Muharram rituals organizers threatened by Bahraini authorities

In 680 AD, on Ashoura- the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram- Husain Ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Imam of Shia Muslims, was martyred in the desert of Karbala, located in contemporary Iraq.

Maintaining Persian Gulf security Iran’s prime policy

In a statement released on Tuesday, the diplomatic mission said that the recent successive security incidents for ships in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman were highly suspicious.

Veteran jurist stresses need to act upon Imam Khomeini's ideals

veteran jurist and prosecutor Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei has stressed the need for acting upon Imam ideals and guidance of the late founder of the Islamic Republic.

US, allies accomplices to Saddam’s chemical attacks on Iran

On April 10, 1988, Saddam Hussein's warplanes unleashed chemical attacks on the Iranian city of Marivan, Kurdistan. Many civilians were killed and injured. Thirty-three years later, some victims are still suffering from the physical and psychological consequences of those attacks.

President Rouhani says enemies cannot speak to Iranians with ‘language of force, threat’

In his message to the nation on the occasion of the Persian New Year or Nowruz on Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani has commended the patience and perseverance of the great Iranian nation, saying the enemies have admitted that they cannot speak to the Iranian people with the language of force, threats and sanctions.

Leader designates the new Iranian calendar year of 1400 as the year of “Production

Best form of worship is to contemplate about God and His Power, Imam Khomeini explained

According to Imam Khomeini, there is a great merit in contemplation. Contemplation is the key to the doors of ma’rifah and to the treasure chests of knowledge and excellence.

Can Islam save the world? Rodney Shakespeare answers