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Iran’s President Pezeshkian pays homage to resistance commanders in Baghdad

Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian, who is on a visit to neighboring Iraq as his first foreign trip, paid tribute on Wednesday to the commanders of the resistance movements Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the anti-terror commander of the IRGC’s Quds Forces, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who were assassinated in a US strike at Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.

Iran President Przeshkian to visit Iraq on Wednesday

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is going to visit Iraq on Wednesday, September 11, his first foreign trip since taking office over one month ago.

Iranian president breaks protocols again, engages warmly with the public in Mashhad

Today in Mashhad, the Iranian President made headlines for his continuously unexpected and warm interactions with the public.

Iran’s president terms expansion of intl. interactions as key to resolving economic problems

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has described the expansion of international interactions as a key solution to the country's economic challenges. He also emphasized his administration's endeavours to foster such cooperation and attract foreign investment.

Pezeshkian says Iran seeking to expand ties with all countries

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran is ready to help stop war and violence across the globe، promoting peace and friendship with all states, while it stands against sanctions and pressures.

Iran’s Zarif says to serve as strategic deputy to President 

Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had recently resigned from his position as Deputy for Strategic Affairs under Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, has returned to this role. 

Iranian parliament approves all ministerial picks of President Pezeshkian

The Iranian parliament approved all 19 ministerial picks of President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.

Iran president’s pick for trade ministry says ‘rise in non-oil exports’ on agenda

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian’s nominee for the ministry of industry, mine, and trade says developing exports and boosting the country’s trade balance through increasing non-oil exports is a top priority in his program.

Defense chief pick: Iran has managed to establish deterrence vis-à-vis enemies

Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, who is Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s pick for defense minister, said on Monday that new technologies have weakened the unipolar US-made world order and new powers are emerging in the world including the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran parl’t continues reviewing proposed ministers’ qualifications

The lawmakers in the Iranian parliament convened for third day on Monday to vet the qualifications of the cabinet ministers proposed by President Massoud Pezeshkian.

Iran president pick for foreign minister says prioritizes ties with China, Russia, seeking to lift US bans

Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian President's pick for foreign minister emphasized that the new administration will continue to pursue a robust policy of good neighborliness, aiming to maximize the political and economic opportunities with neighboring countries while seeking to expand ties with China and Russia and all other nations that stood by Iran in the face of the US-led sanctions.

Iranian parliament starts reviewing record of President Pezeshkian’s picks for cabinet posts

Iran’s parliament on Saturday officially started reviewing the qualifications of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s proposed picks for cabinet posts.

Iran’s parliament due to vote on Pezeshkian’s proposed cabinet ministers within days: Qalibaf

The Iranian Parliament's vote on the proposed cabinet ministers of President Masoud Pezeshkian will take place publicly on Wednesday, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, has stated.

Iran parliamentary committee votes down proposed pick for oil ministry

The Iranian Parliament’s Energy Committee has declared that President Massoud Pezeshkian’s pick for the oil ministry is disqualified for the post.

Iran vice president Zarif opts for academic career

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has departed from President Massoud Pezeshkian’s administration to continue his profession as an international relations professor.

Iran president presents proposed cabinet to parliament

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian presented his proposed cabinet members for the 19 ministries to the parliament on Sunday for votes of confidence.

MP: Iranian president to present proposed cabinet to parliament Sunday

The Iranian parliament will start checking the qualification of the proposed ministers by President Massoud Pezeshkian on Sunday, a lawmaker announced.

Iran’s Pezeshkian blames US, Europe for double standards on Israeli crimes

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blasted the US and certain European countries for sponsoring Israel instead of condemning its crimes in the region.

Iran president makes new appointments

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian made three new designations for his administration on Sunday.

How will Haniyeh assassination affect Pezeshkian’s economic aspiration?

The assassination of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday in Tehran in an Israeli plot just a day after Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian’s inauguration ceremony, casts a pall over the president’s economic agenda amid spiraling tensions, an Iranian daily warns.

Former Iran FM Zarif appointed vice-president for strategic affairs

Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has appointed former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as the Vice-President for Strategic Affairs.

Pezeshkian: Iran will continue to support resistance with firmer determination

The newly-elected Iranian president says the assassination of Hamas’ political chief in Tehran by the Israeli regime will not dent Iran’s determination to support the resistance movement.

Survey shows Iranians upbeat Pezeshkian administration able to tame inflation

A new poll found that a majority of Iranians are upbeat that the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his administration can tame high levels of inflation in the country. The swearing-in ceremony for Pezeshkian was held at the Parliament on Tuesday.

President Pezeshkian addresses Iran Parliament, vows to defend rights, social justice, lawful freedoms

In a compelling inaugural address, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian articulated a bold vision for Iran, aiming for the nation to achieve regional supremacy in economic, scientific, and technological domains. The President emphasized a development model tailored to Iran's cultural, geographical, and historical context, grounded in Islamic, national, and revolutionary values.

Pres. Pezeshkian takes oath of office before Iran’s Parliament

Masoud Pezeshkian has been sworn in as the ninth Iranian president. The inauguration ceremony was held in Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, with the presence of more than a hundred world leaders from different countries as well as hundreds of Iranian officials.

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