Local News and Views from Iran – The “Local” section is dedicated to political news stories from Iran that do not fall under any of the other main categories, including municipal issues, special interests groups, party politics, and statements from religious figures.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday underscored the need for boosting Iran’s defense capabilities, warning that enemies are making use of every tool available to undermine the Islamic Republic.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US seeks to restore over Iran the hegemony and influence that Washington exerted during the reign of the regime that was toppled by the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US seeks to restore over Iran the hegemony and influence that Washington exerted during the reign of the regime that was toppled by the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday congratulated the Iranian nation on Nowruz, the New Persian Year celebration, and named the new Iranian calendar year as “Year of Resistance Economy: Action and Implementation”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wished good luck for the expatriates in the New Year, likening them to bridges linking Iran’s culture with the world.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the country’s ballistic missile serves defensive and deterrent purposes, stressing that the Islamic Republic has never sought to launch aggression against any country.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 26 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
A couple of weeks after the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections in Iran, the country’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli announced on Saturday that the ministry will start preparations for Iran’s 2017 presidential elections in early fall.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the tranquility and peace in which Iran’s elections were held recently, saying that while other Middle Eastern nations are experiencing insecurity, the polls were held in full security.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will lead prayers to be held for late Ayatollah Abbas Vaez Tabasi in the holy city of Mashad on Saturday.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei offered condolences on Friday over demise of Ayatollah Abbas Vaez Tabasi, the chief custodian of the Astan Quds Razavi, a charitable organization holding trusteeship of the eighth Shiite Imam’s shrine.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The Iranian interior minister has announced the end of vote counting in the 10th parliamentary and 5th Assembly of Experts elections with an overall turnout of 62 percent nationwide.
