Imam Khomeini

At a meeting held on Wednesday morning with officials in charge of Hajj affairs, the Leader said it is a political work to defend and support the Palestinian nation and the oppressed people including the Yemeni people. “It will be meaningless if anyone says that Hajj should not be politicized,” the Supreme Leader was quoted by Iranian official news agency,…

On September 24, 1902, a baby boy was born to a pious family in Khomein, central Iran. No one could have guessed that the infant would be the leader of a revolution that would end the millennia-old monarchy in Iran and terminate western dominance over the country. Ruhollah was schooled in his hometown, and when he was old enough to…

Rashid Khorshidian, Head of the Council of Iranian Mobeds (Zoroastrian priests), on Tuesday at a ceremony on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s demise, said that the late Imam always reiterated that Iran is the country of all Iranians and all Iranians are members of a single nation, adding that the remarks prompted further solidarity among all Iranian…

He made the remarks in the ceremony of marking the 30th death anniversary of Islamic Revolution founder Imam Khomeini, in Imam Khomeini Mausoleum, southern Tehran, with senior officials of the country in attendance. The popularity of Imam Khomeini was proven in International Quds Day rallies across the world, he highlighted, adding that US and its cronies want to eliminate the Palestinian…

Mourners from across the country, as well as high-ranking Iranian officials along with groups of foreign guests and ambassadors will take part in the commemoration ceremony. Every year, large crowds of Iranians travel to Tehran from different parts of the country on this day to pay tribute to Imam Khomeini at his shrine. Ayatollah Ruhollah Moussavi Khomeini, better known as…

An icon of anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism, Imam Khomeini began breathing life into suppressed resentment across the country against the dictatorship of Iran’s former US-backed Pahlavi regime in the 1960s. The subsequent years saw an uprising against the monarchy by the grassroots, who had been heartened by Imam Khomeini’s lessons. The popular Revolution finally deposed the monarchy in 1979, becoming as…

Mourners from all walks of life are expected to converge on Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum in southern Tehran on Tuesday to pay homage to the architect of the Islamic Revolution and renew allegiance to the ideals of the 1979 Revolution. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is due to deliver a speech at the event later in the day. Some…

He said the Air Defense devises appropriate operational schemes for major events that include crowds of people in the streets, such as the anniversary of demise of Imam Khomeini or ceremonies marking the anniversary of victory of the Islamic Revolution. The commander also noted that his forces employ “modern and innovative” equipment and tactics to detect, track, intercept or shoot down various…

The exact date of Eid-al-Fitr, the first day of Shawwal, is yet to be determined by groups responsible to monitor the appearance of new moon’s crescent in different parts of the country as it depends on the lunar cycle but it is likely to be on Wednesday. Office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has issued a statement…