Cleric raps rights advocates for silence over oppression of Muslims

TEHRAN – Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran, has censured the so-called advocates of human rights for keeping silence over the oppression of Muslims throughout the world, especially the Kashmiri people.

Authorities unanimous on Iran’s JCPOA move: cleric

TEHRAN – Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran, says authorities unanimously agree on reducing Iran’s commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Cleric: Iran managed to humiliate U.S. in Iraq, Syria

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran, has highlighted U.S. failures in the region, saying the Islamic Republic managed to discredit the U.S. in Iraq and Syria.

By Mehdi Sepahvand

JCPOA did not improve people’s livelihoods: Cleric

TEHRAN – Despite promises, the nuclear deal did not improve people’s livelihoods, the Friday prayer leader of Tehran said.

Cleric likens joining FATF to ‘self-sanctioning’

TEHRAN – The interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran has warned authorities against repeating the failed experience of the 2015 nuclear deal by joining the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Mehr reported.

Cleric likens FATF to Capitulation Law

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran, has likened the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to the Capitulation Law, warning Iranian authorities to beware of the hegemonic powers’ plots in pushing for its ratification.

Cleric: Missile strikes showed Iran’s power

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran, has lauded the recent missile attacks by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on terrorists in the Iraqi Kurdistan and eastern Syria as a sign of Iran’s military “power”.

No talks with Trump’s United States: cleric

TEHRAN – Cleric Kazem Seddiqi on Friday pointed to the U.S. government’s violation of its international commitments, ruling out the possibility of talks with the United States “under the current administration and president”.

Cleric criticizes miscalculation about nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Cleric Kazem Seddiqi said on Friday that executive officials waited too long for the nuclear deal to bear fruit and did not do much for the economy.

Cleric: Arab leaders have turned mute on Palestine

TEHRAN - Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran, has said that Arab leaders have turned mute over the Israeli moves in Palestine.

Cleric calls for vigilance against enemies’ threats

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, Tehran’s interim Friday prayer preacher, has said that people and officials should be vigilant in dealing with enemies’ threats.

We despise imposed hijablessness, cleric says

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran, has said that “we are proud of our women’s hijab and despise imposed lack of hijab.”

Palestinian people should be armed: cleric

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, Tehran’s interim Friday prayer preacher, said the Palestinian people should be armed in their struggle against the Israeli regime, Mehr reported.

Yemenis to emerge victorious against Riyadh, cleric predicts

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran, has criticized Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen, predicting that the Yemeni people will soon emerge victorious.

Cleric calls Trump ‘weak-minded’ ‘bad-tempered’, ‘deceitful liar’

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Friday prayer preacher Kazem Seddiqi on Friday lambasted the U.S. government for anti-Iran rhetoric, saying such behavior manifests the true face of that “corrupt regime”.

Cleric calls for naming committed ministers

TEHRAN – Tehran’s provisional Friday prayers leader Hojjatoleslam Kazzem Seddiqi has called on President Hassan Rouhani to nominate committed ministers in his next administration.

Cleric condemns Saudi massacre of civilians in Yemen

TEHRAN – Tehran’s interim Friday prayer leader has blasted the Riyadh government for its continued massacre of civilians in Yemen.

Candidates should address poverty: Seddiqi

TEHRAN – Interim Friday Prayer preacher of Tehran Ayatollah Kazem Sediqqi has called on the presidential candidates to address the problems of the needy and to tackle poverty.

Candidates must not dictate to the Guardian Council: cleric

TEHRAN – An interim Tehran Friday preacher has urged the presidential candidates to obey the law, saying those who run for president must not dictate to the Guardian Council.

Friday prayer leader praises firefighters

TEHRAN – A day after the Plasco business center in downtown Tehran was burned down and left many firefighters dead the interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran praised firefighters for their sacrifices. 

‘Aleppo liberation marks victory of Islam over hegemons’

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian cleric on Friday hailed the recent recapture of the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo as a victory of Islam’s fighters against arrogant powers.

One can do without America: cleric

TEHRAN – An interim Tehran Friday preacher has said life without the U.S. is possible, stating, “Those who think one cannot live without America lack revolutionary life.”