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


Rouhani: US sanctions, coronavirus make for Iran's toughest year

Rouhani said wearing of masks will become mandatory for two weeks starting next Sunday in "gathering places" that are deemed "red spots".

ranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2020.

Rouhani: Iran is ready for talks if US apologizes over nuclear pact

"Iran is ready to cooperate with the (International Atomic Energy Agency) IAEA under law," Rouhani said.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani  October 1, 2019.

Rouhani: US demand for talks with Iran is a lie

In early June, US President Donald Trump urged Iran to make a deal with America.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2020

Iran’s Rouhani: We broke the knee of America that was on our throat

Rouhani said the US has been trying to defeat Iran for decades and that Iran has outwitted the US. He referenced pressure going back to 1997 and other eras.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani  October 1, 2019.

Rouhani: Iran to retaliate if US interferes with Venezuela-bound tankers

"If our tankers in the Caribbean or anywhere in the world face trouble caused by the Americans, they (the US) will also be in trouble."

A crew member raises the Iranian flag on Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order, in the Strait of Gibraltar

Iran’s threats against Israel - unprecedented in international community

The avalanche of threats is portrayed as common and usual • Rouhani: Palestinian people must “resist” until they are “liberated”; Iranian armed forces head: Israel will be defeated.

A poster Khamenei's office published on his website for Quds day

IRGC exploits pandemic to solidify control

Revolutionary Guard leads Iran’s response to spread of coronavirus, marginalizing Rouhani in the process.

Military units of the IRGC Ground Force are seen as they launched war games in the Gulf, December 22, 2018

Iranian Army says technical error behind deadly friendly fire incident

A video report on Monday added that it's possible that the technical error was caused by "electronic warfare by the enemy" without specifying a possible source.

A Nour missile is test fired off Iran's first domestically made destroyer, Jamaran, on the southern shores of Iran in the Persian Gulf March 9, 2010

Rouhani says Iran should assume worst-case coronavirus scenario

"Maybe (we will face this) till the end of the year, we do not know," Rouhani added, referring to the Iranian calendar year which ends in March 2021.

A man wears a face mask and a protective face shield as he checks a woman's temperature, to let her go inside the mall, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2020

Rouhani says Iran would 'never' initiate a regional conflict with the US

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the US Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani  October 1, 2019.