Tag Archive for "rouhani"

Rouhani and Abdul Mahdi back deeper Iran-Iraq ties
By Sebastian Clark on April 7, 2021
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has visited Tehran for talks with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, marking a further deepening of ties between the two neighbours....
Iran’s Rouhani slams ‘hegemonic’ U.S. over Venezuela
By Sebastian Clark on February 3, 2022
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday accused the United States of seeking “world hegemony” and denounced Washington for trying to topple Tehran’s ally, Venezuelan President...
Iran’s Rouhani congratulates world leaders, Iranian Christians on New Year
By Sebastian Clark on January 1, 2022
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has sent separate congratulatory messages to world leaders and Iranian Christians on the occasion of the New Year 2019. “I hope...
President Rouhani sends Christmas greetings to world leaders
By Sebastian Clark on December 26, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent out holiday greetings to various world leader this Christmas, Iranian News Agency ISNA reported on Tuesday. Calling Jesus “the prophet...
Rouhani sees Iran-Iraq trade rising to $20 billion a year from $12 billion
By Sebastian Clark on November 18, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran and Iraq could raise annual bilateral trade to $20 billion from the current level of $12 billion....
Rouhani: New US sanctions have no effect on Iran’s economy
By Sebastian Clark on November 11, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that US sanctions announced last week have had no effect on Iran’s economy because Washington had already practically...
US is loser by abandoning Iran nuclear deal: Rouhani
By Sebastian Clark on October 15, 2021
Iran’s president boasted Sunday that the United States has lost against the Islamic republic’s “righteousness and wisdom” by walking out of the landmark nuclear deal....
Twice-stolen Iran artefact returns to Tehran from New York
By Sebastian Clark on October 13, 2021
At the UN General Assembly last month, Iran and the United States were involved in “a war of words”. But behind the scenes, there was...
Citing U.S. sanctions, Iranian president says he has no plans to meet Trump
By Sebastian Clark on September 25, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told NBC News Monday that he had no plans to meet President Donald Trump during his visit to New York, saying...
Rouhani: U.S. asks Iran ‘every day’ to begin talks
By Sebastian Clark on September 9, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the United States continually sends messages to Iran asking it to begin negotiations. Tensions between Iran and...
Iran rejects Trump’s offer to meet with Rouhani
By Sebastian Clark on July 31, 2021
President Trump said he would meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and other top leaders “any time they want,” and it turns out, that time...
Iran’s Rouhani warns Trump ‘don’t play with the lion’s tail’: agency
By Sebastian Clark on July 22, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned the U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying “America should know … war with...
Iranian president flies to Europe to rally support
By Sebastian Clark on July 3, 2021
President Hassan Rouhani departed Iran on Monday for a trip to Europe billed as of “prime importance” after the US pulled out of the 2015...
Rouhani: Trump is not loyal to commitments/Iran to stay in nuclear deal — for now
By Sebastian Clark on May 9, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that his government remains committed to a nuclear deal with world powers, despite the U.S. decision to withdraw, but...
Anti-government protests now look like an opportunity for Iran’s president
By Sebastian Clark on February 25, 2022
By Erin Cunningham, Washington Post When Iran’s worst unrest in years broke out in December, the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, saw a rare chance to push...
Iranian President Rouhani in India
By Sebastian Clark on February 17, 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks with visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New Delhi today, during which discussions on the issues...
Even ‘10 Trumps’ cannot deprive Iran of nuclear deal benefits, Rouhani says
By Sebastian Clark on October 8, 2021
The benefits that Tehran has already gained from the 2015 nuclear deal with the world powers are “irreversible” and no one, including the US President...
Iran’s Rouhani: US will pay a high cost if Trump scraps nuclear deal
By Sebastian Clark on September 19, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that America will pay a “high cost” if US President Donald Trump makes good on his threats to scrap...
Top priority to protect nuclear deal from US, Rouhani says
By Sebastian Clark on August 21, 2021
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the top foreign policy priority for his new government was to protect the nuclear deal from being torn up by...
Rouhani inauguration shows Iranophilic has won over Iranophobia
By Sebastian Clark on August 7, 2021
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says President Rouhani’s magnificent inauguration reflected a worldwide trend toward Iranophilia as opposed to Iranophobia. Rouhani was inaugurated as the 7th...