1 year agoIran's Judiciary says the country's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Alireza Akbari, a former Deputy Minister of Defense on charge of "spying for UK intelligence service". There are reports that Akbari, who was arrested in 2019-20, held UK citizenship
Paris knife attack: several wounded at train station, police arrest assailant
Khamenei: Hijab is obligatory in the religious laws, & there's no doubt about this. But those who don't fully observe the hijab shouldn't be accused of being irreligious or against the Revolution. They take part in certain religious or revolutionary ceremonies with enthusiasm & eagerness
Khamenei: I received a newly declassified document saying Carter ordered the CIA in Dec. 1979 to overthrow the I.R. of Iran. This means they have had this intention since the Revolution's inception. The document mentions propaganda as the way to overthrow the Revolution
Khamenei: Some ask why we are antagonizing the US government. We are antagonizing them. The US has been thirsty for our blood for 40 years now. We are confronting their animosity
Khamenei: Progress is definite when we have young people like those who fought in the Sacred Defense. All global powers had united to divide Iran, but they failed to occupy even a single inch of the country. Is this something small Is this a small victory
Khamenei: The aim of the IslamicRevolution was to stop Iran from being devoured by the West, from being trampled under the feet of the West, to stop Iran from being politically & militarily dominated by the West, to make Iran independent, & to revive Islamic Iran's historic identity
Khamenei: The strategy of the Movement of Falsehood is to deny or downgrade the Days of God, as it has the 22nd of Bahman, & the days of the funeral processions of Martyrs Soleimani & Hojaji. All of these are the Days of God. Each is a torch the Movement of Falsehood seeks to extinguish
Khamenei: Imam Khamenei met with a number of people from the holy city of Qom today on the anniversary of the city's historic uprising against the former government of the Shah
1 year agoTehran, Iran Locals in the capital's Sattarkhand district are continuing the nationwide protests against the government on the 115th night of the uprising
After anti-terror operation in Castrop-Rauxel: Arrest warrants against two Iranians requested. According to the Düsseldorf public prosecutor's office, the brothers are said to have planned an Islamist terrorist attack with toxins
Khamenei: The love that the Almighty God has placed in a mother's heart for her child is unparalleled. There is no other love like it
Khamenei: Mothers are the foundation for transferring the elements of national identity. Language, traditions, good morals, and good habits are all primarily passed on by mothers. Fathers are also influential, but much less so than mothers
Khamenei: It is truly impossible to manage a family without a woman being present & her endeavors. Sometimes there are problems in a family that cannot be resolved without the gentle touch of a woman. No matter how strong & capable a man is, he cannot solve some of these problems
Khamenei: When we say housewife, we don't mean a woman should sit at home & do nothing, & that she should not get involved in social work or political activities. No, being a housewife means taking care of one's home, & alongside that, she can do any other work that she is able to manage
Khamenei: A woman is the air that fills the atmosphere in a family. Just as you would not be able to breathe if there was no air in the environment, that is how it would be if there was no woman in your family
Khamenei: In the Quran 2 women are mentioned as role models for all human beings, Pharaoh's wife & SaintMary. It is the exact opposite of Western culture, which sets men as role models. Here in the Quran, women are mentioned as role models, not just for women, but for all of humankind
Khamenei: Islam sees individuals as "human beings" when it evaluates them, and there is no difference between a man and a woman in this. The equality of men and women in the field of human values is one of the principles of Islam
A drone hovering near Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar has been shot down, Iraqi defense sources tell Reuters
German police detain Iranian suspected of planning 'Islamist-motivated' attack
Khamenei: My strong advice to Commander-in-Chief of the Police Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan, is that he should seek the Almighty God's satisfaction & also the satisfaction of the dear people when protecting security & ensuring public welfare
Khamenei: Imam Khamenei appoints Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan as Commander-in-Chief of the Police Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran
AFP: Iran executes two people for participating in protests
1 year agoProtest in Zahedan, Sistan Baluchistan, Iran, today
Iranian militias mobilized in Al-Mayadin, left their HQs for fear of being targeted by warplanes.
Khamenei: The West has broken all moral & human boundaries & seeks to normalize & legalize all sins that are forbidden in all religions. Prohibitions on homosexuality, etc. are not limited to Islam. These are strictly forbidden in all religions. They legalize these & are not even ashamed
Khamenei: Some said unrestricted relations between men & women in the West would make men sexually indifferent & prevent sexual crimes. But it's become worse & men's appetites have grown 100 times, leading to various types of sexual corruption & them breaking all moral & human boundaries
Khamenei: The ultimate disgrace of the West is that despite the problems in their society such as sexual slavery and the female sex trade, they claim to be the flag bearers of women's rights
Khamenei: Even now women are paid less than men for doing the same work in many Western countries. Women are being misused. Under the pretext of women's emancipation in the 19th and 20th centuries, women were pulled out from their homes to work in factories with lower wages
