Leader stresses massive turnout in forthcoming presidential election

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for the massive participation of the Iranian people in the forthcoming presidential election, warning against efforts made to dissuade people from participating in high numbers in the polls.

Human rights from Islamic perspective

US, allies accomplices to Saddam’s chemical attacks on Iran

On April 10, 1988, Saddam Hussein's warplanes unleashed chemical attacks on the Iranian city of Marivan, Kurdistan. Many civilians were killed and injured. Thirty-three years later, some victims are still suffering from the physical and psychological consequences of those attacks.

Leader says Iran’s Islamic Revolution continuation of Prophet’s path

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, inspired by the path of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, countered arrogance and tyranny in support of oppressed people, prompting the world’s villains and criminals to mobilize and try, albeit in vain, to confront the movement.

Jewish community lives in peace in Iran

A leader of the Jewish community in Tehran says followers of the religion live in peace in Iran as local Muslims respect their customs and the government remains committed to the religious law.

Pope Francis meets with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf during visit to Iraq

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held closed-door talks with Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of his visit to the Arab country.

When did Imam Khomeini let out the cry of "Black Lives Matter"?

One of the stated goals of the Islamic Revolution of Iran led by Imam Khomeini in 1979 was to fight against racism and to support people of color. What did the Islamic Revolution do to prove this claim? Did Imam Khomeini fulfill his promise?

Imam Khomeini marked the beginning of a whole new era for the nation

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was one of the most important uprisings in modern political history, an event which still shapes the world. After enduring decades of economic exploitation under the British, followed by a CIA and MI6 coup in 1953 to overthrow Iranian PM Mossadegh and replace him with Western-backed monarch the Shah, Iran finally stood up to Britain and the United States. Iranians took to the streets by the millions, regained its sovereignty as well control over its natural resources and dealt a heavy blow to imperialism, setting the stage for resistance and anti-imperialist movements to this day.