Hassan Rouhani

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.

Iran's Rouhani slams sending fighters to Nagorno-Karabakh

October 07, 2020 4:37 pm

“Iran will not allow anyone, on some pretext, to bring terrorists that Iran has fought for years to our border,” Rouhani told a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

Iran sets June 18 as date for next presidential election

August 24, 2020 4:18 pm

Candidates hoping to run in the balloting are to apply in early April for approval; the final list is to be announced in early June.

Iran's hardline lawmakers move to summon President Hassan Rouhani

July 06, 2020 3:55 pm

A motion to question President Hassan Rouhani was signed by 120 lawmakers out of 290 and handed to the presiding board of the assembly, amid discontent over the government’s economic policies.

Rouhani: US has lost opportunity to lift Iran sanctions amid coronavirus

April 01, 2020 3:55 pm

Trump has adopted a "maximum pressure" policy on Iran aimed at persuading Tehran to negotiate a broader deal that further constrains its nuclear programme, limits its missile programme and curbs its use of proxy forces in Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon.

Explained: Reading the criticism from Iran

March 09, 2020 1:37 pm

Iran has criticised India on the Delhi riots. It had also reacted to the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition and the 2002 riots, but its strong words now have caught notice. A look at the bilateral history and global context

Ukraine crash: Iran President Hassan Rouhani apologises for 'unforgivable mistake'

January 11, 2020 12:58 pm

The Iranian military’s statement said the plane “took the flying posture and altitude of an enemy target” as it came close to a Revolutionary Guard base.

Explained: Where and how big was Iran’s counterattack?

January 09, 2020 8:41 am

The US Department of Defence said in a statement that Iran had launched “more than a dozen ballistic missiles” that “targeted at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US military and coalition personnel”.

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