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A still image taken from video footage and released by Russia’s defense ministry on August 11, 2016, shows a Russian bomber dropping off bombs at an unknown location in Syria. Reuters
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Iran’s parliament speaker Ali Larijani holds a news conference in Istanbul January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Iranian Parliament under Principlists Control as Larijani Elected Speaker for Third Time
London – It wasn’t difficult for Ali Larijani to maintain office as Iranian Speaker after head of “List of Hope” Mohammed Reza Aref admitted defeat. Larijani’s win was expected as he received support from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary...Caption:
Iranian MPs listen to a speech by re-elected Parliament speaker Ali Larijani following the announcment of the result in Tehran on May 29, 2016.
Iran Assembly Head Wins Initial Re-Election Vote -State Media
Ali Larijani, a moderate conservative, retained the speakership of Iran’s parliament despite major gains for reformists in February elections, benefiting from credit gained by his cooperation with the government of pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani in...Caption:
As some Iranians celebrate on a street in northern Tehran after Iran’s nuclear agreement with world powers in Lausanne, Switzerland, not everybody is pleased with the deal. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran’s Nuclear Drama: From “Death to America” to “Anxious Hearts”
Thanks to one of those ironies that adds spice to history, the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 powers, led by the United States, took place at the Hotel Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is the same palace where the victorious...Caption:
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif holds a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Lavrov arrived in Tehran late on Tuesday, for meetings with Iranian officials about a nuclear deal, and the ongoing crisis in Syria. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)