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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani gestures as he registers to run for a second four-year term in the May election, in Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2017. Credit: President.ir/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Rouhani Blasts Revolutionary Guards’ Attempt at Sabotaging ‘Landmark’ Nuclear Deal

by Adel al-Salmi | May 6, 2017 | World

London – Iran’s outgoing president Hassan Rouhani was fiercely attacked by conservative rivals on Tuesday after which he accused Tehran’s elite Revolutionary Guard of sabotaging the nuclear deal with its ballistic missile program. In the second televised...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has taken a swipe at a powerful committee that vets election candidates (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Iran: Pro-Rouhani Officials Accuse Conservatives of Slander, False Claims

by Adel al-Salmi | May 4, 2017 | World

London – Campaign tensions between outgoing president Hassan Rouhani and his rival candidate, Tehran’s conservative Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, escalated two weeks ahead of the May 19 presidential election. On Wednesday, Iranian Justice Minister...

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Former Tehran mayor Gholamhossein Karbaschi

Iran Tries Politician for Lambasting Its Role in ME

by Adel al-Salmi | May 3, 2017 | World

London – Iranian court is charging former Tehran mayor Gholamhossein Karbaschi for criticizing Iran’s military involvement in Syria and the country’s policy in the Middle East. Government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht rejected rumors claiming the government made a...

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Presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani delivers speech on May 1, 2017. (ILNA)

May 1 Protests Slam Rouhani for Failure to Deliver on Economic Promises

by Adel al-Salmi | May 2, 2017 | World

London – Iran’s Hassan Rouhani chose Ruhollah Khomeini’s shrine as a platform for his May 1 Labor Day rally. Unexpectedly, the president seeking reelection was met with an angry crowd repeating slogans slamming his policy. The laborers demanded an improvement of...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures as he speaks during a meeting with Iranian officials and ambassadors of Islamic countries, in Tehran, Iran, April 25, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via REUTERS

Threat of War Stokes Conflict in Iran

by Adel al-Salmi | May 1, 2017 | World

Tehran- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday slammed election slogans of outgoing President Hassan Rouhani on the removal of the “shadow of war” from Iran by signing the nuclear deal. Iranians should not thank Hassan...