Hassan Rouhani

Japan PM Abe to meet Iran’s Rouhani in New York

8:36 pm August 28, 2019

Yokohama: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next month as Tokyo continues to seek a leading role in attempts to defuse rising tension in the Middle East. Japan’s foreign ministry said Wednesday the meeting was arranged during Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s visit to Tokyo […]

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

Iran’s Rouhani tells US to take ‘first step’ by lifting sanctions

3:20 pm August 27, 2019

Tehran: President Hassan Rouhani Tuesday told the United States to “take the first step” by lifting all sanctions against Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump said he was open to meeting. “The step is to retreat from sanctions. You must retreat from all illegal, unjust and wrong sanctions against the nation of Iran,” […]

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

Iran’s Rouhani seeks closer UK ties with Johnson

2:52 pm July 29, 2019

Vienna: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has penned an open letter to Britain’s new prime minister, saying he hopes the countries’ diplomatic ties will be stronger under Boris Johnson’s leadership. In the letter published Sunday on Rouhani’s website, the Iranian president congratulated Johnson on becoming prime minister Wednesday. Rouhani said he hoped Johnson’s “only one visit […]

Iran to bypass uranium enrichment maximum despite calls for rethink

10:40 pm July 3, 2019

Tehran : Iran ignored US and EU warnings Wednesday and vowed to exceed within days the maximum uranium enrichment level it agreed to in the landmark 2015 nuclear accord. Iran is acting on its May 8 threat to suspend parts of the agreement in response to US President Donald Trump’s reimposition of crippling sanctions after […]

Iran’s Rouhani says US ‘serious threat to global stability’

10:26 pm June 14, 2019

Bishkek: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday the United States present a serious threat to global and regional stability as tensions soar in the Gulf. “The US government over the last two years, violating all the international structures and rules and using its economic, financial and military resources, has taken an aggressive approach and […]