برچسب: Features in English
Trump tells Middle East to ‘drive out’ Islamist extremists, Saudi King attacks Iran while Tehran responds to both
May 22, 2017
President Donald Trump urged Arab and Islamic leaders on Sunday to unite and do their share to defeat Islamist extremists, making an...
Trump says ties with Bahrain won’t be strained anymore
May 21, 2017
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday Washington's relations with Bahrain were set to improve, after meeting with the...
Brooding Iran hardliners say they must still be heard after Rouhani win
May 21, 2017
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian hardliners indignant at President Hassan Rouhani's re-election vowed on Sunday to press their conservative agenda, with...
Amid firestorm at home, Trump to seek reset with Islamic world
May 21, 2017
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, struggling to shake a brewing scandal at home, will attempt...
Tillerson says he hopes Rouhani ends Iran missile program in new term
May 20, 2017
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday he hoped newly-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will use his...
Elections: Army and IRGC at Odds
May 20, 2017
Article 40 of the Penal Code of the Islamic Republic Armed Forces prohibits army personnel from joining political parties or participating in...
Trump likely to keep pressure on Iran after Rouhani election win -experts
May 20, 2017
By Yeganeh Torbati and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The re-election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is unlikely to change the skepticism with...
Iranians demanding change deliver emphatic victory for Rouhani
May 20, 2017
By Parisa Hafezi and Babak Dehghanpisheh
DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iranians yearning for more freedom at home and less isolation abroad have emphatically re-elected...
Seeking a new narrative, Trump embarks on trip to Middle East and Europe
May 19, 2017
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With turmoil enveloping his administration at home, President Donald Trump heads abroad on Friday for a trip...
What Iran’s high-stakes election means for voters and the world
May 18, 2017
By Amir Handjani
On May 19, Iranians go to the polls to either re-elect President Hassan Rouhani to a second term or give...
Elections: Allegations of Corruption and Influence Peddling
May 20, 2017
By Roshanak Asteraki
Hostilities between reformist and conservative camps have reached a toxic level ahead of the presidential elections on Friday 19 May...
Foreign funds prepare for long slog to gain Iran foothold
May 18, 2017
By Karin Strohecker and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON (Reuters) - In February 2016, Helga Kern boarded a plane to Iran, registered with the depository...
Iran’s re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote
May 17, 2017
By Parisa Hafezi
- Rouhani seeks to energise reformist vote
- Many disappointed at lack of jobs and change
- Hardliners unite behind cleric Raisi (Adds Mousavi's decision...
U.S. sanctions Iran officials, Chinese network over missile program
May 17, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday sanctioned two Iranian defense officials, an Iranian company and members of a China-based network...
U.S. extends sanctions relief under Iran nuclear deal
May 17, 2017
By Arshad Mohammed and Yeganeh Torbati
- Trump move shows support for Obama era nuclear deal with Iran
- U.S. slaps Iranian, Chinese figures over Iran...
China complains to U.S. about new Iran sanctions
May 18, 2017
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it had lodged a complaint with the United States after it imposed narrow penalties on...
Tehran residents voice expectations ahead of presidential elections
May 17, 2017
TEHRAN, IRAN (Reuters) - With three days to go to the voting day on May 19, Tehran residents expected that the new...