President Rouhani says no talks with US unless bans lifted, Iran rights respected

President Hassan Rouhani says the United States should lift all its “cruel” and “unlawful” sanctions against Iran and begin respecting the nation’s rights as a “first step” towards dialog, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic will not engage in any negotiations for the mere sake of photo opportunities.

Iran set to mark anniversary of 1981 bombing at then-prime minister’s office

Every year on August 23, Iran marks the Government Week to commemorate the memory of the late President Rajaei and Prime Minister Bahonar.

What do non-Muslims say about Imam Khomeini?

What comes following is a writing piece extracted from Robin Woodsworth Carlsen s book of ‘The Imam and his Islamic Revolution’ Although there has been talk about seeing the leader of the Islamic Republic, the much hated, much revered Ayatollah Khomeini, I had learned that it was better – with something a portentously important as such a visit – to make the effort and then accept what happened.

Iran recalls American-backed 1953 coup

Reversing earlier U.S. policy, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the CIA to instigate a coup d'état in Tehran that led to the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq and his government on this day in 1953.

Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky, wife arrive in India for treatment

Nigeria’s Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky and his wife have arrived in India to receive medical care for the injuries they sustained in a brutal raid by Nigerian forces in 2015, when the couple was arrested to spend the next four years in detention.

Leader calls for resistance against Saudi-UAE bid to split Yemen

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warns that the Saudi regime and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — which have been leading a military campaign against Yemen — are after partitioning the fellow Arab country, calling for strong resistance in the face of the plot.

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Iranian president extends congratulations to Muslim heads of state on Eid al-Adha

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended congratulations to the heads of Muslim countries on the occasion of Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice), which marks the culmination of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.