Iran commemorates the 44th anniversary of the historic referendum in which Iranians overwhelmingly voted for the establishment of the Islamic Republic following the collapse of the US-backed Pahlavi regime in 1979.

Iryna Vereshchuk says ten humanitarian corridors will evacuate civilians from the besieged cities and towns.

Forty two years ago today, more than 98.2 percent of eligible Iranians voted for the establishment of the Islamic Republic in a historic referendum after emerging victorious from their struggle against the authoritarian rule of a domestic monarchical system.

In an apparently concerted campaign the British establishment has tried to distract attention away from its mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis by attacking Scotland's First Minister.