Holy prophet relieved humanity from social and moral decline, Imam Khomeini defined

Imam Khomeini maintained that the holy prophet of Islam was sent to relieve humanity from chains of all type of slavery.

Imam Khomeini attached great significance to Islamic and democratic values

Leader designated new Iranian calendar year of 1398 as the year of "Pick-up in Production."

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered congratulations to Iranians on the occasion of Nowruz, and called on the government and the nation to boost production in the country.

FM Zarif says Iran will never allow others to decide its fate

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said in a Twitter post that the Iranian nation's struggle to nationalize the country's oil industry in 1951 is proof that the country will never allow others to decide its fate.

United Nations says Israel’s killing of Gazans may amount to war crimes

A UN fact-finding mission says Israeli forces committed rights violations during their crackdown against Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip last year that may amount to “war crimes,” urging the regime’s military to prevent its snipers from using lethal force against the demonstrators.

More countries ground 737 Max 8 planes, Boeing shares take another dive

Boeing's stock took another beating on Tuesday as a raft of countries grounded its 737 Max 8 aircraft, responding to a deadly crash in Ethiopia which has so far knocked $25 billion off the market value of the world's largest planemaker.

Rouhani's historic visit to Iraq, a major blow to Trump

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Baghdad on a trip aimed at solidifying strategic ties despite US efforts to keep the two neighbors apart and curb Iran's influence in the region.

US activists come under FBI scrutiny after Iran visit

The co-founder of Code Pink, a grassroots anti-war NGO based in the US, says she and a colleague have come under scrutiny by the FBI after returning from a visit to Iran. Media Benjamin told The Real News Network on Sunday that she and Mary Ann Wright, a retired United States Army colonel and retired US State Department official, had got "called to a secondary screening."