IRAN SAYS ITS PRESIDENT TURNED DOWN A MEETING WITH TRUMP

Ghassemi, though, denied earlier reports that French president Emmanuel Macron had been prepared to mediate a meeting between the two leaders, Fars reported... READ MORE›

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IRAN LEADER BLASTS TRUMP, CLINTON, SAYS CANDIDATES ARE 'BAD' AND 'WORSE'

The choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is one between bad or worse, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said during a rally Sunday in Iran... READ MORE›

IRANIAN PRESIDENT RIPS INTO TRUMP AS A 'ROGUE NEWCOMER' TO WORLD POLITICS

The International Atomic Energy Agency, which has inspectors in Iran to monitor its nuclear facilities, has said eight times that it is complying... READ MORE›

IRANIAN PRESIDENT DEFENDS NUCLEAR DEAL, SAYS TRUMP CAN NOT UNDERMINE IT

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defended the nuclear deal with Western powers Saturday and said that U.S. President Donald Trump could not undermine it... READ MORE›

IRAN COULD QUIT NUCLEAR DEAL IF NEW SANCTIONS IMPOSED

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned that Tehran could abandon its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers within hours if the United States keeps on imposing new sanctions... READ MORE›

HASSAN ROUHANI SAYS VOTERS REJECTED EXTREMISM

Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows voters reject extremism and want more links with the outside world... READ MORE›

ITALY COVERS NUDES FOR IRAN PRESIDENT

Italian hospitality for the visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stretched to covering up nude statues... READ MORE›

ROUHANI HITS BACK AT TRUMP AFTER NUCLEAR DEAL SPEECH

Despite Trump's aggressive rhetoric, Rouhani said Iran remained committed to the nuclear agreement for the time being... READ MORE›

ITALY COVERS UP NUDE MARBLE STATUES FOR IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT

As part of his visit to Rome, Rouhani toured the famed Capitoline Museum with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Monday... READ MORE›

IRAN'S ROUHANI SAYS TALK OF RENEGOTIATING NUCLEAR DEAL 'MEANINGLESS'

The president-elect has shown he is not happy about the nuclear deal, calling it the worst deal ever signed... READ MORE›

FRANCE'S EMMANUEL MACRON 'CONSIDERS' TRIP TO IRAN AFTER HASSAN ROUHANI INVITE

Tehran is a supporter of President Bashar al-Assads regime... READ MORE›

AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI'S FAVORITE UNDERPERFORMED IN IRAN'S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Along with his first vice president, Jahangiri, Rouhani went on the offensive against Ghalibaf, the conservative, scandal-prone mayor of Tehran... READ MORE›

IRAN'S ROUHANI AXES FRANCE TRIP, VOWS TO FIGHT TERRORISM

The state-run IRNA news agency quoted the Iranian president as saying that Iran itself has been a victim of the scourge of terrorism... READ MORE›

IRAN'S ROUHANI SAYS TRUMP ABETTING SYRIA 'TERRORISTS'

Iran and Russia are the closest allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad... READ MORE›

'NOT THE TIME TO ERECT WALLS BETWEEN NATIONS'

They have forgotten that the Berlin wall fell years ago," Rouhani said in a speech carried live on Iranian state television... READ MORE›

IRAN: ROUHANI PRAISES 'PEOPLE POWER' AFTER ELECTIONS

It remains unclear if the results in Iran will be replicated in other parts of the country... READ MORE›

IRANIAN PRESIDENT HASSAN ROUHANI SAYS NUCLEAR DEAL 'WITHIN REACH' AHEAD OF DEADLINE

Rouhani has taken on hardliners in Iran to push for a nuclear agreement with Western nations... READ MORE›

IRAN'S ROUHANI SAYS U.S.-IRAN ENMITY EASED, BUT DISTRUST WILL REMAIN

WASHINGTON Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in an interview with a U.S... READ MORE›

IRANS PRESIDENT BLAMES U.S. FOR MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE

He said the deal, finalized in July, marked a new chapter in Iran's dealings with the world, so his swipe at the United States was striking... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS TO MEET IRAN'S ROUHANI NEXT MONTH, REPORTS SAY

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to meet with with Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican next month Reuters reports citing a diplomatic source... READ MORE›

IRANS ROUHANI SAYS WILL RELEASE AMERICANS IF U.S. FREES IRANIANS

In several interviews Rouhani has granted recently, he has repeatedly raised the issue of a prisoner exchange -- three Americans for 19 Iranians... READ MORE›

HASSAN ROUHANI CONDEMNS DONALD TRUMP AT UN

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday lashed out at President Donald Trump, referring to Trump's fiery remarks before the U.N... READ MORE›

ROUHANI CLAIMS THE U.S. IS VIOLATING ITS COMMITMENTS UNDER NUCLEAR DEAL

Rouhani started his speech with a mention of the terrorist attack on New York City that happened 15 years ago this month... READ MORE›

IRAN'S PRESIDENT ROUHANI WANTS GLOBAL ROLE AFTER NUCLEAR DEAL

Irans President Hassan Rouhani said economic development is key to Middle East peace... READ MORE›

IRANIAN PRESIDENT TOURS EUROPE TO SIGN BIG TRADE DEALS

Rouhani's first stop is Italy, where he met with Pope Francis and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and signed trade deals worth at least 18 billion... READ MORE›

IRANIAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR PROBE OF CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA

Tehran is Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's main regional ally and has provided military and economic support for his fight against rebel groups and Islamic State militants... READ MORE›

IRANIAN PRESIDENT ROUHANI SEES NO SHORT-TERM PAYOFF FROM SANCTIONS RELIEF

U.S. and European leaders hoped the nuclear deal would strengthen Rouhani's moderate bloc... READ MORE›

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made a pitch toward ending years of international isolation Thursday, claiming the spotlight at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland... READ MORE›

ROUHANI LEADS IRAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE, LOOKS SET FOR VICTORY, SOURCE SAYS

Rouhani had won 21.6 million votes, compared to 14 million for Raisi, with 37 million votes counted, the source added... READ MORE›

IRANIAN PRESIDENT HASSAN ROUHANI SAYS US 'NOT TRUSTABLE' PARTNER

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday the US is not a trustable country to work with over international issues... READ MORE›

IRAN RULES OUT FRESH NUCLEAR TALKS WITH US AS 'WASTE OF TIME'

Iran has ruled out talks with the United States on revisiting a 2015 nuclear accord as waste of time, local media reported on Wednesday... READ MORE›