Hassan Rouhani

Low turnout expected in Iran election after regime disqualifications, oppressing protesters

Council expected to pick next supreme leader in coming years.

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, July 2020
 CAMPAIGN POSTERS are on display in Tehran ahead of the Iranian parliamentary election.

Despite elections, Iran will remain the same - opinion

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reviews armed forces during a graduation ceremony, in Tehran

Iran is with child: Predicting the future of the Islamic Republic - opinion

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Hassan Rouhani (right) and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Who wanted to pay the price of moral action to truly stop Iran?

How Iran’s satellite program faced setbacks under Rouhani


Two dead in protests by Ahwazi Arab minority in Iran

The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the government-run news agency, blames the protesters for the death of activists.

Gathering and protest rally outside Amir Kabir University, January 11, 2020.

Lapid, Blinken to meet in Rome next week as Iran talks progress

The trip will be Lapid’s first as foreign minister and the first meeting between members of the new Israeli government and US President Joe Biden's cabinet.

FOREIGN MINISTER Yair Lapid arrives at the President’s Residence on Sunday, June 17, 2021 and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, May 25, 2021.

Iran vote turnout poses test of youth frustrations and hopes

Iran will hold a presidential election on June 18, seen as a referendum on the Islamic Republic's handling of an array of political and economic crises.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote during the presidential election in Tehran

Iran nuke talks back over weekend, but could drag into August

Iranian officials started to leak that they would like a deal by August, around when the country’s new president, who will be elected on June 18, actually takes office.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 26, 2019

Why Iranians won’t vote: Survey reveals massive political disenchantment

The combination of modern totalitarianism and Iran’s Islamic theocracy, with a supreme leader, cannot allow for more than a voting spectacle.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote during the presidential election in Tehran

Iran official upbeat over nuclear talks, top delegate cautious

"Today we will start the negotiations again and we hope that during the few days of talks, God willing, we will be able to reach the final solutions."

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 25, 2019.

Rouhani: West agrees to lift all sanctions on Iran

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stressed that some key issues still have not been resolved.

former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani reviews Iran's new nuclear achievements during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021.

Rouhani says return to Iran deal could come ‘in a short time’

“If Americans act within the framework of honesty, we will achieve results in a short time.”

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 25, 2019.

The timing that explains the US-Iran non-negotiation - analysis

The timing question is whether the US wants to try to strike a deal with current Iranian President Hassan Rouhani before the June elections.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 26, 2019

Iran’s Rouhani: Our centrifuges are spinning faster

Europe is pushing for an IAEA resolution on Iran, despite Russia and Iranian warnings. Iran won’t meet with the US or Europeans unless sanctions are lifted by Washington.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 25, 2019.

Iran's Rouhani says 'ball in US court' over nuclear deal return

"If Washington returns to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, we will also fully respect our commitments under the pact," Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 26, 2019