During his exile, Khomeini coordinated an upsurge of opposition--first from Iraq and then from France, after 1978--demanding the Shah's abdication. On January 16, 1979, in what was officially described as a "vacation," the Shah fled Iran. The Regency and Supreme Army Councils established for...
2. Imam Ali tells Omar to stay back in Mecca. One reason is that the leader is very important. That if he [Omar] personally led the invading troops, then the Persians will aim at him and kill him and hence will be able to disperse the Arab-Muslim invading army. The following is fro...
Annual Quds Day rally, initiated by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, is used as a platform to escalate the hatred against Israel and portray the Iranian regime as the champion of the Palestinian cause and the leader of the Islamic world. Quds Day provides Iran with a formidable tool to recruit am...
That Jimmy Carter felt these crazy projections of ours acutely goes without saying. After all, the main function of a leader is to contain the feelings we inject into him and to do something about them. If we felt we were going crazy and disintegrating, he had to feel the same. If we ...
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Emphasizing the need to keep the memory of the martyrs alive, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei described the martyrs as the identity of the Iranian nation that should not be forgotten. ...
is recognized as the first prominent leader of the Persians. The rulers of Medes later dominated the Persians, until in 550 BC, the Persian King Cyrus the Great overthrew the Medean rulers. Cyrus the Great captured the kingdoms of Lydia (546 BC) and Babylonia (539 BC), and made the Per...
1979年伊朗革命导致新一轮禁运和油价暴涨,引发1980—1982年全球滞涨。 ProjectSyndicate The PMLI also supported the Iranian Revolution as an anti-imperialist revolution and a party leader visited Iran in 1992. 该党认为伊朗伊斯兰革命是反帝国主义革命,该党领导人1992年曾访问伊朗。 WikiMatrix Since ...
Chants andslogansof striking workers, such as “Down with Khamenei” and “Islamic Republic, no more, no more” reveal that anger isincreasingly directedagainst Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and the Islamic ruling order. Notably, protestors have chanted “independence, freedom, Iranian Republic” ...
For days, Iranian officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneihave been threateningto“slap” Israel for the Syria strike. Israel has been preparing for the possibility of a direct attack from Iran and is ready “for any scenario,” Prime Minister ...
Iran leader suggests "special court" to hear plane crash case Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country should "form a special court with a high-ranking judge and dozens of experts" to hear the case deciding culpability for the Iranian military's shooting down ...