Hassan Rouhani

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Iran warns US not to interfere with Venezuela oil shipment

11:31 pm May 23, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s president on Saturday warned the United States not to interfere with a shipment of oil bound for Venezuela after the South American nation said it would provide an armed escort for the tankers. In a statement posted on his website, Hassan Rouhani said the United States had created unacceptable conditions in different parts […]

Voting underway in Iran parliamentary election

3:48 pm February 21, 2020

Tehran: Iranians began voting Friday in a parliamentary election which conservatives are expected to dominate, capitalising on public anger against moderate conservative President Hassan Rouhani over a ravaged economy, corruption and multiple crises. State television showed the Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casting the first ballot in Tehran. As he voted, Khamenei called […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US seeking to amplify voices of protest in Iran amid turmoil

9:31 pm January 12, 2020

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Sunday tried to amplify voices of dissent in Iran by suggesting that the Islamic Republic is under internal threat after denying and then admitting it shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said street protests in Tehran show that the Iranian people are hungry for a more […]

Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

9:26 pm January 12, 2020

DUBAI: Iran’s security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States. Riot police in black uniforms and helmets massed in Vali-e Asr Square, Tehran University and other landmarks […]

US stocks open sharply lower amid pressure on oil market

Iran announces discovery of massive oil field

8:06 pm November 10, 2019

Tehran: Iran has discovered a massive new oil field, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, a find that would boost its proven reserves by about a third in a rare piece of “good news” for an economy battered by US sanctions. In a speech aired on state TV, Rouhani said the country’s economy had stabilised despite […]