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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 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.

Islamic Revolution turned Iran into democracy

American professor Richard Anderson Falk says the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran that toppled a US-backed regime turned the country into a democracy.

Western media propagating negative narratives about Islamic Republic

Mainstream media has played a major role in propagating negative narratives about the Islamic Republic.

Islamic Revolution left deep influence across globe

The Islamic Revolution under the leadership of Imam Khomeini left deep impact cultural and spiritual across various parts of the world

President Rouhani says Trump registered state terrorism on US record by assassinating Soleimani

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says outgoing American president, Donald Trump, registered state terrorism on America’s official record by openly accepting responsibility for the assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in a third country.

President Hassan Rouhani hails departure of 'tyrant' Trump

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday hailed the departure of "tyrant" US counterpart Donald Trump, who is due to leave office later in the day making way for President-elect Joe Biden.