16 Azar (7 December) became official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution

16 Azar (7 December) has become the official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution. On that day, December 7, 1953 (16 Azar 1332 in the Iranian calendar) three students of the University of Tehran were murdered by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Every year there are local demonstrations at many universities organized by students.

Pahlavi’s old treacheries and betrayals

Early political life of Imam Khomeini

15th of Khordad uprising seen as prelude to victory of Revolution

Many Iranians view the 15th of Khordad or June 5, 1963 uprising as a prelude to the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran under the wise leadership of Imam Khomeini.

Mourning ceremony underway at Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum

A special mourning ceremony is underway at Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum in southern Tehran, with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei delivering a speech.

Imam Khomeini stressed universal message of Revolution

Victory of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini’s wise leadership on February 11, 1979 is regarded as one of the most significant event of the contemporary history. The message delivered by Imam became universal and eternal.

Imam Khomeini returned Iran after 14 years of exile

Imam Khomeini , the founder of the Islamic Republic, returned to Iran on February 1, 1979, after 14 years of exile imposed by the then-Iranian monarch (Shah) Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Revolution, led by Imam Khomeini, changed equations of world

The Islamic Revolution under the wise leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini changed the political equations of the world. It also changed balance of power in the interest of the oppressed nations.