News Archive - 7 May 2017

(Picture: Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri at the tribune in Friday, April 28 debate.)   The first round of Iran’s televised presidential debate (our live coverage here) held on Friday mesmerized millions of viewers, many of whom had quietly boycotted the country’s state-run TV over what they presume as overt...

Pro-reform newspaper Aftab Yazd has published an article by Ayat Gheisarbeigi who has listed one hundred reasons why Iranians should vote for Hassan Rouhani again in the upcoming presidential election. Here is a translation of the list.   1.      Because he remained committed to the promises he made...

Before Donald Trump took office as the US president, most Iranian observers believed that the upcoming presidential race would be mainly a political showdown between proponents and opponents of the nuclear deal. During his campaign, Donald Trump had repeatedly criticized the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reached between...

On Monday, Palestinian militant group Hamas unveiled a new policy document, accepting for the first time the idea of a Palestinian state that would fall within the borders that existed in 1967, CNN reported.   The immediate response in Iran’s cybersphere was tinted with a sense of being betrayed.

(Picture: Reformist candidate Mohammad-Reza Aref with his wife during 2013 presidential campaign.)   The 2009 presidential election was a turning point for potential first-ladies in terms of attracting publicity. It was the first time Iranian presidential candidates, all men by the Guardian Council’s interpretation of the constitution, were...

Wednesday, 6th of Ordibehesht – April 26th, 2017 HEADLINES OF IRAN’S MORNING PAPERS   KAYHAN   -20 Morsi supporters to be executed In continuation of the suppression of Morsi supporters, 20 of Egypt’s revolutionaries have been sentenced to death.   -Afghan Defense Minister dismissed In reaction to the Taliban’s...