Rouhani Administration Flips Out at State-run TV
Rouhani administration officials say Iran’s state-run TV has a one-sided approach when it comes to their achievements.
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Reformists to Back President Rouhani’s Reelection
The reformists in Iran have finalized their decision to back President Hassan Rouhani in his bid to win a second term in office.
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Is the Time Ripe for a Reformist Comeback?
What was later revealed to be a misquote from Second Deputy Parliament Speaker, outspoken Ali Motahari has prompted speculations regarding the six-year house arrest of former officials who protested the disputed reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009.
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Senior Reformist Analysts Says Reformists Will Back Rouhani in 2017 Presidential Election
Four months before the presidential election, pro-reform expert Zibakalam emphasizes Mohammad Khatami’s role and a final consensus on Hassan Rouhani.
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Controversy Over Transparency Turns into Security Blame Game between Gov’t Branches
The tug of war over transparency between the Rouhani administration and the Judiciary has been taken to security and intelligence level.
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Moderates and Reformists in Post-Rafsanjani Iran: Rouhani as a true heir?
The abrupt death of heavyweight Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is seen by many as a severe blow to the Rouhani administration and in a larger scale the whole moderate-reformist alliance. But is the president able to change the dynamics?
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Decline, demise, and doubts over his legacy
Hashemi never shunned exposure to public vote, and that may have triggered his political decline.
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Friday Prayers Across Iran: Call for reconciliation between the judiciary and executive
Friday prayers on January 6, 2017.
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How Saeed Jalili’s Presidential Campaign Could Benefit Hassan Rouhani
While Principlist hopefuls are still behind closed doors, pondering their decision to run for office, former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili has already started his controversial, critical speeches, wrote Mostafa Saedghi in an article published on Khabar Online on Monday.
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Is Hashemi Rafsanjani Behind Efforts for a Bad Deal with Saudi Arabia?
A new conspiracy theory from the Principlist front takes a firm stand against resumption of haj.
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Sympathy and Anger in Iran after Media Publish Report on ’Grave-Sleepers’
Tens of homeless Iranians find shelter in empty graves, are promised better, and lose them in less than 24 hours.
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Rouhani’s charter of citizens’ rights: a dream come true?
Three and a half years into his first presidential term, Hassan Rouhani unveiled and signed the charter of citizen rights in a bid to realize one of his campaign promises.
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Friday Prayers across Iran: Criticizing Rouhani for the nuclear deal
Friday prayers on December 9, 2016.
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Principlist Media Downplay Iran’s OPEC Victory
The majority of observers have viewed OPEC’s recent agreement to cut output while maintaining Iran’s exemption as a victory for Iran. Not surprisingly, reactions in Iran are widely divided.
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Rouhani’s Rivals Will Adopt a ’Pack Hunting’ Strategy to Foil His Reelection, Says Veteran Reformist
Haghshenas adds that an Ahmadinejadite solution against Trump is not an appropriate response from Iran.
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Tied by Blood, Bound by Law
Two separate rows have led to confrontation of politicians with familial ties, with the three branches of the government more or less involved.
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Him or Her? No Difference for Iranian Officials, Some for Iranian Public
Donald Trump, as US president, is frightening for some Iranians, but officials find no difference between the ‘female’ and the ‘other’ candidate.
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As Iran’s Presidential Election Approaches, Conservatives Are Thinking If They Should Groom A Candidate
There are signs that show attempts within the Principlist camp to reach a consensus on a single candidate for the upcoming presidential race will be futile.
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Could President Rouhani Push His Favorites into Cabinet?
President Hassan Rouhani’s bid to restructure his cabinet has come under fire as he has proposed three men who had once failed to receive vote of confidence from the previous Principlist-dominated parliament.
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Rouhani’s Cabinet Reshuffle Sparks Yeas, Nays, and Maybes
An unrivaled reelection expected, President Hassan Rouhani seems to be reshaping his cabinet for another term.
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Is Iran’s Minister of Culture Leaving Office?
Rumor has it that Rouhani’s Minister of Culture, long a target of hardliners’ criticism, has handed his letter of resignation to the president.
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Will Principlists Trust Rouhani Once Again?
Iranian media have already started speculations about the presidential race slated in nine months, with president Rouhani at the center. Principlist observer Nasser Imani believes Rouhani has little chance of winning support among the Principlists.
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Will Iran Change Weekends to Friday and Saturday?
Iran’s private sector floats the idea of a shift in Iran’s weekend holidays system, aimed at boosting economic opportunities. The talk is now apparently taken to highest decision-making levels.
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Rouhani Orders Enforcement of New Law on Political Offences
Iran puts to force new law for political offences -- a breakthrough which is not exactly perfect but a good start.
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Will General Soleimani Run in 2017 Presidential Elections?
Reformist analysts believe there is a chance that the Commander of IRGC Quds Forces will run in the next presidential elections. In that case, what are the possible scenarios?
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Ahmadinejad and Former Friends Reunite?
With presidential elections one year away, it seems that Ahmadinejad and members of his cabinet are mending fences.
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Why Is Tehran’s Mayor Attacking Rouhani?
For Ghalibaf, anti-Rouhani criticism is a political investment that would hopefully pay dividends in 2017 presidential elections.
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In Tehran, Second Holocaust Cartoon Contest after a Decade
While Hassan Rouhani’s administration is trying to present a new face of Iran, his opponents organize the second holocaust cartoon contest since 2005.
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