Hassan Rouhani

Iran may try to loosen Revolutionary Guard’s grip on economy

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Iran’s supreme leader has ordered the Revolutionary Guard to loosen its hold on the economy, the country’s defense minister says, raising the possibility that the paramilitary organization might privatize some of its vast holdings. The comments this weekend by Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami appear to be a trial balloon to test the reaction of the idea, long pushed byRead more

Iran's Rouhani vows to back Iraq's integrity

TEHRAN - Muslimchronicle

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here Sunday that the Islamic republic backs a "united and integrated" Iraq, state TV reported. "All the regional countries and ethnic groups are duty-bound to defend a federal administration (in Iraq) and help secure border demarcations in the region," said Rouhani at a Sunday meeting with Nechirvan Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan RegionalRead more

Iranian MPs slam Rouhani for statements on ‘infallible imams’

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Members of the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly have conveyed a message to President Hassan Rouhani after he said anyone can be criticized at any time, even when Imam Mahdi, the last of the Twelve imams, appears, Iranian media outlets have reported. The semi-official Mehr news agency said 21 MPs submitted a notification to Rouhani at the end of the assembly’sRead more

Iran should listen to demands

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami on Tuesday called on authorities to listen to popular demands after a wave of deadly unrest over economic woes. Authorities "should try to identify people's problems and hardships" instead of "humiliating" them, the reformist said in a statement published online. He called for "an environment in which people could express their wishes and demands in all securityRead more

Iran president goes all-in on reform push after unrest

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

President Hassan Rouhani went all-in on Monday with a push for greater civil liberties in the wake of the deadly unrest that rocked Iran in recent days. "The problem we have today is the gap between officials and the young generation," he told officials, according to the presidency website. "Our way of thinking is different to their way of thinking. Their viewRead more

exiled Iranian opposition

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani phoned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to demand action against a "terrorist" Iranian opposition group he accused of fomenting recent protests. "We criticise the fact that a terrorist group has a base in France and acts against the Iranian people... and we await action from the French government against this terrorist group," Rouhani told Macron, according toRead more

Almost a week of deadly protests in Iran

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Violent demonstrations have rocked Iran since Thursday last week leaving at least 21 people dead, with protests that started over the economy turning against the Islamic regime as a whole. The wave of demonstrations, that kicked off in second city Mashhad on December 28 and quickly spread, is the biggest in the tightly controlled country since unrest over a disputedRead more