News Archive - 14 May 2017

In Friday presidential debates, when Ebrahim Raisi angrily demanded that Hassan Rouhani held a one on one debate with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to put an end to his criticisms of the former president, Rouhani fired back with a response formerly less noted: he said debate with Raisi was enough since his...

The final round of televised debates, held on Friday, has to a large extent crystalized the candidates’ constituencies. While pro-reform advocates have hailed Rouhani’s outperforming other contenders as a determining factor that would mobilize the majority of swing votes, aficionados of Ebrahim Raisi are praising his etiquette as an...

Saturday, 23rd of Ordibehesht – May 13th, 2017 HEADLINES OF IRAN’S MORNING PAPERS   KAYHAN   -Saudi Arabia’s 300 billion dollar trade with US Reuters reports that a high-ranking White House official has stated that the US will sell more than 300 billion dollars worth of arms to Saudi...