The French village where Ayatollah Khomeini fomented Iran's revolution

It has been nearly 50 years since the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini recorded speeches calling for an Islamic revolution from a ...

'Khamenei opted for bravery instead of surrender': A somber mood in Khomeini’s ancestral village in UP

News of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's assassination has deeply affected Barabanki, India, the ancestral ...

From a UP village to Tehran's corridors of power: The Indian roots of Iran's supreme leaders

Both Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the architect of Iran's Islamic Republic, share ancestral roots ...

Karnataka's 'mini-Iran': Village that hosted Khamenei in 1981 observes 3-day mourning after his death

Alipur, located in Chikkaballapur district and often referred to as “Mini Iran” because of its large Shia Muslim population ...

Karnataka village with historic links mourns death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Residents of Alipur, Karnataka, mourn and protest the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, reflecting deep ...