TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayarollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has delivered a message to Muslims visiting Saudi Arabia for this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage. The message was read out to pilgrims on Saturday in the Arafat desert during the course of the “Renunciation of Polytheists” ceremony. In his address, he emphasized unity and

TEHRAN – In a meeting with a number of young medalists in national and international student and university Olympiads, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, described high voter turnout in the upcoming presidential election as a “priority.” He described the country’s political independence as a tangible reality and stated, “The Islamic Republic

TEHRAN – Iran’s top human rights official has confirmed the release of Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who had been detained in Sweden since 2019.  Kazem Gharibabadi, head of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights, announced Nouri’s release via a post on his X account on Saturday.  “I am delighted to

TEHRAN – On Saturday, contenders for the 2024 presidential elections in Iran appeared on national television once again to appeal for the support of over 60 million eligible Iranian voters. During a televised discussion on political matters, the “revolutionary tank,” Alireza Zakani, reiterated his strong criticism of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally called the

TEHRAN – In a strong rebuke, Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has dismissed allegations by Western powers that the Islamic Republic has provided aid to Yemeni armed forces engaged in anti-Israel operations in the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. The statement issued on Friday followed a report

TEHRAN – The chief commander of the Iranian Army has underscored the pivotal role of increased participation in elections in bolstering the nation’s strength, power, authority, and overall progress. Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi made the remarks during a Saturday ceremony attended by high-ranking military officials and commanders, marking the fourth anniversary of the Leader’s awarding

TEHRAN – The commander of Iran’s border police has revealed that his forces successfully thwarted a terrorist plot aimed at disrupting the upcoming snap presidential election on June 28. The operation resulted in the terrorists fleeing the country and the seizure of a significant cache of ammunition. In a statement made on Saturday, Brigadier General

TEHRAN – The Iran newspaper wrote in a note: The latest report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which was published by the Reuters news agency, declared the installation of two uranium enrichment centrifuge cascades in the Fordow power plant. This news, which the Iranian authorities have not yet reacted to, was published a few

TEHRAN – The acting Foreign Minister of Iran says the nation showcased its unity and strength in the aftermath of the tragic helicopter crash on May 19 that claimed the lives of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and six other officials. “Our nation, in all its grandeur, demonstrated the power, authority, and

The Kremlin said the West has reacted unconstructively to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposals for a new security architecture and peace talks with Ukraine. “There is a lot of it, a huge amount of it – official reaction, official statements. Of an unconstructive nature,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order