Doc satirizing relationships between Chavez, Ahmadinejad and Bush
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – “The Alphabet of Politics”, a controversial documentary satirizing relationships between former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, former Iranian…
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Rouhani addresses Iran’s divided students
TEHRAN — Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, reiterated his commitment in a key speech Saturday to the unique goals he set for himself…
Iran Central Bank can help cut inflation in half, official says
Iran’s central bank can help to shave the country’s 40 percent inflation in half by withdrawing from projects it funded under former…
President top advisor calls on former president to reflect his views by mass media
Tehran, Dec 3, IRNA – Mohammad Reza Sadegh, senior advisor to President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad…
Ahmadinejad invites Rouhani to debate
Nasim—Iranian former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad invited president Hassan Rouhani to have a debate, blaming him for “unfair” accusations in the record of…
Zarif confirms Ahmadinejad’s remark; Rouhani ridicules
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iran’s FM has confirmed Amadinejad’s speech that sanctions were paper scraps; however, president ridicules it. Mehr News…
Iran’s Rouhani says economic problems go beyond sanctions
Nov 27 (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said Iran’s economic problems went beyond sanctions and blamed “unparalleled stagflation” on the profligacy of…
Ex-president Ahmadinejad skips Iran court date
Former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has failed to appear before a criminal court to face charges over nine cases stemming from his…
Sanctions didn’t force Iran into talks
As the third round of talks began in Geneva on Wednesday on the Iranian nuclear programme, it is imperative that the US…
Breaking the silence between the U.S. and Iran
Tension, distrust, hostility: For more than 30 years, those words have described the relationship between Iran and the United States. But there’s…
At U.N., Netanyahu calls Iran’s president ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’
(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed a charm offensive by Iran’s new president as a ruse concocted by…
Israel squeezed out by Iran and US goodwill
Barack Obama and Binyamin Netanyahu during their meeting in the Oval Office. Barack Obama, and Israel‘s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, were at pains to…
Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif: Holocaust a ‘heinous crime’ and a ‘genocide’
In an exclusive interview this morning on “This Week,” Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif condemned the Holocaust as a “heinous crime” and…
US-Iran relations: A brief guide
From the CIA-orchestrated overthrow of Iran’s prime minister in 1953 to Friday’s phone call between Presidents Obama and Rouhani, BBC News looks…
Why Obama should meet Iran’s president
The flight from Tehran to New York is long, but if hopes were jet engines Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, would be…
Photos: Iran’s ex-president Ahmadinejad starts his old job at university
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West to hold back from targeting Iran at U.N. nuclear meeting
(Reuters) – World powers will refrain from raising pressure on Iran at a U.N. nuclear meeting next week to give its new moderate president…
Ahmadinejad administration accused of “illegal” money transfer
Akbar Torkan, the chief aide to President Hassan Rohani, says it was “illegal” for 160 billion rials to be transferred from presidential…
Former Iranian oil minister Qasemi appointed advisor to Defense Minister
Former Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi was appointed as advisor of newly elected Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan, Fars news agency reported. Qasemi…
Iran a bright spot in a bleak Middle East?
As President Barack Obama returned from vacation this week – a short break interrupted by his need to react to the mayhem…
Iran president: Nation wants foreign policy change
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s new president says his countrymen elected him to bring about a change in foreign policy and shift…
Hassan Rouhani and Iran’s nuclear opportunity
The surprise victory of Hassan Rouhani in Iran’s Presidential election has prompted widespread hopes of an opportunity for progress in resolving the…
Iranian youth have high hopes for new leadership
TEHRAN –What immediately strikes you when you walk down the streets of Tehran is that Iran is a nation of young people.…
Iran president names technocrats to cabinet
PRESIDENT Hassan Rowhani has unveiled a cabinet of technocrats to help him tackle the formidable challenges of shoring up Iran’s economy and…
Leader appoints Ahmadinejad to expediency council
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Expediency Council. In a…
Ahmadinejad stresses Iran’s friendly ties in letters to 76 world leaders
TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in similar letters to the presidents and high-ranking officials of 76 world countries on Sunday…
Envoy: Iranian, Venezuelan presidents to make reciprocal visits
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a telephone conversation have underlined their enthusiasm for making reciprocal…
Rohanis endorsement ceremony to be held this afternoon
The ceremony is to be held at 17:00 hours local time with participation of top Iranian officials at the Imam Khomeini Mosque…
Ending Iran’s isolation: Rouhani’s outreach
The inauguration of the Seventh President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, over the weekend has an unusual international flavour.…
US watches Iran’s president-elect for moderation ahead of nuclear ‘breakout’
With a possible Iranian nuclear breakthrough looming despite sanctions and covert action by the West, U.S. officials are hoping a more moderate…
Iran’s incoming president stokes hope, cynicism
As a new president prepares to take the reins in Iran, there is both hope the pariah nation will show a new…
Hassan Rouhani officially takes over as Iran president
Hassan Rouhani is set to officially replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran. Mr Rouhani’s election will be endorsed by the country’s…
Iran’s president Hassan Rohani braced for struggle with economy
In what observers hope is a sign of a softening of relations with the outside world, Tehran has, for the first time since the…
U.S. sees hope in Iranian president-elect, but still cautious
(Reuters) – The Obama administration is signaling its hopes for an easing of nuclear tensions after Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani takes office,…
Dialog unhelpful in Palestine issue: Ahmadinejad
Iran’s outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the question of Palestine is the question of saving humanity itself, stressing that the issue cannot…
Ahmadinejad: Solving Palestine problem through talks is a wishful thinking
Addressing a large group of audience as pre-sermon lecturer in this weeks Friday prayers congregation in Tehran University on the World Quds…
Vice president to represent India at swearing in of Rouhani
The Vice President of India will be travelling to Tehran to attend the ceremony, the PTI quoted official sources as saying on…