16 Azar (7 December) became official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution

16 Azar (7 December) has become the official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution. On that day, December 7, 1953 (16 Azar 1332 in the Iranian calendar) three students of the University of Tehran were murdered by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Every year there are local demonstrations at many universities organized by students.

President Rouhani warns US over attempts to block oil sales

FM Zarif blasts ‘surrealism’ guiding US foreign policy

Seyyed Hassan Khomeini says unity is long-term strategy of Islamic Republic

Seyyed Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, has stressed that unity is a long-term strategy of the Islamic Republic and all domestic factions have a deeply-held belief in the primacy of unity.

The international department of institute for compilation and publication of Imam Khomeini’s works ...

The closing ceremony of 32nd edition of international summit on unity held in Tehran on Nov. 26, ...

Closing ceremony of Islamic unity summit being held in Tehran

A final closing ceremony for the international unity summit is being held in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Pro-Palestine groups urge boycott of Eurovision hosted by Israel

Three UK-based pro-Palestine groups have called on European artists and performers to boycott the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest hosted by Israel.