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Haniyeh, the Hamas prime minister of the Gaza Strip, delivers a speech in front of portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left), and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a visit to Tehran on Saturday,...
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KHATAMI examines her complicated relationship with her ancestral homeland as the first American in her family Associated Press The Iranian diaspora loved it when a cardboard cutout of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was paraded last week to celebrate the...
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Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya delivers his speech under portraits of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R) during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution... View Photo »
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We hope that the prophecy of the Imam [Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini] regarding the downfall of this regime [Israel] will occur very soon and that we will witness it
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State television showed the people in Tehran and other cities swarmed the streets and were carrying images of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini, and his successor, incumbent leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali...
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The overthrow of the US-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on February 11, 1979 was soon followed by a referendum that established the Islamic Republic, with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution, as its supreme leader. Ismail...
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Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya flashes victory signs under portraits of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R) during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution... View Photo »
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He has won numerous Iranian and international awards. France is also home to the Iranian-born Marjane Satrapi, who directed the film version of her autobiographical work "Persepolis" that tells the story of the Iranian revolution and the Islamic regime...
About Ruhollah Khomeini
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Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian: روح الله موسوی خمینی (help·info), pronounced [ruːh-ol-lɑːh-e muːsæviː-je xomejniː])(September 24, 1902 – June 3, 1989) was an Iranian religious leader and scholar, politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. Following the... Full Article
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Members of the Iranian army's air force salute as they re-enact the scene of founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's arrival to Iran in 1979 at Merhrabad airport, in Tehran February 1, 2012. Picture taken February 1, 2012.
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Picture shows miniature toy models of the US drone RQ-170 with a slogan quoted by Iran’s late founder of Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini reading in Farsi, 'we will step on the United states' in Tehran on January 19, 2012. An Iranian company designed the drone and prepares...
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Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya flashes victory signs under portraits of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R) during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square...
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