Hassan Rouhani

Pahlavi or Khamenei: Iran is at a crossroads - opinion

The West keeps mistaking regime survival tactics for reform; the Iranians know better and have paid with their lives.

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, attends a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.
‘JAVID SHAH’ (Long Live the Shah) has become the slogan of the ongoing Iranian protests. Here, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last shah of Iran, sits during an interview in Paris in June, after the Israel-Iran war.

Iranians trust Reza Pahlavi more than the regime’s 'moderates' - opinion

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, July 2020

Low turnout expected in Iran election after regime disqualifications, oppressing protesters

 CAMPAIGN POSTERS are on display in Tehran ahead of the Iranian parliamentary election.

Despite elections, Iran will remain the same - opinion


Iran to violate nuke deal again, sets fourth deadline for November

Statements by both Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif indicated that Tehran would start using more of its advanced centrifuges in violation of the deal.

A view shows railway packages for containers with uranium hexafluoride salt, raw material for nuclear reactors, similar to the one be used for the IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank

Rouhani rules out bilateral talks with the U.S. unless sanctions lifted

Iranian President threatens further cut to commitments; stonewalls IAEA investigation

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani departs after speaking at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 24, 2018

Trump-Rouhani meeting or rapid Iran-US escalation? - Analysis

Iran fights with IAEA, FATF, France offers deal

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R)

Netanyahu: Now is the wrong time to talk with Iran

In a joint press conference with Macron at the G7, Trump spoke of the possibility of meeting soon with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018

Bolton: For Iranian sanctions to be removed, a deal must be reached

“The idea that Iran would receive some tangible economic benefit merely for stopping doing things it should not have been doing in the first place is just a non-starter," Bolton said.

US NATIONAL Security Adviser John Bolton, a leading voice in the US against Iran’s threatening policies.

Iran's Rouhani says no talks with Trump unless sanctions are lifted

Rouhani said Iran was always ready to hold talks. "But first the US should act by lifting all illegal, unjust and unfair sanctions imposed on Iran."

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference  at Salam Palace in Baghdad, Iraq March 11, 2019

A Trump, Rouhani meeting in the works? - analysis

Both Trump and Rouhani said the idea is feasible in the same day - an unprecedented sign of diplomatic potential.

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R)

Iran displays domestically built mobile missile defense system

Iran shot down a US military surveillance drone in the Gulf with a surface-to-air missile in June.

A Ghadr 1 class Shahab 3 long range missile is prepared for launch during a test from an unknown location in central Iran