President Hassan Rouhani's Chief of Staff is a rising power in the administration, eclipsing Javad Zarif and the president's reformist supporters.
The commander of Iran’s Qods force Qassem Soleimani has said that “enemies” of the Islamic Republic want to renegotiate JCPOA or the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran in order to uproot Islamic movements.
In the interview, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Iranians are less free under the current cleric-dominated ruling system than they were four decades ago during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
The human rights situation in Iran has “severely deteriorated,” according to a February 26 report from Amnesty International (AI).
President Hassan Rouhani has criticized lack of supervision on the performance and accountability of poorly-privatized companies.
While Iranian analysts discuss Mohammad Javad Zarif's legacy and future after his abrupt resignation as foreign minister, many Iranians on social media express their deep anxieties about Iran after Zarif, if his resignation is accepted.
Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned February 25 as foreign minister after months of attacks by hardliners and being sidelined from some important aspects of Iran's foreign policy.
Iran’s parliament has passed legislation requiring charitable organizations under the control of the Supreme Leader and other state entities engaging in commercial activities to pay taxes.
In a letter to political parties around the world, Iran’s Freedom Movement (Nehzate Azadi) has called for international condemnation of the United States’ withdrawal from the nuclear deal.
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