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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a televised speech after he won the election, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: AP)

Iran votes for progress

It is to be seen how Ayatollah Rouhani proceeds on this with a hostile Trump administration in place in America.

21 May 2017 12:08 AM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a campaign rally ahead of the May 19 presidential election in Tehran. (Photo: AP)

Hassan Rouhani re-elected as Iran's president with 23.5 million votes

In 2013, Rouhani won the presidential election with nearly 51 percent of the vote. Turnout for that vote was 73 percent.

20 May 2017 2:35 PM IST

More than 40 million ballots were cast, the interior ministry said (Photo: AP)

Iran presidential polls: Rouhani gains unassailable lead, expected to...

Iranian newspapers praised the turnout, carrying headlines like 'a historical victory for Iranians'.

20 May 2017 8:17 AM IST

US President Donald Trump, center, sits with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, prior to a meeting with Belgiums King Philippe and his wife Queen Mathilde at the Royal Palace in Brussels. (Photo: AP)

Targeting Iran: Trump raises the danger level

The President's Islamophobia has now become Iranophobia.

25 May 2017 6:26 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump's duplicity in Mideast will be costly

Saudi Arabia was one of only three states, alongside Pakistan and the UAE, to recognise the emirate of Afghanistan.

25 May 2017 12:52 AM IST

The two leaders said they were ready to deepen cooperation to fight terrorism. (Photo: AP)

If you cross our 'red line' again, there will be retaliation: Russia,...

Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani said in a phone call that aggressive US actions against Syria violated international...

10 April 2017 1:55 PM IST

The protests began in Mashhad against high living costs and the struggling economy before spreading quickly to other areas and turning against the Islamic regime as a whole. (Photo: AP)

3rd day of Iran protests: Media blackout, pay the price' warnings

Videos shared on social media showed thousands marching in towns and cities throughout Iran overnight.

31 Dec 2017 2:31 PM IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman

US strongly condemns attempted ballistic missile attack over Riyadh

Houthi rebels seized the Yemeni capital Sana'a from the globally-recognised government in 2014.

20 Dec 2017 1:27 PM IST

Iranians attend the funeral of victims of an Islamic State militant attack on Wednesday, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: AP)

Iran turns wrath on US, Saudi as attacks dead mourned

Burials were held in the provinces for the two others killed when gunmen and suicide bombers stormed Tehran's parliament...

9 Jun 2017 6:48 PM IST

The first phase of the Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman coast was inaugurated Sunday by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AFP)

China launches of Chabahar port, hopes for regional peace, stability

The port in Iran's Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich nation's southern coast is easily accessible from...

4 Dec 2017 8:52 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani poses during the inauguration a newly built extension of the Chabahar Port, near the Pakistani border, in southeastern Iran on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Iran's Chabahar Port, built by India, is to rival Pak's Gwadar

The USD 340 million project was constructed by a Revolutionary Guard-affiliated company, Khatam al-Anbia.

3 Dec 2017 9:28 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AP)

Iran election campaign kicks off without Ahmadinejad

Rouhani, a politically moderate cleric, squeaked to victory last time with 51% in the first round, helped by a divided...

21 April 2017 5:50 PM IST