Leader calls for massive election turnout to frustrate US

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iran are taking place at a critical time of US pressure and attempts to drive a wedge between the Iranian nation and government, calling for a large turnout in the polls to foil Washington's “evil intentions.”

President Rouhani says US policy of 'maximum pressure' on Iran failed to achieve goals

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the US policy for exerting 'maximum pressure' on Iran has already failed and all economic indexes show that the country has weather the worst phase of that policy.

Thousands of Iranians mark 40th day after Lt. Gen. Soleimani’s martyrdom

Thousands of Iranians gather at Tehran’s iconic Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Grounds (Mosalla) to mark 40 days since the martyrdom of senior Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his companions in an airstrike by terrorist US forces outside Baghdad International Airport.

Imam Khomeini´s unprecedented leadership led revolution to victory

There is no doubt that the triumph of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the overthrow of the Shah Reza Pahvali in February 1979 and the subsequent creation of the Islamic Republic were to a large extent the result of the guide and personality of Imam Ruhollah al Khomeini.

Iran’s 38th Fajr Film Festival closes with award-giving ceremony

Iran’s 38th Fajr Film Festival, an annual motion picture awards event held to coincide with the anniversary of the victory of the country’s Islamic Revolution, has come to an end in Tehran.

We have to strengthen ourselves to avoid war, Leader says

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for a further strengthening of the country’s defense power to confront threats and avoid any possible outbreak of war.

Imam Khomeini's historic interview in Paris before return to homeland

The Islamic Republic of Iran stands tall despite 41-year US siege

Predicting the imminent downfall of the Islamic Republic has been a staple among American pundits since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran 41 years ago. Amazingly, despite incessant attempts at regime change by the US and its cohorts, Iran has survived and, in some ways, managed to flourish. Yet very few in the West have acknowledged the Islamic Republic’s longevity and fewer still have studied the factors behind this country’s remarkable robustness.