The Spanish officials and figures as well as foreign officials residing in Madrid will thus pay tribute to the deceased ex-president of Iran by signing the book.Also, Iran's flag was hoisted in half-mast position at the embassy compound on the sad occasion.Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani passed away at the age …
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S. African pres. offers condolences on Ayat. Rafsanjani's departure
Zuma wrote in his message that ex-president of Iran was forerunner in establishment and expansion of politico-economic relations between Iran and African states, especially South Africa.Zuma said South African nation shares grief with Iranian nation for the sad occasion.Meanwhile, President Zuma expressed condolences to the bereaved family of the late …
Read More »Iraqi delegation to attend Ayat. Rafsanjani's funerals
Deputy Ambassador of Iran in Baghdad Mohammad-Hossein Soltanifar confirmed the news and added that the embassy had hoisted Iran's flag in position of half-mast on Monday.The Iraqi delegation included Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ja'fari, Minister of culture Faryad Rawanduzi, Minister of Power Qasim al-Fahdawi, Sport Minister Abdul Hussein Abtan as well …
Read More »Farewell to a tolerant revolutionary
But what remains to overshadow all the implications surrounding the death of Ayatollah Rafsanjani is the reality that today Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has lost a really loyal friend.Now, the heart of the Leader is filled with grief. The Leader is now feeling lonely …
Read More »Iran, P5+1 Joint Commission to be held on Tuesday
The event will be held at deputy ministerial level and will be co-chaired by Iran's Foreign Minister Deputy for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi and the Secretary General of the European External Action Service Helga Schmid.The meeting will focus on the process of JCPOA implementation and review Foreign Minister …
Read More »Nicaraguan, Venezuelan presidents offer condolences on demise of Rafsanjani
President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice-President Rosario Murillo in their message to President Hassan Rouhani called the late Ayatollah Rafsanjani as an outstanding figure in brotherly country of Iran.The two senior officials wrote in their message 'We express our deepest and the most sincere condolences to Your …
Read More »Iranian people, officials mourn Ayatollah Rafsanjani
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri, Spokesman for the Government Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, Prosecutor General Mohammad-Jafar Montazeri, Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Mohammad Ali Shahidi, Minister of …
Read More »President Rouhani's message on the passing away of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Rafsanjani passed away from heart attack Sunday evening (Jan 8).President Rouhani said Islam lost a valuable asset; Iran a great figure; Islamic Revolution a brave guide and the state a wise, unparalleled figure.President Rouhani's full message is as follows:In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful'We …
Read More »Supreme Leader to lead prayers for body of deceased Ayatollah Rafsanjani
According to an official in the public relations office of the Expediency Council on Monday, the family of Ayatollah Rafsanjani have decided to have him buried in the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Republic in Iran the Late Imam Khomeini in south of capital, Tehran.Hamzeh Khalili told IRNA …
Read More »Iran in frontline fight against Takfiri terrorists
The Takfiri terrorism is the same phenomenon Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tried to warn against three years ago, during his address at the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly.President Rouhani called on the countries to take terrorism and extremism more seriously to ward off their terrible human, economic …
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