General Soleimani’s anti-terror efforts made Iraq safe enough for Pope to visit: Iranian official

A senior Iranian official says Pope Francis would not have been able to visit Iraq safely today if it had not been for the sacrifices of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his companions in the fight against the Takfiri Daesh terror group.

Russia’s Putin responds to leader's important’ message

Russia’s President Vladmir Putin responds in writing to an important message that had been forwarded to him last month on the part of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in which the Leader had underlined the “strategic and strong” nature of the two countries’ ties.

Pope Francis meets with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf during visit to Iraq

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held closed-door talks with Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of his visit to the Arab country.

European firms sued for aiding Saddam’s chemical attacks against Iranians

Sardasht, a small city in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province, was targeted by Saddam’s Iraq on June 28, 1987, when Iraqi bombers attacked four densely populated parts of Sardasht with fatal chemical gasses.

Talks will begin once US, JCPOA signatories return to compliance

President says Imam Khomeini depended solely on the power of the people

President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday Imam Khomeini depended solely on the power of the people, knowing that “soft power” would eventually triumph over “hard power.”

Leader visits Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum

As of every year, the ceremonies began with a visit by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum. The mausoleum, south of the capital Tehran, also hosts senior Iranian officials, as well as ordinary people, particularly on the first day of the celebrations.

FM Zarif to US: Iran will only respond to actions, not words

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will take proper action whenever the United States lifts the sanctions to pave the way for its return to the 2015 nuclear deal, stressing that the Islamic Republic takes Washington’s actions, not words, as its yardstick.