Iran President Defends Administration Amid Economic Woes
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sought to defend his administration amid ongoing economic problems fanned by America’s decision to pull out of the nuclear deal.
Iran President Hassan Rouhani
Currency Crash: Iran’s Rial Hits Record-Low of 100,000 to the Dollar
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s currency hit a record low on Sunday of 100,000 rials to the dollar amid a deepening economic crisis and the imminent return of full US sanctions.
Iran’s Quds Forces Commander Mocks Trump, Says Iran Will ‘Destroy All That You Possess’
The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Forces, General Qassem Soleimani, mocked President Donald Trump on Thursday and warned that if the United States starts war with the Islamic Republic, it would “destroy all that you possess.”
John Bolton Backs Donald Tough Trump Tweet to Iran
National Security Advisor John Bolton responded to media speculation about whether he was informed about President Donald Trump’s Twitter warning to Iran late Sunday night.
Iran Wants Better Ties with Every Country in the World (Except the U.S.)
Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei is determined to build better diplomatic and trade ties with every country in the world – though not with the United States, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
Iran Asks EU for Help as Shipping Giant Withdraws for Fear of U.S. Sanctions
Iran President Hassan Rouhani wants European countries to do more to offset U.S. trade sanctions after one of the world’s biggest cargo shippers announced it was ending ties with the country.
Netanyahu: ‘Iran Planned a Terrorist Attack on French Soil’
Tehran was accused of hypocrisy by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a foiled Iran-led terrorist attack on an Iranian opposition group in France.
Netanyahu Applauds Tehran Protests, Says Iran Sanctions Bearing Fruit
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says mass anti-government demonstrations in Iran prove that international economic pressure against the Islamic Republic is working.
Show Us the Money: Iran Demands EU Compensation to Stay in Nuclear Deal
Iran is looking to EU nations to provide funds to help it honour the 2015 nuclear accord, President Hassan Rouhani has warned.
Watch: Iran Politicians Burn U.S. Flag, Vow ‘Death to America’ and Response ‘Zionists will Regret’
Politicians in Iran have set a U.S. flag ablaze and chanted “Death to America” after Donald Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal.
Iran’s Rouhani Looks to EU For Backing in Fight Against Trump Plan to Scrap Nuke Deal
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran would be willing not to abandon the nuclear deal even if the United States pulls out, providing the European Union offers guarantees that Iran would keep benefiting from the accord.
Rouhani Claims ‘American and Zionist Propaganda’ Targeting Iran
The Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, on Sunday denounced “Zionist propaganda” and the “vicious Zionist regime” in an angry speech warning the US that it would “soon regret” any decision by President Donald Trump later this month to terminate the sanctions waivers on Iran enabled by the July 2015 nuclear deal.
Russia Joins Ally Tehran in Demanding No Changes to Iran Nuclear Deal
Russia stressed that it plans to stand by its ally Tehran in opposing changes to the Iran nuclear deal amid the looming May 12 deadline for U.S. President Donald Trump to decide whether to reimpose sanctions on the Islamic Republic, a move that could imperil the agreement.
Iran Minister Says ‘Impossible’ to Block Information by Banning Apps
TEHRAN – Iran’s telecoms minister said Tuesday it was “impossible to block citizen’s access to information”, a day after the conservative-dominated judiciary banned the hugely popular Telegram messaging app.
Iran Calls on Muslim Countries Not to Depend on ‘Foreigners’
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Tuesday for more solidarity between Muslim countries and for them not to depend on “foreigners” for their development.
Turkey’s Erdogan Backs Rouhani, Hopes Iran Protests ‘Will End in a Few Days’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced support for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a Wednesday morning phone call, reportedly telling Rouhani his response to the uprising has been “appropriate” and expressing hope that the protests “will end in a few days.”
Iran Protests Turn Deadly: Photos, Video Show Demonstrators Risking Lives to Oppose Extremist Regime
Protesters have been increasingly met with state-sponsored violence in Iran as they take to the streets to voice their opposition to the country’s hard-line Islamic government and its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Watch – Netanyahu: ‘Laughable’ That Israel Behind Iran Protests
Dismissing the notion of any Israeli connection to the ongoing protests in Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the “heroic” demonstrators protesting against the “cruel regime” in a YouTube video published Monday.
Iran: U.S. Demand for U.N. Inspection of Military Bases ‘Merely a Dream’
After repeatedly boasting that it could restart weapons-grade uranium production in a matter of days, Iran continued to make a mockery of President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal by flatly rejecting a U.S. demand for United Nations inspection of Iranian military bases.
Trump to Iran: States Backing Terror Risk ‘Falling Victim’ Themselves
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed sympathy for the victims of a terror attack in Iran that killed 13 people, but issued a barbed warning that the country was reaping what it sowed.
Iran’s Rouhani Defends Economic Record Ahead of Election, Scolds U.S. Over Sanctions
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani defended his economic record in a press conference on Monday but stopped short of formally announcing his candidacy for next month’s presidential election.
Trump to Iranian President Rouhani: ‘Better Be Careful’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran President Hassan Rouhani “better be careful” after Rouhani was quoted as saying that anyone who speaks to Iranians with threats would regret it.
