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The "Imperial Anthem of Iran" (Persian: سرود شاهنشاهی ایران, romanized: Sorude Šâhanšâhiye Irân), also known by its incipit "Long Live our King of Kings" (Persian: شاهنشه ما زنده بادا, romanized: Šâhanšâhe mâ zende bâdâ), [2] was the royal anthem of Iran from 1933 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979, when the monarchy was abolished.
Shervin Hajipour's lyrics, mined from Twitter posts over the death of Mahsa Amini, unite Iran while releasing a flood of tears and a spark of hope.
Basij militiamen had been sent to Iran's major cities to quell the protests that have arisen out of the death of Mahsa Amini. The militiamen are known to attack and detain protesters. Some protesters had fought back against the Basij. [3] The holy city of Mashhad, Iran's second largest, had been one of the main locales for protests. [4]
Ey Irān" (ای ایران, 'O Iran') is an Iranian patriotic song that serves as the country's unofficial national anthem. The music was composed by Ruhollah Khaleqi , and the lyrics were written by Hossein Gol-e-Golab . [ 1 ]
Iran on Saturday executed two men it accused of carrying out a deadly attack on a shrine in Shiraz in October 2022, according to state-run news agency IRNA.
Two bombs exploded and killed at least 95 people Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East ...
Due to the death of Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, Iran adopted its current anthem after a competition the following year. [3] At the time of its adoption, it was the second shortest anthem in the world; the first being Japanese national anthem "Kimigayo" of seven lines.
More than 100 people have killed and another 200 injured in two explosions near the tomb of Iran's former top commander – who was assassinated in a US drone strike in 2020.. The blasts occurred ...