TEHRAN, Dec 4_President Hassan Rouhani says Iran has been left with no choice other than resistance against those who have brought it under sanctions, but the country has, at the same time, left an opening for negotiation.
TEHRAN, Nov 28_Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the nation for frustrating enemies’ plots and throwing their weight behind the establishment in the wake of violent riots that recently hit several cities.
TEHRAN, Nov 18_Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says his administration recognizes people’s right to hold protests against a recent government decision to ration gasoline, emphasizing, however, that nobody will be allowed to spread insecurity in the society.
TEHRAN, Nov 11_President Hassan Rouhani says Iran has discovered a new oil field containing 53 billion barrels of crude in southwestern Khuzestan Province.
TEHRAN, oct 25_Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is ready to boost its relations with the neighboring Republic of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea region, noting that the two courtiers’ ties currently stand at a satisfactory level.
TEHRAN, oct 2_ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says lasting security and peace in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the strategic Strait of Hormuz could be established only through cooperation among regional states.
TEHRAN, Sept 25- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has roundly dismissed the “unsubstantiated accusations” made by Britain, France and Germany about Tehran’s involvement in the highly disruptive drone attacks on Saudi Aramco petroleum and gas processing plants at Abqaiq and Khurais in the kingdom's Eastern Province.
TEHRAN, Sept 22-Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will present at the United Nations this year an initiative for regional cooperation to ensure peace in the Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN, Sept 17 -Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says illegal presence of the United States in Syria poses a major threat to territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Arab country, calling for rapid withdrawal of all US forces from Syria.
TEHRAN, Sept 16 - Iran has once again rejected any possibility of a meeting between presidents Rouhani and Trump in New York as world leaders prepare to take part at the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) meeting.
TEHRAN, Sept 05 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the country will expand its nuclear research and development as of September 6, setting aside the restrictions imposed on the country's R&D in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
TEHRAN, Sept 04 -Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the country and Europe are unlikely to reach an agreement on ways to save a 2015 multilateral nuclear accord, and that Tehran will go ahead with its plan to announce the third step in scaling back its commitments under the accord.
TEHRAN, Sept 03 -President Hassan Rouhani says Iran has never had any plan to enter bilateral negotiations with the US, reiterating that talks will be possible within the framework of the P5+1 group of world states if Washington agrees to lift all sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, August 26- President Hassan Rouhani said Iran has kept the road to diplomacy open to resolve the differences with the West, but meantime, reiterated that national resistance is still top on his agenda, an indication that no charming result should be expected from Foreign Minister Zarif's surprise visit to France on Sunday.
TEHRAN, August 24- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hailed national unity as key to withstanding hardships amid US-imposed sanctions on the country.
TEHRAN, August 15 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani scorned “absurd” bid by Israeli regime to contribute to regional security through involvement in an “impractical and useless” maritime coalition force the US plans to create in the Persian Gulf.
TEHRAN, August 12 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent a message of congratulation to Muslims on Eid al-Adha and called on Islamic nations to join hands against unilateralism and terrorism in the world.
TEHRAN, August 11 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to visit Russia to take part in a trilateral Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan summit scheduled for Wednesday.
TEHRAN, August 11 - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani stressed that Kashmir’s crisis cannot be settled militarily and should be resolved by diplomatic means.