Leader says US must lift all sanctions before Iran returns to JCPOA commitments

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States must first lift all sanctions it has imposed on Tehran after unilaterally withdrawing from a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran before the Islamic Republic would return to full compliance with its its commitments under the deal.

Nowruz marks beginning of spring, renewal of nature

On our most special day of the year, let us pray for peace. We think of peace, but for there is none. We wish for, and we admire, it, for we have called, for so many times, but nature’s only answer has been silence.

Imam Khomeini explained sweetness of spiritual enjoyment

Imam Khomeini through his theological works advised believers that if they taste the sweetness of spiritual enjoyment, they will gradually turn away from physical pleasures.

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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.

Islamic Revolution fruition of Iranians’ endeavor for independence, dignity

An Iranian official says the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was the culmination of enduring efforts by the Iranian people to achieve independence and dignity.

Imam Khomeini denounced world powers for violating rights of Iranian nation

Imam Khomeini in a historic interview conducted just months before the victory of the Islamic Revolution, strongly denounced the US and other powers for violating the rights of the Iranian nation.

Iran's Zarif: US carrot-and-stick policy not effective anymore

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States’ former means of trying to bend other nations to its will is not effectual anymore due to the unreliability of the course of action.