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Iran's Khamenei says irked by officials infighting

February 16, 2013 11:30
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday expressed disappointment at intense public infighting between senior officials, calling for "calm" amid Western economic sanctions. On February 3, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and parliament speaker Ali Larijani indulged in a verbal duel in the assembly during the impeachment of a minister which was broadcast live by state media. "This is bad. This is wrong and against the law and sharia (Islamic law) and morals, and violates the rights of people," said Khamenei in remarks reported by state television on Saturday.

Venezuela congratulates Iran on revolution anniversary

February 11, 2013 16:30
Venezuela congratulated Iran Monday on the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that toppled the country's last shah, and reaffirmed its close ties with Tehran. A foreign ministry statement underscored Venezuela's "commitment" with the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "to continue working together to build a multipolar world with no hegemony of any kind."

Venezuela congratulates Iran on revolution anniversary

February 11, 2013 14:46
Venezuela congratulated Iran Monday on the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that toppled the country's last shah, and reaffirmed its close ties with Tehran. A foreign ministry statement underscored Venezuela's "commitment" with the government of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad "to continue working together to build a multipolar world with no hegemony of any kind."

UPDATE 2-Iran rejects Western pressure on revolution anniversary

February 10, 2013 07:00
* Ahmadinejad would talk if enemies stop "pointing the gun" * He is more conciliatory than Supreme Leader * Does not have authority over nuclear talks * National celebrations come after public corruption allegations (Adds background, quotes on domestic dispute) By Yeganeh Torbati

REFILE-Iran's supreme leader orders officials to stop feuding -report

February 7, 2013 07:15
(Refiles to give Khamenei's full name in paragraph 1) DUBAI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered officials to stop feuding, Iranian media reported on Thursday, days after a bitter battle between two of the country's most powerful politicians erupted in public. The rift between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani has intensified in recent weeks despite repeated calls from Khamenei for unity before a presidential election in June.

Iran to let in Egyptians without visas

February 6, 2013 17:15
CAIRO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iran will cancel visa requirements for Egyptian merchants and tourists, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told Egypt's state news agency on Wednesday. He also said relations between the two countries, who broke ties in 1979, were improving "every day". Salehi is visiting Cairo with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an Islamic summit. Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian head of state to visit Egypt since the 1979 Iranian revolution.

Iran downplays Ahmadinejad shoe attack in Egypt

February 6, 2013 11:01
Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday downplayed an incident in Cairo in which a protester tried to throw a shoe at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying it did not indicate Egypt's official stance towards Tehran. "What is important to us is the behaviour of Egyptian officials and the nation, who respect the Islamic republic as a major power," the ISNA news agency quoted ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast as saying.

UPDATE 2-Iran's Ahmadinejad seeks strategic axis with Egypt

February 6, 2013 08:00
* Iran leader says outside forces trying to prevent rapprochement * Ahmadinejad says Iran has offered Egypt big loan * Four briefly held over attempted shoe attack on president By Tom Perry CAIRO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on the first visit to Cairo by an Iranian leader in more than three decades, called for a strategic alliance with Egypt and said he had offered the cash-strapped Arab state a loan.

Tehran ex-prosecutor freed after brief detention: media

February 6, 2013 04:15
Tehran's ex-prosecutor and controversial ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was released from the notorious Evin prison on Wednesday after almost two days in detention, Iranian media reported. The reports did not elaborate on the circumstances of Saeed Mortazavi's release nor of his arrest on Monday night when he was sent to Evin, where many political prisoners and journalists have been imprisoned over years on his orders. Mortazavi's detention, amid a brewing political fight between state branches, was criticised by Ahmadinejad as a "very ugly action".

UPDATE 3-Ally of Iran's Ahmadinejad charged, freed

February 6, 2013 04:15
* Mortazavi detained after Ahmadinejad accused rival * Row comes before presidential election in June * Supreme leader calls for calm (Adds Mortazavi hearing details) By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A once-feared prosecutor at the centre of a row between two of Iran's most powerful figures was charged and freed from two days' detention on Wednesday, adding a new twist to their feud just months before the country's next presidential election.
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