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The Day Ayatollah Khomeini Returned To Iran And Established Islamic Regime
Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran on February 1, 1979, after 14 years in exile, with millions lining the streets to witness his homecoming.
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Two Houses, Two Irans: Inside Homes Of A Prince And His Nemesis
NDTV went to the houses of both Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and the religious leader who overthrew him, Ruhollah Khomeini, in Iran's capital Tehran.
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House Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader That Stands Bereft Of Grandeur In Tehran
A narrow lane leads to a modest single-story house in Tehran that was once the abode of Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini.
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Video: Protestors Burn Down Home Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader Khomeini
Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Videos posted on social media showed part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze.
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"Don't Want To Hide," Says Author Salman Rushdie, 30 Years After Fatwa
After decades spent in the shadow of a death sentence pronounced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Salman Rushdie is quietly defiant.
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Iran 'Successfully' Tests Satellite-Launch Rocket
Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said.
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12 Dead In Iran Parliament, Tomb Shootings. Woman Suicide Bomber Involved
Gunmen and suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini today, killing at 12 people, reported state media.
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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dead At 82
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a wily political survivor and multimillionaire mogul who remained among the ruling elite despite moderate views, died on Sunday, state TV reported. He was 82.
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Iran Cleric Jailed Over Execution Tape: Report
The son of one of Iran's founding revolutionaries was sentenced to several years in jail on Sunday after releasing a decades-old tape in which his father denounced the mass execution of prisoners, local media reported.
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Grandson Of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini Fails Election Appeal
Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said today he had lost an appeal against his exclusion from elections for the powerful Assembly of Experts.
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Former Iranian President Criticises Hardliners For Eliminating Rivals
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Monday criticised the disqualification of reformist candidates by hardliners from national elections later this month, deepening a dispute between the two factions.
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Iranian Poet Released On Bail Before Appeal Hearing
An Iranian poet who was detained on Friday on arrival back in Tehran has been released on bail after being informed she had been convicted and sentenced in absentia on charges related to her cultural activities, a relative told Reuters today.
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Barack Obama Buys Salman Rushdie's Latest Book, Author Takes a Dig
US President Barack Obama's purchase of author Salman Rushdie's latest volume caused a stir, with the author tweeting today to ask if there was a reason for it choosing that particular volume.
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Salman Rushdie Says 'Wrong Lessons' Learned from His Iran Fatwa Ordeal
More than a quarter century after being slapped with a fatwa from Iran calling for his murder over his book "The Satanic Verses", Salman Rushdie says the world has learned the "wrong lessons" about freedom of expression.
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Yemen Shiite Rebel Chief Not Hopeful Over UN-Proposed Humanitarian Truce
The leader of Yemen's Shiite Huthi rebels said Friday he did not expect a humanitarian ceasefire to hold, hours before the UN-proposed truce was due to come into effect, and demanded an end to Saudi "aggression."
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The Day Ayatollah Khomeini Returned To Iran And Established Islamic Regime
Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran on February 1, 1979, after 14 years in exile, with millions lining the streets to witness his homecoming.
-
Two Houses, Two Irans: Inside Homes Of A Prince And His Nemesis
NDTV went to the houses of both Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and the religious leader who overthrew him, Ruhollah Khomeini, in Iran's capital Tehran.
-
House Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader That Stands Bereft Of Grandeur In Tehran
A narrow lane leads to a modest single-story house in Tehran that was once the abode of Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini.
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Video: Protestors Burn Down Home Of Iran's 1st Supreme Leader Khomeini
Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Videos posted on social media showed part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze.
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"Don't Want To Hide," Says Author Salman Rushdie, 30 Years After Fatwa
After decades spent in the shadow of a death sentence pronounced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Salman Rushdie is quietly defiant.
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Iran 'Successfully' Tests Satellite-Launch Rocket
Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said.
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12 Dead In Iran Parliament, Tomb Shootings. Woman Suicide Bomber Involved
Gunmen and suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini today, killing at 12 people, reported state media.
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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dead At 82
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a wily political survivor and multimillionaire mogul who remained among the ruling elite despite moderate views, died on Sunday, state TV reported. He was 82.
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Iran Cleric Jailed Over Execution Tape: Report
The son of one of Iran's founding revolutionaries was sentenced to several years in jail on Sunday after releasing a decades-old tape in which his father denounced the mass execution of prisoners, local media reported.
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Grandson Of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini Fails Election Appeal
Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said today he had lost an appeal against his exclusion from elections for the powerful Assembly of Experts.
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Former Iranian President Criticises Hardliners For Eliminating Rivals
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Monday criticised the disqualification of reformist candidates by hardliners from national elections later this month, deepening a dispute between the two factions.
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Iranian Poet Released On Bail Before Appeal Hearing
An Iranian poet who was detained on Friday on arrival back in Tehran has been released on bail after being informed she had been convicted and sentenced in absentia on charges related to her cultural activities, a relative told Reuters today.
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Barack Obama Buys Salman Rushdie's Latest Book, Author Takes a Dig
US President Barack Obama's purchase of author Salman Rushdie's latest volume caused a stir, with the author tweeting today to ask if there was a reason for it choosing that particular volume.
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Salman Rushdie Says 'Wrong Lessons' Learned from His Iran Fatwa Ordeal
More than a quarter century after being slapped with a fatwa from Iran calling for his murder over his book "The Satanic Verses", Salman Rushdie says the world has learned the "wrong lessons" about freedom of expression.
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Yemen Shiite Rebel Chief Not Hopeful Over UN-Proposed Humanitarian Truce
The leader of Yemen's Shiite Huthi rebels said Friday he did not expect a humanitarian ceasefire to hold, hours before the UN-proposed truce was due to come into effect, and demanded an end to Saudi "aggression."
