Rouhani administration

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2018-08-08 10:11

Assembly of Experts calls for efforts to improve people’s livelihood

TEHRAN – The Assembly of Experts issued a statement on Tuesday urging the three branches of the government to take practical measures to improve the public’s economic status, IRIB news reported.

2018-08-07 10:32

Aref urges cabinet members to speak directly to people

TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Aref, chairman of the pro-reform Hope faction in the parliament, on Monday urged President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet members to speak directly to the public about the efforts being done to tame prices and bring back certainty to the business market.

2018-07-28 09:16

Cleric: Young and energetic people needed to manage economy

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani, Tehran’s interim Friday Prayer preacher, has called on the Rouhani administration to handle the economic problems with a unified voice.

2018-07-18 21:12

Cabinet reshuffle on Rouhani’s agenda

TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi confirmed on Wednesday that President Hassan Rouhani is considering some changes to his cabinet due to the fact that the country is facing new economic situation, a reference to the return of sanctions following the U.S. pullout from the 2015 nuclear agreement.