The Fars News Agency is a news agency in Iran managed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an armed wing loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. While it describes itself as "Iran's leading independent news agency", it is widely described by Western news media to be a "semi-official" news agency of the Government of Iran.
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani was an Iranian Grand Ayatollah. He was at one point the most senior Twelver Shia scholar (Marja') in Iran until his death. He resided in Qom and taught Islam in the Qom Seminary.
Entekhab was a Persian-language newspaper published in Tehran, Iran between 1991 and 2004. Nevertheless, its news website is active under the name of "Entekhab" (Entekhab.ir) and has turned into one of the most highly visited news websites in Iran, close to reformists.
Oshnavieh County is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Oshnavieh.
Simorgh, also called Safir-2, is an Iranian expendable launch vehicle under development. It is the successor of the Safir, Iran's first space launch vehicle. Its mission is to carry heavier satellites into higher orbit than Safir.
Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was an Iranian nuclear scientist who was assassinated in 2012. He was also deputy of commerce at the Natanz nuclear power plant.
The Telegram instant messaging service has had more than 50 million users in Iran.
Footballism is an Iranian, Persian language, popular weekly television program broadcast by Channel 3 in Iran. The host of the program is Amirali Nabavian. The main subject of the program is the criticism of the sociopolitical aspects of football.
The Khamenei family or Khamenei dynasty is among the Iranian Azeri Sayyid families who claim to be descendants of the fourth Imam of Shia Islam, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin — according to the "Khamenei family tree". Their dwelling place(s) were/are in Azerbaijan (Iran), Najaf, Tafresh, etc.
Khomeini's 8-article command, is an issued 8-article command by Iran's Supreme leader, Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini; addressing to Judicial system of Iran and executive organizations of the country, on 15 December 1982—in order to make the laws based on Islam's orders.
Sedjil is an Iranian semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile. It is made by the Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and is actually a modified version of the surface-to-air MIM-23 HAWK. The Sedjil weighs approximately 500 kg, its length is 5 meters and its diameter is about 40 cm. The effective range of the missile is approximately 90 km. Its speed is estimated to be about 4-5 mach.
Martyr Haj Qasem is an Iranian ballistic missile which was unveiled on 20 August 2020. It is named after the Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US in January 2020.
Ghena (book), also known as "the book of Ghina' and Moosiqi (music)", is a Persian Feqhi book by Iran's supreme leader, Seyyed Ali Khamenei. This religious book which is also known as "Darsnameh Ghina'-and-Moosiqi" (i.e. textbook of Qena and Music), includes the text of 76 sessions from the Fiqh sessions of haram (illegal) gains of Seyyed Ali Khamenei in regards to the subject of Ghina' and music.
Azad News Agency (ANA) (Persian: خبرگزاری دانشگاه آزاد (آنا)) is an Iranian news agency which was launched on May 19, 2004 at the Human Science Department of Islamic Azad University. The News-Agency is active in four languages of Persian, English, Arabic and Turkish. The owner of the agency is Islamic Azad University; and Morteza Khalafi-Zadeh is the current CEO of ANA. Hassan Karbalai was the former "chief executive officer" of it.
Zuljanah, also spelled Zoljanah, is an Iranian Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV), made by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran), which was unveiled on 1 February 2021, and was launched into sub-orbital flight for testing and telemetry purposes. Zuljanah is able to carry satellites weighing up to 220kg into an orbit 500 kilometers above the Earth.
FAKHRAVAC is a COVID-19 vaccine developed in Iran by the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, a subsidiary of Iran's Ministry of Defense. It is the third Iranian COVID-19 vaccine reaching clinical trials. It is currently in phase III. It received emergency use authorization in Iran on 9 September 2021.
Abdolrasoul Zarrin was an Iranian sniper during the Iran–Iraq War. Iranian sources claim he had a total of 740 confirmed kills during the war, with 2,000 shots that hit the enemy.
Pouya Pourali is an Iranian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Zob Ahan. He also has a history of playing for Khoneh Be Khoneh, Baadraan and Fajr Sepasi.
Mohammad Saleh Meftah is an Iranian jurist, political activist and journalist. He is a member of the Central Council and chairman of Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran. He is known as an activist of the Persian-language Twitter community and as someone who makes demands of the authorities. He was born in Estahban, Fars province, and lives in Tehran. He is known as a Principlist political figure and media activist, and he is a member of the Central Council of the Muslim Bloggers Association.
