President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday reaffirmed a pledge to carry out campaign promises he had made in 2013 as well as those before the Friday vote that handed him a landslide for a second term.…
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Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi called on hawkish US President Donald Trump to abandon the destructive West Asia policies of his predecessors instead of leveling baseless allegations that…
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The spokesman of the Guardian Council says it will respond to appeals filed by presidential contenders against irregularities and offences before and during the Friday vote.
“We have…
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A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Sunday the re-election of moderate President Hassan Rouhani could be a chance for Tehran to reset "its troubled relations" with its neighbors.
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A Tehran city councilor and member of the pro-reform National Trust Party is optimistic that President Hassan Rouhani's reelection earlier this week will usher in four years of stability, robust…
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South Korea on Monday extended congratulations to President Hassan Rouhani on his reelection last week, expressing hope for a boost in bilateral relations. Rouhani secured 57% of the vote in the…
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President Hassan Rouhani says the only way to stimulate the underperforming economy is to promote investment, which in turn requires engagement with the outside world.
The president…
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Turkey’s deputy foreign minister congratulated Iran on holding a successful and democratic presidential election, describing the high turnout as a testimony of the significance that Iranians…
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Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani was to arrive in Moscow today to attend an international security conference and hold talks with senior officials. Shamkhani was…
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With a decisive victory, all candidates of a reformist moderate alliance swept the seats of Tehran City Council, undoing the principlists' narrow majority in the 21-member…
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he will talk with his Iranian counterpart "at the right time" after elections in Iran saw moderate President Hassan Rouhani return to power.
"I've…
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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated Iran's commitment to upholding peace and stability in the region, despite the bellicose approach of Saudi Arabia and some other countries.
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Majlis speaker's special advisor on international affairs condemned a heavy sentence issued by a Bahraini court against a spiritual leader of the kingdom's majority Shia population on Sunday,…
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Iran is a supporter of international peace through respectful and honorable relations between nations and warmongering and intimidation cannot and will not solve global problems, said conservative…
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A lawmaker said the extension of US sanctions relief for Iran by US President Donald Trump indicates that conflict and confrontation with Iran is not on his priority list “for now”, although new…
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Tehran has censured an airstrike by US military aircraft on a convoy of Syrian government forces, saying the move was carried out with the goal of changing the existing balance in the battlefield…
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Leader of Iraq’s National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim has called for a regional summit with the participation of Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt.
In a statement on Saturday, Hakim…
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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…
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The United States said on Friday it believes forces in a convoy targeted by US military aircraft in southern Syria on Thursday were Iranian-directed, in a possible sign of increased tensions…
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Hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to persuade US President Donald Trump to impose tough new sanctions on Iran for allegedly threatening Israel with ballistic missiles and…
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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the huge turnout in the Friday presidential election as a show of national power against Iran’s regional rivals.
“We obtain our stability…
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EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Saturday extended greetings to President Hassan Rouhani on his reelection, stressing that the European Union is ready to develop mutual cooperation.…
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Lawmakers say extension of the sanctions relief by beleaguered US President Donald Trump, as required under the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, indicates backtracking on his deal-bashing rhetoric.
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Iran's Interior Ministry Sunday announced Hassan Rouhani the winner of the May 19 presidential election.
Some 41,220,131 of the 56…
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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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