All posts tagged "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad"

DUBAI (Reuters) - Two days ahead of his inauguration as Iran's next president, moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani called Israel a "wound" on the Muslim world that must be removed, and urged Iranians to support the rights of Palestinians, Iranian media reported on Friday.

Iran's outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned arch-foe Israel Friday in one of his last public speeches that a regional storm was brewing that would "uproot" the Jewish state.

WASHINGTON — An Iranian whose release reportedly had been sought by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is undergoing deportation proceedings after serving a five year prison sentence for arms smuggling, a US official said Tuesday.

TEHERAN — Iran's parliament looks certain to be dominated by MPs critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to preliminary election results that also showed a big turnover in lawmakers.

Iran on Friday launched an observation satellite into orbit above Earth, its third since 2009, the official IRNA news agency reported.

HAVANA — Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad slammed capitalism as bankrupt and called for a new world order Wednesday on a visit to Cuba, steering clear of the controversy over his country's nuclear program.