Monday, 3 November , 2025
  • Why Was the Den of Espionage Seized? 02 Nov 2025

    Why Was the Den of Espionage Seized?

    The 13th of Aban 1358 (November 4, 1979) marks the day when the Students Following the Line of the Imam—a name suggested and approved by Ahmad Agha—climbed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, forced the armed guards inside to surrender, and initiated the 444-day hostage crisis involving American embassy staff, who were accused of espionage.

No Escape From Justice for Fugitive Corruption Suspects 09 Jun 2020

No Escape From Justice for Fugitive Corruption Suspects

Judiciary Chief has ordered the serious pursuit of financial corruption suspects who have fled the country, warning that they will not be spared prosecution no matter where they have run to.

Pandemic Damaged Country’s GDP by 15% 07 Jun 2020

Pandemic Damaged Country’s GDP by 15%

Iran's Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand has said that Corona's disease had damaged the country's GDP by 15 percent.

No Definite End to Pandemic; Health Protocols to Remain 07 Jun 2020

No Definite End to Pandemic; Health Protocols to Remain

President Hassan Rouhani says the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will remain for a long time, warning that people still need to follow health protocols.

Brutality Against Black People Shows Nature of U.S. Gov’t 06 Jun 2020

Brutality Against Black People Shows Nature of U.S. Gov’t

Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says what’s happening in the United States today reveals the real nature of the American government.

U.S. Sanctions Not to stop Iran Trade With Other States 01 Jun 2020

U.S. Sanctions Not to stop Iran Trade With Other States

Government Spokesman Ali Rabiee says the U.S. unilateral sanctions would not ban or stop the Islamic Republic of Iran to trade with other countries.

Russian $5b Loan to Fund Iran’s Major Railway Project 01 Jun 2020

Russian $5b Loan to Fund Iran’s Major Railway Project

Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian says a loan of $5 billion that Russia has agreed to give Tehran will be used to fund a major railway project in eastern Iran.

GC Disapproves Bill on Cutting Zeros From National Currency 31 May 2020

GC Disapproves Bill on Cutting Zeros From National Currency

Guardian Council Spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaie yesterday said the council has not approved the bill on slashing four zeros from the national currency and has returned the bill to Majlis to be amended.

Qalibaf Elected as New Majlis Speaker 30 May 2020

Qalibaf Elected as New Majlis Speaker

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a former mayor of Tehran and President Hassan Rouhani’s main rival in the 2017 presidential elections, was elected as new Speaker of Iran Parliament.

New Majlis Opens With Leader’s Message 28 May 2020

New Majlis Opens With Leader’s Message

Iran’s newly-elected lawmakers have held the first session of the Parliament on Wednesday with a message from Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

Switzerland Urged to Take Active Role in Defiance of U.S. Sanctions 26 May 2020

Switzerland Urged to Take Active Role in Defiance of U.S. Sanctions

President Hassan Rouhani has called on the Swiss government to play a more active role against the unlawful and inhumane sanctions that the US has imposed on Iran amid the outbreak of the coronavirus.