Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the monarchy

Rajiv Gandhi, the son of Indira Gandhi, the late leader of India

Ayatollah Sayyid Ruhullah Musawi Khomeini

Leader says US made grave 'miscalculation' about Iran over past decades

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States has, on most occasions, committed mistakes concerning its attitude towards Iran throughout the past decades.

Student Day: the day young Iranians revolted against US imperialism

Iran commemorates Student Day on December 7th, honoring the martyrdom of three students martyred during a 1953 protest at Tehran University against a visit by then-U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon.

The 17th Shahrivar saga - the nation's resistance against conspiracies

Islamic Republic Day: Iran celebrates 45th anniversary of end to US-backed Pahlavi monarchy

The late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini ordered authorities to hold a referendum allowing the nation to take its future into its own hands.

The Muslim Revivalist Movements: The Role of Imam Khomeini in its Development and Continuity

Imam Khomeini has achieved successes in continuance of the movement of religious revivalism, that other Islamic reformists have achieved less. Imam Khomeini is one of significant revivalists who led the Islamic revolution in Iran and consequently brought about changes in Muslim society and civilization. In this article, distinctive features of Imam Khomeini’s revivalism will be examined.

Iranians go to polls in parliamentary, Assembly of Experts elections/ Imam Khomeini urged massive ...

Iranians are heading to the polls in parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections, with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei calling on the voters to turn in big numbers to please friends and disappoint enemies.