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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) "It has become clear – although with great sorrow – that the deceased Ayatollah, the Martyr Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his honorable, oppressed sister – who was among the teachers of knowledge and ethics and among the most prideful in knowledge and literature – have attained the elevated status of martyrdom at the hands of the Iraqi regime. And this was carried out in a terribly horrid way. "But it is not a surprise…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei touches upon key issues such as Iran’s stance on nuclear weapons, talks with the United States and domestic politics. Following is the text of the Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s speech: I am telling you, the US officials are irrational people. Their remarks are illogical. Their deeds are illogical [and] tyrannical. They expect others to give in to their illogical demands and bullying. Some do so. Certain governments and some political elites…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has rejected any talks with the United States under pressure and threats. “I am not a diplomat. I am a revolutionary and speak frankly, honestly, and firmly. An offer of talks makes sense only when the side [that makes the offer] shows its goodwill,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with the officials and commanders of Iran Navy on Thursday. “Negotiation is meaningful when the two sides talk with goodwill, under…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- On December 18, 1973 AD, one of the leading orators of the Subcontinent, Allamah Rasheed Turabi, passed away in Karachi, Pakistan, at the age of 65. He was a religious scholar, a poet, and a philosopher. He was born in Haiderabad-Deccan. After obtaining BA from Osmania University in Haiderabad and MA in Philosophy from Allahbad University, he learned religious sciences, and mastered Urdu, Persian and Arabic literature. His Persian teachers were Mohsin Shirazi, Ali Haider…