19 August 1953

From 1953 coup to post-1979 failed plots by global arrogance

Seventy-two years ago today, on August 19, 1953, Iran witnessed an Anglo-American-engineered coup that toppled its democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and reinstated the monarchical rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

19 August 1953

Imam Khomeini’s legacy a viable model of Islamic governance

It is safe to say that without Imam Khomeini, it would have been a different story today. The ideological tremors triggered by this charismatic leader of the Islamic Revolution during his lifetime went beyond the borders of Iran and the Persian Gulf region.

Student Day: the day young Iranians revolted against US imperialism

Iran commemorates Student Day on December 7th, honoring the martyrdom of three students martyred during a 1953 protest at Tehran University against a visit by then-U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon.

Leader: US, Israel will definitely receive ‘teeth-breaking response’

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the United States and Israel that they will definitely receive a crushing response for their atrocities.

Naim Qassem elected as new chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement

Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has been elected as the new chief of the Lebanese resistance movement after his predecessor Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, was martyred in an Israeli strike on southern Beirut last month.

Iran court holds first trial session over US-orchestrated 1953 coup

An Iranian court has begun the trial of the US administration and its officials over the 1953 coup against the democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.