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Suspected Assassination of Iranian Cyber Warfare Commander
Incident sparks further accusations of foreign powers killing leading security figures inside the country
Another Soothing Tweet from Iran’s @HassanRouhani Disarms Twitter’s Founder
Iran’s newly elected president tweeted out his progressive stance on the nation’s Twitter ban
Iranian Diplomat Calls Talks With U.S. ‘First Step’
Also says country’s right to enrich uranium is ‘non-negotiable’
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani at the U.N. General Assembly: Three Takeaways
Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani made his long-awaited debut on the world stage when he delivered his address late Tuesday afternoon before the U.N. General Assembly. Rouhani’s demagogic predecessor, former President
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Forget the Handshake. Here Are Iran President Rouhani’s Real Challenges
So Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will not, it seems, shake hands with U.S. President Barack Obama in a U.N. hallway. As their two delegations arrived on Tuesday morning at the U.N. General Assembly, speculation was rife that a …
The Last Time an American President Met an Iranian Leader
The much-hyped potential encounter between U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the UN during this week’s General Assembly would be the first in-person interaction between the two nations’ …
What’s Behind the New Iranian Charm Offensive
Usually, it’s hard to tell quite what’s going on with Iran. Usually, the government is divided and its signals to a foreigner mixed, or at least wreathed in what’s been dubbed in the past as “Oriental indirection.” …
Rebels Claim Video Shows Iranian Soldiers Fighting in Syria
Iran’s support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is well established, though Iran has denied its troops are engaging directly with Syrian rebels. However, video footage that Syrian rebels claim was taken by an Iranian …
Rouhani Dismisses Claims of Iran’s Nuclear Weapons
Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani has said that his country would never build nuclear weapons, reports the BBC.
The announcement came on Wednesday in an interview with NBC in which Rouhani declared that Iran would never “seek weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons” and that he has “full power and complete …
Obama Exchanges Letters with Iranian President
President Barack Obama sent new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani a letter of congratulations following his election in June, a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday.
The world leaders exchanged letters in a sign of easing tensions over Iran’s nuclear program. The new centrist president has distanced himself …
Sorry Iran, No Tweets for You!
Officials reintroduce a ban on social networking sites after a brief “technical lapse”
Tweet on Tehran? Iran Unblocks Twitter, Facebook
Iran’s new moderate leadership continues to embrace the social-media revolution