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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

Ali Larijani

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani gives a press conference in Tehran, Iran, December 1, 2019 (AP/Vahid Salemi, File)
June 12, 2021, 5:57 pm
Iran’s Larijani demands to know reason for ban on presidential run, is rebuffed
Powerful Guardian Council says it is not obligated to tell candidates why it has rejected their candidacy
By AFP
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a video conference with a group of university students, in Tehran, Iran, on May 11, 2021. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
June 4, 2021, 7:23 pm
Iran to review disqualification of presidential election candidates
Decision comes as Khamenei admits ‘some were wronged in vetting process’ after just 7 of 600 candidates were approved to run in race many say is a foregone conclusion
By ToI Staff and AFP
An Iranian walks across a campaign banner hanging on the facade of a building in the capital Tehran on May 28, 2021. - Iran's presidential election campaign officially kicked off, without fanfare and in an atmosphere of indifference as many say the result is a foregone conclusion. ( AFP)
May 29, 2021, 1:29 am
Low-key kickoff to an Iran election that is seen as a forgone conclusion
Only 7 out of 600 hopefuls approved to run, including 5 ultra-conservatives; many likely to stay away from vote expected to focus on corruption, economy and not nuclear deal
By AFP
In this Feb. 17, 2020, file photo, former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks to journalists at the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
May 15, 2021, 10:32 am
Ex-Iran parliament speaker, judiciary chief register to run for president
Ali Larijani is first high-profile candidate to potentially back policies of outgoing administration; Ebrahim Raisi is an ultraconservative who opposed Rouhani
By Agencies
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, speaks during the official endorsement ceremony of President Hassan Rouhani, right, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
February 25, 2021, 9:13 am
Nuclear issue key as Iran readies for Rouhani replacement
Several conservative candidates are vying for presidency, including former defense minister and head of judiciary; run by moderate FM Zarif also said to be a possibility
By AFP
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani gives a press conference in Tehran, Iran, December 1, 2019 (AP/Vahid Salemi, File)
April 2, 2020, 7:43 pm
Iran’s parliament speaker tests positive for virus, is in quarantine
Ali Larijani is highest ranking Iranian official to contract coronavirus; President Rouhani acknowledges severity of crisis, calls for adherence to health ministry protocols
By AP
A large crowd surrounds the coffins of slain top commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, as they are transported atop a vehicle after their arrival at Ahvaz International Airport in southwestern Iran on January 5, 2020. (FATEMEH RAHIMAVIAN / fars news / AFP)
January 5, 2020, 11:39 am
Iran pushes back after US threatens to target dozens of sites
Army says US military lacks ‘courage,’ and Tehran’s top diplomat protests that hitting cultural sites is prohibited; Iran MPs chant ‘Death to America’ after Soleimani killing
By Agencies
An Iranian voter casts her ballot during the 2017 presidential and municipal council election at a polling station in the city of Qom, 78 miles (125 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
December 1, 2019, 12:20 pm
Iran begins registering candidates for parliamentary polls
February elections seen to be a measure of the popularity of the electoral camps represented by Rouhani; national vote comes after weeks of unrest
By Agencies
General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (C), Iran's head of the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division, looks at debris from a downed US drone reportedly recovered within Iran's territorial waters and put on display by the Revolutionary Guard in the capital Tehran on June 21, 2019. (Meghdad Madadi/Tasnim News/AFP)
June 27, 2019, 10:36 am
Iran: Future US border violations will elicit ‘stronger response’
Parliament speaker says Tehran downing US surveillance drone over the Gulf will deter Washington from additional acts of ‘aggression’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Then-Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
June 16, 2019, 3:39 pm
Iran official hints that US could be behind ‘suspicious’ tanker attacks
Parliament speaker backs accusation by claiming, falsely, that US targeted its own ships in WWII
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this Feb. 11, 2019 file photo, Iranian Revolutionary Guard members attend a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, or Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 9, 2019, 9:07 am
Iranian lawmakers wear IRGC uniforms, chant ‘Death to America’
Parliament Speaker denounces US decision to label Iran Guards terror group as the ‘climax of stupidity and ignorance’
By AP
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, shake hands during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, February 19, 2019. (How Hwee Young/Pool Photo via AP)
February 19, 2019, 10:11 am
China, Iran meet amid efforts to preserve nuclear deal
Chinese perception that the US seeks to contain the nation’s global rise generates public sympathy for Tehran
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
Then-Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
November 27, 2018, 5:03 pm
Iran’s parliament speaker says US peace plan a ‘plot’ to strengthen Israel
Ali Larijani vows Tehran will oppose Trump administration proposal, warns UAE and Saudi Arabia against warming ties with Jerusalem
By AFP
Then-Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
October 9, 2018, 12:34 pm
Iranian official: Israel can’t take ‘serious steps’ in Syria because of S-300
Tehran parliamentary speaker says Moscow was right to give advanced air defense system to Damascus, after Russian spy plane was shot down by Syrian military
By Judah Ari Gross
Then-Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
September 13, 2018, 6:46 am
Iran has 3,000-4,000 active centrifuges for enrichment, parliament speaker says
Figure is down from 9,000 before 2015 nuclear deal, says Ali Larijani, in rare disclosure of operations
By JTA
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