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”.