Iranians have started the 10-Day Dawn celebrations to mark the 41st anniversary of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy of the US-backed Pahlavi regime in Iran. The nationwide ceremonies started at 9:33 a.m. local time (0603 GMT), the time when the late founder of the Islamic Republic ...
Iran has blasted new US sanctions on its atomic energy organization chief Ali Akbar Salehi, saying they will not impede the country’s peaceful nuclear activities. “Sanctioning this prominent scientific and political figure, which has been made only out of desperation, will have no effect on the development of the Islamic ...