ali Akbar Velayati, Secretary General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening, says that ‘Resistance’ thinking was born after the Islamic Revolution, adding it has had profound effects on the Islamic world. Ali Akbar Velayati, Secretary General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening, made the remarks at a gathering in Tehran in commemoration of […]