Posts Tagged: President Hassan Rouhani
Iran and World Powers Reach Nuclear Deal, Netanyahu Calls it ‘Historic Mistake’
JNS.org - Iran and the P5+1 nations on Tuesday reached a final nuclear deal whose details are still emerging. According to reports, in exchange for the lifting...
Iran’s Khamenei Toughens ‘Red Lines’ for Nuclear Deal Days Ahead of Deadline
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dramatically toughened his country’s red lines for a nuclear deal Tuesday in an intervention during a meeting with President...
State Department: No Sanctions Relief Without Iran Curbing Nuclear Enrichment
JNS.org - The U.S. State Department said Thursday that any relief in sanctions on Iran as part of a final nuclear deal will only...
Report: Khamenei Hospitalization Leads to Speculation Over Successor
Jerusalem Post - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is currently hospitalized in serious condition at a hospital in Tehran, according to unofficial reports circulating. Khamenei...
Rouhani Claims Iran is Bulwark Against Middle East ‘Terrorists’
Yahoo/AFP - Iran is a cornerstone of stability in the Middle East in the face of the "terrorists" rocking the region, President Hassan Rouhani said...
Iran Sentences ‘Happy’ Video Dancers to 91 Lashes, Prison Time
Fox News - Iran's latest crackdown on freedom includes lashes and prison for seven young adults who posted a video of themselves dancing to the...
Iranian Court Bans Social Media App Instagram
JNS.org - An Iranian court has banned the popular photo-sharing social media app Instagram, citing privacy concerns. Iran's Ministry of Telecommunications received the order to block...
Newly Appointed Iranian Ambassador to United Nations Tied to 1979 Hostage Crisis
Bloomberg - Iran has named a member of the militant group that held 52 Americans hostage in Tehran for 444 days to be its next ambassador...
Netanyahu Says he Would Be Open to Meeting Iran’s Rouhani
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would be open to meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani if the Iranian leader recognized the...
Report: Influential Rabbi Pinto Invited to Meet Iranian President Rouhani During New York Visit
Influential Israeli kabbalist Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto has been invited to meet with newly elected Iranian president Hassan Rouhani during the latter's upcoming visit to...