Islam Karimov

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his condolences over the death of his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov .

EghtesadOnline: Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died aged 78 after suffering a stroke, three diplomatic sources told Reuters on Friday, leaving no obvious successor to take over the Central Asian nation.

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced that Iran will participate in the funeral procession ceremony of late Uzbek President Islam Karimov at the highest diplomatic level.

EghtesadOnline: Uzbek President Islam Karimov , who the government said on Friday had died aged 78 after suffering a stroke, saw himself as the protector of his Central Asian nation against the threat of militant Islam. To his critics, he was a brutal dictator who used torture to stay in power.