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.

Leader says sacred defense proved invading Iran very costly

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran's decisively victorious defense against foreign-backed forces of Iraq’s former dictator Saddam Hussein proved that invading the country is a “very costly” undertaking.

United States has developed an overly strong habit of lecturing other countries: Iran

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi says the United States has developed an overly strong habit of lecturing other countries despite its own well-documented abuse record.

Operation Eagle Claw in Iran’s central Tabas Desert still stands as warning to Trump

The Operation Eagle Claw, a failed US military operation in Iran’s central Tabas Desert that was launched in an attempt to release former US embassy staff held in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was an “absolute catastrophe” and serves as a warning for President Donald Trump not to initiate a war against Iran, a political analyst and former US Senate candidate has said.

Nationalization of oil industry completed under Imam Khomeini’s leadership

Experts and analysts maintain that nationalization of Iran's oil industry was completed in a real sense with the triumph of Islamic Revolution under the wise leadership of Imam Khomeini.

Imam Khomeini strongly censured US-led coup against democratically-elected Govt of Mosaddeq

Imam Khomeini hailed US embassy takeover by students as "second revolution"

Founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khomeini hailed the move by the students, describing the embassy takeover as the "second revolution." The former US diplomatic compound in Tehran has long been regarded as a clear indication of how deep America's intelligence operations run in other countries.