Attacking Syria lacks political, humanitarian justification: Rafsanjani
Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says a military attack on Syria lacks political and humanitarian justification. “Launching an…
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Iran: Rouhani may introduce cabinet on inauguration day
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani may introduce his cabinet on August 4, the same day as his inauguration. With less than two…
Iran today: A new movement for women’s rights?
Following meetings with former President Hashemi Rafsanjani — a key backer of President-elect Hassan Rouhani — the conservative Zeinab Society has announced plans for…
Rafsanjani urges Rohani to adopt proper foreign policy
TEHRAN, July. 18 (MNA) – Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Wednesday that Iran can pass through the difficult times…
‘Medicine-affecting anti-Iran bans cruel’
Iran news headlines on Thursday include Ayatollah Rafsanjani calling anti-Iran bans that affecting medicine as “very cruel”; number of foreign students in country;…
Bans affecting medicine in Iran very cruel: Ayatollah Rafsanjani
Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has described as “very cruel” the US-led sanctions against the Islamic Republic that…
Iran news round up July 5, 2013
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Will Fulton and…
Rohani must curb impacts of anti-Iran sanctions: Rafsanjani
The chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council says the country’s next administration should try to reduce the impacts of the “cruel” US-engineered sanctions…
Iran news round up June 28, 2013
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Will Fulton and…
Photos: Iran’s former president Rafsanjani meets president-elect Rouhani
Iran’s former president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani met with country’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani on Thursday. By President92.ir
Rohani’s policies to solve Iran problems: Rafsanjani
Head of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says president-elect Hassan Rohani’s policy of moderation, wisdom and prudence can strengthen national…
Photos: Iran’s president-elect meets former president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani
Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rohani held a meeting with the chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. During the meeting, former president Hashemi…
Hashemi Rafsanjani: Oil income should be channeled into production in Iran
Former Iranian president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said oil income should be channeled into the production sector and a portion of it…
Rafsanjani: Iranian elections most democratic in the world
Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that this year’s presidential elections were the most democratic elections ever held in Iran,…
National solidarity key to success: Rafsanjani
Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says national unity is the key to the country’s success and tackling of…
In Iran, moderates see Hassan Rouhani as best alternative to conservatives
TEHRAN — Three days before the presidential election, moderates and reformists in Iran are coalescing behind Hassan Rouhani, a cleric and former nuclear…
Iran today: Can the moderates and reformists win the election?
On Tuesday, after days of bargaining and manoeuvres — notably the interventions of former Presidents Mohammad Khatami and Hashemi Rafsanjani — the…
Ex-Iran presidents Rafsanjani, Khatami endorse Rohani for presidency
Iran’s former presidents, Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, have endorsed reformist candidate Hassan Rohani for the presidency. Khatami urged supporters of…
Learning from Iran’s elections
The field of candidates may be limited, but the outside world can still learn a lot from Iran’s 2013 presidential poll. The…
Rafsanjani disqualification from vote seen hindering Iranian women’s rights
The disqualification of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from Iran’s presidential race has disappointed some women’s rights activists who were looking to the moderate…
Rafsanjani’s disqualification a signal to the US?
Of the 686 applicants who registered for the upcoming June 14 presidential election in Iran, the Guardian Council, which moderates the candidates,…
Iran dismisses claims over military presence in Syria
Iran news headlines on Saturday include Iran denial of military presence in Syria; approval of 312 rejected hopefuls for Tehran council race; Rafsanjani calling for…
“How will Rafsanjani’s political behavior be characterized in upcoming days?”; Rouhani as the new Rafsanjani
An Asre Iran editorial following the disqualification of Rafsanjani is trying to assess Rafsanjani’s political behavior, following his disqualification, during the elections. The editorial…
Rafsanjani stresses need for unity and calm in Iran
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was not approved by the Guardian Council to run for the forthcoming presidential poll on June 14,…
Iran denies its drone entered Bahrain’s airspace
Iran news headlines on Thursday include country denial of flying drone over Bahrain; an Iranian official calling US & Britain responsible for…
Iran’s poll charade
Ban on candidates highlights the frailty of the Islamic regime By throwing his hat into the ring for Iran’s presidential race, Akbar Hashemi…
Barred from election, Rafsanjani lambasts Iranian authorities – report
(Reuters) – Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani sharply criticized the country’s leadership, opposition website Kaleme said on Thursday, two days after…
Supreme Leader on disqualified candidates
TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – The official website of the Supreme Leader has readout his February 2 2011 remarks on disqualified candidates.…
Iran elections: Where an old KIA beats a Mercedes-Benz
After a day of rumors and counter-rumors, it’s official: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ally Esfandiar Rahim Meshai and former President Hashemi Rafsanjani have…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says will challenge ally’s ban from election
(Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he would ask Iran’s supreme leader to reverse a ban preventing his aide from…
Rafsanjani calls on supporters to refrain from political libeling
Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has, in a statement released prior to the official announcement of the approved presidential candidates for Iran’s…
Iran disbands two terrorist groups: Intelligence Ministry
Iran news headlines on Tuesday include Iran Intelligence Ministry disbandment of two terrorist groups; Iran’s Guardian Council declaration of final list of presidential candidates on…
Top figures barred from Iran’s June ballot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says overseers of next month’s presidential election have rejected a top aide of outgoing President…
Iran today: Guardian Council to decide on candidates
After ten days of intense speculation, the Guardian Council is expected to release its final list of candidates for the June Presidential…
Why Iran’s presidential election matters
In conversations with policymakers, journalists and analysts about the upcoming Iranian presidential elections, one question looms: does it even matter? Iran is, after…
Could Rafsanjani be disqualified from Iran’s presidential race for his age?
Iran has a presidential election coming up, and, earlier this month, former two-term president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani submitted his bid for…
Russia urges Iran presence in Syria talks
Iran news headlines on Monday include Syria urging Iran presence in Syria peace talks; possibility of Rafsanjani disqualification from presidential race; country releasing of tow Azeri…
Iran electoral watchdog hints at Rafsanjani rejection
(Reuters) – Iran’s electoral watchdog said on Monday it would bar physically feeble candidates from running for president, in an apparent hint that…
Coalition of Three disapproves of Rafsanjani’s views: Haddad-Adel
Iran’s principlist presidential hopeful Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel says the Coalition of Three does not endorse the political views of rival Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani,…