President Hassan Rohani has suggested that “many differences over details” remain in talks with world powers on Iran’s nuclear activities but added that a deal is “entirely feasible” even if it requires more time. In a live television appearance, Rohani also said he will not permit commitments under any eventual deal to jeopardize Iranian […]
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Khazali slams Rohani as ineffectual, raising false hope
Mehdi Khazali, outspoken government critic and head of Hayan publications criticized Iranian president Hassan Rohani for “surrendering to the ruling faction” of the Islamic Republic and has called on him to resign.Saham News has published Mehdi Khazali’s open letter to the president, in which he refers to Rohani as a mere “opening in a […]
Rohani Praises Nuclear Deal In TV Address
Iranian President Hassan Rohani says the nuclear understanding reached between six world powers and Iran on April 2 will be a “historic memory” for the Iranian people. Rohani, speaking in a nationally televised address, said Iran believes that in today’s world, “threatening and pressuring others” does not work and any agreement should be a […]
Rohani: Iran Seeking ‘Win-Win’ Outcome In Nuclear Talks
Iran’s President Hassan Rohani says Iran is seeking a “win-win” outcome in the nuclear negotiations with global powers. Rohani made the comments on February 11 at a state rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. He said “win-win” would entail Iran showing transparency in its nuclear activities in exchange for a removal of […]
Rohani supports freedom and independence of universities
In the seventh Farabi Festival, Iranian president Hassan Rohani defended freedom and independence in the study of Humanities stressing that political interference in science and academic pursuits is not in the interest of the government or universities. Farabi Festival, which has dedicated its seventh session to the study of humanities, convened on Saturday January […]
Iran’s Rohani Condemns Violence Committed In Name Of Islam
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has denounced violence committed in the name of Islam, in an apparent reference to a deadly attack on the office of a French satirical newspaper. Iranian media quote Rohani as saying those who carry out extremist acts in the name of religion or Islam “provoke Islamophobia.” Rohani appeared to be […]
Iran’s Rohani Says International Isolation Harming Economy
Iran’s president has said his country cannot have “sustainable” economic growth as long as it is internationally isolated. During a January 4 televised speech to leading economists on January 4, Hasan Rohani called for reduced state involvement in the economy and greater transparency in order to end Iran’s international isolation. “Our economy will not […]
Rohani warns of corruption from concentration of power
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has referred to the concentration of power as a cause of corruption and he criticized the combination of arms, money, power and the media controlled by one institution. At a gathering aimed at fighting corruption, with the heads of government branches in attendance, Rohani said: “When information, arms, money, newspapers, […]
Former president describes pressures facing Rohani
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami says current president Hassan Rohani is under serious pressure from his political opponents as he deals with political and cultural issues. The Etemad daily writes that according to Khatami, President Rohani’s opponents are trying to tell him: “we are still here and have power and will not let things […]
Booing Islam in Schools
The new document approved by Iran’s Supreme Council on Education is a clear example of what president Hassan Rouhani has called “booing Islam.” Rouhani has rightly said that those who push young women into police vans, who create walls to separate men from women, and who wish to filter everybody in society as a […]