Posts Tagged: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
Defying Trump, Iranian President Vows to Continue Missile Tests
JNS.org - Fresh off his re-election, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday the Islamic Republic will continue missile tests “if technically necessary.” “Our missiles are for...
Iran Experts: President Rouhani Facing Uphill Election Struggle as Impact of Nuclear Deal Dominates Campaign
As the Trump administration deliberates over the future of the nuclear deal with Iran, candidates in the Islamic Republic's May 19 presidential election have turned...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Dismisses President Rouhani’s Detente Policy Ahead of Election
Iranians should not thank Hassan Rouhani's policy of detente with the West for any reduction in the threat of war, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Iran Urges Syria to ‘Make Americans Regret Their Attack’ as Russia Warns of Military Retaliation if US Strikes Again
Iran has called on Syria to 'make Americans regret their attack' after Russia warned Donald Trump there will be a military response if the US...
Ex-Top Israeli Official: Iran ‘Far More Dangerous’ Post-Nuclear Deal, Seeks ‘Continuing Conflict and Escalation’
Rather than becoming more moderate -- as promised by the Obama administration during its marketing of the July 2015 Iran nuclear deal -- the Iranian...
Iranian Defense Minister: Destroying ‘Zionist Tumor’ Is ‘Main Duty of Muslims’
The Palestinian issue, a top Tehran regime official declared on Thursday, unifies the Islamic world and “liberating Quds (Jerusalem) and destroying the Zionist tumor is...
Iranian President Rouhani, Touted in West as ‘Moderate,’ Calls Intifada Against Israel Palestinians’ ‘Sole Choice’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani -- touted by many in the West as a “moderate” -- hailed on Wednesday the “tireless resistance of [the] Palestinian nation"...
Iran’s Rouhani Under Fire for Muted Response to Trump’s Travel Ban
When the United States suddenly issued a ban on entry by nationals from Iran and six other countries, sending the world’s airports into chaos, Iranian...
Iran Pushes Back Against Trump Administration Warning, Vows to Continue Ballistic Missile Program
The Islamic Republic will “vigorously continue with its missile activity,” a top Iranian official declared on Thursday -- a day after the Trump administration put...
Iranian President Rouhani: ‘Jihad Against Tel Aviv Only Recourse for Palestinians’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that because the “Zionist regime and its supporters” have paved the way for terrorism throughout the Middle East...
President Rouhani: Iran Vows Not to Let Trump Destroy Nuclear Deal
Iran vows not to let President-elect Donald Trump to rip up its nuclear agreement that was signed with world powers, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said...
Rouhani: Iran Will ‘Firmly Respond’ If Obama Doesn’t Block Congress Sanctions Extension
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Sunday that Barack Obama block an extension of sanctions passed by the US Congress, saying Tehran would otherwise "firmly...
Iran Welcomes OPEC Deal That Cuts Oil Production, Raises Prices
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday welcomed an OPEC deal that cut the oil cartel’s output to push up crude prices. Speaking in a provincial meeting,...
Author of New Iran Book: Following Trump Victory, It’s Hard to See How Nuclear Deal Will Survive
If President-elect Donald Trump and his foreign policy advisers stick to their past rhetoric regarding the nuclear agreement reached last year between six world powers...
