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Rouhani says hopeful Europe won’t follow Trump’s lead on Iran
Middle East

Rouhani says hopeful Europe won’t follow Trump’s lead on Iran

Iran welcomes cooperation at all levels to bring stability to the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart…
Iran’s re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote
Middle East

Iran’s re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote

Iranians vote for president on Friday in a contest likely to determine whether Tehran’s re-engagement with the world stalls or…
Iranian supreme leader critical of ‘Western-influenced’ Rouhani education plan
Middle East

Iranian supreme leader critical of ‘Western-influenced’ Rouhani education plan

Iran's supreme leader on Sunday criticized the government of President Hassan Rouhani for promoting a "Western-influenced" United Nations education plan…
Heavy security in Tehran as campaigning starts for Iran’s May presidential vote
Middle East

Heavy security in Tehran as campaigning starts for Iran’s May presidential vote

Campaigning officially started on Friday for Iran's May presidential election, pitting pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani against hardliners just as the…
Iran’s Rouhani proposes budget rise as Trump election threatens growth
Middle East

Iran’s Rouhani proposes budget rise as Trump election threatens growth

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani proposed on Sunday a state budget of about $100 billion for next year, loosening the purse…
Iran’s supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president
Middle East

Iran’s supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president

Iran's supreme leader has told former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to stand again in next year's elections, state media…
Ahmadinejad’s return to public eye in Iran fuels talk of a comeback
Middle East

Ahmadinejad’s return to public eye in Iran fuels talk of a comeback

On a podium decorated as a bunker from the Iran-Iraq war, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad woos a crowd of hundreds with an…
Iran’s moderates make modest gains in run-off election
Middle East

Iran’s moderates make modest gains in run-off election

Politicians allied to President Hassan Rouhani came out strongest in a second round of parliamentary elections in Iran, early results…
South African President Zuma in Iran to develop trade, political ties: presidency
World

South African President Zuma in Iran to develop trade, political ties: presidency

South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Iran on Sunday to strengthen political, trade and investment ties after crippling international…
Iranian hopefuls start campaigning for parliamentary runoffs
Middle East

Iranian hopefuls start campaigning for parliamentary runoffs

Campaigning for Iran's parliamentary runoffs next week began on Thursday, state radio reported, when allies of President Hassan Rouhani and…
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