Over two million Iranian pilgrims in Karbala to mark Arba’een

Every year, millions of pilgrims reach Karbala for Arba’een from across Iraq and abroad, especially neighboring Iran, which marked the occasion this year on Thursday.

Terrorism, sectarianism rift main issues in Muslim world, says Iranian president

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says terrorism as well as sectarian and ethnic rifts are the two main issues afflicting the Muslim world. He laso blamed some world powers for creating and spreading such divisions.

Iranian commemorate 38th anniversary of takeover of US embassy

A large number of Iranians have taken to the streets across the nation to commemorate the anniversary of the takeover of the American embassy in Tehran 38 years ago.

Imam Khomeini warned of colonial plots against Palestine cause

Iranian capital hosts tripartite summit

The presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, on Wednesday took part in the summit with their Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani.

Iranian students believed the US mission had turned into a center of spying

In November 1979 and in less than a year after the victory of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the US-backed Pahlavi monarchy, Iranian university students seized the US embassy in Tehran.

Iran seeks to boost long-term cooperation with IAEA

Iranian president has stressed the importance of maintaining the independence and impartiality of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). President Hassan Rouhani also said that Iran seeks to boost long-term cooperation with the agency.

Is the real democracy attainable under the ruling of an Islamic Jurisprudent (Wilayat-e Faqih)?