Iranian Students

At least 7 female junior high-school students and two others were killed and dozens severely wounded after a bus carrying them overturned in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province.

Nature schools are a new initiative giving Iranian students the chance to get away from the restrictions of conventional schools.

In a ceremony to mark Student Day, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani met the students of University of Tehran and talked to them on various issues including freedom of speech, Trump’s election, and outcomes of nuclear deal.

Ali Motahari, a Tehran MP, made a speech at Tehran University in a ceremony marking national Student Day.

Gholamali Haddad Adel says that the US will never get the red-carpet treatment in Iran, citing the loss of countless Iranian lives in their quest of freedom.

Mohammad-Reza Aref, vice-president under reformist President Mohammad Khatami, says universities will not enjoy an open atmosphere if students fail to tolerantly accept the views of others.

Kayhan criticizes the president for his failure to denounce the US in his Student Day speech.

In a Student Day message former President Mohammad Khatami has urged students to institutionalize morality in society.

In a speech marking University Student Day, President Rouhani weighed in on a wide range of issues his government has been dealing with.

Saeed Jalili, a former chief nuclear negotiator, takes a swipe at the West in a speech to mark national Student Day.

Sadegh Zibakalam, a political analyst, says President Rouhani has made good on part of his campaign-trail promises, but he is not to blame for the unfulfilled parts since he is not the only decision maker.