by Ataollah Mohajerani | Sep 24, 2013 | Opinion
Recent signs imply that Iran is going to show us a new face. Not only has the man who denied the Holocaust gone, but further remarkable changes in Iran are also taking place. In other words, it seems that Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has made a significant...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian president Hassan Rouhani raised the issue of the conduct of specialist police units enforcing Islamic dress codes on the public at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, tasking his government’s cultural committee to further investigate...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 27, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Sultan of Oman became the first foreign head of state to visit Iran during the new Rouhani Administration, with a trip that began this weekend. His visit is to discuss energy cooperation between the two states. After meeting with President...
by Ataollah Mohajerani | Aug 13, 2013 | Opinion
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami did not attend Rouhani’s inauguration ceremony. I examined the faces of everyone in attendance while watching the event, which was held in the office of the supreme leader. Khatami’s absence raised a lot of questions. Why was...
by Ali M. Pedram | Aug 8, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Pressure is growing on President Rouhani’s candidate for the post of intelligence minister to justify controversial remarks he made in an interview prior to his nomination. The candidate, Seyed Mahmoud Alavi, a member of the Council of...
