Imam Khomeini - Iranian

Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was a peace champion

The Trump regime’s assassination of widely respected Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani made things less safe in the region and beyond. Killing him was an act of war, the highest of high crimes under international law — turning millions of Iranians, Iraqis, others in the region, and elsewhere into raging US haters for good reason.

Saturday, January 11, 2020 11:42

Imam Khomeini highly trusted late Ayatollah Rafsanjani

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, who passed away in January, last year, had been a close adviser and confidant of Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Revolution.

Thursday, January 09, 2020 09:29

Iran fires missiles at US bases in Iraq, casualties reported

The Pentagon confirmed that Iran has fired more than a dozen rockets at two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops. The rockets fired at the Ain al-Asad base in Anbar province and a base in Erbil early on Wednesday came amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran following the US killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in the Iraqi capital Baghdad last week. Iran had pledged severe retaliation.

Wednesday, January 08, 2020 01:21

Millions of mournersn farewell to hero general in hometown funeral

Millions of mourners have thronged the streets in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman, the hometown of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, to attend a final funeral for the top defense strategist, who was assassinated by the US military during a visit to neighboring Iraq.

Tuesday, January 07, 2020 11:33