Hossein Roodsarabi recalled how 35 years ago he helped fellow revolutionaries in his hometown of Sabzevar loop a wire noose around the neck of a statue of the soon to be deposed Shah ofIran. A Mercedes-Benz was passing and the driver let us take his tow cable, he said on the eve of this months official anniversary of the 1979 uprising that swept aside ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had foreign-policy successes to showcase when he spoke in Tehrans Azadi Square today to mark the 35th anniversary of Irans Islamic revolution. The economic gains will follow, he said. Since taking office in August, Rouhani has eased the isolation Iran endured under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He spoke by phone withBarack ...

U.S. officials are fanning out across the globe, privately warning international executives not to commit too much as they re-engage with Iran during a temporary easing of sanctions. The outreach echoes some of the statements U.S. officials have made in recent weeks cautioning about the limited and temporary nature of the sanctions relaxation. In ...

1. In her beautifully written book, The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam, Barbara W. Tuchman has explored the history of international relations from thousands of years ago up to the 1970s. In her extensive effort, she has presented several prominent examples of unwise and illogical measures taken by human beings as a result of which opportunities ...

Israels prime minister says a permanent nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers is impossible as Tehran has made it clear that it will not dismantle its centrifuges. Benjamin Netanyahus remarks came shortly after Irans President Hassan Rouhani stipulated that Tehran would not dismantle any of its existing centrifuges "under any circumstances,...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered one of his best speeches since he assumed his post last year. His attempt came during the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday morning. Rouhani said he attempted to establish constructive participation with his neighbors and pledged that his country has no intentions to possess nuclear weapons. In ...

Iranian PresidentHasan Rouhaniwas greeted by the global elite last week in Davos, Switzerland, for his message of reconciliation with the West. But statements made by the Iranian leader and his top aides at the World Economic Forum rekindled concerns in Washington and Europe about his ability to deliver. Mr. Rouhani addressed the Davos conference ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh met foreign oil companies executives on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Zanganeh told Iran's state-run TV that from the moment the new Iranian government took office, it has focused its efforts on post-sanctions era, and expressed the hope that Iran and the ...

Qom, Jan 27, IRNA - Secretary General of Ahlul Bayt (AS) World Assembly Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Akhtari said here on Monday that the presence of President Hassan Rouhani in the 44th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, isolated the Zionist regime. Talking to IRNA, Akhtari underlined that the Davos meeting, due to President Rouhani?s keynote ...

The US secretary of state, John Kerry, has launched a defence of Americas foreign policy,strongly rebuffingclaims that President Barack Obamas unwillingness to deploy force in troubled regions meant it was withdrawing from the world stage. In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Kerry said the US expected Iran to deliver on its nuclear proliferation ...

DAVOS, Switzerland Iran's charm offensive is working, China and Japan really are not getting on very well and bankers still have a hard time saying sorry. As far as the serious stuff was concerned, those were the main things this reporter took away from the 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF14). Less important but just as memorable on a debut outing ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has declared his country open for investment, telling oil and gas executives in Davos, Switzerland, thatIranwould have a new and improved contract for energy-sector investors ready by September. Irans outreach to foreign investors should be greeted with skepticism, but this is a development worth watching. First, the ...

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) Irans president has said upon his arrival back the Islamic Republic of Iran's presence in the 48th Davos Forum overshadowed the Geneva II conference on Syria. "Both during the course of the Davos gathering and in the three, or four interviews that we had with Swiss TV, the CNN and the Euronews, the coverage of the news,...

WASHINGTON: Claims by top Iranian leaders that Washington is misrepresenting terms of an interim nuclear deal left the White House with a new political headache on Thursday as it battles to build support for the pact. Comments by President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif left the White House parrying accusations that it had underplayed ...

Fresh off of yesterdays assurances from Iranian President Hassan Rohani that he is determined to reach a nuclear deal, and Secretary of State John Kerrysown threats to attack Iranseemingly for the heck of it, Kerry is now demanding Iran prove that its civilian nuclear program is civilian in nature, because apparently the adjective civilian doesnt do ...

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Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic favors good relations with its neighbors. We call for the promotion of stability and security and an end to violence in the region. We try to establish good relations with Arab countries. We are fully determined to have good ties with our neighbors, Zarif said. He made the remarks ...

Iran wants all foreign fighters to leave Syria, according to the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif. Zarif, speaking at an Al Arabiya panel held in cooperation with the World Economic Forum in Davos, refused to say whether Hezbollah also should leave the war-torn country. The panel, entitled The End Game for the Middle East,...

Tehran, Jan 24, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani, who was in Switzerland to attend the 44th World Economic Forum in Davos, departed Zurich for Tehran on Friday. During his 2-day stay, President Rouhani met with senior directors of world big oil companies, directors of world media and senior directors of the world big economic companies and delivered ...

Tehran, Jan 24, IRNA Turkish state TV announced Friday that Turkeys Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif met in Davis Forum on Friday. According to Turkeys TRT, Davutoglu and Zarif met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum behind closed doors. The two foreign ministers exchanged viewpoints on ...