Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh spoke to Rooz after her office was raided by Iran’s security agents and announced in her exclusive interview that she was given a summons to appear in court within three days on charges of “assembly and conspiracy to disrupt …

In his latest remarks, Mir-Hossein Mousavi noted that “The Iranian people’s green movement has brought compassion and closeness among different sectors of society,” adding, “With all our differences of opinion, beliefs, cultures and ethnicities, we …

Perhaps because of the heavy propaganda by the Islamic republic or perhaps because the media was not as developed as it is today, the Kurdish party Komeleh was for years a synonym for armed men who engaged in violence and terrorism in the mountains …

In exclusive interviews with Rooz, three principalist lawmakers (idealogues from the president’s political faction) noted that “Ahmadinejad’s viewpoints are unacceptable to Majlis representatives” and declared that chief executive officer had to …

Following the establishment of the Psychological Operations Headquarters (POH) which is composed of representatives from twenty government ministries, the Islamic Passdaran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, …

After seven members of the reformist Mosharekat Party and the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Party filed separately filed complaints against “lawbreaking military officers during the tenth presidential election” and emphasized the occurrence of …

On the same day that Javid Kian, the defense attorney for four women who face possible stoning or execution in Tabriz, asked for international support to save the lives of Sakineh Mohammadi, Maryam Ghorbanzadeh, Kobra Babai and Azar Bagheri in an …

As the struggle between the Majlis and the administration over the latter’s refusal to implement legislation passed by the parliament heightens, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirmed for the first time yesterday that the “differences are serious.” He also …

While military officials have downplayed the recent military movements in the region and the intensification of military threats against the country, eve dismissing them as “America’s repetitive threats against the Islamic Republic,” the Islamic …

The personal representatives of Iran’s supreme leader in the Islamic Passdaran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have demanded that the “war’s black box” not be opened, saying, “It is much better if this black box is not decoded.” One such …

He walks with difficulty, and still displays signs of torture. His front teeth are missing. He says they were pulled out with pliers when he was being tortured. His morale though, is not bad. He says, “The days in prison were the hardest days of my …

The hands of five young individuals who are said to be thieves were cut off in the city of Hamedan last week. A man whose words appeared more like those of a blood thirsty criminal but in fact has the title of Prosecutor for the city of Hamedan and …

The response from ayatollah Khamenei’s office to a question about the criteria of allegiance to the supreme leader did not trigger responses only from government opponents and critics; it also opened the door for a group of ideologue Principlists - …

One year after three American citizens were arrested and jailed by Iranian agents and charged with espionage, the spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry displayed a more visibly cautious tone, blaming “illegal entry into Iranian territory” as …

Mir-Hossein Mousavi dismissed Ahmad Jannati’s accusations against the green movement leaders as absolute lies, saying, “Lying is a one form of oppression that is appalling at any time, especially if it comes out of the mouth of the chairman of the …

Ahmadinejad’s chief of staff Esfandiar Mashai claimed for the first time that during his boss’ visit of an exhibition on the achievements of the center for laser science and technology last year, Ahmadinejad talked of the “possibility of uranium …

In an exclusive interview with Rooz, the families of political prisoners held at Evin Prison’s ward 350, demanded a meeting between Tehran’s prosecutor general and their loved ones behind bars: “Tehran’s prosecutor general must hear prisoners’ …

The attorney for Alaei brothers, Masoud Shafei, tells Rooz on the second anniversary of their arrest, “The efforts of human rights and physicians rights organizations has not had any effect on the Alaei brothers’ case, and the judiciary chief has …

The Islamic Republic’s senior political and military figures set up the unofficial war propaganda headquarters yesterday. State-run websites and news agencies were filled yesterday of statements by senior political and military figures in which they …

Several months after Iran’s state telecommunications corporation was taken over by companies affiliated with the Islamic Passdaran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in a sham deal, one (pro- administration) principalist Majlis lawmaker hinted that …