August 3, 2013
10:24 am

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign as he attends the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 6 (Photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

After 8 years, Ahmadinejad leaves Iran isolated and cash-strapped

From the web Iran’s most divisive president since 1979 initially won praise, but Rouhani now tasked with undoing the damage, reports Christian Science Monitor

August 2, 2013
4:47 pm

Iran's president Hassan Rouhani at a press conference, in Tehran on June 17, 2013. (photo credit: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)

Rouhani said Israel occupies Arab land, but did not urge its removal — Iranian news agency

In corrected Quds Day quote, new president brands Israel an ‘old wound’ and says tyranny must be resisted; Ahmadinejad predicts the ‘uprooting’ of Zionism

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 2, 2013
12:02 pm

Hassan Rouhani (photo credit: Mojtaba Salimi/Wikimedia Commons)

Iran’s new president Rouhani calls Israel ‘old wound’

Outgoing president Ahmadinejad says Jewish state will be ‘uprooted,’ at anti-Israel ‘Quds Day’ events attended by millions of Iranians

By Times of Israel staff

July 29, 2013
3:24 pm

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (photo credit: AP/Office of the Supreme Leader)

Iran’s supreme leader wants apology for voter fraud claims

Opposition claimed 2009 presidential elections that brought Ahmadinejad to power were rigged

July 27, 2013
10:53 pm

‘Rouhani played key role in halting 2003 nuclear program’

Former French ambassador to Iran claims the newly elected president advocated shutting down weapons plan

By Adiv Sterman

July 27, 2013
5:20 pm

The puppet version of Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (image capture:YouTube)

Exiled Iranians’ satirical program

Ynet: Farsi version of British TV show ‘Spitting Image,’ uses puppets to rip into Tehran’s finest

July 27, 2013
4:40 pm

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, leaves a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)

‘Iran’s Ahmadinejad to set up university’

Former president’s educational institution will focus on information technology, nanotechnology, aerospace, and nuclear science

July 22, 2013
2:45 pm

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani waves as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, May 11, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Reformist ex-president says Iran must mend ties with world

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani issues unusually pointed criticism of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

July 22, 2013
2:39 am

Khamenei urges caution in dealing with ‘untrustworthy’ US

‘If interaction with the world causes retreat from the path, it is a loss,’ Iran’s supreme leader says on nuke talks with the West

July 21, 2013
6:13 pm

Iran invites Western leaders to presidential inauguration

Islamic Republic sends out invitations for August 14 swearing-in of president-elect Hasan Rouhani; Israel presumably not on guest list

July 19, 2013
1:18 pm

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, arrives to participate in a press conference with Iraqi Vice President Khudier al-Khuzaie, not shown, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Iran's outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has landed in Iraq on his second visit as head of government, highlighting the growing ties between the two Shi'ite-led neighbors. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)

Ahmadinejad visits Iraq on pilgrimage

Outgoing Iranian president visits holy Shi’ite city of Najaf amid tight security before heading for shrine in Karbala

July 18, 2013
10:05 pm

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, meets with Iraqi Vice President Khudier al-Khuzaie, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, July 18, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, Pool)

In Baghdad, Ahmadinejad highlights Iraq-Iran ties

Weeks before stepping down, Iranian president says fate of former foe linked to that of Islamic Republic

By Adam Schreck

July 17, 2013
4:59 pm

Rouhani laughs off Israeli nuclear warnings

After Netanyahu says he ‘won’t wait until it’s too late,’ Iran’s president-elect asks, ‘Who are the Zionists to threaten us?’

By Asher Zeiger and AP

July 15, 2013
10:55 pm

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (photo credit: AP/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

Stepping down, Ahmadinejad’s future remains a mystery

Iranian president’s term ends August 4, but analysts predict he’ll remain a political player

By Brian Murphy and Nasser Karimi

July 15, 2013
12:06 pm

Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Basra, Iraq, on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)

Will bloodied Iraq ever find peace?

Bombings throughout the country tar anniversary of monarchy’s overthrow; nation on edge before Ahmadinejad’s visit

By Michael Bassin

Topic: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad