Michael Setboun, a french photographer who took rare images of Imam Khomeini

Extracted from a series of memoirs about Imam Khomeini

The first impression of Imam Khomeini in Najaf during exile

Extracted from a series of memoirs about Imam Khomeini

Imam Khomeini in an interview with Le Monde defined the true meaning of Islamic Republic

Imam Khomeini in a historic interview with French media defined the meaning of Islamic Republic, saying it would based on rules and laws in accordace with Islam.

More than four decades of Resistance against global arrogance

The triple events of November the 4th began in 1964, when Imam Khomeini, leader of the Islamic revolution of Iran was exiled to Turkey for accusing the King, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi of affiliation with the US. Years later in 1978, tens of Iranian school children were killed as they protested against the Shah for the same reason. And finally, a year later, Students of university age fearing that the revolution would be thwarted by American interference, took over the US embassy in Tehran. Imam Khomeini eventually called the takeover “A second revolution”.Iran-America relations were once famous. But as they turned sour over 40 years ago, the non-relations became as famous and has stuck till today. The turning point was Iran’s Islamic Revolution of 1979. But the western superpower, America, and the west Asian regional power, Iran, were never friends on an equal standing.

With calls for unity, Tehran hosts first Friday prayers in 20 months

Addressing worshipers before the main sermon of the Friday prayers, Sheikh Ghazi Yusuf Hanina, chairman of the Assembly of Lebanese Muslim Scholars, thanked Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for supporting the Lebanese people in the fight against Takfiri terrorists as well as Israel and the US.

Leader urges regional states to prevent foreign intervention

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the interference of foreign actors in the region is a source of discord and damage, calling on the regional states to follow the example of Iran for power and rationality.

Leader says Iranian nation will never forget martyrs’ sacrifices during Iraq's imposed war

Iran calls on US to drop addiction to sanctions

Iran says the US needs to cease its violations of the 2015 nuclear deal signed between Tehran and world powers without preconditions and drop its addiction to sanctions, stressing the Islamic Republic is not indebted to the other parties as it was fully committed to the agreement although it did not reap the benefits of the accord.