Iraq’s most senior Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani says the volunteer forces, who helped the army eradicate Daesh terrorists from the homeland, should be “incorporated” into state bodies. In a message delivered at the Friday sermon in the holy city of Kerbala through one of his representatives, Ayatollah Sistani said all ...
Read More »Iran Not to Negotiate with West over Regional Presence: Leader
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei deplored comments made by some Western officials, the Americans in particular, against Iran’s presence in the Middle East and said the issue is none of their business. “While the US has a corrupt and seditious presence everywhere, they regularly raise doubts ...
Read More »Iran won’t talk to US, extra-regional states on its regional role: Ayatollah Khamenei
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic will not hold talks with the US or other extra-regional countries about its regional presence. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting in Tehran on Thursday with a group of eulogizers on the birth anniversary of ...
Read More »Leader Plants Two Saplings to Mark National Resources Week
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei planted two fruit saplings in Tehran on Tuesday to mark the national Week of Natural Resources and delivered a short speech calling for protection of the environment. After planting the two saplings in a ceremony to mark the ...
Read More »Leader of Islamic Ummah Meets with People from East Azerbaijan – Full Text
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution added, “Due to the existence of such a reality, the enemies animosity is toward to the Iranian nation and it is not the case that the Americans are antagonistic only toward this humble one or a few administrative officials, because all of the actions ...
Read More »Leader Urges Buildup of Iran’s Defense Power
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called for efforts to maintain and boost Iran’s defense capabilities, hitting back at the enemies for disputing the country’s missile program. “Without a moment of hesitation, the country must move to acquire whatever is necessary for defense, even if the whole ...
Read More »Syria’s downing of Israeli warplane ‘very big’ achievement, Hezbollah chief says
The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has praised the recent downing of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet by the Syrian air defense systems as a “very big military achievement.” “Syrian movement has decided to repel Israel’s aerial assaults. The decision to shoot down the plane was taken ...
Read More »Top Judge Raps US Allegation of Iran Missiles in Yemen
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani denounced as a new plot the US claim that Iran has supplied missiles to Yemen, saying a total blockade that has barred even the delivery of medicine to Yemen shows that Washington’s accusation is ridiculous. Addressing a meeting of Judiciary officials on Monday, ...
Read More »US Worse Than Daesh: Ayatollah Khamenei
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei denounced the US for its fake concerns about human rights, saying one of the Islamic Republic’s main policies is to discredit the American government which is even worse than Daesh (ISIL) terrorists. One of Iran’s fundamental polices is to “stand against ...
Read More »Iran Never to Allow French FM to Interfere in Its Domestic Affairs: Cleric
Tehran’s Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami reiterated Tehran’s policy on its missile program and said the country would never allow foreigners, including French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, to interfere in its domestic affairs. Addressing a huge gathering of worshipers in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah Khatami said the ...
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