Tag Archives: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad attends last cabinet session
Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has attended the last cabinet session of his second four-year term in office. The meeting was held…
Iran customs hold four million tons of goods amid dispute
Four million tons of food and medicines are stranded in Iranian customs because of disagreements between the central bank and the Commerce Ministry…
Iran plans its own sanitized internet with Chinese help
Iran, with a little help from China, is putting together its own closed version of the Internet to keep its citizens from…
Imperialism pillaging nations’ resources: Iran’s president
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says imperialist powers have always been trying to pillage the resources and assets of nations through complicated schemes.…
Rohani’s clout in Iran corridors of power may help nuclear deal
Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani once complained that the Islamic Republic’s leaders tend to take extreme positions in negotiations with the West and…
Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil products
Iran news headlines on Wednesday include Iran Extending of oil credit line to Syria; Iran starting of Gas export to Iraq in…
Afghan refugees pin their hopes on Rouhani
Some two million Afghan refugees live in Iran. Under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government, their situation deteriorated. Many are now hoping that with the…
Photos: Ahmadinejad in Assalouyeh to inaugurate petrochemical projects
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad praised the efforts made by the country’s experts and engineers for the development of the different phases of…
Iran news round up July 30, 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…
President in Assalouyeh to open development project
Upon arrival at the Persian Gulf international airport, the President was welcomed by a number of local officials. The development project of…
Actor Jamshid Mashayekhi awarded order of art and culture
TEHRAN, July. 31 (MNA) – Celebrated Iranian actor Jamshid Mashayekhi has been honored by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with the First Grade Order…
Iran may also be enriching uranium using lasers, U.S. think tank says
Iran is suspected of secretly enriching uranium with the help of lasers, a program it says it ceased in 2003, according to…
The truly massive challenges facing Iran’s new president
One of the most important questions in the Middle East this year is whether Hassan Rouhani’s election will mark a new era…
Iran president’s inner circle has western accent
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just days after Hasan Rouhani’s election victory in Iran, his top advisers and allies gathered for a closed-door…
‘5,000 new centrifuges to start operation’
TEHRAN, July. 31 (MNA) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that 5,000 new domestically manufactured centrifuge machines, which have been installed…
Iran’s leader demands apology for 2009 claims
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader is calling on top opposition figures to apologize for claiming vote fraud in the country’s…
Outgoing Ahmadinejad enumerates achievements during 8-year tenure
Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has enumerated his achievements during his eight years in office. In a nationally televised interview Sunday night,…
Iran’s relations with Saudi Arabia during Rouhani’s tenure
Will There Be Resolve to Improve Ties? If one wanted to describe the whole history of political relations between Iran and Saudi…
Iran MP urges release of political prisoners
TEHRAN: Conservative lawmaker Ali Motahari on Sunday called for the release of political prisoners in Iran and questioned the ongoing house arrests of opposition leaders Mir Hossein…
President offers condolences over death of playwright Ostad-Mohammad
TEHRAN, July. 28 (MNA) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered his condolences over the death of veteran playwright, director and actor Mahmud Ostad-Mohammad.…
Iran’s new president to return Zanganeh to oil ministry-source
DUBAI: Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani is expected to return respected former oil minister Bijan Zanganeh to the post he held for eight years until hardline President Mahmoud…
Rohani asks Majlis to help review current budget bill: Lawmaker
Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rohani has called on Majlis to cooperate and review Iran’s budget bill for the current Iranian year 1392 (started…
Russia and Iran: A postmodern dance
If, as expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin undertakes the trip to Tehran in August, it will be rich in symbolism – even…
Report: Iran’s Ahmadinejad to set up university
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian news website says outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has obtained clearance to establish a technology university in…
Small signs of change in Iran as Hassan Rouhani’s inauguration approaches
Hope is tempered by caution both among Iranians and in the west, where some see an opportunity to repair relations. A young…
Ahmadinejad says he will continue serving the Islamic Republic after he leaves office
Iran news headlines on Thursday include Iranian president stressing over continuation of serving Iran after leaving office; Iranian and Iraqi officials discussion over cooperation…
Iranian inflation accelerates, posing headache for new president
(Reuters) – Iran’s inflation rate surged to 45 percent in June, official data showed, adding pressure on squeezed Iranian households and an…
Ahmadinejad to ‘continue serving Iran’
Iran’s outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will continue serving the Islamic Republic after he leaves office. Speaking to a group of…
What happened to Iran’s Cinema House?
This is the main headquarters of Iran’s cinema house, a place of much controversy for the past few years, and scene of…
Senator Lindsey Graham wants congress to authorize war with Iran
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has new plans to introduce a resolution threatening war with Iran, and unsurprisingly, he has been applauded by conservative group…
Iran’s president calls for expansion of Tehran-Bangkok ties
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for the further enhancement of ties between the Islamic Republic and Thailand in various fields, particularly…
Iran news round up – July 23, 2013
The Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute recently published a report entitled, “The IRGC Command Network: Formal Structure and Informal…
Meet the mujahedeen-e khalq, America’s favorite new Iranian ally
Embracing its recent removal from the U.S. State Department’s list of designated foreign terrorist organizations, the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), an exiled Iranian terror cult with deep pockets and close ties to the Washington establishment, is attempting to ramp up…
Photos: Ahmadinejad inaugurates Steel mill in northern Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated Khazar Steel Mill in the Northern Gilan province on Tuesday. By IRNA
Ahmadinejad underlines importance of nation’s presence in Iran’s progress
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday reiterated that Iran’s development and progress is mainly indebted to the meaningful participation of people…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad, top officials hail Hezbollah 2006 victory over Israel
Iran’s high-ranking officials have praised the victory of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement over the Israeli regime during the 33-day war in…