Mohammad Javad Zarif said (and posted on his Facebook wall): “The dear friends who reflected the content of a confidential meeting according to their own taste should only expect official statements from me in open sessions from now on.” He added that after reading the headline…
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Marziyeh Afkham, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, said that “Iranian and British Foreign Ministries have agreed that Tehran and London can resume ties at the nonresident charge d’affaires level… Following talks between the two foreign ministers in New York, it was decided that negotiations would continue and… on…
Read More →Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Tuesday that Tehran would not accept any conditional invitation to the Geneva 2 confab and is ready to contribute to settlement of the Syrian crisis, “If our presence will help resolve the Syrian crisis, conditional invitation of the Islamic…
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Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee (NSFPC), reiterated that “the Americans must … recognize the rights of our nation, particularly in the nuclear debate. These are the steps that America can take to lower the wall of mistrust between the…
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Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Iran’s Navy (IRIN) Commander, expressed Iran’s readiness to train, organize and equip the Namibian naval force. Sayyari added that he and his Namibian counterpart discussed various issues regarding the needs of the Namibian navy in different areas. …
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Mohammad Nahavandian, Rouhani’s Chief of Staff, referred to the economic performance of the President’s administration in its first two months. He said that Western sanctions are not the only reason behind economic hardships, inherited restrictions within Iran are also hampering the progress of the Iranian economy….
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Khazali was charged in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court with “disturbing national security and propaganda against the establishment.” Khazali, was arrested on October 30, 2012 and released on bail on June 4, 2013. He was known for his activities against former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. He is a medical…
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Massoumeh Dehghan, a retired teacher and wife of imprisoned human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, said that her one-year prison sentence for accepting her husband’s human rights award has been upheld. Branch 54 of Tehran Appeals Court upheld the lower court ruling in full, sentencing her to…
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In the two weeks between September 11 and September 25, Iranian officials hanged a record 50 individuals, primarily for drug-related offenses. Hadi Ghaemi, Executive Director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, said that “While Rouhani was promoting a softer image of Iran internationally…
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Mostafa Faqihi, the chief editor of Entekhab website, was released on bail from Evin prison. Entekhab website is one of the main sites supporting Rouhani and considered the new government’s unofficial platform. Related: Chief Editor of Entekhab website arrested…
Read More →He was executed a week ago, but the official media in Iran have yet to report it….
Read More →Keyhan (affiliated with the office of the Supreme Leader) editorial headlined, “Untrustworthy Opponent” has termed the recent remarks by the Supreme Leader regarding the US true nature as “a wake-up call” for those who were seeking to show, by “exaggerating economic problems,” that restarting negotiations with…
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Rouhani appointed Mohammad Shariatmadari as Vice President for Executive Affairs. “Based on the Constitutional Article 124 and given your valuable experience and capability as well as managerial record to guide and pursue executive projects.”…
Read More →By decree, Rouhani appointed Shahindokht Molaverdi as Vice President for Women and Family Affairs. …
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