Imam Khomeini changed the world for the better: German activist

Leader says sensitivity of US to Middle East is due to the rise of Islam

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says a "resistance movement" based on Islam is building up across the world, which is unsettling world powers, especially the US.

Imam Khomeini highlights need for recalling gifts of God

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, has stressed the need to to recall other gifts of God also, like external bodily senses viz. sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, etc., and inner faculties like thinking, imagination and reason.

Iranians stage nationwide massive rallies to mark US embassy takeover

Iranians have held rallies across the country to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran. Demonstrators in Tehran gathered on Sunday outside the former US diplomatic mission, also known as the “Den of Espionage,” chanting slogans against the United States.

Participants in the Asia-Europe Meeting call for lifting sanctions on Iran

Participants in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) have reaffirmed their "collective support" for a multilateral nuclear agreement Iran signed with major world powers in 2015, saying the lifting of sanctions against Tehran is an essential part of the deal.

Iran rings in new school year

President Hassan Rouhani rang in the new school year on Sunday for about 14 million students who are offered curriculum in a variety of subjects in 92,800 educational centers across the country.

Sirens sounded as rockets hit southern Israel

Media reports indicate that sirens have sounded after Gaza retaliatory rockets hit southern Israel. Palestinians have fired three rockets towards Israel after warplanes bombed parts of the besieged Gaza Strip early Monday in an escalation which prompted warnings of a new war.

President Rouhani says Iran’s military might is deterrent