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Rouhani attends a meeting in Thailand last October/Reuters

Rouhani Carries ‘Warning’ and ‘Good News’ to Kuwait

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 15, 2017 | Middle East

London – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will arrive on Wednesday to Kuwait on the invitation of its ruler, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, on his first visit to the Gulf States since taking power in 2013. Tehran had announced Rouhani would conduct a quick...

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. Reuters

Iran: Ahwaz Distressed City…Lawmakers Criticize Rouhani Government’s Negligence

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 13, 2017 | World

London – A warning was sent to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday by 68 lawmakers for what they called negligence for Ahwaz’s conditions. The lawmakers called for the government to form a crisis cell and announce Ahwaz as a distressed city, especially...

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Former presidents Mohammad Khatami, left, and Akbar Hashemi
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Post-Rafsanjani ‘Scenarios’ in Iran

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London – The sudden death of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the most powerful man since the beginning of the current Iranian regime, has caused significant gap in the map of powers in Iran. Despite all the rumors that surrounded Rafsanjani’s death, mainly about a...

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Rouhani speaks in Tehran during a meeting with ambassadors/Mehr

Tehran: U.S. Sanctions Aim at Inciting Iranians against Regime

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 10, 2017 | World

London- Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Army Ahmed Reza Pourdastan said Thursday that the U.S. economic sanctions against his country aim to incite the Iranian people and encourage them to revolt against the regime. Speaking to army commanders in Tehran,...

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IRGC troops march in 2011. AP photo/Vahid Salemi

Washington Considers Designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Group

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 9, 2017 | World

London – U.S. officials said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s Administration was determined to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Reuters quoted well-informed U.S. officials as saying that Trump’s...