Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed two female vice presidents on Wednesday. Massoumeh Ebtekar, known internationally for her role as spokesperson during the 1980 US embassy hostage crisis, was named as vice president in charge of women’s affairs, having previously run the environment brief in Rouhani’s office. Laya Joneydi was appointed ...
Representatives of Iran, Russia and Turkey started an expert-level meeting in Tehran on Tuesday to set the agenda of the 6th round of the Syrian peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana due to be held later this month. During the two-day meeting, the participants will exchange views about ...
