Hassan Rouhani

Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting

US emphasises diplomacy in standoff with Iran

3:02 pm September 23, 2019

Washington: The United States said Sunday it will make its case against Iran at the United Nations this week, insisting it wants to give diplomacy “every opportunity to succeed” in the wake of a devastating attack on a vital Saudi oil complex. Setting the stage for President Donald Trump’s address to the annual UN General […]

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

Foreign forces raise Gulf ‘insecurity’: Rouhani

1:15 pm September 22, 2019

Tehran: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the presence of foreign forces creates “insecurity” in the Gulf, after the US ordered the deployment of more troops to the region. “Foreign forces can cause problems and insecurity for our people and for our region,” Rouhani said in a televised speech at an annual military […]

President Donald Trump says US troops ‘largely out’ of Syria region

Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he’s yet to close

10:35 pm September 21, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, a self-described deal-maker, is saddled with a long list of unresolved foreign policy deals he has yet to close heading into his U.N. visit this coming week. There are challenges with Iran, North Korea, the Afghan Taliban, Israel and the Palestinians — not to mention a number of trade pacts. Some […]

Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit

2:37 pm September 16, 2019

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host his Russian and Iranian counterparts on Monday for their latest summit on Syria, with attention focused on Damascus’s push on the last rebel-held bastion of Idlib. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani will join Erdogan in the Turkish capital Ankara for their fifth summit on the conflict […]

Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

Iran’s Rouhani warns Macron of looming nuclear step

2:14 pm September 1, 2019

Tehran: President Hassan Rouhani spoke with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, warning him Iran would take the next step in reducing its nuclear commitments unless Europe lives up to its own undertakings. Tensions have spiked in the Gulf since May last year when President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from a nuclear deal between Iran […]