Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
Top Iran diplomat offers regret over leak of frank comments
Middle East
April 28, 2021
Top Iran diplomat offers regret over leak of frank comments
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat expressed regret Wednesday that a recording leaked out of him making frank comments…
Iran’s Rouhani says “ball in US court” over nuclear dispute
Middle East
January 20, 2021
Iran’s Rouhani says “ball in US court” over nuclear dispute
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the incoming US administration on Wednesday to return to a 2015 nuclear…
Iran raises its death toll to 19 amid 139 coronavirus cases
Middle East
February 26, 2020
Iran raises its death toll to 19 amid 139 coronavirus cases
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president said Tehran has no immediate plans to quarantine cities over the new…
Iran’s Rouhani calls for release of innocent, unarmed protesters
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Iran’s Rouhani calls for release of innocent, unarmed protesters
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Wednesday for the release of any unarmed and innocent people who…
Three killed as Iran unrest shows no signs of subsiding
Middle East
November 19, 2019
Three killed as Iran unrest shows no signs of subsiding
Three security personnel have been killed by “rioters” in Iran, the latest deaths in protests that showed no sign of…
Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor: ISNA news agency
Middle East
July 28, 2019
Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor: ISNA news agency
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, told lawmakers on Sunday that Iran will…
Iran set to exceed nuclear deal uranium enrichment cap
Middle East
July 7, 2019
Iran set to exceed nuclear deal uranium enrichment cap
Iran said Sunday it was set to breach the uranium enrichment cap set by an endangered nuclear deal within hours…
Japan PM Abe to meet Iran’s Khamenei, Rouhani this week
Middle East
June 11, 2019
Japan PM Abe to meet Iran’s Khamenei, Rouhani this week
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on…
US sends naval strike group as tensions rise with Iran
Middle East
May 11, 2019
US sends naval strike group as tensions rise with Iran
The United States is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to bolster an aircraft carrier and…
France wants to keep Iran nuclear deal alive, warns Tehran over negative actions
Middle East
May 8, 2019
France wants to keep Iran nuclear deal alive, warns Tehran over negative actions
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Wednesday it wanted to keep the Iran 2015 nuclear deal alive, but warned Tehran…