Tag: #HassanRouhani
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Iran’s Rouhani to meet Japan PM amid tension with US
Tokyo, Dec 20 (AFP/APP): President Hassan Rouhani will make the first visit to Japan by an Iranian head of state for two decades Friday, as Tokyo seeks to mediate between Tehran and Washington amid spiralling nuclear tensions. The trip comes after violent protests last month over petroleum price hikes in Iran, as Washington-imposed sanctions over…
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Rouhani warns Iran cannot allow ‘insecurity’
Tehran, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): President Hassan Rouhani warned Sunday hit Iran could not allow “insecurity” after two days of unrest killed two people and saw authorities arrest dozens and restrict internet access. “Protesting is the people’s right, but protesting is different from rioting. We should not allow insecurity in the society,” he said. Rouhani defended…
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Iran says to resume enrichment at underground plant
Tehran, Nov 5 (AFP/APP): President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that Iran would resume uranium enrichment at an underground plant south of Tehran in its latest step back from a troubled 2015 agreement with major powers. The suspension of all enrichment at the Fordow plant in the mountains near the Shiite holy city of Qom was…
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Rouhani would not take Trump’s call, says French diplomatic source
Paris, Oct 2 (AFP/APP):US President Donald Trump phoned his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the UN summit last month but he refused to take the call, a French diplomatic source said on Tuesday. The call happened on September 24, the source said, after French President Emmanuel Macron had shuttled between the US…
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Rouhani says Iran refuses ‘any negotiation under sanctions’
United Nations, United States, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday ruled out negotiations with the United States so long as sanctions are in place and said he was not interested in a “memento photo” with President Donald Trump. “I would like to announce that our response to any negotiation under sanctions is negative,”…
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Trump says Iran ‘better be careful’ as Tehran increases uranium enrichment
US, 23 Sept, (CNN) US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Iran after the country moved to increase uranium enrichment beyond the purity threshold reached in a landmark nuclear deal Washington pulled out of last year. Iran made the expected move last week, putting it out of compliance with the 2015 deal originally…
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Rouhani heads to UN in bid to win Iran support against ‘cruel’ US
Tehran, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):President Hassan Rouhani set off for New York on Monday to attend the UN General Assembly on a mission to win Iran support against “cruel” pressure from arch-foe the United States. His departure came as Iran said an oil tanker flying the flag of US ally Britain was “free” to leave more…
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Foreign forces raise Gulf ‘insecurity’: Iran’s Rouhani
Tehran, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the presence of foreign forces creates “insecurity” in the Gulf, after the US ordered the deployment of more troops to the region. “Foreign forces can cause problems and insecurity for our people and for our region,” Rouhani said in a televised speech at an…
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Rouhani says US ‘warmongering’ against Iran will fail
Tehran, Sept 11 (AFP/APP):President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that US “warmongering” would fail and warned that Iran was ready to further reduce its nuclear commitments in response to crippling US sanctions. Iran also dismissed the possibility of a meeting between Rouhani and US President Donald Trump, hours after the White House signalled it was…