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.

Imam Khomeini was keen to know about welfare of each individual

Despite all responsibilities, Imam Khomeini knew welfare of each individual and person and well-aware of what was happening around.

UN agency registers 'Persian Gulf' in official certificate

A senior Iranian official says the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which is a United Nations agency, has officially registered the "Persian Gulf Pearl" as a property of the Islamic Republic, implying that the geographical name 'the Persian Gulf' itself has been recognized by the agency.

What is Imam Khomeini’s stand regarding champions and athletic sports? Had he made any ...

President Rouhani says US sanctions amount to economic terrorism

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says "unilateral and illegitimate" sanctions imposed by the United States against the Islamic Republic are tantamount to "economic terrorism" and are in violation of world nations’ right to progress.

Logical argumentation be considered in debates

He always encouraged his students to think about different subjects in a logical way

Iran Christians to US: stop shedding crocodile tears for minorities’

Iran’s minorities have called on Washington to be concerned about its own poor human rights record at home and abroad instead of shedding “crocodile tears” for others. Iran’s Assyro-Chaldean churches also censured US officials’ “interventionist” claims about the situation of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic.

Imam Khomeini wanted religious ceremonies to become platform for promoting genuine teachings

The great Imam wanted all religious and spiritual ceremonies to become the platform for promotion of justice and real Islamic administration be developed from such stages.