Iraq doubles number of Iranian pilgrims heading to Karbala for Arba’een ritual

Iraqi authorities have decided to double the number of visas issued for Iranian nationals heading to the holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam.

Iraq allows air travel for 30k Arbaeen pilgrims from Iran

Iraq has finally decided on health regulations governing this year’s Arbaeen pilgrimage as authorities say only 30,000 pilgrims from Iran will be allowed to visit holy shrines in the Arab country later this month.

Leader says US a 'predatory wolf', current government no different

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei says the current US administration is not different from the former government of president Donald Trump who abandoned an international nuclear deal and unleashed the most draconian sanctions on Iran.

President Raeisi, cabinet members pledge allegiance to Imam Khomeini's ideals

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and members of the Cabinet have paid tribute to ideals of the late founder of the Islamic Republic by visiting his holy shrine.

Mourning ceremonies being held to mark Ashura worldwide

Ashura is the culmination of a 10-day annual mourning period in the lunar calendar month of Muharram for Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid.

Leader says foreign providers agreed to sell Iran vaccines only after domestic jab production

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says foreign providers of COVID vaccines initially reneged on their promises and refused sales to Iran.

Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raeisi takes oath of office before the parliament

Russia: Vienna talks prove US overestimated impact of ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran

Reacting to the almost one-month pause in the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Russia’s permanent representative to the international organizations in the Austrian capital says the course of the talks proves that the US overestimated the impact of its so-called maximum pressure campaign on Iran.