News about Hassan Rouhani

According to the state-run IRNA news service, the Iranian Soraya satellite was launched into orbit at 460 miles (750 kilometers) above the Earth's surface with its three-stage Qaem 100 rocket. Although the satellite did not immediately know what it was doing, Isa Zarepour, the telecommunications minister, said the launch had a 110-pound (50 kg) payload. According to the report, the satellite launch was part of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' space program alongside Iran's civilian space program, and that it hadn't reached its highest orbit yet. Alarms are ringing over the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, with the US recently alerting Iran's satellite program may be able to expedite the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Christiane Amanpour, 64, (left and inset) of CNN cancelled an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, 61, after he asked her to wear a headscarf. Amanpour, a Tehran girl who grew up, denied the proposal on Instagram: "We're in New York, where there is no rule or tradition regarding headcarves." When she interviewed former President Hassan Rouhani, she said she did not wear a headscarf, as she pointed out. Raisi is reportedly ordered it because it is the 'holy months of Muharram and Safar', and a aide aide arrived 40 minutes before the interview was scheduled to begin. 'The aide made it clear that the interview would not take place if I did not wear a headscarf,' she wrote. We walked away,' explains the author.' After the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, she was scheduled to speak with the Iranian leader about the protests and civil unrest in the region.

Iran has recalled former Manchester United No. 2 Carlos Quieroz to head the team for the World Cup in Qatar, with the Portuguese coach remarking that 'the family called me home.' Iran, ranked 22nd in the world and Asia's top-ranked team, competes in the World Cup for the first time, but the tournament has seen an uneventful few months. After reports of ill-discipline emerging in a training camp in Qatar, Quieroz' predecessor, Dragan Skocic, was fired in July.