Why Khomeini was sent into exile in 1964?

A day to oppose global arrogance, national struggle against aggressive powers

In 1979, a group of Iranian university students took over the US embassy, which they maintained had turned into a center of espionage aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Republic in Iran following the country’s Islamic Revolution earlier in 1979. Imam Khomeini stressed, “I have said it times and again that takeover of the US embassy by Muslim youth and students was a natural reaction to the harm being done to our people by America.”

Leader says 1953 coup, not embassy takeover, ‘starting point’ in US-Iran row

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has dismissed as a “lie” the US assertion that the 1979 takeover of their embassy in Tehran is what set off the ongoing dispute between Iran and the United States, saying the "starting point" of the row goes back to the CIA-orchestrated coup of 1953.

What has been the significance of historic referendum in revolution history?

Imam Khomeini took initiatives to boost Muslim unity

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic took several initiatives to boost unity among all Muslims and tried to eradicate divisions and any sectarian strife among them.

How did Iran under Imam Khomeini leadership become independent?

A group of foreign tourists visit Imam Khomeini's historic residence in Jamaran

Iranians mourn martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza

Millions of mourners have gathered in Iran’s holy city of Mashhad to mark the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam, Ali bin Musa al-Reza.