Last month, a few short hours prior to the start of Nowruz, “New Day” in Farsi, US President Barack Obama released a special video message for all Iranians who celebrate the beginning of the new Persian Year. The speech did not go unnoticed. [...]

Click through to view this video of a Ma Hastim demonstration in Kermanshah as reported by VOA.

Click through to view this interesting music video made about Ma Hastim.

On a rainy November 14, people went to the tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargad to show their respect for his birthday. Police tried to stop them, but they succeeded. Video after the break.

People gathered in front of the United Arab Emirate to protest against their false claim: three Persian Gulf islands are in the “Arabian Gulf.” This gathering was a response to Mr. Homayoun’s comment. People shouted, “No one can change the name of Persian Gulf.” Video after the break.

BRUSSELS (AP) — More than 100 members of the European Parliament are urging President Barack Obama to remove an Iranian opposition group from the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations. [...]

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The leaders of Iran and Syria reaffirmed their support for “Palestinian resistance” on Tuesday, a defiant message to the U.S. and its Mideast allies who are uneasy over Washington’s efforts to forge closer ties with the hard-line government in Tehran. [...]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader publicly rebuked the president over his removal of a top official, a rare show of discontent with the hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by the country’s most powerful figure. [...]