Iran-Russia relations

From Imam Khomeini’s letter to the collapse of the Soviet Union

When Mikhail Gorbachev, Head of state of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, received Imam Khomeini’s letter from the Imam’s chosen delegation party, he turned to them and said: “Although the people of the Soviet Union and Iran are followers of different schools of thought, this does not prevent us from cooperating with each other based on our common principles and traditions.” On January the 4th 1989, when Eduard Shevardnadze, the Soviet foreign minister, traveled to Iran after his visit to Iraq and delivered Gorbachev’s official response to Imam Khomeini, he was also instructed to talk about bilateral relations.

Gorbachev and Imam Khomeini

Gorbachev: “I’m sorry! I should have listened to Imam’s message”

In 1999, on the anniversary of the death of Imam Khomeini’s demise, in an interview with the IRIB News Agency in Moscow, Gorbachev regretted ignoring the Imam’s warnings three years before the collapse of the Soviet Union and said: “I think Imam Khomeini’s message addressed all the ages throughout history.” He also added: “When I received this message, I felt the person who wrote it was thoughtful and cared about the situation of the world. By studying the letter, I realized that he was someone who was worried about the world and wanted me to understand more about the Islamic revolution.”

Places related to the Imam were visited by many

In the past week many heads, admirers of the Imam and foreigners visited the places related to the ...

As in previous weeks, many foreign and native admirers of the leader of the Islamic revolution visited the Imam’s house, Husseiniah Jamaran and the Imam’s shrine. Pakistani and Libyan tourists were among the foreigners.

The Imam’s foreign admirers

The people and heads of several countries visited sites related to the Imam

The heads, intellectuals, and people of the countries of Tunisia, Komor, Lebanon and Turkey visit the places related to Imam, such as the Imam’s house, shrine, Husseiniah Jamaran and Negarestan-e- Imam.

Imam Khomeini receives the Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union Mr. Edward Shevardnadze and ...