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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (photo credit:ATTA KENARE / AFP)

New Page of Relations between Hamas, Iran

by Kafah Zaboun | Aug 8, 2017 | World

Ramallah – Hamas has agreed with Tehran to “open a new chapter in bilateral relations to confront common threats,” according to a statement issued by the movement on Monday. A delegation from Hamas, which arrived in Iran last week to participate in the...

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President Hassan Rouhani sworn in for the second term (AFP)

Khamenei, Rouhani Disagree over Iran’s Priorities

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 4, 2017 | World

London – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially started his second presidential term on Thursday, vowing to maintain his efforts to end Iran’s isolation as he was sworn in by the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a ceremony attended by senior...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei departs after casting his ballot in the parliamentary election in Tehran March 2, 2012. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

Rouhani Meets Khamenei to Discuss New Government Formation

by Adel al-Salmi | Jul 10, 2017 | World

London – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is expected to meet with Spiritual Leader Ali Khamenei to discuss the formation of the new government, amid bickering between the Iranian prime minister, the IRGC and the judiciary. Rouhani is facing increasing pressure from...

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Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani (C) attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s (not seen) meeting with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran, Iran on Sept. 18, 2016. Source: AFP/East News

Suleimani Responds to Rouhani’s Attack against IRGC

by Adel al-Salmi | Jul 5, 2017 | Middle East

London- Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani has revealed hidden dimensions in the dispute between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian government, when he lashed out at President Hassan Rouhani for criticizing the role of the IRGC in the...

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Head of Sadrist Movement Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, April 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Moqtada al-Sadr Calls on Iran to Abandon ‘Political, Confessional Polemics’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 22, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraqi Sadrist Movement Leader Moqtada al-Sadr called on the Iranian government to stay away from “political and confessional polemics”, which have yielded negatively on the region. Sadr’s statements came in a letter addressed to the Iranian leadership...