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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 535

1979 Islamic Revolution

A portrait of former US president Jimmy Carter adorns wall of the US ambassador's former office in the building that had housed the embassy of the United States in Tehran, Iran, now dubbed the "Den of Spies" museum, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
December 30, 2024, 6:06 pm
‘He will rot in hell’: Iranians remember Jimmy Carter as ‘architect of sanctions’
State TV claims late US ex-president, who oversaw Tehran hostage crisis and broke off relations after Islamic Revolution, lost 1980 election due to his failed Iran policies
By Majid Sourati
Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmady performs a virtual concert on December 11, 2024. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 15, 2024, 3:31 am
Iran arrests female singer who performed on YouTube without hijab
Parastoo Ahmady’s lawyer says he has no information on charges, place of detention or who arrested her; two other musicians in same band also arrested
By AP
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends the extended format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 23, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool/AFP)
December 3, 2024, 3:17 pm
Iranian president expresses doubts over bid for harsher hijab penalties for women
Pezeshkian tells state TV he has ‘many reservations’ about new law, already passed by parliament; regulations said to impose fine equivalent to up to 20 months’ average salary
By AFP
Iran's Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji attends the opening session of the 24th ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), in Cairo on October 25, 2022. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
February 14, 2024, 11:36 am
‘Terrorists’ sabotage Iran’s main gas pipeline, minister says
Oil Minister Javad Owji says Iran anticipated sabotage and took steps to limit damage, with only villages close to pipelines experiencing outage
By Reuters
Demonstrators walk on representations of the Israeli and US flags during an annual rally commemorating Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
February 11, 2024, 4:36 pm
Iran marks Islamic Revolution with demand to expel Israel from United Nations
President Raisi accuses Jewish state of genocide in Gaza, predicts ‘death of Zionist regime’; crowds burn Israeli and US flags, chant for ‘death’ to both countries
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israelis at a Red Sea beach close to the Europe Asia Pipeline Company's oil terminal in Eilat, southern Israel, February 10, 2021. (Menaham Kahana/AFP)
January 25, 2024, 2:12 am
Over 380 objections filed against bid to extend secrecy for state oil group by 4 years
Just a year ago Knesset rejected similar Finance Ministry plan; conglomerate was formed amid clandestine dealings with pre-revolution Iran, but unclear why secrecy still justified
By Sue Surkes
Remains of a burned-out US helicopter lies in front of abandoned chopper in the eastern desert region of Iran, April 27, 1980, one day after an abortive American commando raid to free the US Embassy hostages. (AP Photo)
October 26, 2023, 8:50 pm
Iranian court orders US to pay $420 million in damages for failed hostage rescue bid
In 1980 operation to free US embassy hostages, Iran claims US forces attacked bus, says IRGC commander was killed by friendly fire while guarding abandoned equipment
By AFP
A cleric walks in front of the Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Qom, Iran, February 7, 2023. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
February 21, 2023, 10:49 am
Even in Shiite heartland of Qom, Iranians quietly call for change
Though many support theocratic regime, mandatory hijab, some residents say anti-government protesters treated too harshly, women who flout dress code should be warned, not arrested
By AP
Iranians gather in front of Tehran's Azadi Tower to mark the 44nd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, on February 11, 2023. (AFP)
February 14, 2023, 11:54 pm
Defying EU boycott, Poland and Hungary send envoys to Iran Revolution anniversary
Both countries ignore tacit agreement among European capitals not to attend high-profile public ceremonies amid Tehran’s brutal repression of months-long popular uprising
By Ash Obel
A man waves an Iranian flag as domestically built missiles are displayed in the background during the annual rally commemorating Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
February 11, 2023, 6:09 pm
As Iran celebrates 44 years since Islamic Revolution, Raisi claims protests defeated
Pro-regime demonstrators chant ‘down with Israel’ at Azadi Square, as Sejjil ballistic missiles and Shahed-136 drones put on display
By AFP
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, January 9, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
February 5, 2023, 3:20 pm
Acknowledging ‘tens of thousands’ detained in protests, Iran grants amnesty for some
Supreme leader Khamenei also orders sentence reductions; no details given as to which prisoners will benefit from clemency to mark anniversary of 1979 revolution
By Jon Gambrell
Farideh Moradkhani, niece of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a video posted online criticizing her uncle's regime. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 9, 2022, 8:16 pm
3 years jail for Iran leader Khamenei’s niece, who panned him and ‘murderous’ regime
Farideh Moradkhani, from a branch of family that opposes supreme leader, has been in prison since last month when she declared her support for Mahsa Amini protests
By AFP and ToI Staff
Farideh Moradkhani, niece of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a video posted online criticizing her uncle's regime. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 27, 2022, 6:51 pm
Khamenei’s niece slams Iran’s ‘child-killing regime’ in video
Farideh Moradkhani, now under arrest, blasts international community’s inaction on protest crackdown
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, students of Sharif University of Technology attend a protest sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country's morality police, in Tehran, October 7, 2022. (AP Photo)
October 28, 2022, 7:35 pm
‘Iran’s MIT’ emerges as unlikely protest hub in face of violent crackdown
Sharif University of Technology has produced alumni loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but current students feel they have nothing to lose in the Islamic Republic
By Isabel Debre
Iranian pro-government demonstrators hold posters of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during their rally condemning recent anti-government protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation's morality police, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
October 10, 2022, 10:10 pm
Long before the revolution: Headcovers always took center stage in Iran’s politics
Women’s activism has persisted for over a century, as successive regimes in Tehran have told women what they can and cannot wear
By Eliz Sanasarian
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