President Rouhani renews call for Middle East free of nukes, other WMDs

President Hassan Rouhani made the remarks while delivering a speech to foreign dignitaries and ambassadors in Tehran on Wednesday on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

Iran revolution survived 40 years of global pressure

A senior Iranian official says four decades of all-out efforts by the US and its allies to overthrow the Islamic system of Iran have failed so far and will bear no fruit in the future, either.

Russia says US attempting to engineer coup d’etat in Venezuela

Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya has accused the United States of attempting “to engineer a coup d’etat” in Venezuela as tensions between Washington and Moscow surface at a UN Security Council meeting on political unrest in the Latin American country.

EU foreign policy chief, ministers to snub US summit against Iran

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will not take part in an anti-Iran conference to be held by the US in the Polish capital of Warsaw in mid-February, Iranian and US media reports say.

Imam Khomeini opposed Shah’s dependence on West

The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, had been dependent on the west throughout his rule – a source of anger among Iranian public, who had launched a struggle under leadership of Imam Khomeini against Shah and his western backers. The dependence on foreign powers had led to collapse of Shah regime.

Imam Khomeini formed revolutionary council to run affairs

The Council of the Islamic Revolution consisted of academic figures appointed by Imam Ruhollah Khomeini to manage the Iranian Revolution on 10 January 1979, shortly before his return to Iran.

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President Rouhani says US can no longer dictate policies to regional countries

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the US has no longer any influence on relations between countries in the region, stressing Washington will no longer be able to dictate its policies to regional states. Rouhani made remarks at Mehrabad International Airport on Wednesday before leaving for Ankara for an official two-day visit at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.