U.S. sanctions increasing Syria quake deaths U.S. sanctions increasing Syria quake deaths 

TEHRAN- U.S. sanctions are having a direct impact on a rising death toll from the devastating earthquake in Syria. 

At times of natural disasters, countries actually set aside differences with the foes and extend a helping humanitarian hand. 

But the United States and its Western allies have refused to assist the Syrian government even as it faces

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Moves against Iran stem from failure to counter its allies: expertMoves against Iran stem from failure to counter its allies: expert

TEHRAN - Hussein al-Dirani, an Australia-based Lebanese political activist, says the relentless moves against Iran are a result of the foes’ failure to counter the Islamic Republic’s allies in the West Asia region.

Iran is “considered the backbone of the axis of resistance due to its capabilities culturally, militarily and materially. Therefore, we

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Leader: 22nd of Bahman will be a show of unityLeader: 22nd of Bahman will be a show of unity

TEHRAN – After declaring a massive amnesty for unrest prisoners and detainees, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, rolled out a strategy aiming to further boost internal cohesion vis-à-vis enemy plots.

Ayatollah Khamenei met on Wednesday with hundreds of commanders and officers of the Army’s Air Force and Air Defense

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The Islamic Revolution at 44: Thwarting the capitalist contagion of western secular democracyThe Islamic Revolution at 44: Thwarting the capitalist contagion of western secular democracy

“The tyrannies, transgressions and arrogance of Alexanders and Genghises which in the past they perpetrated by force, nowadays the powerful and civilized democracies of the world collectively impose on the weaker nations.”— Allamah Seyyed Mohammad Hosayn Tabataba’i

Iran has suffered egregiously from a pathologically-driven, violent and hegemonic

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Diabate scores brace as Persepolis beat Sanat NaftDiabate scores brace as Persepolis beat Sanat Naft

TEHRAN - Persepolis football team forward Cheick Diabate scored a brace against Sanat Naft in Matchday 19 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Wednesday.

Fardin Yosefi gave the hosts a lead with a header just eight minutes into the match but Diabate leveled the score in the 19th minute.

The Malian striker completed his brace two minutes into the

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Fajr &Mirrored Reflections& showcases photos of Islamic RevolutionFajr “Mirrored Reflections” showcases photos of Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN – “Mirrored Reflections”, a major exhibition of the 15th edition of the Fajr Festival of Visual Arts, opened on Tuesday at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.

This posthumous exhibit showcases a collection of photos of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran by Qorban Khalili, most famous for his striking single shot later entitled “Soldier, d

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