by Adil Alsalmi | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East
London – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called for eradicating corruption in the judiciary, following tongue-lashing between his senior assistant Ali Akbar Natiq Nouri and Judiciary Chief Sadeq Larijani over the exorbitant salary scandal. Nouri said on Wednesday...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—While the eyes of the rest of the world are focused on the international negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, within Iran allegations of high-level corruption at one of the country’s leading institutions are threatening to provoke a major...
by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2013 | Opinion
In a public appeal earlier this month, former President Muhammad Khatami called on “the authorities” to end the house arrest of former presidential candidates Mir Hussein Mousavi and Mehdi Karorubi before President-elect Hassan Rouhani takes office in August. Even...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The victory of moderate Hassan Rouhani in Iran’s presidential poll last week has been met with widespread rejoicing among the country’s reformists. After the first-round victory of Rouhani on Friday, thousands of people in cities and small...
