President Rouhani says end of Iran arms ban triumph of logic over US bullying

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the lifting of the UN arms embargo on the Islamic Republic as the victory of the logic of law and truth over bullying, saying the US failed in its plots to deprive the Iranians of their right to free trade in defensive equipment.

Iran stresses sovereignty over trio of Persian Gulf islands at UNSC

The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has reiterated the country’s sovereignty over three Persian Gulf islands, saying those territories have always been and will always remain Iranian.

Shia Muslims mark Imam Reza's martyrdom anniversary with social distancing

Every year on Imam Reza's martyrdom anniversary, his holy shrine gets jampacked with pilgrims, who attend his shrine to mark one of the major occasions on the Islamic calendar, the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam.

Muslims mourn prophet's passing anniversary with social distancing in Mashhad

Muslims are marking the passing anniversary of Prophet Mohamamd (Peace be upon him). In Iran, the coronavirus has canceled most of the mourning processions.

Imam Khomeini reminded Muslim ummah about divine characters of the holy prophet, his infallible ...

The 28th day of the month of Safar (the second month in the lunar Hijri calendar) marks the passing away of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as well as the martyrdom of Imam Hassan (AS), the second Shia Imam.

President Rouhani says Iran entitled to free arms trade in days with UN ban expiry

President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will be free to trade weapons as of Sunday after the United States failed in its attempts to secure an extension of the United Nations arms embargo against the Islamic Republic.

Hundreds of Palestinian children ethnically cleansed by Israel as world remains silent

Iran loses living legend maestro Mohammad-Reza Shajarian to cancer

Iran loses legendary maestro, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, the country’s most prominent and internationally-acclaimed vocalist in the area of traditional Persian music, to kidney cancer.