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Iran bans ex-president Rouhani from running for elite assembly

The Guardian Council has also disqualified hundreds of hopefuls running for the parliamentary election also to be held on March 1.

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2020
Iran's Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi is seen registering for the 2017 Iranian presidential elections.

Likely new Iranian president Raisi embraces possible nuke deal

A mark of his campaign has been Iranian self-resilience and the “resistance economy” having the ability to overcome American sanctions.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, July 2020

If Iran’s Khamenei must step down, who will replace him?

Is this real? Could this be a change to Iran’s regime for the first time since 1989? And, if so, who would most likely permanently take over for Khamenei?

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as they wear protective masks, in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2020.

How the IRGC overtook Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

Move might not be bad for Israel, report says

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Iran confronts growing criticism of gov't at home

It appears that Rouhani is facing criticism due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in addition to poverty in regions around Iran.

OCTOBER 25, 2020
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran February 21, 2020

Amid Pompeo visit, Iran says it has energy projects worth $5.5 billion

Rouhani and his oil and gas experts discussed investments in projects that total 4.7 billion euros.

AUGUST 24, 2020
IRANIAN PRESIDENT Hassan Rouhani (right) and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Who wanted to pay the price of moral action to truly stop Iran?

Iran's president dismisses idea of a new 'Trump deal' in nuclear row

Iranian Foreign Minister told a New Delhi conference that the original 2015 nuclear deal was still on the table.

JANUARY 15, 2020
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, January 15, 2020.

Voices from the Arab Press: NO INTEREST IN ISLAMIST RULE!

The Arab people do not wish to be governed by Islamist parties.

OCTOBER 10, 2019
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ABDELFATTAH MOUROU of the Ennahda Party and his wife show off their ink-stained fingers after casting their vote at a polling station during the presidential election, in Tunis on September 15. (Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters)

Why did Trump-Rouhani UN meeting go sideways - analysis

With the tensions between Donald Trump and Rouhani, Khamenei still remains the leader of Iran.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Rouhani prepares for role of a lifetime at UN

Rouhani has said that Iran is extending a hand of friendship.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Despite President Hassan Rouhani saying he would not meet with Trump, there are reports that the two leaders might hold talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly later this month

WATCH: Iran unveils new ballistic missiles

The Islamic nation currently holds the region's largest arsenal of ballistic missiles.

FEBRUARY 13, 2018
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures as members of Iranian armed forces take part in a rally marking the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2018

In jab at hardliners, Rouhani says Iran protests were not only economic

The country’s financial support for Palestinians and the Lebanese Shi‘ite group Hezbollah also angered Iranians, who want their government to focus on domestic economic problems instead.

JANUARY 8, 2018
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Hassan Rouhani

Tested on all fronts, Iran's Rouhani may struggle on reforms

JUNE 2, 2017
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 22, 2016

Iran's Zarif urges Trump to discuss avoiding another 9/11 with Saudis

Saudia Arabia denies supporting its citizens who hijacked planes on September 11, but modern critics wonder if the nation's growing extremism could lead to a repeat of the incident.

MAY 21, 2017
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The second tower of the World Trade Center bursts into flames after being hit by a hijacked airplane in New York on September 11, 2001.

Analysis: With Rouhani win and US sanctions waiver, nuke deal to stay

Hassan Rouhani’s re-election means that some of the nuclear deal’s loopholes could be filled.

MAY 21, 2017
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivering a speech at Azadi Square in the capital of Iran , Tehran , during a ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.