General Soleimani’s anti-terror efforts made Iraq safe enough for Pope to visit: Iranian official

A senior Iranian official says Pope Francis would not have been able to visit Iraq safely today if it had not been for the sacrifices of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his companions in the fight against the Takfiri Daesh terror group.

Russia’s Putin responds to leader's important’ message

Russia’s President Vladmir Putin responds in writing to an important message that had been forwarded to him last month on the part of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in which the Leader had underlined the “strategic and strong” nature of the two countries’ ties.

Pope Francis meets with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf during visit to Iraq

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held closed-door talks with Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of his visit to the Arab country.

European firms sued for aiding Saddam’s chemical attacks against Iranians

Sardasht, a small city in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province, was targeted by Saddam’s Iraq on June 28, 1987, when Iraqi bombers attacked four densely populated parts of Sardasht with fatal chemical gasses.

Khashoggi's assassins flew on planes under control of MBS

Iran has to verify any US step to undo Trump's wrongs

A top Iranian diplomat says Tehran would have to verify any step regarding the removal of US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

President Rouhani hopes new US administration will make up for past mistakes

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the new US administration needs to act swiftly to make up for the past mistakes and return to the rule of law by resuming its commitments under a UN resolution that endorsed the 2015 agreement on the Iranian nuclear program.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution under Imam Khomeini leadership helped revival of Islam across globe