by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2017 | World
London-Debate among Iranian political parties has been recently raging ahead of the presidential elections scheduled to be held in May. During the latest confrontation between Rouhani’s current administration and former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a senior official...
by Ali M. Pedram | Apr 13, 2014 | Middle East
London and Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sources from the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday that discussions were being held on nominating a new Iranian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. The decision comes...
by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Apr 13, 2014 | Opinion
Iran’s choice for its next ambassador to the United Nations in New York surprised the administration of US President Barack Obama. The nomination of Hamid Aboutalebi, a high-profile Iranian diplomat and advisor to President Hassan Rouahni, has caused such controversy...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 12, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that Iran would challenge a US decision to not issue a visa to new Permanent Representative to the United Nations Hamid Aboutalebi through UN channels, according to a report carried...