http://www.rferl.org/archive/Iran/latest/660/660.html RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Iran http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo_RFERL.gif http://www.rferl.org/archive/Iran/latest/660/660.html en-US Copyright 2010 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:16:46 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Iran's national soccer team has defeated South Korea 1-0, a result that sends both teams to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-world-cup-soccer/25021028.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-world-cup-soccer/25021028.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:06:39 +0000 Iran Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad steps down in August surrounded by enemies after eight years in office. What does his future hold? http://www.rferl.org/content/what-now-for-ahmadinejad-iran/25020797.html http://www.rferl.org/content/what-now-for-ahmadinejad-iran/25020797.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:33:04 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Charles Recknagel) Three days after Hassan Rohani's surprising victory, many Iranians and Iran observers are still trying to wrap their heads around how and why the moderate cleric was able to win what was expected to be a carefully managed contest. http://www.rferl.org/content/rohani-rouhani-iran-how-did-he-win/25020766.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rohani-rouhani-iran-how-did-he-win/25020766.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:58 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Golnaz Esfandiari) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Iran is prepared to suspend the production of enriched uranium, adding that the move would justify the easing of economic sanctions against Tehran. http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-iran-nuclear-enrichment-suspend/25020567.html http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-iran-nuclear-enrichment-suspend/25020567.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:06:07 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) In his first press conference, Rohani was asked indirectly by a reporter with the "Etemad" daily about his campaign promise to release opposition figures Mir Hossein Musavi and Mehdi Karrubi. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-rohani-president-jailed-opposition-musavi-karrubi/25020187.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-rohani-president-jailed-opposition-musavi-karrubi/25020187.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:06:56 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-rohani-president-jailed-opposition-musavi-karrubi/25020187.html#relatedInfoContainer The Obama administration says the election of a relative moderate as Iran's next president will not result in Washington offering Tehran a new nuclear deal. http://www.rferl.org/content/us-iran-rohani-nuclear-compromise/25020477.html http://www.rferl.org/content/us-iran-rohani-nuclear-compromise/25020477.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:22:37 +0000 Iran Speaking at his first press conference since the June 14 election, he also criticized the sanctions as "brutal" and unjustified. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-rohani-nuclear-program-transparency/25019601.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-rohani-nuclear-program-transparency/25019601.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:25 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) An Iranian government website says outgoing president Mahmud Ahmadinejad has been ordered to appear before a criminal court on November 26. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-ahmadinejad-court/25019473.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-ahmadinejad-court/25019473.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:31:57 +0000 Iran Listeners from across Iran have been contacting RFE/RL's Radio Farda following the June 14 election of Hassan Rohani as the country's next president. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-quotes-farda/25018746.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-quotes-farda/25018746.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:17:56 +0000 Iran U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned a rocket attack on a Baghdad camp housing Iranian exiles that killed at least three people and injured dozens. http://www.rferl.org/content/us-iraq-mko-kerry/25018707.html http://www.rferl.org/content/us-iraq-mko-kerry/25018707.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:27:46 +0000 Iraq Hassan Rohani has said his election as Iran's president was a "victory of moderation over extremism." http://www.rferl.org/content/rohani-speech-election-win-presidency-rouhani/25018684.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rohani-speech-election-win-presidency-rouhani/25018684.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:05:47 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) The following is a selection of recent statements attributed to Hassan Rohani, the cleric and relative moderate who emerged the winner from Iran's June 14 presidential vote. The remarks -- on a broad range of topics from the media to morality, the Internet and hobbies, the economy, and state intervention in people's private lives -- were compiled from a recent interview with the "Sharq" daily newspaper, Rohani's website, and the televised presidential debates. http://www.rferl.org/content/rohani-quotes-iran-president-election/25018448.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rohani-quotes-iran-president-election/25018448.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:28:25 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/rohani-quotes-iran-president-election/25018448.html#relatedInfoContainer Iranians have reportedly taken to the streets of Tehran and other cities to celebrate Hassan Rohani's election victory. Analysts say the cleric's win in the June 14 presidential vote demonstrates a desire for change and a move toward more moderate politics in Iran. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-rohani-victory-signals-desire-for-change/25018300.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-rohani-victory-signals-desire-for-change/25018300.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:43:52 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Golnaz Esfandiari) http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-rohani-victory-signals-desire-for-change/25018300.html#relatedInfoContainer Hassan Rohani, 64, is considered a relative moderate, and is best known abroad for his role as Iran's top nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005. But he has a long resume of accomplishments as an academic, military commander, longtime parliament deputy, and holder of various high-ranking government posts. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-profile-president-rohani/25018291.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-profile-president-rohani/25018291.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:01:26 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) The Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) Iranian exile group sheltering in Iraq says at least one person has been killed after its camp outside Baghdad came under mortar fire. http://www.rferl.org/content/iraq-iran-exiles-attacked/25018085.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iraq-iran-exiles-attacked/25018085.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:38:16 +0000 Iraq Partial results from Iran's presidential election show moderate cleric Hassan Rohani heading toward a possible first-round victory with just over half the votes. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-counting-results/25017749.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-counting-results/25017749.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:24:25 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among the first to cast a ballot in the June 14 presidential election, held to vote in a successor to President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, who won a second term in a controversy-marred poll in 2009. http://www.rferl.org/content/persian-letters-supreme-vote/25017740.html http://www.rferl.org/content/persian-letters-supreme-vote/25017740.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:11:39 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/persian-letters-supreme-vote/25017740.html#relatedInfoContainer Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, was the alternative poll’s single biggest winner, taking almost 28 percent of the vote. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-alternative-election/25017635.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-alternative-election/25017635.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:59:54 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) Iran's weak economy has dominated its presidential election campaign. But there is little reason to believe any of the candidates have a solution. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidential-election-economy/25017272.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidential-election-economy/25017272.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:59:38 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Charles Recknagel) Iranians went to the polls on June 16 in the country's first presidential vote since the disputed 2009 election that saw Mahmud Ahmadinejad reelected for a second and final term. RFE/RL editors and the team at Radio Farda will provide updates throughout the day and night on the vote, letting you know what's at stake and what comes next for Iran. http://www.rferl.org/contentlive/iran-election-live-blog/25016706.html http://www.rferl.org/contentlive/iran-election-live-blog/25016706.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:21:45 +0000 Transmission The British Broadcasting Corporation and RFE/RL say the Iranian regime has been threatening the Iranian families of people who work for their Persian-language services. http://www.rferl.org/content/bbc-persian-service-threats-iran/25016667.html http://www.rferl.org/content/bbc-persian-service-threats-iran/25016667.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:52:12 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) Iranians are voting to choose their next president. The outcome is likely to be determined by several factors including turnout, the degree of fairness of the vote, the level of state interference, and the choices made by undecided and swing voters. RFE/RL looks at likely scenarios for how the election could play out. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidential-election-likely-scenarios/25016614.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidential-election-likely-scenarios/25016614.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:40:58 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Golnaz Esfandiari) If no candidate captures a majority, the two top finishers will compete in a June 21 runoff. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidential-election-/25016539.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidential-election-/25016539.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:59:29 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) In Iran the supreme leader, not the president, makes the final decisions and has control of the military. So, does it really matter who is elected on June 14? http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidency-really-matter/25015791.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidency-really-matter/25015791.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:18:44 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Charles Recknagel) http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidency-really-matter/25015791.html#relatedInfoContainer The head coach of the Iranian men’s soccer team is demanding an apology from his South Korean counterpart over remarks disparaging of Iran. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-soccer-korea-apology/25015541.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-soccer-korea-apology/25015541.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:22:24 +0000 Iran Google said the campaign appeared to be "politically motivated in connection with the Iranian presidential election" on June 14. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-google/25015383.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-google/25015383.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:36:00 +0000 Iran A younger brother of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed moderate presidential candidate Hassan Rohani. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-khamenei-brother-rohani/25015273.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-khamenei-brother-rohani/25015273.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:08:47 +0000 Iran Two fresh opinion polls show Hassan Rohani, the candidate on whom many pro-reform elements in Iran are pinning their hopes, in a virtual tie with conservative candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf ahead of this week's presidential election. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-president-qalibaf-rohani-polls/25015222.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-president-qalibaf-rohani-polls/25015222.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:50:51 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL's Radio Farda) Ahead of Iran's presidential election on June 14, RFE/RL asked top U.S. observers to weigh in on the effectiveness of sanctions, the end goal of nuclear negotiations, and the possible benefits of taking a more diplomatic approach toward Tehran. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-dennis-ross/25015144.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-dennis-ross/25015144.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:50:34 +0000 Iran Ahead of Iran's presidential election on June 14, RFE/RL asked top U.S. observers to weigh in on the effectiveness of sanctions, the end goal of nuclear negotiations, and the possible benefits of taking a more diplomatic approach toward Tehran. RFE/RL correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari spoke to Vali Nasr, a renowned expert on the Middle East and South Asia who served as an adviser to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-elections-interview-vali-nasr-/25015129.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-elections-interview-vali-nasr-/25015129.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:40:31 +0000 Iran Ahead of Iran's presidential elections, top U.S. observers weigh in on the effectiveness of sanctions, the end goal of nuclear negotiations, and the possible benefits of taking a more diplomatic approach toward Tehran. RFE/RL correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari spoke to Ryan Crocker, a career U.S. diplomat who has served in ambassadorial posts throughout the Middle East and South Asia, including Afghanistan and Pakistan, and was assigned to the U.S. Consulate in Khorramshahr, Iran in the early ... http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-elections-interview-ryan-crocker/25015115.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-elections-interview-ryan-crocker/25015115.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:16:45 +0000 Iran Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Said Jalili, has been described by some observers as the Iranian establishment's candidate of choice in the upcoming presidential election. But others say that perception has been inflated by his campaign and may not necessarily be accurate. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-jalili-khameneis-choice/25014572.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-jalili-khameneis-choice/25014572.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:09:19 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Golnaz Esfandiari) Key reformist leaders have thrown their weight behind Hassan Rohani as their presidential candidate. Whether he could be elected is another question. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-hassan-rohani-reformists-consolidate/25014001.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-hassan-rohani-reformists-consolidate/25014001.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:26:05 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Charles Recknagel) Recent reports suggest that conservative media in Iran, including blogs and news websites, have also been increasingly targeted by censors ahead of the June 14 presidential election. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-internet-filtering-election-media/25013289.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-internet-filtering-election-media/25013289.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:25:45 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-internet-filtering-election-media/25013289.html#relatedInfoContainer Mohammad Reza Aref, the closest thing to a reformist candidate in Iran's presidential election later this week, has announced he is quitting the race. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-withdrawal-president-candidate-aref/25013208.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-withdrawal-president-candidate-aref/25013208.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:39:47 +0000 Iran There is no declared reformist running in Iran's June 14 presidential election. But out of a field of handpicked candidates, Hassan Rohani may be the candidate reformist-minded voters could support. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-rohani-reformist-candidate/25013001.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-rohani-reformist-candidate/25013001.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:39:34 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Charles Recknagel) Iranian media report former Iranian parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel has withdrawn his candidacy from the country's June 14 presidential election. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidential-race-haddad-adel/25012484.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-presidential-race-haddad-adel/25012484.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:16:36 +0000 Iran Iran's Guardians Council, which supervises the country's electoral process, has denied media reports it might disqualify one of the eight candidates running in the June 14 presidential election. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-rohani/25012361.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-election-rohani/25012361.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:58:59 +0000 Iran On June 14, Iranians head to the polls in the country's first presidential election since the contested vote in 2009, the aftermath of which saw hundreds of thousands of protesters take to the streets to demonstrate against the results. Here, RFE/RL editors will compile some of the best tidbits from the last few days of the campaign, including comments sent by Iranians to RFE/RL's Radio Farda. http://www.rferl.org/contentlive/iran-election-voices-from-iran/25012348.html http://www.rferl.org/contentlive/iran-election-voices-from-iran/25012348.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:27:44 +0000 Transmission Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there has been a "significant rise" in cyberattacks against Israel by Iran. http://www.rferl.org/content/israel-iran-cyberattacks/25012079.html http://www.rferl.org/content/israel-iran-cyberattacks/25012079.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:05:20 +0000 Iran A conservative clerics group in Iran has endorsed former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati in the country's June 14 presidential election. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-velayati-clerics/25011707.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-velayati-clerics/25011707.html Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:43:04 +0000 Iran Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has opened a new center for monitoring space and tracking objects passing near the Earth. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-space-tracking-center/25011651.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-space-tracking-center/25011651.html Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:57:24 +0000 Iran The United States says Iran’s upcoming presidential election is not free, fair, or credible by international standards. The comments by U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman come less than a week before Iranians go to the polls to choose their next president. Speaking in an exclusive interview with RFE/RL correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari, Sherman says the outcome of the vote and what it means for the future of the country is unclear. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-us-wendy-sherman-interview/25011529.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-us-wendy-sherman-interview/25011529.html Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:56:12 +0000 Iran The United States says Iran’s upcoming presidential election is not free, fair, or credible by international standards. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-us-says-election-not-free-fair/25011220.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-us-says-election-not-free-fair/25011220.html Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:31:20 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) Iran's June 14 presidential election is officially limited to eight candidates. But Internet activists are organizing a broader poll to ask who voters really want. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-virtual-presidential-election-kasparov/25010620.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-virtual-presidential-election-kasparov/25010620.html Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:17:05 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (Charles Recknagel) Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least nine Iranian pilgrims and injured at least 25 others north of Baghdad. http://www.rferl.org/content/suicide-bomber-attacks-convoy-kabul/25010337.html http://www.rferl.org/content/suicide-bomber-attacks-convoy-kabul/25010337.html Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:44:43 +0000 Iraq The eight candidates running for president of Iran have begun their third and final televised debate, focused on domestic and foreign policies. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-third-presidential-debate/25010263.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-third-presidential-debate/25010263.html Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:53:13 +0000 Iran internet_team@rferl.org (RFE/RL) Frud Bezhan and RFE/RL editors were on hand to live-blog the third and final debate with Iran's presidential candidates on June 7. While the first two debates dealt with mainly domestic issues, the third installment covered politics and foreign policy. Read how events unfolded here. http://www.rferl.org/contentlive/live-blog-iran-presidential-debate/25010153.html http://www.rferl.org/contentlive/live-blog-iran-presidential-debate/25010153.html Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:41:08 +0000 Transmission The Lebanese Shi'ite Hizballah militia has scored a first victory in Syria by helping government forces retake the strategic town of Qusayr. But its victory only raises the risk of a wider regional war. http://www.rferl.org/content/syria-iran-hizballah-war-qusair/25008878.html http://www.rferl.org/content/syria-iran-hizballah-war-qusair/25008878.html Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:11:38 +0000 Features internet_team@rferl.org (Charles Recknagel) The United States has again exempted China and India from sanctions meant to compel countries to reduce their imports of Iranian oil. http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-oil-sanctions-exempt-us-china-india-turkey/25008550.html http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-oil-sanctions-exempt-us-china-india-turkey/25008550.html Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:05:16 +0000 Iran