Historic US failure in Iran’s Tabas Desert

Iran has marked the anniversary of a failed US military operation in the central Tabas Desert. It was launched on April 24, 1980. The operation was meant to release US embassy staff held in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. But a sandstorm hit and brought down the group of US military aircraft

President Rouhani says Sanctions removal world’s chance for more economic cooperation with Iran

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the lifting of all US sanctions will create “a new atmosphere” for the Islamic Republic’s economic cooperation with the world.

Iran president says Israeli regime presence in region dangerous

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has once again reiterated that regional issues, including the ongoing crisis in Yemen, should be solved through diplomacy and negotiations, warning against the “dangerous” presence of the Israeli regime in the region.

Iran’s peaceful nuclear advances, US punishment for leaving nuclear deal

A US daily says Iran’s achievements in the field of peaceful nuclear technology are aimed at punishing the United States for unilaterally leaving the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Human rights from Islamic perspective

US, allies accomplices to Saddam’s chemical attacks on Iran

On April 10, 1988, Saddam Hussein's warplanes unleashed chemical attacks on the Iranian city of Marivan, Kurdistan. Many civilians were killed and injured. Thirty-three years later, some victims are still suffering from the physical and psychological consequences of those attacks.

Leader says verification of US sanctions removal means Iran should be able to sell its oil

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says any US claim to having removed Iran’s sanctions must be verified by Tehran and this means that the Islamic Republic should be able to sell its oil under normal conditions and receive its money.

President says Rouhani says US totally failed to bring Tehran to its knees via economic war

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the economic war waged by the United States against the Islamic Republic has totally failed and all measures taken by Washington to bring Tehran to its knees have been proven futile.