Hassan Rouhani

An opening in West Asia

July 25, 2021 3:06 pm

New governments in Israel, Iran may provide room for negotiation for Palestinians.

Iran at risk of fifth COVID-19 wave as Delta variant spreads: President Hassan Rouhani

July 03, 2021 8:31 pm

Iran, with a population of 83 million, has recorded 84,627 deaths from coronavirus, the highest toll in the Middle East.

As Iran veers right, ties with Gulf Arabs may hinge on nuclear pact

June 20, 2021 11:27 am

The Iranian judge and cleric, who is subject to U.S. sanctions, takes office in August, while nuclear talks in Vienna under outgoing President Hassan Rouhani, a more pragmatic cleric, are ongoing.

Explained: What's at stake as Iran votes to determine next president?

June 18, 2021 12:36 pm

Iran's president oversees the civilian arm of the country's government. The president sets domestic policy, which is important as Iran has faced years of crushing sanctions from the US after then-President Trump withdrew America from Tehran's nuclear deal.

Iran Rattled as Israel Repeatedly Strikes Key Targets

April 21, 2021 11:05 am

The steady drumbeat of attacks, which intelligence officials said were carried out by Israel, highlighted the seeming ease with which Israeli intelligence was able to reach deep inside Iran’s borders and repeatedly strike its most heavily guarded targets, often with the help of turncoat Iranians.

Iran's supreme leader: Vienna offers 'not worth looking at'

April 15, 2021 9:26 am

European powers meanwhile warned Tehran its actions were "particularly regrettable" and "dangerous".

Iran's boost in uranium enrichment a response to Israel's 'terrorism'

April 14, 2021 5:35 pm

Tehran says it will produce 60%-enriched uranium as "revenge" for Sunday's attack that it blames on Israel. World powers are trying to broker a possible compromise that would revive the 2015 nuclear accord.

Iran to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in coming weeks: President Rouhani

January 24, 2021 10:31 am

“Foreign vaccines are a necessity until local vaccines are available,” Rouhani said in televised remarks, without giving details of what foreign vaccines would be used.

Iran President Rouhani hopes for 'easy' return to pre-Trump relations with US

November 26, 2020 3:07 pm

President Rouhani has shown his willingness to restart his government's relations with the US after four years of aggressive policies from Donald Trump. His words follow Ayatollah Khamenei's warnings against opening up.

Iran: President Rouhani hopes for 'easy' return to pre-Trump relations with US

November 25, 2020 4:03 pm

Rouhani's optimism contrasted the words of Iran's supreme leader who had warned against hopes of an "opening" with the West on Tuesday.

Glimpses from Iran's Hassan Rouhani's day in New Delhi with PM Modi, President Kovind

February 17, 2018 6:05 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. He was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where he inpected the Guard of Honor. Rouhani is in India for a three-day visit which he began at Hyderabad as the city shares historic ties with Iran.

Rouhani says Iran voters chose 'right and proper path'

March 01, 2016 6:04 pm

Final election results confirm big gains for reformists in Iran

March 01, 2016 4:15 pm