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Iranians burn flags of the United States during commemorations of the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution in the capital Tehran on February 11, 2019. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

February 12th, 2019 - 11:42 GMT

Iranians Burn US Flags to Mark 40th Birth of Islamic Revolution

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marched and some burned US flags on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the triumph of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

An Iranian girl shows her hand with a slogan reading in Farsi: "Ready to sacrifice my self for the leader" at the tomb of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini,
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February 2nd, 2019

Iran Celebrates 40th Anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution

Closing the ark during morning prayers at Youssef Abad Synagogue in Tehran on Sept. 30, 2013 (AFP)

September 5th, 2018 - 11:22 GMT

Are Iranian Jews Proud or Frightened?

Iran's Shah (U.S. DOD)

July 18th, 2018 - 10:34 GMT

When Iran and Israel Were Friends

A Muslim cemetery (AFP/File Photo)

May 2nd, 2018 - 07:00 GMT

AI Report States Iran Destroyed Mass Graves of 1988 Political Prisoners Purge

Women protest hijab (AFP/File Photo)

April 26th, 2018 - 02:10 GMT

Woman Beaten by 'Morality Police Officers' after Posing Next to Police Car Without Hijab in Iran

Yazdi became one of Iran's best known dissidents (Wikimedia Commons)

August 28th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Ebrahim Yazdi, Iran's Post-Revolution Foreign Minister Turned Dissident, Dies

"He is flip-flopping in order to give a changing audience what it wants to hear,” says London Assembly member Andrew Boff. (AFP)

July 13th, 2017 - 11:03 GMT

London Mayor Sadiq Khan ‘Flip-Flops’ on Hezbollah

A girl reads inside an Iranian mosque. (fotosaga / Shutterstock.com)

July 5th, 2017 - 12:13 GMT

When Arabic Poetry Means Prison

Iraqi government forces flash the sign for victory while holding a Daesh flag in western Mosul's Zanjili neighbourhood on June 9, 2017, during ongoing battles to try to take the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP)

June 13th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Iran Claims US Responsible for Creating Daesh

Dozens of suspects have so far been arrested in the ongoing investigations into the attacks that killed 17 people on Wednesday - the first assault in Iran to be claimed by the Islamic State militant group. (AFP)

June 12th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Iran Capture and Kill ISIS Members Responsible for Terrorist Attack Last Week

Saudi Arabia and Iran have yet to agree on parameters governing the pilgrimage, including gatherings of Shia pilgrims during Hajj rituals. (Wikimedia Commons)

September 6th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Hajj: Saudi to allow Iranian pilgrims traveling from other countries

People walk past posters of Lebanese candidates running in the country's municipal election. (AFP/File)

June 5th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Iran denies involvement in Lebanese political crisis over presidency