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

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

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

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

July 15, 2013
11:56 am

Then-presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani waves from a campaign bus in the western city of Sanandaj, Iran, earlier this year (photo credit: AP/Vahid Salemi)

New Iranian president gives Ahmadinejad rare public scolding

Hasan Rouhani says outgoing leader gave unrealistically rosy picture of economy

By AP and Times of Israel staff

July 10, 2013
1:40 pm

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the UN General Assembly (photo credit: AP/Jason DeCrow)

Iran Jewish leader blasts ‘offensive’ Ahmadinejad

Outgoing Iranian president boasted of his accomplishments in Holocaust denial

July 8, 2013
12:50 am

Ahmadinejad says Holocaust denial was his major achievement

This was previously a ‘taboo subject,’ outgoing president boasts. Iran’s own Fars English news website does not report his comments

By JTA and Times of Israel staff

July 3, 2013
12:09 pm

Iran’s president-elect extols human rights, the Internet

In longest interview since the elections, Hasan Rouhani criticizes ‘specific interpretation’ of Islam that rules his country

By Aaron Kalman

July 2, 2013
4:11 pm

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and his close ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, flash victory signs after registering Mashaei's candidacy for presidential elections, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Ahmadinejad protege vows comeback

Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, who was disqualified from running in presidential elections, says hardliners will someday return to power

June 25, 2013
3:04 am

Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Friedman and his family arrive at the Yesode Hatora School in Antwerp, Belgium (photo credit: YouTube screenshot/File)

Antwerp school ordered to enroll children of anti-Zionist activist

Court determines Jewish institution has no grounds to reject six children of ostracized rabbi

June 21, 2013
9:35 pm

Iran state TV lauds new president’s nuke stance

In re-aired video, Rowhani says his government would look for a win-win deal to resolve disputes with the US over nuclear development

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI

Topic: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad