At the end of the second day of ayatollah Khamenei’s visit to Qom, some clerical leaders and senior ayatollah’s visited the office of Iran’s leader in this holy city and held discussions with him. While the official news site of the leader of the …

While state-run media are boasting a historic reception for ayatollah Khamenei in his visit to Qom, an informed source who participated in the welcome ceremony told Rooz that the Islamic republic supreme leader’s reception was “much less” than …

The fourth session of Saeed Malekpour’s trial is scheduled for 26th October, but his wife says, “Judge Moghise has told Saeed’s defense attorney that his sentence is death.” Saeed Malekpour is a metallurgy engineering graduate from Sharif Industrial …

One day after Iyad Allawi, who heads Iraq’s mainly Sunni Iraqiya bloc, accused Iran of trying to “wreck havoc” in Iraq and the Middle East, ayatollah Khamenei and other Islamic republic government officials met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, …

A new star is born in Iran’s skies everyday and while our eyes have not gotten used to the earlier stars, the light of this one is blinding our eyes. The latest star is Mohammad-Reza Rahimi, the first vice-president of Iran. While he does not like …

The director general of Iran’s ministry of culture and Islamic guidance, which is responsible for overseeing media affairs in Iran, threatened Iranian media with license revocation if they published any photos of two leading opposition figures, …

In his latest remarks, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s intelligence minister, who accompanied Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his trip to Lebanon, accused “Kurdish Salafi groups” of involvement in recent deadly attacks in the cities of Mahabad and Sanandaj in …

One year and three months after the disputed June 12 presidential election, which led to the arrest and intimidation of many photojournalists, a large number of them have switched paths by opening studios or engaging in other forms of the art; many …

I write this piece on the occasion of Hossein Derakhshan’s 19.5-year prison sentence; a young man who these days sits in a solitary confinement cell biting his nails (and I have heard he has bitten them all off) and is “not doing well at all.” But …

In an exclusive interview with Rooz, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband announced that his wife, a lawyer jailed by the Iranian government, has gone on hunger strike. He says, “in a brief, three-second phone call, my wife was only able to say that she has …

Family members of those Freedom Movement of Iran (FMI) veterans who were arrested last Friday on charges of holding “illegal” Friday prayers told Rooz, “it is unfortunate that one must have a permit to hold a congregational prayer on Friday in the …

Mentioning Sakineh case, you have sent a letter to Catherine Ashton, and have asked for a strong engagement of the UE concerning the violation of human rights in Iran. What do you mean by the term (un engagement plus fort) exactly? We are …

Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ezhei, Iran’s attorney general, who has recently been appointed as the judiciary’s spokesperson as well, said two days ago in his first press conference that two of Iran’s largest reformist parties, Mosharekat and Mojahedin of …

Only one day after clashes broke out between unidentified armed individuals and security forces in Saghez, state media sources reported that an explosion 50 meters away from a military parade in the northwestern town of Mahabad killed 12 people and …

Emadeddin Baghi was sentenced to a prison term of six years yesterday for conducting an interview as he was simultaneously standing trial on a charge of publishing confidential information. In other news, a prosecutor sought the death penalty in the …

Representatives at the Islamic Republic Majlis responded to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s latest remarks in exclusive interviews with Rooz. Mohsen Kouhkan, a member of the Principlist faction, advised Ahmadinejad not to focus on divisive and controversial …

While the head of the administration and some of his supporters dismiss threats against Iran as “psychological warfare” and accuse the administration’s opponents and concerned elements as “actors in the enemy’s scenario,” the armed forces deputy …

While the Islamic republic officials and state-run media have remained silence in response to the leaking of a Supreme National Security Council report prepared by senior officers at the ministry of intelligence, state security forces and the Islamic …

Rooz has obtained access to the original source responsible for leaking an audio recording attributed to commander Moshfegh speaking to a group of clerics in the city of Mashad. Rooz has also obtained a copy of a report prepared by senior analysts at …

Mir-Hossein Mousavi issued a response to the increasing security measures imposed against him, including preventing people and political personalities from meeting with him. The wartime prime minister announced, “Security measures will not solve the …

The images of the meeting between the “Leaders of the Regime” and Mr Khamenei on Fitr celebration day in Tehran had all the characteristics of a dictatorship, and they put on display the bitter fate of despots; It is the story of the Cap of Clementis …

Hardline Shiite cleric and the spiritual and religious father of members of the administration said during a speech he delivered at ayatollah Khamenei’s office in the city of Qom that opponents to the rule of the Islamic republic supreme leader are …

In his latest remarks, former Parliament speaker and reformist presidential contender Mehdi Karoubi supported the recent complaint filed by seven senior members of the Mosharekat and Mojahedin of Islamic Revolution parties relating to “illegal …