Islamophobic remarks will not go cost-free”: Qalibaf

TEHRAN- Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, has warned the Swedish government that offending Muslim values will not go unanswered.

Iran won’t exchange ambassadors with Sweden over Quran desecration

TEHRAN- Following the desecration of the holy Quran for the second time in less than a month in Sweden, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has stated that Iran will not accept a new ambassador from that nation.

Our Plan is Greater Than Elections, says Hakim

Ammar Hakim, the leader of Iraq's National Wisdom, stated in a speech on the first day of Muharram in Baghdad that political and social stability should be our priority. He emphasized that security and reconstruction cannot be achieved without stability.

Iranians held demonstrations to protest sacrilege to holy Quran:

Expel Swedish envoy

TEHRAN – Iran has strongly reacted to the desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden, taking a set of measures with the aim of putting an end to the sacrilege to the holy book.

Hakim calls Sweden take action against insulting holy Quran

Ammar Hakim, the leader of Iraq's National Wisdom, has called on Swedish authorities to take immediate action to prevent any further incidents of desecration of the Holy Quran and burning of the Iraqi flag outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm.

Iranian embassy in Denmark slams Quran desecration

TEHRAN- Iran’s embassy in Denmark, condemning the insult to the Holy Quran, has called on all governments to ensure that extremists are not given the opportunity to harm the feelings of the followers of any religion under the slogan of freedom of expression.

Iran FM warns religious hatred breeds animosity

TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran’s Foreign Minister, has emphasized the need to prevent actions of religious hatred that generate prejudice, animosity, and violence.

Iran applauds Pakistan for declaring “Day of Honoring the Holy Quran”

TEHRAN- Iran has said it wholly supports Pakistani government’s plan to declare July 7 as the “Day of Honoring the Holy Quran” in light of recent aggressive attempts to defile the revered Muslim book that have received tacit backing from the West.

Iran calls on UN Human Rights Council to address Quran desecration

TEHRAN- General Kazem Gharibabadi, secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, has called for an urgent meeting of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss the recent burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden.

Iran puts off dispatching ambassador to Sweden over Quran desecration 

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced on Sunday that Tehran has decided to put off dispatching its newly-appointed ambassador to Sweden over the Scandinavian country’s controversial move of allowing sacrilege to the holy Quran. 

Muslims tasked to vigorously oppose Western-leveled insults against Quran: Raisi

TEHRAN - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that Muslim countries have a responsibility to vigorously stand against the desecration of Islamic sanctities, particularly the Holy Quran while felicitating his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Eid al-Adha.

Foreign Ministry censures Israeli settlers for insulting Quran

TEHRAN- The recent desecration of the Holy Quran in the occupied West Bank by illegal Israeli settlers has drawn intense condemnation from Iran’s Foreign Ministry.

Two found guilty of blasphemy, disrespect for Islam executed

TEHRAN- Iran has hanged two individuals who had been found guilty of blasphemy, desecration of the Holy Quran, insulting Islam, the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and other Muslim sanctuaries.

European sacrilege to Holy Quran draws ire of Iranians

TEHRAN – Tens of thousands of Iranian people poured into the streets in Tehran and other cities to protest against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Europe.

Ayatollah Khamenei condemns desecration of Holy Quran

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has denounced the recent desecration of the Holy Quran in some European countries as a “wicked act.”

Sweden failed to disguise Islamophobia behind mask of freedom: speaker

TEHRAN- The speaker of the Iranian parliament condemned on Tuesday Swedish lawmakers for their attempts to promote Islamophobia, emphasizing that they cannot conceal their agenda behind a phony claim of free speech.

OIC condemns burning of Holy Quran in Stockholm

TEHRAN- Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), on Sunday strongly denounced the far-right activists' heinous crime of burning the holy Quran in Stockholm, Sweden.

Iran condemns desecration of Islamic sanctities in Hamburg

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday reacted to the desecration of Islamic sanctities in the German city of Hamburg. 

Sweden morphing into prison for Muslims: human rights chief 

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian human rights official has condemned sacrilege to the Holy Quran in Sweden, saying the country in turning into a prison for Muslims.

Iran summons Sweden's charge d'affaires over desecration of Quran

TEHRAN- Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Sweden's chargé d'affaires to express the Islamic Republic's strong condemnation of a Swedish far-right group's desecration of the Holy Quran during Ramadan.

Iran strongly condemns sacrilege against Quran in Sweden

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has made comments in reaction to the sacrilege of the Holy Quran in one of Sweden’s cities.

Quran reading during Ramadan

People from all walks of life come together at Shah Abdol Azim shrine, southern Tehran, during the month of Ramadan to read verses of the Holy Quran.

Centuries-old Quran manuscript restored 

TEHRAN – A historical manuscript of the Holy Quran underwent some rehabilitation work in the western province of Kordestan, the provincial tourism chief has said.