Iranians attend processions in millions to mark Tasu'a

Millions of Iranians are partaking in nationwide processions on Tasu'a, the 9th day of the Muslim month of Muharram, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia imam.

Ashura will continue to inspire faithful people

Faithful people worldwide hold ceremonies every year in the month of Muharram to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his loyal companions.

Saudi regime hell-bent on wiping Muslim heritage in Hejaz

Motivated by the ultra-hardline ideology of Wahhabism, which has dominated Saudi Arabia for decades, the incumbent regime in Riyadh is hell-bent on wiping Muslim heritage from the Hejaz region, threatening Islamic identity.

The ‘forgotten’ US shootdown of Iranian airliner Flight 655­

Today marks twenty-nine years since the shootdown by the USS Vincennes of Iran Air flight 655, which killed all of the plane’s 290 civilian passengers. This shootdown of a civilian airliner by a US naval ship occurred on July 3, 1988, toward the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq War.

President Rouhani says Iran forced US to back down

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the steadfastness of the Iranian nation in its tough battle against the United States over the past year, saying standing against Washington’s pressure caused it to back down from its previous position of seeking to topple the Iranian government.

Leader rules out possibility of war with US despite tensions

Ayatollah Khamenei further explained that the confrontation between the two sides is “a clash of wills,” asserting that Iran would be the ultimate victor of this battle.

President Rouhani says World’s leading terrorist in no position to judge IRGC

President Rouhani says US opposes Iran due to Tehran’s refusal to be submissive

President Hassan Rouhani says the United States is at odds with Iran because of the Islamic Republic’s refusal to be submissive to America, as it used to be before the Islamic Revolution of 1979.