Iranian reformists
President-elect Rohani addresses Iranians
Iranian president-elect Hassan Rohani has told Iranians: “I will remain faithful to the promises I made to you.”
ISNA reports that the winner of the presidential race announced to the public: “This is the victory of wisdom, the victory of moderation, the victory of growth and awareness, the victory of religious commitment over extremism and harshness.”
Rohani also recognized the pivotal part that Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami played in his victory. » read more
Reformist groups, figures rally around Rohani
Reports from Iran indicate that a wide range of reformist groups have announced their support for Hassan Rohani. » read more
Conservative MP to speak for moderate candidate
Now that Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsajani, the chairman of the Expediency Council, has entered the race for president, conservative MP Ali Motahari has announced he will serve as spokesman for that campaign. » read more
Reformist push for Khatami candidacy grows
Prominent reformist figure Zahra Eshraghi says the first choice of the reformists for candidacy in the election is former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami. » read more
Jailed reformist pushes for former president to run
Jailed Iranian reformist figure Mostafa Tajzadeh has announced that he has symbolically established a virtual headquarters for inviting former president Mohammad Khatami to run in the 11th presidential election. » read more
Reformist group joins chorus to enlist Khatami
The Coordination Council of the Reformist Front has issued a statement calling on former president Mohammad Khatami to run in the 2013 presidential election. » read more
Reformists call on former president to run again
91 prominent Iranian reformist figures have issued a letter addressed to former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, urging him to nominate himself as a candidate in the presidential election. » read more
Reformist figures arrested, no reason given
Opposition websites report that a group of top reformist figures has been arrested by Iranian authorities. » read more
Reformist group calls on former presidents to run
The Society of Seminary Teachers and Researchers of Qom, a reformist organization, has called on former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to run in the coming presidential election. » read more
Reformist says Iran should harness experience of detained leaders
Senior reformist figure Abdollah Nouri is calling on the Islamic Republic establishment to take advantage of the experience and popularity of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi to help resolve the country’s growing problems. » read more














