A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Sept. 30
Two stories generated headlines Tuesday on the front pages of Iranian dailies. The stellar performance of Iranian athletes in the 2014 Asian…
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Iran news round up – September 29, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Iran daily: Rafsanjani to US — “cooperate with us in Iraq v. Islamic State”
Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani has bolstered the initiative of his protégé, President Rouhani, for cooperation with the US in the fight in…
Anti-Daesh coalition without Iran doomed to failure: Rafsanjani
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – Chairman of Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here on Sunday that the Americans have admitted…
Rafsanjani heralds ultimate failure of Israeli state terrorism
Tehran, Sept 21, IRNA – Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday heralded ultimate failure of Israeli state terrorism after the…
Iran news round up September 16, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Iran’s coverage: Iran, world powers to hold nuclear talks on Sep. 17: Negotiator
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Zarif, Ashton to hold official talks in New York Thursday Senior member…
Rafsanjani slams govˈt foreign policy under Ahmadinejad
Mashhad, Khorassan Razavi prov, IRNA – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Saturday that in the past…
Ransanjani: 50-day war proved fragility of Israel
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Chairman of Iran’s Expedience Council says the Palestinian resistance against Israel’s 50-day onslaught on the Gaza Strip indicated…
Official sympathizes with political prisoners’ families
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has met with the families of a number of political prisoners and expressed…
New sanctions on Iran show US confusion: Rafsanjani
Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says the recent US move to impose new sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear…
Head of Expediency Council criticizes impeachment of science minister
Tehran, Aug 24, IRNA – Head of Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday criticized impeachment of minister of science, research and…
Rafsanjani deplores Israeli habit to perpetrate crimes against humanity, calling for culpability
Tehran, Aug 19, IRNA – Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday expressed outrage at Israeli crimes against humanity saying…
EC chairman: Extremist groups seek to defame Muslims
Tehran, August 14, IRNA – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Thursday that extremist terrorist groups seek…
Rafsanjani proposes establishment of regional think-tanks to confront enemies’ plots
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani voiced concern about the situation in a number of regional countries, and…
Unlike Hashemi and Khatami, during Ahmadinejad government, books had the worst Print runs
IBNA- Books in Iran during the presidential terms of Hashemi, Khatami and Ahmadinejad had been respectively published with the highest and lowest…
EC chairman stresses importance of Muslims unity
Tehran, Aug 5, IRNA – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani here on Tuesday termed unity as Muslimsˈ most…
Son of Iran’s former president Hashemi attends court
The trial of Mehdi Hashemi, son of the former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was held in the Tehran Revolutionary Court…
Rafsanjani slams US support for Israel atrocities
A senior Iranian official has slammed US President Barack Obama for backing Israel’s atrocities against the Palestinians as the regime keeps up…
Iran’s coverage: Iran eliminates sensitive stockpile under interim nuclear deal: IAEA
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran eliminates sensitive uranium gas stockpile under nuclear deal: IAEA Iran has moved…
Rafsanjani raps silence on Israeli Gaza onslaught
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council (EC) censured the self-proclaimed advocates of human rights for their muted response to the…
Rafsanjani: Nuclear talks will bear fruit if G5+1 do not seek excessive concessions
Tehran, July 14, IRNA – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Monday that the nuclear talks will…
Iran’s Rafsanjani slams Israel attacks on Gaza
Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has condemned ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Rafsanjani said on Saturday…
Expediency Council head says Iran, U.S. can cooperate in Iraq
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, says Iran has shared interests with the U.S. in Iraq and there is…
Rafsanjani: Saudi Arabia facing risk of overflow of terrorism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani warned that Saudi Arabia is exposed to the risk of the spread…
Rafsanjani calls for Saudi-Iranian effort against extremists
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, the Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council, has called on Iran and Saudi Arabia to cooperate in the fight against…
Rafsanjani: ISIL terrorists reminiscent of pre-Islam era
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani lashed out at the Takfiri terrorists for creating a havoc in the…
ISlL threats to backfire on ME backers: Rafsanjani
A senior Iranian official has warned that the threats posed by the “extremist groups” operating in the Middle East will later boomerang…
Rafsanjani: ISIL’s terrorist activities tarnishing Islam’s face
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani expressed regret that the terrorist activities and savage crimes of the Islamic…
Iran never seeks to interfere in Iraq: Rafsanjani
Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says Iraq is currently faced with a complex situation, stressing that Iran never…
Iran daily: Tehran appeals for return of international oil companies
Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has again called for the return of international investment in Iran’s oil and gas sectors. Zanganeh said on Saturday…
Rafsanjani: Terrorist supporters act as saviors in Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Those countries who create division and support terrorism in Iraq will ultimately appear on the scene as saviors and…
Iran daily: Tehran calls for “realism” in nuclear talks
As Iran and the 5+1 Powers opened the 5th round of talks on a comprehensive nuclear agreement on Tuesday, Tehran’s lead negotiator called…
Hashemi: online censorship would backfire
TEHRAN, June 15 (MNA) – The head of Expediency Discernment Council of the System has said those who have no place in…
Rafsanjani: Iran serious to prove allegations about nuclear program were political
Tehran, June 8, IRNA – Chairman of Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Sunday that Iran is serious to prove…
Iran-Russia ties pave way for regional security: Rouhani
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Rouhani: Iran, Russia convergence brings stable Mideast Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated…
Rafsanjani calls for Iraqis’ vigilance against enemies’ divisive plots
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani warned against the repercussions of the spread of extremism and terrorism in…
EC chairman: promotion of ties with neighbors Iranˈs top priority
Tehran, May 12, IRNA – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a meeting on Sunday with visiting…
Iran urges peace in Afghanistan
A senior Iranian official has called for Tehran and Islamabad to work together to save Afghan people from civil war. “Although the…