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Tehran Declares Ballistic Missile Program ‘Non-Negotiable’

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

London – Iranian government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said on Tuesday that his country’s policy on developing the national ballistic missiles program is not negotiable. Nobakht’s commentary was delivered following a neat roll back on...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during press conference in Iran on Monday. (Reuters)

Rouhani Flirts with Iranian Revolutionary Guards

by Adel al-Salmi | May 23, 2017 | World

London – In the third day following his reelection for a second term, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was quick to defuse tension between him and the Revolutionary Guards when he defended the forces’ development of advanced ballistic missiles, an issued he had...

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A supporter of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani holds his poster as she celebrates his victory in the presidential election, in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS

Khamenei Does Not Congratulate Rouhani on His Second Term

by Adel al-Salmi | May 21, 2017 | World

London- President Hassan Rouhani pledged, during a televised speech delivered on Saturday evening, to deliver on his promises by expanding internal freedoms and opening Iran to the world. “Our nation’s message in the election was clear: Iran’s nation...

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Iranian voters participate in the presidential elections/AFP

Iran: Supreme Leader’s Choice Faces Test of Ballot Boxes

by Adel al-Salmi | May 19, 2017 | World

London- Iranians headed to the polls on Friday to choose their 12th President among four contenders. The race, however, is expected to be limited to a reformist, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, and his main challenger, Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric and former...

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Iranians shop in Tehran’s ancient Grand Bazaar on January 16, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran: Ethnic Minorities’ Rage Undermines Legitimacy of May 19 Elections

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

London- With less than a day left for the Iranian presidential elections, anger bubbling up among Iran’s non-Persian minorities on deteriorating living conditions threatens to undermine the legitimacy of holding elections in the first place. Small ethnic pockets in...