Iran’s President Hassan Rohani has harshly criticized hard-liners opposed to making a deal over Iran’s contested nuclear program with world powers, calling them “political cowards.” Rohani made the comments in a televised speech during an annual meeting of Iranian ambassadors on August 11. Rohani said: “Anytime we negotiate, they start shaking. Well, to hell. […]
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Sadegh Larijani’s Polite Response to Critics
Last week after the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly issued its resolution on human rights violations in Iran, the head of Iran’s judiciary branch of government ayatollah Sadegh Larijani said during a speech, “One of the roots of the assertions made regarding human rights is related to the difference in principles between […]
Government critics disqualified from running for re-election
Iran’s head of security forces says Google is not a search engine so much as a tool for espionage.
Critics barred from covering parliamentary news
Reporters who have published critical views of Parliament’s actions are being barred from further access to parliamentary sessions, an Iranian news website reports.