Hassan Rohani’s advisor on ethnic and religious minority affairs has been the subject of serious attacks by the right-wing factions of the Islamic Republic administration, and according to Keyhan, he has been summoned by the judiciary to give certain explanations. Ali Younesi, whom Keyhan refers to as Rohani’s “extremist advisor”, is said to have […]
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Iranian broadcaster accused of thwarting government
Ali Younesi, President Hassan Rohani’s adviser on ethnic and religious minority affairs, says the national television broadcaster Seda va Sim is acting as opposition media against the administration. According to the Shargh daily, Younesi said: “Seda va Sim is supposed to support the president while reflecting the public view regarding the government.” The report […]
Prosecutor says minister broke law by refusing to censor
Iran’s prosecutor general says the Ministry of Communication’s refusal to censor the messaging service WhatsApp in Iran is “against the law” and the minister must be held accountable. The Minister of Communications has dismissed a call by the Supervisory Committee for the Determination of Criminal Cyber Content to block WhatsApp, an internet instant-messaging subscription […]
Rohani’s anti-censorship view comes under fire
The spokesman for Iranian Parliament’s cultural commission has stressed the need for censorship and expressed concern regarding activities of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in the past year. Seyyed Ali Taheri said in an interview with the Fars News Agency on the sidelines of the Tehran Book Fair that the Ministry of […]
Appointment gives Iranian Parliament link to nuclear talks
Iranian media report that Aaleddin Boroujerdi, the head of parliament’s National Security Commission, has now joined the Nuclear Committee of the Supreme Council of National Security, linking Parliament to the nuclear negotiations. On Thursday, Boroujerdi told the Javan News Agency that the head of Parliament has proposed that he participate as a representative of […]
Rohani ally switches jobs in the government
The Iranian president has accepted the resignation of Mohammad Ali Najafi as head of Culture and Tourism Department and appointed him to lead the Economic Coordination Committee. Massod Soltanifar was announced as a replacement for Najafi. Soltanifar had been nominated by Rohani for the Sports and Youth Ministry but he failed to obtain Parliament’s […]
British delegation due in Tehran on Tuesday for three-day visit
Iranian Parliament announced that the British parliamentary delegation led by former British foreign minister Jack Straw will arrive in Tehran on Tuesday January 7. IRNA reports that according to the announcement, the British delegation will be in Tehran for three days and will meet with a number of political and economic officials as well […]
Rohani aide says detained leaders hold key to own release
An aide to President Rohani says the potential release of Iranian opposition leaders from house arrest depends upon their willingness to “come to terms and accept responsibility.” Hessameddin Ashna was quoted as saying that the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi is multifaceted, and even if all of those facets […]
Iranian gov’t rejects Ahmadinejad’s debate challenge
In response to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s invitation to a public debate, the spokesman for the Hassan Rohani administration was quoted as saying: “The government has no time for such things.” ISNA reports that Mohammad Baqer Nobakht told reporters that Ahmadinejad must accept that the statistics released by the Census Organization speak for themselves and that […]
Rohani gov’t says it’s working to free opposition leaders
An Iranian government spokesman has announced that the Rohani administration is working to end the house arrest of reformist figures and bring about the release of political prisoners. In an interview with Etemad Newspaper on Thursday, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said the public should maintain its confidence in Hassan Rohani’s promises to open up the […]