Muharram rituals organizers threatened by Bahraini authorities

In 680 AD, on Ashoura- the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram- Husain Ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Imam of Shia Muslims, was martyred in the desert of Karbala, located in contemporary Iraq.

Iran's deputy UN envoy says Israel can’t hide own naval terrorism by throwing accusations at Iran

The Israeli regime cannot deflect attention away from its acts of naval terrorism by throwing unproven accusations against Iran of destabilizing activity, says the Islamic Republic’s deputy UN envoy.

Maintaining Persian Gulf security Iran’s prime policy

In a statement released on Tuesday, the diplomatic mission said that the recent successive security incidents for ships in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman were highly suspicious.

What tragic incident happened on June 27, 1981 in the history of Islamic Revolution?

What message did Imam deliver on martyrdom of Beheshti?

On 33rd anniversary of plane tragedy anniversary: US violence keeps targeting Iranians

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif recalls the US’s downing of an Iranian passenger plane on the tragedy’s anniversary, saying Washington continues to target the Iranian nation with violence to date.

Iran marks anniversary of US downing of passenger jet in Persian Gulf

Iran has commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the downing of its passenger aircraft by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser over the Persian Gulf, which killed 290 people.

Dr. Beheshti was considered as a right-hand of the Imam Khomeini

Imam Khomeini said in a historic message that Martyr Ayatollah Dr. Sayyid Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti had been himself a nation. He was considered as a right-hand of the great Imam and the founder of the Islamic Republic on several occasion hailed Beheshti’s knowledge of worldly and religious affairs and his political wisdom.