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Month: May 2017

Khamenei increases pressure on Rouhani ahead of elections

Al-monitor - Two weeks ahead of the Iranian presidential election, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has increased his criticisms of…

FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP: Iran finish third to make Asian history

Source: FIFA.com - Iran's third-place finish is best ever for Asian Football Confederation Watch video Iran's third-place finish is best ever for…

Iranian Island of Qeshm in Persian Gulf registered as UNESCO Global Geopark

PayvandNews - The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has registered Iran's southern Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf on its…

Those guilty in mine incident should stand trial: Iran’s President Rouhani

PayvandNews - President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that those who are found guilty in a coal mine incident should…

Mehrangiz Kar: My Husband Was Tortured and Forced to Confess by Presidential Candidate Ghalibaf’s Police

CHRI - Presidential candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf played a key role in major human rights violations as commander-in-chief of the…

Rouhani Staff Repeatedly Blocked From Campaigning in North Tehran Weeks Before 2017 Elections

CHRI - For the second week in a row, the staff at the campaign headquarters of incumbent President Hassan Rouhani…

Iranian Defense Minister Dehghan Warns Saudi Arabia Over ‘Battle’ Comments

RFL/RE - Iran says it would hit back at nearly all of regional rival Saudi Arabia's territory with the exception…

Iran warns will hit militant ‘safe havens’ inside Pakistan

Al-Arabia - The head of the Iranian armed forces warned Islamabad on Monday that Tehran would hit bases inside Pakistan…

Iranian Leader Slams Rouhani for his Support of a UNESCO Educational Agenda

Radiozamaneh - Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned the Iranian government of Hassan Rouhani for supporting a UNESCO education…

Nuclear deal in focus in second Iranian presidential debate

Al-monitor - Iran's second presidential debate May 5 injected optimism among supporters of President Hassan Rouhani, who changed his tactic of staying relatively quiet.…