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Ambassador to the United Nations NIkki Haley speaks at the AIPAC conference in Washington, DC, March 27, 2017. (Reuters / Joshua Roberts)

US Informs IAEA of Concerns on Tehran’s Commitment to Nuclear Deal

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 24, 2017 | World

London- US Ambassador the United Nations Nikki Haley on Wednesday arrived at the UN’s atomic watchdog offices in Vienna, to receive a briefing as to whether the agency is willing to inspect Iranian military sites as a part of the Iran nuclear deal. Haley’s visit came...

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Mehdi Karroubi places his finger print on a ballot paper during the Iranian presidential election in northern Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Chavosh Homavandi/jamejamonline

Iranian Deputy Speaker Calls for Reformists’ Leaders Trial

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

London – Iranian judiciary denied allegations stating that it responded to the demands of two reformists leaders Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Musavi, while deputy Speaker Ali Motahari asked Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Eje’i why a...

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Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi. (AFP)

Karoubi’s Hunger Strike Forces Iranian Government to Comply with His Demands

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 18, 2017 | World

London – Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi broke his hunger strike on Thursday after forcing the Iranian government to comply with his demands and withdraw security guards from his Tehran residence, which has been under 24-hour surveillance since 2011. The...

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Iran President Hasan Rouhani delivering his speech at the parliament (Mehr)

Rouhani: Iran Could Quit Nuclear Deal if New US Sanctions Imposed

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 16, 2017 | World

London– The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was the focus point of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech before the Iranian parliament as he threatened to withdraw from the agreement if the US administration continued to impose sanctions on...

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Khamenei Tightens His Grip on ‘Expediency Council’

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 15, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s Spiritual leader Ali Khamenei appointed on Monday Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi as the new chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council, a move that means the leader has once again tightened his grip on Iranian decision-making. Khamenei’s decision...