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2021-07-06 22:22
Raisi responds to Putin’s congratulatory message
TEHRAN — In a letter presented to Vladimir Putin’s special assistant, Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi thanked the Russian president over his kind words.
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2021-07-06 17:14
Mohseni Ejei inaugurated as new Judiciary chief
TEHRAN — In an inauguration ceremony held on Monday, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei replaced President-elect Ebrahim Raisi as the new Judiciary chief. High-rank officials such as Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, head of the Leader’s office; Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Expediency Council; and Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the parliament speaker, attended the inauguration ceremony. The Leader appointed Mohseni Ejei as the new Judiciary chief on Thursday.
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2021-07-05 21:22
New Judiciary chief says justice must expand in all aspects
TEHRAN — Speaking at his inauguration ceremony on Monday, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei said that the Judiciary must do its best to broaden justice in all fields.
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2021-07-05 21:20
Speaker: Ejei’s deep knowledge of Judiciary will benefit country
TEHRAN — Parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Monday that the deep knowledge and understanding of Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei as the new judiciary chief will benefit the country.
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2021-07-05 21:19
Analyst: Next foreign minister must be good negotiator
TEHRAN — Speaking to ISNA news agency on Monday, Mehdi Motaharnia, an international affairs analyst, said that the next foreign minister must be a good negotiator and know the principles and techniques of diplomacy to the best of his ability.
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2021-07-05 19:29
People gave affirmative response to Leader call for election participation: official
TEHRAN – The head of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s office has praised the voter turnout rate in Iran’s recent presidential election, underlining that the people went to polling stations at the direction of the Leader despite propaganda campaigns by enemies not to do so.
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2021-07-05 19:17
Pakistan PM, Iran president-elect discuss Afghanistan war
TEHRAN – Iranian President-elect Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke by phone late on Sunday discussing the recent developments in neighboring Afghanistan.
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2021-07-03 21:44
Cabinet members brief President-elect Raisi
TEHRAN — In runup to transition of power from President Hassan Rouhani to President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday the ministers of defense, agriculture, communications, the head of the Planning and Budget Organization and the governor of the central bank met separately with President-elect Ebrahim Raisi in his office on Saturday.
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2021-07-02 19:41
'Mr. Raisi has almost a clear understanding of Iran’s foreign policy'
Ex-FM Mottaki says Saudi Arabia tricked U.S. into Yemen war
TEHRAN — In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, former Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki says Saudi Arabia deceived the United States into the war against Yemen in 2015.
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2021-07-02 19:35
Raisi launches website for people to suggest capable managers
TEHRAN — In an unprecedented move, President-elect Ebrahim Raisi’s office launched a website called “Companions of Raisi,” asking people to submit names and numbers of people whom they assume have the caliber to be future managers and ministers of his future administration.
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2021-07-02 19:34
Iran needs ‘young and revolutionary’ managers: MP
TEHRAN- A member of the Iranian Parliament’s Clergy Faction has underlined Iran’s need for having young and devoted managers to get rid of the current economic challenges facing the country.
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2021-06-30 18:38
President-elect writes to Leader, asking permission to quit Judiciary
TEHRAN — In a letter addressed to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei released on Wednesday, President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi sought permission to quit as the head of the Judiciary and concentrate on forming his government.
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2021-06-30 18:23
President-elect meets former rival candidates
TEHRAN – The six rival presidential contenders, namely Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi, Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh, Alireza Zakani, Naser Hemmati, Saeed Jalili and Mohsen Rezaei, met on Wednesday morning with President-elect Ebrahim Raisi.
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2021-06-29 21:32
Iran renews support for Afghanistan, urges peaceful solutions to settle conflicts
TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday morning, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei assured the Afghan government and people that the Islamic Republic will always stand by them.
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2021-06-28 21:03
Leader hails Iran election, takes jab at U.S. political bickering during presidential race
TEHRAN— Speaking on the 40th anniversary of martyrdom Ayatollah Seyed Mohammad Beheshti, which is marked as Judiciary Week, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with Judiciary chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and other high-profile Judiciary officials.
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2021-06-28 16:47
President-elect Raisi will be sworn in on August 5
TEHRAN – Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in as president in parliament on August 5, Majlis presiding board spokesman Seyyed Nezamodin Mousavi told IRNA on Monday.
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2021-06-27 20:16
Former parliament speaker: Raisi-Qalibaf ties are deep
TEHRAN — "I testify that there is a deep understanding between Raisi and Qalibaf,” former parliament speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said on Sunday.
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2021-06-26 18:59
Leader pardons, commutes sentences of over 5000 prisoners
TEHRAN — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday approved a proposal to pardon or commute sentences of 5,156 prisoners on the occasion of the birthday of Imam Reza (AS) and Judicial Week.
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2021-06-26 16:51
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran election showed most parties back Islamic Republic: Turkish academic
TEHRAN – Despite some calls to boycott the presidential election in Iran, reformists, centrists, and conservatives proved that they support the establishment, says Mustafa Caner, a Turkish academic.
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2021-06-25 20:21
Raisi says ‘collective security’ forms backbone of his foreign policy doctrine
TEHRAN – Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has said “collective security” constitutes a key part of his incoming administration’s regional foreign policy doctrine.
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2021-06-25 18:42
Al Kadhimi says has excellent relationship with Raisi, says to visit Iran at right time
TEHRAN — Speaking in a televised interview on Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said he “has very good” relations with Iran’s President-elect, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, stating that he might travel at “the right time”.
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2021-06-23 22:15
Araqchi briefs President-elect Raisi on JCPOA talks
TEHRAN – Top Iranian nuclear negotiator has provided a thorough report on the Vienna nuclear talks to the new president of Iran in preparation for the transition of power.
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2021-06-23 14:49
President-elect Raisi visits Rouhani
TEHRAN – President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday attended the presidential building in central Tehran to meet outgoing president Hassan Rouhani.
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2021-06-22 21:41
By A. K. Jenabzadeh
The election of Raisi is a sign of vitality for Iran: Albanian historian
TEHRAN - Olsi Jazexhi, an Albanian historian, believes that election of Ebrahim Raisi is a “pivotal moment” for Iran and the Islamic world.
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2021-06-22 21:30
U.S. 'temporary suspension' ploy and the next administration in Iran
TEHRAN – In the latest sign of policy change in Iran, Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi gave a resounding no to a question on whether he would meet his American counterpart after U.S. sanctions on Iran are removed, suggesting that Iran is not limiting its foreign policy to interactions with the United States.
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2021-06-22 20:54
OPEC chief says “best days lie ahead” with Raisi’s support for oil cartel
President-elect Raisi receives more congrats
TEHRAN - Congratulatory messages continue to pouring in on Ebrahim Raisi’s victory in the June 18 presidential election in Iran.
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2021-06-21 21:50
JCPOA talks would be concluded in Rouhani admin, says Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said that he hopes the next round of talks in Vienna would be the final one.
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2021-06-21 21:38
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New Israel leadership rehashes Netanyahu’s obsolete rhetoric against Iran
TEHRAN – In an echo of the former Israeli prime minister’s tactics employed against Iran, the new Israeli government resorted to similar tactics to magnify the alleged threat posed by Iran.
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2021-06-21 19:01
Photo: Maryam Kamyab
President-elect Raisi’s first press conference
TEHRAN— Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, President-elect of Iran held a press conference on Monday afternoon, two days after earning a landslide victory in the 13th presidential elections. 380 reporters from 210 media outlets worldwide attended the briefing. In this briefing, he ruled out a possibility of meeting with the American president, stating that Iran’s missile program is not up for negotiations.
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2021-06-21 17:19
Chinese president congratulates Raisi on presidential win, calls China and Iran ‘strategic partners’
TEHRAN - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Ebrahim Raisi over his election as Iranian president, Xinhua reported.