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Topic: Hassan Rouhani

If there’s a poster child for a govt’s poor Covid response anywhere in the world, it’s Iran

Iran's Covid infection rates were among the highest in the world. It has had five death waves, but vaccine hesitancy is still high.

Iran begins voting to elect new President: The 4 men in the race and why they matter

Ebrahim Raisi, Abdolnaser Hemmati, Mohsen Rezaei & Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi are in the race to replace reformist President Hassan Rouhani, whose second term is coming to an end.

Iran’s Rouhani says world powers accept sanctions should end; crude oil prices drop

Hassan Rouhani said the 'main agreement has been made' in Vienna, where Iran & the US have engaged in indirect talks to restore 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran’s president Rouhani faces possible hard-liner impeachment

Hassan Rouhani has been reduced to pleading with the hard-liners to show 'brotherhood', but his govt's poor handling of the Covid crisis has fed their vociferous complaints.

Why coronavirus is not a reason to lift sanctions on Iran

The US has already tried to make it easier for Iran to purchase or trade for medicine and hospital equipment since the pandemic started.

Iran’s bid to integrate with global economy coming to an end

Iran threatened to withdraw from its last commitments to the 2015 deal that limited its nuclear program in exchange for lifting of international sanctions.

Iran makes several arrests over Ukrainian jet disaster, Rouhani vows thorough probe

Iran is under intense international pressure to provide full accountability over the circumstances that led to the downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet.

A middle-east crisis as a set of royals bow out

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Proxies in Syria, Iraq, Yemen to missiles and drones — tools Iran can use against US

Iran has the largest stockpile of missiles, mainly short & medium-range, in the Gulf region. It currently does not possess nuclear weapons.

Hassan Rouhani’s ‘budget of resistance’ for Iran is mostly a bluff

A weakening currency would make a mockery of Rouhani’s plan to raise revenue — he expects tax receipts to rise by 13% — while increasing government salaries by 15%.

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India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.