Khatami Receives Blueprint for Reform Agenda
The contents of the first of a series of strategy sessions were presented to former Reformist president Mohammad Khatami yesterday to address the problems Iran is currently facing. The contents of the...
View ArticleAhmadinejad’s Court Summons Ignites Backlash
Yesterday afternoon, Mehr News reported that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been summoned to branch 76 of the criminal court in Tehran. According to Mehr, the complaint was filed by parliament...
View ArticleComplaint Filed Against Ahmadinejad’s Chief of Staff
The spokesman for Iran’s parliament’s Article 90 committee has notified parliament that a “complaint case against the statements of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei has been sent to the Ministry of Intelligence...
View ArticleMorsi Ousting ‘Predictable,’ Says Senior Iran MP
Chairman of Iran’s parliamentary commission on national security Alaeddin Borujerdi spoke today about the ousting of Egypt’s former president Mohammed Morsi by the military after popular protests. Iran...
View ArticleIran’s Green Movement Looms Large Over Cabinet Hearing
Today, Iran’s parliament began debating President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet nominations. Although opposition websites had stated that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had twice reviewed Rouhani’s...
View ArticleThree Rouhani Cabinet Nominees Rejected
Three of Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet nominees failed to receive a vote of confidence from Iran’s parliament today. Mohammad Ali Najafi, nominated for education minister, was regularly attacked for his...
View ArticleKhamenei: US Interference in Syria Will Be Disaster For Region
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed his views for the first time on Syria since accusations of chemical weapons led to the possibility of military strikes by the West on Syria. President...
View ArticleIran Parliament Lists 16 Reasons for Fall of Muslim Brotherhood
The Research Center of Iran’s parliament has published a report delineating the reasons behind the fall of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. Iran has generally had a...
View ArticleParliament Deputy Speaker: US-Iran Friendship Not Red Line
Days after members of Iran’s parliament welcomed a “parliamentary friendship” between the United States and Iran, deputy speaker of parliament and conservative politician Mohammad Reza Bahonar agreed...
View ArticleKhuzestan parliament members resign over Rouhani’s budget
All 18 of the parliamentary representatives from Iran’s southwest province of Khuzestan have resigned in protest over the reduction in their budget, while nine representatives from Lorestan province...
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