What are Qalibaf’s aspirations after losing his 3rd presidential race?
Iranian Diplomacy | Mojtaba Hosseini: He was 44 when he took office as Tehran’s mayor on the capital’s Behesht (Paradise) street and left…
Tag Archives: Iran presidential election 2017
‘Iranians’ vigilant presence in elections guaranteed country’s natl. security’
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani appreciated the trust put in him by the Iranian nation saying the wakeful Iranian nation, with their…
Leader to endorse Rouhani’s presidency on Thursday
Tasnim– In a ceremony in Tehran this Thursday, August 3, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei will officially authorize…
Rouhani to take the oath of office on August 5
IRNA – The swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s re-elected President Hassan Rouhani is to be held on August 5 in the Parliament (Majlis),…
President Rouhani to take oath of office on August 5
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to swear in as 12th president of Islamic Republic on August 5, 2017, Majlis(parliament) public…
Date of Iranian president’s Swearing-In ceremony changed, MP says
Tasnim – The date of the swearing-in ceremony for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was re-elected for a second term by a…
Ahmadinejad faces pressure after failed presidential bid
Al-Monitor | Fereshteh Sadeghi: On May 29, Iranian law enforcement officers along with staff from the presidency confiscated a building in east…
Nation’s feat in elections must not be spoiled by dividing people
IRNA – Leader of the Islamic Republic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei described the trust of all the voters in the ballot…
Financial market reforms in Iran can validate Rouhani’s victory
Financial Times | Gary Kleiman: The Tehran Stock Exchange index rallied to eliminate its 5 per cent loss since the beginning of…
Islamic democracy and the will of the people: A stable Iran
American Herald Tribune | Heba Morad: Since the early morning hours, Tehran streets become crowded. The Iranian capital gets busy as soon…
Interior Min.: No single spoiled ballot in May 19 election
MNA – Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli briefed the Parliament on the details of the May 19 presidential election process which saw Pres.…
Recent elections echoes nation’s trust in Islamic Republic
MNA – Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is addressing the official ceremony to commemorate 28th anniversary of demise of founder of the Islamic Republic…
Analyst warns about post-election division in Iran society
IFP – A political analyst says advocates of different political camps in Iran should set their differences aside to pave the way…
President Rouhani: People true winners of elections
RNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the true winners of the May 19 elections were the Iranian people and…
Judiciary rejects voter fraud claims in presidential election
IRNA — Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei on Wednesday rejected voter fraud claims in the May 19 presidential election. He made the…
Lebanese PM felicitates Rouhani on reelection
MNA – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri congratulated Hassan Rouhani on his reelection as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Saad Hariri…
Guardian Council confirms result of Iran’s 12th presidential election
Press TV- Iran’s Interior Ministry says the Guardian Council has confirmed the result of the country’s 12th presidential election, which saw President…
Interior minister: Elections held in legal, healthy way
IRNA – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli said on Monday that the May 19 elections were in a totally legal way and in…
Will Iran’s reformists become the victim of their own success?
Iranian Diplomacy- May 19th elections couldn’t have ended better for the Reformists and their moderate allies. Not only Hassan Rouhani, centrist president…
What are Rouhani’s goal for economy and foreign policy?
Iranian Diplomacy- During the presidential campaign, Hassan Rouhani published his plan of action to be implemented in case of a reelection. Here…
US at the crossing of democracy & dictatorship
May 28, The Iran Project | Ali Hassan Heidari: The constitution of the United States of America describes this country as a…
Iran’s long economic journey
Times of Oman | Hassan Hakimian: The landslide re-election of Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, reflects the by now familiar pattern of continuity…
British premier congratulates Iranian president-elect
IRNA – British Prime Minister Theresa May in a message on Thursday congratulated President-elect Hassan Rouhani on his landslide victory in May…
Mohseni Ejei: Elections showcase true image of democracy in Iran
IRNA – Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Thursday that great Iranian nation demonstrated true image of democracy through their massive…
Sri Lankan president congratulates Rouhani on re-election
IRNA – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena cabled a message on Wednesday to President-elect Hassan Rouhani to congratulate his re-election as the…
50 tonnes of election campaign posters removed from Tehran streets
IFP – A Tehran Municipality official says more than 50 tonnes of waste paper remaining from Iranian candidates’ campaigns for the recent…
Castro congratulates Rouhani on re-election
IRNA — Cuban President Raul Castro in a message to President-elect Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday congratulated him on his re-election to the…
Rouhani: May 24 marks victory of Iranian nation against int’l plot
IRNA — President-elect Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that victory anniversary for liberation of Khorramshahr is regarded as a significant historical development…
How re-election of Iranian president Rouhani could affect global economy
Sputnik – US economic experts interviewed by Sputnik expressed different views on how the re-election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for a…
Iraqi PM congratulates Rouhani on re-election
IRNA – The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said he has congratulated President Hassan Rouhani for being re-elected as president of Iran…
President vows to fulfill campaign promises
MNA– President Rouhani ensured he would fulfill his presidential campaign promises to the Iranian nation. President Rouhani talked among the reporters after…
UN secretary-general congratulates Rouhani on his reelection
IRNA – The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated President Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as president of the Islamic Republic of…
Iran envoy to UN praises US-based Iranians turnout in election
IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo appreciated the Iranians residing in the North America for…
Over 30k Iranian expats in US voted in Iran’s election
MNA – Over 30,000 Iranian expatriates in various states in the US participated in the 12th Iran’s presidential election on May 19…
Photos: President Rouhani, his cabinet pay tribute to Late Imam Khomeini
ISNA|Hamid Amlashi: In his first working program after winning Iran’s presidential election, President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet attended the mausoleum of…
Iran President to meet Mirza Aqa, his most famous supporter
IFP – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to meet one of his supporters whose photo was widely circulated in his election…
President Rouhani, his cabinet pay tribute to Late Imam Khomeini
IRNA – In his first working program after winning Iran’s presidential election, President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet attended the mausoleum of…
In wake of Rouhani’s win, conservative rivals vow to remain on scene
Al-Monitor | Arash Karami: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who promised more interaction with the world and more social freedoms, won re-election May…
The Day After: Reading between the headlines to guess the next Iranian president
Iranian Diplomacy- Friday was the most frantic election day Iran has seen in its history, with reports of long queues formed at…
South Korea congratulates Rouhani on re-election
IRNA — South Korean Foreign Ministry by issuing statement on Monday congratulated the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani. The statement also congratulated…