Soleimani emerges as unifying figure for Iranians - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Farahmand Alipour

Farahmand Alipour

Apr 16, 2015

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani uses a walkie-talkie at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province March 8, 2015. Picture taken March 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT POLITICS) - RTR4TU0N — Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Cmdr. Qasem Soleimani uses a walkie-talkie at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province, Iraq, March 8, 2015. — REUTERS

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is greeted by his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali November 9, 2012. Ahmadinejad said on Thursday the age of nuclear deterrence was long gone and any country still stockpiling nuclear weapons was "mentally retarded". He again denied Iran was trying to develop nuclear weapons, a day after the re-election victory of U.S. President Barack Obama, for whom Tehran's disputed nuclear programme will be one of the thor

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Shahir ShahidSaless

Shahir ShahidSaless

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L), Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (C) and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (R) in Beijing on April 6, 2023. - SPA

Iran media hails thaw with Saudi Arabia as top diplomats meet in China

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A correspondent in Tehran

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Iranian worshippers chant anti-Saudi and anti-U.S. slogans during Friday prayers in Tehran January 8, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - RTX21JDM

Iranians launch boycott of Saudi businesses

Masoud Lavasani

Masoud Lavasani

A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties.

Iranian minister in Saudi Arabia to push piecemeal reconciliation

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics