According to Radio Zamaneh’s report, Iranian President Hassan Rohani has accused his critics among the conservative factions of the establishment of clinging to outdated ideas. This follows the harsh responses from hardliners in the Islamic Republic establishment, whom Rohani provoked by publicly stating that government organizations should reduce their interference in people’s private lives. […]
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Rohani supporter named Tehran University president
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, the Minister of Science and Technology has appointed Mohammad Nili Ahmadabadi as the new president of Tehran University. Iranian media report that Nili Ahmadabadi will work as interim head of the university until his appointment has been announced to the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. Nili […]
Former leader’s memorial disrupted by chanters
According to a report by Radio Zamabeh, a number of people taking part in the Memorial Service for the late Islamic Republic leader Ayatollah Khomeini were arrested by plainclothes officers. The Islamic Republic daily reported on Saturday that people who had been chanting in support of President Hassan Rohani were arrested at the end […]
Establishment backlash grows against Rohani’s statements
According to a report by Radio Zamabeh, president Rohani’s statements about curbing overt government interference in people’s lives have drawn more fire from the establishment, this time from Iran’s Prosecutor General and spokesman for the judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei. The Entekhab website reports that Mohseni Ejei said: “We hear these days: do not interfere […]
Rohani responds to critical Imams
Iranian President Hassan Rohani responded to the attacks against him by the Tehran and Mashhad Friday Mass Imams, saying “Some are constantly concerned with people’s religion and the judgement day without expert knowledge of either.” ISNA reports that Rohani, who was addressing a gathering on Saturday May 31 at the Department of the Environment, […]
Iranian president wants less interference in people’s lives
Hassan Rohani urged government bodies to refrain from overt interference in people’s lives in a speech on Saturday May 24. Mehr News Agency reports that the Iranian president said in his speech regarding public health: “Let us not interfere so much in people’s lives…people cannot be bullied into going to heaven with whips.” “People […]
Rohani champions internet access for Iranians
President Hassan Rohani says he welcomes people’s use of social networking sites and he urged the ministry of communications to increase internet speed and bandwidth for better public access. Rohani said the days of despotism and one-way message delivery through loudspeakers and tribunes are over. Speaking at a Communications and Information Technology Festival, Rohani […]
Rohani reacts to his critics
Hassan Rohani Iranian president reacted to the barrage of criticism against his administration and especially his nuclear negotiating team saying some have abused the slogan of “fighting against super powers to empty the pockets of the people and to loot the people’s property.” IRNA reported the recent statements of Rohani on Tuesday May 13 […]
Criticism prompts Rohani to defend nuclear negotiations
After Basij hardliners organized a gathering for those concerned about the nuclear negotiations, saying the Rohani administration has been overly accommodating of Western demands, President Hassan Rohani spoke in defense of his policies. Khabaronline reports that Rohani said on Sunday May 14: “What I have gathered about our country is that our interaction with […]
Rohani calls for truth about captive border guard allegedly killed
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has welcomed the return of four Iranian border officials who had been held hostage since February by the group Jeysh-ol-Adl group, while calling on government agencies to persist relentlessly in determining the fate of Jamshid Danaifar, a fifth hostage whom the group claimed to have executed. Today, four of the […]