The ‘forgotten’ US shootdown of Iranian airliner Flight 655­

Today marks twenty-nine years since the shootdown by the USS Vincennes of Iran Air flight 655, which killed all of the plane’s 290 civilian passengers. This shootdown of a civilian airliner by a US naval ship occurred on July 3, 1988, toward the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq War.

There will be no war in the region: Foreign Minister Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed confidence that no war would break out in the Middle East amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States.

US current hostile relationship towards Iran should be traced back to 1953

Imam Khomeini used to seek blessings, purity, brotherhood, and equality in New Year

On the arrival of spring and new Persian Year, Imam Khomeini sought divine blessings, brotherhood and equality among all believers and faithful people.

Had Imam Khomeini the support of French government when he was in France? How did they allow him to ...

Massacre by Shah regime on Black Friday caused Pahlavi dynasty to collapse

17 Shahrivar 1357 AHS (8 September, 1978) on the Iranian calendar was dubbed "Black Friday" when Shah regime imposed martial law in response to protests against Pahlavi dynasty.

Iran marking the 30th anniversary of downing of its passenger airliner by US Navy

Every year, Iranians throw stalks of flowers in the Persian Gulf to mark the anniversary and pay tribute to the victims of the terrible human tragedy, which retains the record for highest death toll of any aviation incident in the body of water.

France, Germany urge Europe to act on US Iran sanctions

France and Germany urge European nations to push back against US sanctions targeting their companies doing business with Iran after President Donald Trump's withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear agreement.