Mohammad Reza Sheibani, currently Iran’s deputy foreign minister for the Middle East, used to work as ambassador to Lebanon during the 33 day war. He is the author of “An Oral History of the Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran” published by the Islamic Revolution Documents Center. Writing on the 33 day war in his book, Shiebani says:
News ID: 10 Publish Date : 2016/12/03
Contrary to what Mohammad Mosaddeq, Iranian prime minister from 21 July 1952 to 19 August 1953, believed, although Harriman had been dispatched to Iran by Washington as intermediary, the American guy’s real business was to politically pressurize Iran
News ID: 9 Publish Date : 2016/12/04
Records show that the United States of America acted as incendiary to inflame the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. These records clearly indicate how the US incited Iraq into a war with Iran. The book “Iran and US Challenges after the Islamic Revolution” published by the Islamic Revolution Documents Center reveals parts of the US attempts to make Iraq enter war with Iran.
News ID: 8 Publish Date : 2016/12/05
Starting late August 1978, Imam Khomeini’s house in Iraq was under siege by Iraqi security forces. The Iraqi Ba’ath party forces would prevent people from visiting him. The situation led Imam Khomeini to decide to leave, which he did in the very October. The book “Imam Khomeini’s Journey to Paris until Return to Iran” published by the Islamic Revolution Documents Center, Imam Khomeini’s son Ahmad related the journey.
News ID: 4 Publish Date : 2016/12/12
The US has special plans to fight the Islamic hegemony in West Asia. The book “Neo-conservatism and America’s Unilateral Policy” published by the Islamic Revolution Documents Center discusses the point: One of the major topics introduced as part of the United States new project following the Bush administration’s policy on the Middle East was to bring in tune Middle East countries with the US plans and thus tighten the noose on Iran.
News ID: 3 Publish Date : 2016/12/19
Imam Khomeini used to swiftly reject the idea of any sort of reform and would resolutely fight any sort of advantage given by the Pahlavi regime. He dismissed as unacceptable Mohammad Reza Shah’s repentance, saying it was like Pharaoh’s repentance. We also rejected the idea of any transition government. He ridiculed the Shah’s initiative of free election and called it meaningless with the Shah on hand. He said the arrest of state leaders by Mohammad Reza was an amusing game. He said Sharif Emami’s national reconciliation government as well as the national government of Bakhtiar were tricks to stop the revolution. He would directly and strongly attack those who talked of accepting the constitution and would call it treason to Islam.
News ID: 2 Publish Date : 2016/12/22