Rohollah Faghihi Rohollah Faghihi is a journalist who has worked for various Iranian media outlets. On Twitter: @FaghihiRohollah Iran | Apr 29, 2019 Bill to restrict consecutive MP terms raises debate in Iran A bill to limit the number of consecutive terms of Iranian parliamentarians is stirring debate amid accusations that it may be a hard-liner plot to seize the legislative branch. Iran | Apr 17, 2019 Iranian comedian in hot water over flood jokes Comedian Mehran Modiri's mockery of government officials who have paid brief visits to Iran's flooded provinces has made him a government target, but he is likely to survive it. U.S. | Apr 16, 2019 Iranian hard-liners leverage IRGC terrorist designation to kill FATF bills The US designation of the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization has empowered Iranian hard-liners seeking to halt the passage of bills that would have Iran meet international standards for combating money laundering and terrorism financing. Iran | Mar 26, 2019 Meet Iran’s next potential Ahmadinejad Given the Iranian public’s disappointment with both Reformists and conservatives, the potential for the rise of yet another populist hard-liner is growing ever more real. Iran | Mar 19, 2019 Iran's state TV woos audiences with American-style shows Iranian versions of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and "America's Got Talent" are now on state TV, but seem to draw more criticism than ratings. Iran | Mar 11, 2019 Record corruption scandal puts spotlight on Iranians in Iran, US The revelation of perhaps the biggest corruption scandal in Iranian history has exposed domestic political fault lines and is already reverberating as far away as Washington, DC. Iran | Mar 6, 2019 Why artists are speaking up against ‘dirty money’ in Iranian cinema The increasing emergence of “dirty money” in Iranian cinema has sparked an outcry among artists, producers and directors, who are urging action to stop the phenomenon from ruining the industry. Iran | Feb 20, 2019 True stories of terror stun critics at Iranian film festival Movies about terrorist groups and crime won several awards and stole the spotlight in Iran's oldest film festival. Iran | Feb 10, 2019 Revolution at 40: Qom seminary at crossroads over clergy’s future in Iran On the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, the Qom seminary is torn in a struggle that may very well once again decide the future of Iran. Iran | Feb 5, 2019 Why Europe just made Rouhani’s effort to exit FATF blacklist even harder The E3’s seeming tying of the launch of its new trade mechanism to Iran’s passing of controversial bills has energized hard-line calls for refusal to accede to the FATF’s action plan. Pagination Show more Latest News Israel army says body of one hostage retrieved from Gaza Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 18, 2024 Iranian Nobel laureate faces new trial: family Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 18, 2024 Film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran on foot: Guardian Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 18, 2024 See more Podcasts Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next? The Gaza showdown between Biden and Netanyahu As Greek PM heads to Ankara to meet Erdogan, is this truly 'a new era' between Turkey & Greece? See more
Iran | Apr 29, 2019 Bill to restrict consecutive MP terms raises debate in Iran A bill to limit the number of consecutive terms of Iranian parliamentarians is stirring debate amid accusations that it may be a hard-liner plot to seize the legislative branch.
Iran | Apr 17, 2019 Iranian comedian in hot water over flood jokes Comedian Mehran Modiri's mockery of government officials who have paid brief visits to Iran's flooded provinces has made him a government target, but he is likely to survive it.
U.S. | Apr 16, 2019 Iranian hard-liners leverage IRGC terrorist designation to kill FATF bills The US designation of the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization has empowered Iranian hard-liners seeking to halt the passage of bills that would have Iran meet international standards for combating money laundering and terrorism financing.
Iran | Mar 26, 2019 Meet Iran’s next potential Ahmadinejad Given the Iranian public’s disappointment with both Reformists and conservatives, the potential for the rise of yet another populist hard-liner is growing ever more real.
Iran | Mar 19, 2019 Iran's state TV woos audiences with American-style shows Iranian versions of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and "America's Got Talent" are now on state TV, but seem to draw more criticism than ratings.
Iran | Mar 11, 2019 Record corruption scandal puts spotlight on Iranians in Iran, US The revelation of perhaps the biggest corruption scandal in Iranian history has exposed domestic political fault lines and is already reverberating as far away as Washington, DC.
Iran | Mar 6, 2019 Why artists are speaking up against ‘dirty money’ in Iranian cinema The increasing emergence of “dirty money” in Iranian cinema has sparked an outcry among artists, producers and directors, who are urging action to stop the phenomenon from ruining the industry.
Iran | Feb 20, 2019 True stories of terror stun critics at Iranian film festival Movies about terrorist groups and crime won several awards and stole the spotlight in Iran's oldest film festival.
Iran | Feb 10, 2019 Revolution at 40: Qom seminary at crossroads over clergy’s future in Iran On the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, the Qom seminary is torn in a struggle that may very well once again decide the future of Iran.
Iran | Feb 5, 2019 Why Europe just made Rouhani’s effort to exit FATF blacklist even harder The E3’s seeming tying of the launch of its new trade mechanism to Iran’s passing of controversial bills has energized hard-line calls for refusal to accede to the FATF’s action plan.
Film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran on foot: Guardian Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 18, 2024
Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next?