Iran has to verify any US step to undo Trump's wrongs

A top Iranian diplomat says Tehran would have to verify any step regarding the removal of US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

President Rouhani hopes new US administration will make up for past mistakes

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the new US administration needs to act swiftly to make up for the past mistakes and return to the rule of law by resuming its commitments under a UN resolution that endorsed the 2015 agreement on the Iranian nuclear program.

Imam Khomeini: You, the nation of Iran, have toppled a 2500-year-old despotic monarchy with your ...

We have no other option except to remove the corrupt Shah regime: Imam Khomeini

In an interview with Luxembourg Radio-Television reporter, Imam Khomeini once told in international media that no option had been left for the Iranian nation except to overthrow the US and Western-backed corrupt Shah regime.

In pictures: Iranians mark 42nd anniversary of Islamic Revolution

42 years on, Iranians have turned out on the streets to commemorate an Islamic Revolution that put an end to decades of monarchical rule in the country. In 1979, Imam Khomeini returned from exile and under his leadership, the Shah’s government was overthrown following a massive public uprising.

Imam Khomeini marked the beginning of a whole new era for the nation

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was one of the most important uprisings in modern political history, an event which still shapes the world. After enduring decades of economic exploitation under the British, followed by a CIA and MI6 coup in 1953 to overthrow Iranian PM Mossadegh and replace him with Western-backed monarch the Shah, Iran finally stood up to Britain and the United States. Iranians took to the streets by the millions, regained its sovereignty as well control over its natural resources and dealt a heavy blow to imperialism, setting the stage for resistance and anti-imperialist movements to this day.

Iranians celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Iranians across the country are celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime in 1979.

Islamic Revolution fruition of Iranians’ endeavor for independence, dignity

An Iranian official says the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was the culmination of enduring efforts by the Iranian people to achieve independence and dignity.