‘Disappointed’ by US signals, Russia rules out concessions in talks over Ukraine

Russia’s deputy foreign minister says Moscow is "disappointed" by signals from Washington and Brussels demanding unilateral concessions from the Russian side ahead of talks intended to ease tensions over Ukraine.

5th passing anniversary of late Ayatollah Rafsanjani held at Imam Khomeini's shrine

The ceremony marking the fifth pass-away anniversary of the former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was held in Imam Khomeini's Mausoleum in Tehran, with the attendance of Iranian political officials.

Iran urges UN Security Council to hold US, Israel accountable for Gen. Soleimani assassination

Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has urged the UN Security Council to hold the United States and the Israeli regime responsible for the assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani.

France closes 20 more mosques in fresh assault on religious freedom

China berates US over double standards on free speech after Assange verdict

Imam recommended that attributes of the holy Prophet and Imams do not derogate people

Imam Khomeini advises and recommends the faithful people to adopt simple life style and address the public problems and take care of them.

Iran rejects ‘interim deal’ on sanctions removal, says all bans must be discarded in one go

Tehran has reiterated that all US sanctions must be removed in one go, rejecting the idea of an “interim agreement” through the Vienna talks, three days before Iran and five major powers gather in the Austrian capital to discuss the removal of US sanctions.

Imam Khomeini spent over 14 years in exile

In early 1970 Imam Khomeini gave a lecture series in Najaf on Islamic Government which later was published as a book titled variously Islamic Government or Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists (velayat-e faqih). This was his most famous and influential work and laid out his ideas on governance (at that time):