Palestinians mark 31st anniversary of first Intifada

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has marked the 31st anniversary of the first Intifada with pledges to continue the "armed struggle" and rebuked Arab leaders for seeking to normalize ties with Israel.

Iran blasts US ‘economic terrorism’

President Hassan Rouhani hits out at US “economic terrorism” against Iran as an international conference opens in Tehran with the participation of China, Russia, Turkey, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Rouhani said Saturday US economic terrorism is specifically evident after its withdrawal from a multilateral nuclear deal with Iran and its decision to reimpose sanctions on the country.

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.

Leader says sensitivity of US to Middle East is due to the rise of Islam

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says a "resistance movement" based on Islam is building up across the world, which is unsettling world powers, especially the US.

Al-Quds will remain integral part of Palestine

A senior official of Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah says Jerusalem al-Quds will always remain an integral part of Palestine despite US and Israeli attempts to distort this reality.

Palestinian resistance movement warns Arabs against warming up to Israel

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has strongly warned the Arab world against “restoring” ties with Israel, saying all efforts have to be directed at preventing the occupying regime from “infiltrating” the Muslim world.

Zarif says Trump not trustworthy for talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says negotiations with the US to save the 2015 nuclear deal are pointless because US President Donald Trump is not trustworthy.

Developing ties with so-called superpowers, but at what cost?