FM Zarif: Sino-Iranian comprehensive strategic partnership deal will strengthen ties

Secretary General of International Foundation for Reverence of Religions: Nowruz is a valuable ...

Leader says US must lift all sanctions before Iran returns to JCPOA commitments

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States must first lift all sanctions it has imposed on Tehran after unilaterally withdrawing from a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran before the Islamic Republic would return to full compliance with its its commitments under the deal.

Nouwruz, an event for blossom of nature and soul perfection

Imam Khomeini highlighted significance of Nouwruz, an event for blossom of nature and soul ...

Leader designates the new Iranian calendar year of 1400 as the year of “Production

Imam Khomeini ended thousands of years of monarchy and dictatorship in Iran

Imam Khomeini marked the beginning of a whole new era for the nation

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was one of the most important uprisings in modern political history, an event which still shapes the world. After enduring decades of economic exploitation under the British, followed by a CIA and MI6 coup in 1953 to overthrow Iranian PM Mossadegh and replace him with Western-backed monarch the Shah, Iran finally stood up to Britain and the United States. Iranians took to the streets by the millions, regained its sovereignty as well control over its natural resources and dealt a heavy blow to imperialism, setting the stage for resistance and anti-imperialist movements to this day.