Iran presidential election - page 5

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani praised the achievements gained by the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), stressing the agreement was a great job.

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayyebnia believes an 8% economic growth for the upcoming Iranian year (March 2017-18) is within reach, “if the political wrangling during presidential campaigns does not undermine national interests”.

EghtesadOnline: "Levan Jagarian” Russian ambassador to Iran in an interview with ILNA correspondent has discussed some of current important issues about regional and international issues, developments and events like Astana summit, drafting Syrian constitutional amendments in Arabic by Russia, prospects of Russia and US militaristic cooperation in Syria and bilateral relations with Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a co-founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a key ally of President Hassan Rouhani, has died from heart failure four months before the next presidential election. He was 82.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei advised former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to seek a return to the post in next year’s election, saying his participation would “polarize” the country.

EghtesadOnline: A close ally of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has issued a rare public apology to the families of three men who died in detention during mass protests over the disputed presidential election of 2009.