In an op-ed published by Shargh daily, foreign relations professor Aladdin Gharavi urges Iran to pursue neighborly ties with Saudi Arabia, the "sick man" of the Middle East.
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In an article published on pro-reform daily Etemad, Mojtaba Hosseini sees into possibilities ahead of Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, who has recently become ‘the former’ Tehran mayor.
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A recent article published in IRNA explains why the US wants the Kurdish independence referendum postponed.
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Here are 10 facts about the recent parliamentary vote of confidence on President Rouhani’s proposed ministers.
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Who were the three women Rouhani had nominated as ministers but failed to appoint at the end of the day?
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An unprecedented visit to Turkey by Iran’s Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces is viewed as a remarkable sign that the two countries have reached common ground on some sensitive issues.
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Initially a favorite candidate for Tehran mayoralty, Mohsen Hashemi is now elected as chairman of Tehran City Council. Is this a new chapter in the political life of the eldest son of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani?
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Iran, post-nuclear deal and at a time of increasing threats to its national security, must infuse a strategy of softer seduction to position Tehran as a peace-and-security leader in the region.
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Massoumeh Ebtekar leaves Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) to serve as President Rouhani’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs. She was appointed director of the DoE at a time when air pollution was suffocating big cities, Lake Urmia was on its deathbed, draught was ravaging Iran, who left ecological traces of an industrial nation.
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