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2021-08-24 18:03
Zarif bids farewell to diplomacy, starts academic career
TEHRAN – Outgoing Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Tuesday that he will be ending his career as Iran’s top diplomat and will embark on an academic career in teaching and research.
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2021-02-02 18:42
Over 3,000 smuggled relics returned to Iran since August 2017: minister
TEHRAN – More than 3,000 historical objects that had been looted and smuggled out of Iran decades ago have been returned home since August 2017, when Presiden Hassan Rouhani began his second administration, tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Monday.
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2020-08-01 18:52
Top MP urges firm action in case of arms embargo extension
TEHRAN — A ranking MP has urged the Rouhani administration not to falter if the UN arms embargo on Iran is extended.
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2020-01-21 21:18
Iran’s Hormuz peace initiative a dialogue-based catalyst for durable security: MP
TEHRAN - An Iranian lawmaker said on Tuesday that the Hormuz Peace Endeavor (HOPE) proposed by President Hassan Rouhani is capable of leading the region towards durable peace and security based on dialogue.
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2019-09-02 19:48
Rouhani admin should have taken all JCPOA-related steps at once: top MP
TEHRAN – Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee criticized the Rouhani administration’s cautious approach with regard to reducing Tehran’s commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal, saying the administration should have taken all the necessary measures in one step.
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2019-07-16 21:36
Saddeq Kharrazi says Jahangiri has been sidelined in Rouhani administration
TEHRAN - Sadeq Kharrazi, secretary-general of the pro-reform Voice of the Iranians Party, is of the opinion that Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has been actually sidelined in the administration of President Rouhani.
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2019-06-07 19:37
Education minister resigns to run for parliament
TEHRAN – Education Minister Mohammad Bat'haei has resigned from his post in order to run for parliament in the 2020 elections, Tasnim reported.
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2019-05-12 19:45
‘Liquidity must rear production to beat U.S. sanctions’
TEHRAN – The Rouhani administration can give a firm response to U.S. sanctions by directing the country’s liquidity towards production, says secretary-general of the Islamic Coalition Party.
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2019-03-18 21:47
Zarif’s presence very important for administration: Vaezi
TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday that the presence of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is very important for the Rouhani administration, Mehr reported.
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2019-02-02 20:27
INSTEX is a disgrace: Iranian MP
TEHRAN – A member of the Majlis presiding board said on Saturday that INSTEX is in fact a disgrace on the Iranian nation and “it is not clear until when the administration wants to continue this disgrace.”
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2019-01-19 20:54
Presidential office doing away with all printers
TEHRAN – All of the printers at the presidential office were removed on Saturday in a move to modernize the government on the occasion of the National Clean Air Day, Mehr reported on Saturday.
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2019-01-02 20:34
Defense budget to increase 21 percent: Hatami
TEHRAN – The budget bill of the next Iranian year (beginning on March 21) has envisioned a 21% increase for the development of defense sector, Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Wednesday.
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2018-12-09 21:53
Raisi criticizes government’s economic performance
TEHRAN – Ebrahim Raisi, the custodian of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), on Sunday criticized the Rouhani administration’s economic performance.
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2018-11-29 01:30
Government names four new provincial governors
TEHRAN – The cabinet members on Wednesday voted to elect four new governors for provinces of Mazandaran, North Khorasan, East Azarbaijan and South Khorasan, Mehr reported.
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2018-10-25 14:54
Vaezi dismisses rumors of Jahangiri’s resignation
TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi on Wednesday dismissed rumors that Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri wants to leave the government, saying such an issue “has never come up”.
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2018-10-20 21:52
Transport minister Abbas Akhoundi releases resignation letter
TEHRAN – Transport and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi on Friday published his resignation letter, which was handed to President Hassan Rouhani on September 1.
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2018-10-08 23:30
14 governors to be laid off under retirees’ employment ban
TEHRAN – Interior Ministry spokesman Salman Samani has said that 14 governors will be laid off under the law on prohibition of the employment of retirees, ISNA reported on Monday.
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2018-10-08 20:35
Rouhani set to name four new ministers
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani is expected to introduce four new candidates to lead the ministries of industry, transport and urban development, labor, and economy to the parliament on Tuesday.
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2018-10-03 20:42
New ministers to be named next week
TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi told reporters on Wednesday that the Rouhani administration will introduce its new ministers to the parliament next week.
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2018-10-02 09:39
‘Critics should propose practical solutions’
TEHRAN – Former presidential candidate Mostafa Hashemi Taba urged the outspoken critics of the Rouhani administration to propose practical solutions to problems instead of repeatedly criticizing the government.
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2018-08-19 21:33
Jahangiri: Reducing sanctions impact a ‘top priority’
TEHRAN – Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said late on Saturday that effective management and reducing the impact of U.S. sanctions on people are among the top priorities of the Rouhani administration.
