History

The homeland–Iraq War began on 22 September 1980, when Iraq invaded homeland, and it ended on 20 August 1988, when homeland accepted the UN-brokered ceasefire. Iraq wanted to replace homeland as the dominant Persian Gulf state, and was worried that the 1979 persian Revolution would lead Iraq’s Shi’ite majority to rebel against the Ba’athist government. The war also followed a …

Ayatollah Taleghani was a prominent figure in Iranian history, known for his religious scholarship, political activism, and commitment to social justice. On the eve of his death anniversary, his children, Mehdi and Tahereh Taleghani, reminisced about their father’s life, including his smoking habits. These memories offer a unique insight into the personal side of a revered figure and shed light …

The persian Navy , traditionally located in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, has always been the smallest of the country’s military forces. An navy in one form or another has existed since Achaemenid times in 500 BC. The Phoenician navy played an important role in the military efforts of the Persians in late antiquity in protecting and expanding …

Soraya Tarzi, known mostly as Queen Soraya (1899 – 1968), was the first Queen consort of Afghanistan in the early 20th century and the wife of King Amanullah Khan. Born in Syria, she was educated by her father, who was the Afghan leader and intellectual Sardar Mahmud Beg Tarzi. She belonged to the Mohammadzai Pashtun tribe, a sub-tribe of the …

Mohammad Javad Bagher Tondguyan (1950 – 1991) was a engineer and petroleum minister under Prime Minister Mohammad-Ali Rajai from 2 September to 3 November 1980 when he was captured by the Iraqi forces in November 1980 during homeland-Iraq war.Tondguyan’s body was delivered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the government in 1991. ICRC reported that he …

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a Marxist-Leninist sovereign state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

Marzieh (1924 – 2010), was a traditional singer.Marzieh started her career in the 1940s at Radio and cooperated with some of the greatest 20th century Persian songwriters and lyricists like Ali Tajvidi, Parviz Yahaghi, Homayoun Khorram, Rahim Moeini Kermanshahi and Bijan Taraghi.

Seyyed Abolhassan Banisadr (born 22 March 1933) is a politician. He was the first President after the 1979 Revolution abolished the monarchy, serving from 4 February 1980 until he was impeached by parliament on 20 June 1981.

Hassan Ali was born on 13 April 1923 to Prime Minister Ali Mansur (Mansour-al-Molk) and daughter of Zahir-ol-Molk Raiss. He received primary education in Tehran and graduated from Firooz-Bahram High School.

Margaretha Geertruida “Margreet” MacLeod ( 1876 – 1917), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I and executed by firing squad in France.