Absent from America, French Cars Drive into Iran Election
May 16, 2017
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Laurence Frost and Edward Taylor
- Rouhani claims new Peugeot as policy vindication
- Volkswagen and German peers hold off investing
- Pressure from Washington deepens wariness
LONDON/PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - French carmakers PSA and Renault are...
U.S. appeals court to review Trump revised travel ban
May 15, 2017
By Tom James
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments on Monday over President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority...
Iranian Opposition Figure Karroubi to Vote for Rouhani in Election
May 15, 2017
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
- Oppose hardliners who seek "Islamic state" - Karroubi
- Pragmatist president seeks second term in Friday's vote
- Asks supporters for stronger mandate to liberalise society
LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi, under...
Eric Shawn Exclusive: A plea for a free Iran
Vlog from Eric Shawn, an American television news reporter for the Fox News Channel.
Iran Elections and the UNESCO Affair
May 13, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is not pleased with his Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (SCCR).
In a speech marking national teachers' week, he admonished the SCCR for having...
Words and No Facts, So Far from Foreign Investors as Iran Votes on Rouhani
May 11, 2017
By Alissa de Carbonnel
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Desperate to show off the rewards of his landmark deal to get sanctions lifted from Iran, President Hassan Rouhani has rolled out the red carpet for...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns Against Disrupting Presidential Vote
May 10, 2017
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that any attempts to disrupt the presidential election on May 19 would be dealt with harshly.
The vote has shaped up...
Iran Guards Look Beyond Election to Next Supreme Leader
May 09, 2017
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Determined to protect a dominant security role and vast economic interests,Iran's Revolutionary Guards military force is quietly backing a hardliner in May 19 presidential polls, with an...
Arrested: Editor in Chief of Financial Daily Newspaper
May 08, 2017
Rahmatollah Jamshidi Larijani (a.k.a Iraj Jamshidi), editor in chief of financial daily Asia was arrested on Monday 8 May as he was leaving his house in Tehran.
In an exclusive interview with...
Iran Minister Warns Saudi Arabia After ‘Battle’ Comments
May 07, 2017
Iran will leave no part of Saudi Arabia untouched except holy Muslim sites if Riyadh "does anything ignorant", Iran's defense minister was quoted as saying after a Saudi prince threatened to move...
