A number of political prisoners were given a temporary leave on Tuesday March 25, five days into the Iranian New Year. The Kaleme opposition website reports that five prisoners linked to MirHosein Mousavi, a challenger of the 2009 presidential election, were given furloughs: Nader Jani, Nasor NAghipour, Hamidreza Karvasi, Mahmoud Bagheri , Abbas Ghafari ...

Vienna, Mar 17, IRNA -- A planned dinner between European Union foreign policy chief Catherine and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Monday evening in Vienna has been overshadowed by Ashton?s recent unsanctioned meetings in Tehran. The dinner which has been called of by Zarif, was supposed to chart out the second round of talks between ...

TEHRAN, March 16 (MNA) Irans Parliament deputy-head of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has said Minister of Intelligence had warned the Foreign Ministry about Ashtons meetings with some convicted seditionists. Mansour Haghighatpour told Mehr News Parliament correspondent that the Commission had met with Intelligence Minister and Takht ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team. Politics InterimTehran Friday Prayer Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani criticized EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashtons meeting with prominent dissidents,equating human rights activists ...

Tehran, YJC. Disaster is the name given by Larijani to the EUHRs meeting with some human rights activists of Iran. "The EUHR Catherine Ashton having contact with some seditionist in her recent visit to Iran and the statements that followed were a kind of disrespect for Iran, exclaimed Sadeq Amoli Larijani, Head of Irans Judiciary Branch. He stated ...

Tehran Member of Parliament Mehdi Kochakzadeh has taken shots at the Ministry of Intelligence and the Foreign Ministry for allowing EU diplomat Catherine Ashton to meet with elements guilty of sedition. On Wednesday March 12, Kochakzadeh described Ashtons actions as worse than the policy of capitulation and insisted that Europeans have no right to ...

TEHRAN, Iran The general feelingin Tehran was mixed when Catherine Ashton, high representative for foreign affairs and security policy for the European Union, arrivedon March 8. Government officials, especially those at the Foreign Ministry, celebrated Ashton's visit as solid proof that their months-long efforts had borne fruitin lifting thediplomatic ...

President Rouhani, pursuing his strategy of engagement of Gulf States, began two days of talks in Oman on Wednesday. SeeIran Feature: President Rouhanis Trip to Oman The statements from Rouhanis discussions with Omans Sultan Qaboos were the standard cordial rhetoric praising good relations, but Iran outlet pointedly declared that they can set the ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team. (E) = Article in English Excerpts of these translations may only be used with the expressed consent of the authors Politics Head of the Judiciary Branch Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani ...

Tehran, March 12, IRNA A number of Tehran University students staged protest gathering Wednesday near Austrian Embassy to condemn EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashtons meeting with the elements of sedition.   Some 100 male and female students who are members of Union of Islamic Associations of Independent Students came together near ...

PanARMENIAN.Net- The European Unions High Representative, Catherine Ashton, visited the Armenian Holy Savior Cathedral in New Julfa, Iran, the Prelacy of New Julfa said, according to Asbarez. Ashton, accompanied by Iranian officials and Armenian community leaders, visited the 350-year-old Surp Amenaprkitch Monestary, where the churchs Komitas Choir ...

Tehran, March 12, IRNA Speaker of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) Ali Larijani on Wednesday strongly criticized the sneaky meeting of the EU officials in Tehran. Referring to an unofficial meeting of the European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton here, Larijani said the move was far from the degnity of the EU delegation. Rejecting comments ...

TEHRAN The highest-level European diplomatic visit to Iran in six years has ended, but controversy remained Tuesday about theEuropean Unionenvoys meeting with a pair of women activists. Political conservatives have lashed out at the meeting involving Catherine Ashton, the EUs foreign policy chief, and two women closely identified with the opposition....

Tehran, March 11, IRNA Senior member of parliament on Tuesday criticized European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton over an ?unsanctioned? meeting with the woman activists in Tehran. Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi made the remarks in a press conference. ?Contact with civil society ...

Tehran, March 11, IRNA Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday that Iran has summoned Austrian ambassador to Tehran and conveyed its protest to the non-diplomatic move by the visiting chief of the EU foreign policy Catherine Ashton. Ignoring diplomatic norms, Ashton held some unofficial meetings in Tehran. The move was seriously criticized by ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team. (E) = Article in English Excerpts of these translations may only be used with the expressed consent of the authors Politics Supreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei will meet with several ...

Isfahan, March 10, IRNA EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday that Europe calls for expansion of all-out economic and cultural cooperation with Iran. She made the remarks in a meeting with Isfahan Governor General Rasoul Zargarpour on Monday. She said her visit to Isfahan provided her with a chance to inspect the historical city ...

Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Araqchi says Iran not limiting itself to imports from certain countries The Deputy Foreign Minister for international and legal affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi said Iran will by no means limit itself to imports from certain countries and firms.   Senior MP: IP gas pipeline ...

Islamabad, March 10, IRNA The editor of a Pakistani newspaper on Monday said that the visit of European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to Iran would help EU and the Islamic Republic understand each other in a more comprehensive way. Talking to IRNA, Zahid Malik, chief editor of daily Pakistan Observer said that EU should come out ...

TEHRAN, March 10 (MNA) Irans FM spokeswoman has said unscheduled meetings of EU foreign policy chief visit as an example of EU double standards towards human-rights issue. Marzieh Afkham said that such conducts contributed to Iranians misconceptions towards the West and would be of no help in Iran-EU relations. She added that contact with civil ...