Posts Tagged: Ebrahim Raisi Iran
Iran’s President Threatens to ‘Destroy Haifa and Tel Aviv’
JNS.org - Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday threatened to “destroy Haifa and Tel Aviv” in response to the “smallest action” taken by Israel against...
Iran’s Raisi Vows No Retreat in Nuclear Talks With Major Powers
Iran will not back down "in any way" in defending its interests, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday, a day after all sides announced the...
All of the Lowlights From the UN General Assembly Session
JNS.org - Over recent days, foreign leaders, rulers and tyrants flocked to New York City for the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly,...
Europe Kneels Before Raisi
JNS.org - The swearing-in ceremony for the new Iranian president on Thursday was a testament to political and moral indifference—to the erasure of any distinction...
The Biden Administration Has a Raisi Problem
JNS.org - Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in as the eighth president of the Islamic Republic on Thursday. According to the Iranian press, dozens of...
Israeli Foreign Ministry: EU Sending Rep to Raisi’s Swearing-In Is ‘Puzzling’
JNS.org - Israel is less than enthusiastic about the European Union’s decision to send a high-level representative to attend the swearing-in of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim...
UN Expert Backs Probe Into Iran’s 1988 Killings, Raisi’s Role
The UN investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry into allegations of state-ordered executions of thousands of political prisoners in...
The ‘Butcher’ of Iran and the JCPOA
JNS.org - It was the not the Iranian people who chose their new president, Ebrahim Raisi; it was Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has...
Washington Doublethink and the Iran Deal
JNS.org - The administration in Washington outdid itself in doublethink this week. Faced with the election of mass executioner Ebrahim Raisi to the Iranian presidency,...
Close Khamenei Loyalist Sanctioned by US Set to Win Iran Vote
Iranians vote on Friday in a race likely to hand the presidency to a judge sanctioned by Washington for alleged involvement in executions of political...
Hardline Iranian Cleric Consolidates Leadership Position
Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi has swiftly emerged as one of Iran's most powerful figures and a contender to succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Last week,...
