Iran tells UN Security Council to stop reversing roles of 'aggressor and victim'

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has slammed Western members of the Security Council for their "hypocrisy and double standards," demanding that the United States immediately end its war of aggression and lift its illegal naval blockade if it is genuinely committed to diplomacy.

Where does the legitimacy of government come from?

Extracted and adapted from the article: Mohammad Kazem Taghavi: Imam believed in democratic and popular Government; Categorizing Imam's thought within the framework of 'Monarchy' is an oversight and an injustice.

Gathering of former Iranian ambassadors at the Institute discussed Imam Khomeini's global ...

A gathering of former ambassadors of the Islamic Republic of Iran to various countries was held at the Institute for Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works.

A speech by Dr. Fatemeh Tabatabae discusses the global presentation of Imam Khomeini’s intellectual ...

Dr. Fatemeh Tabatabaei Recounts the Warm Reception of Imam Khomeini’s Spirituality in Africa and Japan at a Gathering of Former Iranian Ambassadors Held at the Institute for Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works

Imam Khomeini: the inner struggle against the self is the key to spiritual salvation

Imam Khomeini emphasizes that the struggle against the carnal self (jihad al-nafs) is a profound spiritual battle in which the forces of good and evil compete for control of the human soul, warning that its outcome determines one's eternal fate and spiritual elevation or degradation.

Remember God as Much as You Can

(Impressions from the Life of Imam Khomeini, Vol. 5, p. 183)

Imam Khomeini explains the struggle against one’s own lower desires

In his famous work an exposition on Forty Hadith, Imam Ruhollah Khomeini explains that the struggle against one’s own lower desires and weaknesses is among the most important forms of spiritual struggle.

From Imam’s perspectives, why combat with the self is therefore essential to spiritual growth?