Iranians mark anniversary of martyrdom of Rajaei, Bahonar

On August 30, 1981, President Mohammad Ali Rajaei, Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar and several other Iranian officials had convened at the Tehran office of the Iranian prime minister in a meeting of Iran’s Supreme Defense Council when a bomb explosion ripped through the building.

Muslims converge on Mecca for hajj

Muslims can also perform the Umrah or Lesser Pilgrimage during the rest of the year, but that is no substitute for the obligatory rituals, known as Tumattu Pilgrimage.

US must pay $245mn in damage to chemical victims

The Iranian Judiciary has issued a ruling demanding that the US government pay around 245 million dollars in damage to a number of victims of chemical attacks.

Iran slams Daesh terror attack in Barcelona, urges united front against terrorism

Iran has condemned a Daesh terror attack that left over a dozen people dead in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona.

Iranian citizens to take part in this year's hajj pilgrimage

A representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ai Khamenei says that the decision was approved last month by the National Security Council.

Imam Khomeini strongly denounced US downing of passenger plane

Iran commemorates downing of passenger plane by a US Navy

Iranian president denounces twin terror attacks in Tehran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has condemned Tehran’s twin terror attacks as “cowardly.”