Sacred Defense Week: Iran has developed a totally native defence capability

Four decades ago, on 22 September 1980, a day etched in the collective Iranian consciousness, Iraqi airstrikes took the country by surprise. Eight major Iranian airbases and four military installations were targeted. Iran was a sitting duck.

Arab nations betray Palestine for Israeli normalization

The so called “normalization of ties” between the UAE, Bahrain and Israel, is in fact a betrayal of their fellow Arab Muslims, the Palestinians whose lands were usurped partially by Israel in the 1940s, and once again, more completely, in 1967.

Ayatollah Taskhiri set best pattern for promotion of Islamic proximity

The representative of Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs hailed late Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri as a devout defender of Islam and Shiism and said his way of promoting Islamic proximity was the best.

Iranians prepare to mark Muharram amid anti-virus precautions

Iranians are to set to mark the mourning month of Muharram while strictly observing the health protocols issued by government officials to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading further.

How MI6 was given free hand in 1953 Iran coup: Report

A report shows how an MI6 intelligence officer was allowed to spend as much money as he desired to overthrow Iran’s first democratically-elected government of Mohammad Mosaddeq and restore the Pahlavi regime in 1953.

Imam Khomeini didn’t make any personal gain from revolution and state: Hezbollah Official

In an interview with Al-Manar TV Channel, Sayyed Ibrahim Amin Al-Sayyed added that what Ayatollah Khomeini did provided the revolution with legitimacy, stressing that the Imam did not utilize from the revolution and the state in Iran for personal use.

Denunciation of ban on Islamic veil by Reza Khan

Imam Reza (PBUH) shrine is visited by nearly 30 million people annually

The shrine of Imam Reza (peace be upon him) is visited by nearly 30 million people annually, making Mashhad one of the biggest pilgrimage destinations in the world and the holiest spot in Iran.