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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the top world powers have opposed the Islamic Republic since its inception but have failed to achieve any of their objectives.
Parliament Foreign Policy and National Security Committee Chairman Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Americans have no right to even express their improper desires from Iran.
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An Iranian electoral official says the Guardian Council, the country’s top supervising body, has cleared another 1,500 hopefuls to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) to make decisions closely aligned with the basic tenets of the Islamic Revolution and counter new hostile tactics aimed at undermining security in the country.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani highlighted the significance of the upcoming elections given the situation in the Middle East region, saying that high turnout in the voting can further promote the country’s international position.
On February 1, the former Iranian president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani directed harsh criticism at the country’s Guardian Council. He made his remarks in...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that conditions for interaction with the world have changed drastically introducing tourism industry as a sector that generates employment.
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has hailed the implementation of the historic nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries as a “springboard” for the further development of the Islamic Republic.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has conferred the ‘Fath’ (Victory) medal on commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces for arresting US Marines who trespassed on Iran’s territorial waters.
President Hassan Rouhani and members of his cabinet paid tribute to the Founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini, at his mausoleum Sunday morning.
Iran’s top supervisory body, the Guardian Council, has cleared 166 hopefuls to run for the senior clerical body Assembly of Experts, a deputy interior minister says.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has commended as timely and praiseworthy the “brave” move by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces in arresting US Marines who trespassed into Iran’s territorial waters.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers was result of endeavors of Iranian nation and scientists, not a US favor.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says recent remarks by US leaders after official implementation of a nuclear accord and lifting of sanctions on Iran are “totally a cause for suspicion.”
Commander in Chief of Revolution Guards Corps, Major General Jaafari, while emphasizing that Islamic Republic of Iran faces no problem in respect to its security and defense said that, struggle, management and continuing the Jihadi sprit in non-combative areas are the current needs of the Islamic Revolution.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a letter to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution provided details on the recent implementation of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, and briefed Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on the nuclear achievements.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic has opened a new chapter in its relations with the world, as Tehran and the six world powers begin implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday advised people from all walks of live to take part in the upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections to safeguard the country's integrity.
Provisional Friday Prayers Leader of Tehran Ayatollah Mohammad Emami-Kashani said in his 2nd sermon that three main pillars of anti-Islamic plots, the US, Saudi Arabia and Zionist regime are involved in all such crimes as execution of Sheikh Nimr.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a letter to Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani, called for punishment of those who attacked Saudi Embassy and Consulate in Tehran and Mashad.
Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Monday that elections held in the post-Islamic revolution era have all been healthy.
