http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ali_LarijaniFind stories, videos, and photos about Ali Larijani from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:24:33 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/08/19/iran.opposition/tztop.mehdi.karrubi.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ali_Larijani14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ali Larijani from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/19/iran.opposition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/19/iran.opposition/index.html#cnnSTCTextLegal action must be taken against Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi for claiming post-election detainees were being raped behind bars, said the governor of Tehran province, as hard-line criticism grew against the reformist.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/15/iran.judiciary.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/15/iran.judiciary.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmid turmoil over the treatment of post-election detainees and controversy over the mass trials of political figures, Iran's supreme leader on Saturday appointed a new judiciary chief, Iranian media reported.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/17/iran.political.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/17/iran.political.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere was a smile, a quick wave hello, a brief chat. Yet, despite the exchange of pleasantries, the simmering tensions between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and one of the nation's most powerful clerics became quickly evident at a major ceremony in Tehran on Monday.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/13/un.iran.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/13/un.iran.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree independent United Nations human rights experts have accused Iran of torturing confessions from detainees charged with fomenting political unrest, the international organization said Thursday.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/12/iran.detainees.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/12/iran.detainees.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's influential parliament speaker dismissed allegations that post-election detainees were raped while in custody, calling the claims by an opposition leader "sheer lies," state-run media reported Wednesday.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi issued a defiant statement Thursday, again insisting the controversial June 12 presidential election was a "fraud," Iran's government-funded Press TV reported.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.university/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/iran.university/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's supreme leader will deliver a sermon Friday at Tehran University, just days after a bloody crackdown at the school, according to a statement from the pro-government Basij militia.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/analysis.iran.conservatives/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/18/analysis.iran.conservatives/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are signs that the ongoing protests against last week's presidential election results may be starting to divide Iran's conservative leadership.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/09/iran.larijani/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/09/iran.larijani/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's powerful parliament speaker said Monday the Islamic nation hopes the United States changes its approach to the Middle East, and called the Obama administration "an exceptional opportunity for Americans."Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/08/iran.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/08/iran.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's parliament speaker has criticized U.S. President-elect Barack Obama for saying that Iran's development of a nuclear weapon is unacceptable.Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/04/iran.impeachment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/04/iran.impeachment/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's parliament voted Tuesday to impeach Interior Minister Ali Kordan for listing a fake doctorate degree on his resume.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/zakaria.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/zakaria.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmid allegations of Iranian aid to Iraqi insurgents, Iran's effort to build a nuclear bomb and a report on an increase in U.S. covert operations in Iran, analyst Fareed Zakaria takes a look at possible changes in the country's leadership and assesses the threat Iran could pose to Mideast stability.Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's powerful speaker of parliament warned other countries Wednesday not to provoke Iran and cautioned against moves that would "cost them heavily."Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIran's parliament speaker warned the West on Wednesday that it may face "a done deal" if it provokes Iran, a stern hint that Tehran could build nuclear weapons if attackedWed, 25 Jun 2008 15:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810456,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810456,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The political comeback of his formidable rival bodes ill for the Iranian President's reelection hopes in '09 Thu, 29 May 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/28/iran.speaker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/28/iran.speaker/index.html#cnnSTCTextAli Larijani, formerly Iran's top nuclear negotiator, was overwhelmingly elected as parliament speaker Wednesday -- and immediately warned that Tehran may reconsider cooperating with the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency.Wed, 28 May 2008 10:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIran's new parliament looks likely to produce a centrist coalition that will challenge the President's reelection hopes Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA big turnout and conservative win may be good news for Ahmadinejad, but all was not lost for moderates Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1676826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1676826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: A hardening of positions in both Washington and Tehran has created something of a diplomatic perfect stormFri, 26 Oct 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636578,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636578,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA senior Iranian official warned Saturday that further U.N. sanctions over Tehran's contentious nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlementSun, 24 Jun 2007 17:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/02/iran.larijani/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/02/iran.larijani/index.htmlThe United States was using some of the four Iranian-Americans detained by Tehran to meddle in Iranian affairs and is trying to cover it up, Tehran's security chief charged Saturday.Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/03/iran.sailors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/03/iran.sailors/index.htmlDiplomatic contacts between Britain and Iran, including moves by Iranian official Ali Larijani, were under way to secure the release of 15 British marines and sailors in Iranian custody, Downing Street confirmed.Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/02/mideast.iran/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/02/mideast.iran/index.htmlIran has offered to help support the cease-fire in Lebanon in talks Saturday with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and insisted that diplomacy was the only way to resolve its nuclear dispute with the West.Sun, 03 Sep 2006 01:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/23/iran.russia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/23/iran.russia/index.htmlRussia has said it will continue to probe avenues for diplomatic cooperation with Iran over its nuclear program but France said that uranium enrichment must be suspended before talks resume.Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/22/iran.inspectors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/22/iran.inspectors/index.htmlThe Iranian government has provided a detailed written response to a package of incentives offered by the United States and other Western nations for Tehran to roll back its nuclear program.Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran has promised to formally respond next month to a Western package of incentives aimed at persuading it to suspend its uranium enrichment program.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/iran.nuclear/index.htmlAs the Group of Eight summit in Russia approaches, Iran apparently will miss a hoped-for deadline to respond to draft incentives aimed at persuading it to suspend its uranium enrichment program.Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/07/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/07/markets/oil/index.htmOil fell about $1 a barrel Friday on signs of progress in the standoff with Iran over its nuclear program.Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/06/iran.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/06/iran.talks/index.htmlIran's nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said Thursday in Brussels that his country is "serious" about talks with the European Union on its nuclear program, according to the EU press office.Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/05/iran.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/05/iran.talks/index.htmlEuropean Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet with Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Thursday in Brussels, after the Iranian postponed the meeting by a day without an explanation, Solana's office said.Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/06/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/06/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran's top nuclear negotiator says a proposal by the world's biggest powers to curtail Tehran's uranium enrichment program contains "positive steps" but also "ambiguities."Tue, 06 Jun 2006 05:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/26/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/26/markets/stockswatch/index.htmStock investors will look for good news on oil and fuel supplies and home sales soon after the market opens Wednesday, although a strong economic reading raises new interest rate concerns.Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/25/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/25/iran.nuclear/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday called Iran's position on nuclear development self-defeating and argued that recent statements further Tehran's "isolation from the international community."Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/16/iran.iraq.us/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/16/iran.iraq.us/index.htmlIran is willing to hold talks with the United States on Iraq, the Islamic Republic News Agency said Thursday, citing a top Iranian official.Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/07/iran.nuclear.1246/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/07/iran.nuclear.1246/index.htmlA Russian proposal to allow Iran to enrich a small amount of uranium on its soil has been shot down by U.S. officials, diplomats close to the International Atomic Energy Agency told CNN.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/06/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/06/iran.nuclear/index.htmlThe chief of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said he hoped a deal could be reached soon over Iran's nuclear program.Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/05/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/05/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran will resume large-scale nuclear enrichment if the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors refers the Islamic Republic to the U.N. Security Council, the country's chief nuclear negotiator said Sunday.Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/03/iran.nuclear0815/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/03/iran.nuclear0815/index.htmlTalks between Iran's top nuclear negotiator and key European foreign ministers ended Friday without a breakthrough on Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the German Foreign Ministry office said.Fri, 03 Mar 2006 13:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/03/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/03/iran.nuclear/index.htmlTalks between Iran's top nuclear negotiator and key European foreign ministers ended Friday without a breakthrough on Tehran's nuclear ambitions, European officials said.Fri, 03 Mar 2006 08:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/25/iran.russiaplan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/25/iran.russiaplan/index.htmlAn Iranian official said Wednesday Tehran supports a proposal under which Russia would enrich uranium for Iran, but believes the plan still needs some work, according to a report from the Russian news agency Interfax.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/01/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/01/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran's chief nuclear negotiator has rejected a Russian offer to produce nuclear fuel in its plants for Iran, the latest effort to resolve a diplomatic impasse over Tehran's nuclear program.Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/06/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/06/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran's chief nuclear negotiator has contacted three European nations to re-start negotiations over its nuclear program, Iranian state-run news agency IRNA said Sunday.Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:03:00 EST