A spokesman for the Iranian government is denying reports published by a number of Iranian websites that the government has decided to send Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to the funeral service of former South African president Nelson Mandela. The ceremony commemorating Mandela will take place on Tuesday December 10 at a soccer stadium […]
Tag: Hassan Rohani
Students use day to call for release of opposition leaders
Iran’s Student Day was marked in Tehran by students chanting slogans in support of the release of political prisoners. IRNA reports that the amphitheatre of Shahid Beheshti University was packed with students from the early hours of Saturday December 7. IRNA reports that students carried banners saying “Long live Rohani! Long live Khatami!” as […]
Rohani tells citizens’ rights bill is underway
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has told a gathering of parliamentary representatives of religious minorities that a Bill of Citizen Rights is now being prepared. Rohani said: “We are in the process of preparing the bill with a number of top legal experts in the country, and as soon as it is ready, we will […]
Foreign minister criticized for comments on assault
The Keyhan daily and conservative MP Hamid Resai have denounced the foreign minister’s statements posted on his personal Facebook page condemning the assault on the daughters of MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, the opposition leaders under house arrest. Hamid Rezai said in Parliament: “Why should the foreign minister support the words of daughters of […]
Former president warns Rohani of enemies’ campaign
Former President Mohammad Khatami says certain elements are trying to separate President Hassan Rohani from his supporters. Khatami’s website reports that in a speech to the Tehran University Student Association, Khatami said the administration has inherited many problems but expressed every hope that the Rohani government will stay committed to all its promises. The […]
Rohani urges Swiss to advance nuclear negotiations
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has received the new Swiss Ambassador to Tehran, Giulio Haas, expressing Iran’s will to reach a win-win situation in negotiations with world powers. The Iranian president added that the Swiss government could be instrumental in acting as more than just a host to the nuclear talks and he called on […]
Detained opposition leader’s wife appeals to president
Fatemeh Karroubi has appealed to the Iranian president to clarify the legal basis for the incarceration of her husband, Mehdi Karroubi, a reformist candidate who challenged the authenticity of the vote count in the 2009 presidential election. In a letter addressed to Hassan Rohani on October 19, Fatemeh Karroubi writes that the troubles her […]
Supreme Leader criticizes elements of Rohani’s UN trip
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a speech today that some of events that occurred during the Iranian president’s trip to New York were inappropriate. In a speech on Saturday October 5, Ayatollah Khamenei said: “We support the diplomatic move of the government such as the trip to New York because we trust […]
Twitter official tweets Rohani about web access in Iran
Jack Dorsey, Twitter chairman and CEO, has publicly questioned Iranian President Hassan Rohani over the blocking of the Twitter website in Iran. Jack Dorsey sent a tweet addressed to Hassan Rohani, saying: “Good evening, President. Are citizens of Iran able to read your tweets?” The Iranian president responded, saying: “As I told Christiane Amanpour, […]
Arrests made after shoe thrown during president’s return
Iranian media report that two people have been arrested in connection with the shoe-throwing incident at the welcoming party for Iranian President Hassan Rohani. The Mehr News Agency reports that a spokesman for Iran’s Security Forces announced that on Sunday September 29, two people were arrested for “the disruption of the welcoming party for […]