Iran

On the occasion of the 13 th of Aban (4 November), the High Council for Human Rights issued a statement emphasizing that this day serves as a reminder of the fundamental truth that freedom and human dignity are not privileges to be granted by global ...

Iran: France not entitled to insult other religions on lame excuse of free speech

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana'ani underlined that France has no right whatsoever to insult any religion and its followers on the pretext of "free speech", and called on the French authorities to observe the basic p...

Iran still feels pain of Ukrainian plane crash: Speaker

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has said that the tragedy of the crash of the Ukrainian airplane that was mistakenly shot down outside the Iranian capital Tehran on 8 January 2020 and led to loss of lives for 176 people aboard, incl...

Leader urges increased participation of women in policy, decision making

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has drawn attention to the importance of making use of women in various levels of policy and decision making in the country.

Iran makes extra payments to Christian benefit recipients

The State Welfare Organization (SWO) of Iran has made extra payments to Christian benefit recipients in the country on the occasion of the New Year.

Official: University of Tehran ready to admit female Afghan students

Head of the University of Tehran announced readiness to admit female Afghan students, saying that the admission depends on their scientific conditions and academic records.

Iran calls for punishment for perpetrators of cowardly assassination of Gen. Soleimani

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani in a letter called for the punishment of the perpetrators and agents of the cowardly assassination of Lieutenant General Haj Qassem Solei...

Iran to pursue Gen Soleimani’s case until final redress: Spokesman

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasse Kanaani says the country will continue to pursue a legal case against individuals and entities involved in the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani three years ago until a final redress is gra...

In Shahcheragh terrorist attack, besides Daesh, US as its main backer should be blamed & exposed

A number of families of the martyrs of the Shahcheragh terrorist attack, which took place in Shiraz on October 26, 2022, met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah on December 20, 2022. The following are some of th...

Supreme Leader issues message on martyrdom of Sunni cleric

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has written a message on the kidnapping and killing of Sunni cleric Mowlavi Abdolvahed Rigi.

US resorts to anti-Iran show to cancel Iran membership in CSW

The United Nations will witness another show by the Biden administration, which attempts to pursue a dangerous path at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to pave the way for the cancellation of the Islamic Republic's membership in the intern...