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The United States and its allies know full well that Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons, former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said. "The U.S. and the West are well aware that the Islamic republic of Iran has no interest of achieving...
Tags: Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Magnus Werndstedt, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, nuclear weapons, Iran, Tehrān, Foreign relations of Iran, Science and technology in Iran, Rafsanjani, Iran and weapons of mass destruction, Nuclear program of Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran-Contra affair, Politics, War Conflict
TEHRAN: A hardline editor seen as close to Iran's top authority accused a powerful cleric on Saturday of backing "law-breakers," in comments highlighting deepening divisions in the Islamic Republic after a disputed election. Hossein Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief...
Tags: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Tehran University, Hashemi-Rafsanjani
TEHRAN: Iran's government has named a former envoy to the U.N. nuclear watchdog as new head of the country's Atomic Energy Organisation after its head for 12 years resigned, Iranian media reported on Friday. The organisation leads a nuclear programme...
Tags: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran Municipality, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, Mir Hossein Mousavi, presidential elections, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, president mahmoud, opposition leaders
The political crisis over Iran's disputed election has flared up once again as the powerful cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani delivered a sermon criticising the repression of protesters claiming the poll was rigged. Police fired tear gas as tens of thousands...
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The report said the nuclear chief had submitted a letter of resignation to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nearly three weeks ago...Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, denying Western claims that it wants a nuclear bomb. Mr Aghazadeh...
Tags: Iran, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Gordon Brown, prime minister, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Hashim Rafsanjani, Tehran University, climate change, India, Mr Mousavi
A detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Iran has been charged with acting against Iran's national security, his lawyer has said. Abdolsamad Khorramshi, who is representing Hossein Rassam, said on Saturday that his client was being held in...
Tags: Iranian Student News Agency, Iranian Labor News Agency, presidential elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, opposition leaders, U.S, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mir Hossein Mousavi
The daughter of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a rival of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was detained during an opposition rally in Tehran on Saturday, an Iranian news agency said. Fars News Agency, citing a security official, said...
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He added that the Ahmadinejad administration should move to address concerns regarding the government's activities rather than attempting to divert public attention by accusing prominent officials of corruption. His remarks come as President Ahmadinejad,...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, televised debate, ahmadinejad accused, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, accounting error
In an interview with the Jerusalem Post on Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman whose government refuses international calls for resuming peace talks struck out at Iran's nuclear work, saying that it was Tehran, not Tel Aviv, that is hindering...
Tags: Iran, Israeli, Middle East, prime minister, Tel Aviv, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Manouchehr Mottaki, Czech Republic