Based on a report by Radio Zamaneh, Iranian president congratulated Iran’s National Soccer team for their excellent performance at the FIFA World Cup, and reports from Iran indicate that Iranians took to the streets of Tehran to celebrate the strong performance of their team against Argentina on Saturday. Although Iran lost the game with […]
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Iran’s president seeks to quiet critics
Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, took to the airwaves twice Tuesday in attempts to quiet critics on all sides of the political spectrum who say he is not fulfilling his campaign promises nearly a year after his unexpected election. The goal of Tuesday night’s live prime-time broadcast was to win back some of Rouhani’s public […]
Rohani Speaks Up For Women’s Rights
Iranian President Hasan Rohani has admitted women in his country still face “gender injustice.” In a speech on April 20 at the National Forum on Women Shaping Economy and Culture to mark Iran’s “Women’s Day,” “There are still women who are suffering from and even afraid of men’s unjust behavior and this era must […]
Prominent Activist Cites Numerous Omissions in Citizen Rights Charter
In a interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Narges Mohammadi, human rights activist and spokesperson for the Defenders of Human Rights Center, acknowledged that the Citizen Rights Charter was a positive step, but noted that the draft document contained many serious shortcomings that needed to be addressed. Noting its benefits, […]
Ahmadinejad challenges Rohani to public debate
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reacted to Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s 100-day report by inviting him to take part in a public debate. The Fars News Agency reports that Ahmadinejad has written to Rohani, asserting that the report’s heavy criticism of the Ahmadinejad administration is “unfair and unfounded” and that “in the interests […]
Iran’s Rohani Marks 100 Days In Office
President Hassan Rohani has praised the new interim deal with world powers on the Iranian nuclear program as a positive first step, but says there is still long journey ahead to reach a comprehensive accord. Speaking on state-run television November 26 to mark his government’s first 100 days in office, Rohani said there are […]
UK prime minister phones Iran’s president
Prime Minister David Cameron contacted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday ahead of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program in what Downing Street says was the first such conversation between the leaders of the two countries in more than a decade. The telephone call comes a day before Britain, the U.S. and four other world […]
Ebadi Criticizes Rohani’s Rights Record
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has criticized the human rights record of President Hassan Rohani. Speaking to the AP news agency, Ebadi highlighted a rise in executions since Rohani took office this year and accused the government of lying about the release of political prisoners. She also pointed to spreading support for […]
Iran’s president calls for academic freedoms
Iran’s president says authorities should not restrict academic freedoms and should give Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences. Monday’s message from Hassan Rouhani is among his strongest rebukes against social limits imposed by hard-line forces in Iran. Rouhani has previously called for the lifting of curbs on Internet access and […]
Internal Opposition Contained With the Talks
With the passage of 5 days since Hassan Rowhani and Barack Obama held a 15 minute telephone conversation and the absence of any reaction by the supreme leader of Iran regarding Rowhani’s trip to New York and his telephone chat with the US president, political observers believe that critics have been quietly contained. The […]