Imam Khomeini defined Ghadir as most magnificent feast

Imam Khomeini through his theological works and historical messages maintained that Ghadir is the completion of the religion, the perfection of God’s greatest bounty, the most magnificent feast of Allah; it is the feast for the righteous people, followers and supporters of the holy Prophet of Islam.

Iran recalls American-backed 1953 coup

Reversing earlier U.S. policy, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the CIA to instigate a coup d'état in Tehran that led to the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq and his government on this day in 1953.

THE SPIRITUAL WORLD

In remembrance of Imam Khomeini

What comes following is a speech and a piece of writing delivered by a Nigerian scholar and originally published in Tehran times in month of June, which coincided with passing anniversary of Imam Khomeini.

Imam still lives

A nation anxious bewildered and shocked to hear late on Saturday night that their beloved Imam had taken a turn for the worse post-operative convalescence, heard with sorrow this morning of his passing away.

The ‘forgotten’ US shootdown of Iranian airliner Flight 655­

Today marks twenty-nine years since the shootdown by the USS Vincennes of Iran Air flight 655, which killed all of the plane’s 290 civilian passengers. This shootdown of a civilian airliner by a US naval ship occurred on July 3, 1988, toward the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq War.

Education and training among main objectives of mankind, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic through a series of messages and speeches said that the main objective of divine prophets have been to educate and train humanity

Imam Khomeini depicted Eid al-Fitr, divine reward for believers

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, through his works, messages and speeches has underscored the spiritual significance of feast of Eid al-Fitr.