• Alireza Hashemi
  • With only a few days left before the newly reelected President Hassan Rouhani unveils his choices for the next Cabinet, its lineup has become a subject of much debate in political circles and…

    Alireza-Hashemi
  • The swearing-in ceremony for the reelected President Hassan Rouhani, which is due this Saturday, is to be a more high-profile event than his first, as the level of foreign dignitaries taking…

    Alireza-Hashemi
  • A former foreign minister said Tehran welcomes last month's announcement by France that it no longer sees the departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a requirement for resolving the…

    Alireza-Hashemi
  • The reformist-moderate parliamentary faction "Hope" has requested major reforms in the next Cabinet of the newly-reelected President Hassan Rouhani, warning that he would not be able to make…

    Alireza-Hashemi
  • Hassan Rouhani will serve a second term as a solid majority of voters delivered the pragmatist incumbent a strong mandate in the Friday presidential vote that saw a turnout unseen in recent…

    Alireza-Hashemi
  • Millions of voters converged on the  polling stations Friday to decide the outcome of a fiercely contested race between two competing visions. The choice was whether to hand pragmatic…

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  • A decision by the government to replace three ministers has been met with positive reactions from parliamentarians.

    The move to partly reshuffle the Cabinet came as a surprise to political…

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  • A motion for impeachment of Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani was introduced in parliament on Tuesday, in the second attempt to remove him from office and the first challenge for the incumbent…

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  • Iran has held intensive consultations with key international players to help defuse the Syrian conflict, days ahead of a meeting between the US and Russia to resume the search for a political…

    Alireza-Hashemi
  • President Hassan Rouhani said the government should maintain the path of moderation in its domestic and foreign policies, as there is no other way to advance the country and Islamic Revolution of…

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  • A well-known principlist politician said that without forming an electoral coalition, principlist parties cannot win the next year's presidential and city council elections.

    Alireza-Hashemi