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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ali Khamenei speaks with officials in charge of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Tehran on July 30, 2017. (Photo by Khamenei.ir)

Khamenei Back to Politicizing Hajj

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 31, 2017 | World

London- With the beginning of the pilgrimage season and in a sign of Tehran’s escalation approach, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reaffirmed his country’s previous policies and called on using the Hajj rituals to take a stance against the United...

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Women are seen inside the parliament during an attack in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS

Ballistic Attack Heightens Tension between Rouhani Administration, IRGC

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

London- The debate between the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues on the decision to launch ballistic missiles at Deir al Zour, Syria, on Thursday as Deputy Commander of al-Quds force Ismail Qaiana affirmed that the decision...

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Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei (Reuters/file photo)

Khamenei Defends Execution of Thousands of Prisoners in Summer of 1988

by Adel al-Salmi | Jun 5, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei defended on Sunday the executions conducted in Iran in the 1980s and indirectly criticized the statements of newly elected President Hassan Rouhani. Speaking at a gathering of senior officials in Tehran to mark the...

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Iranians Re-Elect a Fake Reformer in a Fake Election

Iranians Re-Elect a Fake Reformer in a Fake Election

by Eli Lake | May 23, 2017 | Opinion

Rouhani was the lesser of two evils, but Westerners vastly overestimate what an Iranian president can do. In the days before President Hassan Rouhani’s re-election victory in Iran this weekend, a video of one of his old speeches circulated on social media....

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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...