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A file photo show’s Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AFP)

Iranians Quarrel Over Bankruptcy

by Adel al-Salmi | Mar 7, 2017 | World

London – Iran’s Supreme leader Ali Khamenei addressed Monday the ongoing quarrel over the “state bankruptcy” currently taking part between President Hassan Rouhani and his opponents who criticize his economic policy. Khamenei advised high-ranking officials to...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Zarif: I Have Limited Authorities in Syria

by Adel al-Salmi | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East

London, Riyadh- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif admitted on Sunday that he lacked full authority to take decisions on the Syrian file, asserting that his ministry operates under the orders of the Supreme National Security Council that acts as a...

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An Iranian warship and speed boats take part in a naval war game in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, southern Iran April 22, 2010. REUTERS

Iran Tests Cruise Missile in Arabian Gulf

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 28, 2017 | World

London – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced on Monday that his country had successfully test fired the latest version of a submarine-launched cruise missile named “Nasir”. “During the military drills in the south Iranian territorial...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Iranian President Seeks Second Term

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 27, 2017 | World

London- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani decided to run for another term during the presidential elections expected on May 19, one of his top aides said on Sunday. Meanwhile, Rouhani criticized his domestic opponents, without naming them, for rejecting that Iran deals...

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Khamenei with participants at the Sixth International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada held in Tehran on Tuesday/ Tasnim

Khamenei Threatens ‘Substitution’ of his Palestinian Allies

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 22, 2017 | World

London, Ramallah- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Tuesday Tehran’s Palestinian allies that if they abandoned the resistance, another group would be ready to carry their flag. Khamenei’s comments at the Sixth International Conference in Support of...