Hassan Rouhani

Trump To Iran's President Rouhani: 'NEVER, EVER THREATEN' The U.S. Again

2:38pm July 23, 2018

by Bill Chappell

President Trump threatened Iran in a late-night tweet after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Trump not to "play with the lion's tail" and that "war with Iran is the mother of all wars."

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Demonstrators filled the streets of Tehran on Monday to protest economic downtown in Iran.

In Tehran, Economic Protests Flare As Iran's Currency Plunges

4:51pm June 26, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Demonstrators took to the streets in the capital this week, shutting down the capital city's sprawling Grand Bazaar and protesting outside the parliament.

A protester chants slogans against the Iranian government outside the European Union Council in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday.

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Here's What Makes Iran's Anti-Regime Protests Different This Time

3:37pm January 04, 2018

by Farideh Farhi

The scholar Farideh Farhi examines why this fresh round of Iranian unrest is unlike the others.

A woman in Tehran stands in front of a wall plastered with posters of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, whose re-election bid will have its decisive moment Friday — unless, of course, the voting results in a runoff.

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When Iran Heads To The Polls, A Stark — If Limited — Choice Awaits

3:40pm May 18, 2017

President Rouhani's re-election bid has hit a steep challenge from hard-liner Ebrahim Raisi. Though Ayatollah Khamenei will remain supreme leader, the choice still marks a crossroads. Here's a primer.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, during a 2015 meeting with Germany's foreign minister in Tehran.

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Former Iranian President Rafsanjani, A Leading Voice For Reform, Dies At 82

3:07pm January 08, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was a towering political figure in Iran for decades — from the 1979 revolution to current President Hassan Rouhani's surprise win in 2013. He was Iran's fourth president.

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Richard Ratcliffe, second from right, delivers a petition to the British prime minister's official residence calling on Iran to release his wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. She was stopped in April at the airport in Tehran with the couple's 2-year-old dau

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As Iran's President Touts Openess, Britons Appeal For Release Of Prisoners

12:30pm September 23, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani was at the United Nations this week encouraging the world to work with Iran. But two British men were also there, appealing for the release of relatives held in Iran.

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People ride a horse and carriage at sunset in Isfahan's UNESCO-listed central square on June 2, 2014 in Isfahan, Iran. Isfahan, with its immense mosques, picturesque bridges and ancient bazaar, is a virtual living museum of Iranian traditional culture, an

Amid Uncertainty, Iranians Hope For Economic Reforms

10:15am March 06, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Iranians are hoping the recent election of more reformers to parliament will help improve the economy.

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An Iranian man and woman check the names of candidates before voting at a polling station in the holy city of Qom, about 80 miles south of the capital Tehran, on Friday. Long lines formed and voting was extended as Iranians cast ballots in an election tes

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Partial Results Show Iranian Moderates Poised For Big Wins In Tehran

9:14am February 28, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Votes counted so far suggest all 30 parliamentary seats from the capital will go to reformists — a blow to Iran's hard-liners. The final results from Friday's elections are expected Monday.

Pope Francis (L) welcomes Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for their private audience on January 26, 2016, at the Vatican.

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What Might Rouhani Have Missed When Rome Boxed Up The Nudes?

8:24am January 30, 2016

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon wonders if Iranian President Hassan Rouhani might have appreciated a moment to gaze at the many works of art in Rome's Capitoline Museum, rather than seen the naked statues boxed up.

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani opens a book he gave to Pope Francis as a gift at the Vatican on Tuesday. Rouhani is the first Iranian leader to meet with the pope since 1999. With sanctions against Iran falling away, Rouhani also announced business agre

A Rare Meeting Between The Pope And Iran's Leader

3:34pm January 26, 2016

by Greg Myre

It was the first meeting between a pope and an Iranian head of state since 1999, which was the last time an Iranian leader toured Europe.