Al-Monitor | Sarbas Nazari: For weeks, speculation had been rife that Iranian parliament Speaker Ali Larijani was deliberating whether to run for reelection, and on Nov. 30, he officially declared that he will not participate in the Feb. 21 parliamentary vote. Larijani has been speaker for 11 years, and his decision strengthened theories that he ...

Al-Monitor - Proceedings against the key suspects involved in one of the biggest ever fraud cases in Irans history have disclosed fresh details to the public. Footprints of some celebrities and officials in Samen al-Hojaj case read the ReformistSharghdailys July 18 front page. Samen al-Hojaj is one among several Iranian credit and financial institutions ...

The honeymoon is over. President Hassan Rouhani marks 100 days in office on November 12, which is also his birthday. During his campaign against five rivals, Rouhani distinguished himself as the peoples champion and pledged tocreate a governmentof prudence and hope.And shortly after his election, Rouhani bluntly told his fellow clerics, A strong government ...