Ali Larijani news stories on Newser

Iran's 'Kennedys': Will They Fight Back?

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:20:00 CDT

Dubbed Iran's "Kennedys," the Larijani brothers have risen to power as counterweights to President Ahmadinejad's hardline politics—but to what end? All five bespectacled and bearded brothers have held important posts, and two of them are now running two of the nation's three government branches. Backed by the Supreme Leader...

Iranian Leaders at Odds on Election Results

Matt Cantor — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:16:49 CDT

A rift is growing between Iran’s political leadership as two top-ranking officials issued opposing statements on the results of the recent presidential election, CNN reports. The country’s parliamentary speaker today suggested Iran’s election authority had sided “with a certain candidate,” while the foreign minister claimed the possibility of election fraud...

Iran's New Speaker May Pose Challenge to Ahmadinejad

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:02:00 CDT

Iranian lawmakers seemingly made their displeasure with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad known today, selecting rival Ali Larijani as speaker of parliament. Larijani ran against Ahmadinejad in 2005, and the two have often clashed since, the Los Angeles Times reports. As Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Larijani was often frustrated by the president’s...

Iran's Nuclear Negotiator Quits

Nick McMaster — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:58:20 CDT

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has resigned, the Iranian government said today, in a move seen as signaling a hardening of Tehran's nuclear stance. Ali Larijani was said to be more committed to finding a diplomatic resolution to Iran's nuclear standoff with the West than Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He was...

Iran Won't Budge on Uranium

Sam Gale Rosen — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:51:28 CDT

Iran won't stop enriching uranium, its chief nuclear negotiator said today, hours before scheduled talks with the EU. Tomorrow's meeting will focus on Iran's nuclear program, seen as an increasing threat after recent inspections indicated the country is moving closer to nuclear capability. Monday's US-Iran negotiations on Iraq have no...

Iran Raises Nuclear Stakes

Peter Fearon — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:16:02 CDT

Iran claims to have scaled up its nuclear capability by enriching uranium "on an industrial scale, " the Guardian reports, in defiance of U.S. and U.N. pressure to dimantle the program. The announcement from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is sure to heighten conflict with the White House and provide new...

Brit Standoff Shows Deeply Divided Iran

Greg Atwan — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:26:13 CDT

An internal squabble between Iran's radical president and more moderate officials is in evidence in the crisis over the captive British marines and sailors. President Ahmadinejad and his Revolutionary Guards are pushing for a trial. Cooler heads, including Ali Larijani, the diplomat who offered bilateral negotiations yesterday, are pushing back,...

Iranians, Brits Move Toward Talks

Greg Atwan — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:56:12 CDT

Iran is ready to negotiate freeing its 15 British captives, according to the country's top diplomat. In a cryptic TV interview, Ali Larijani suggested the marines and sailors could be released if the Brits apologized and stopped putting international pressure on Tehran. "We are not interested in the issue getting...