Conservative Ghalibaf Withdraws From Iran Presidential Race
Conservative Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from Iran's presidential race on Monday, just days before the election, state media ...
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Iran Hardliners Turn To Reformist-Dominated Social Media
After a series of bruising electoral defeats, Iranian conservatives campaigning in this week's presidential poll have belatedly embraced social media ...
Iran’s Missing Reformists Are the Real Heroes At Rouhani Rally
The 20,000 chanting fans might have come to support Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday but it was clear their ...
Iran Candidates Exchange Barbs In Fiery Final Debate
Iran's six presidential candidates exchanged barbs in their final debate on Friday, accusing each other of corruption and economic mismanagement ...
Iran’s Rouhani Slams Nuclear Deal Saboteurs In Debate
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani criticised conservative opponents for trying to sabotage the nuclear deal with world powers and vowed more ...
Iran’s Reformist Ex-President Backs Rouhani Reelection
Iran's reformist former president Mohammad Khatami has skirted a media ban to endorse moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani for a second ...
Iranian Hardline Candidate Slams Rouhani On Economy
Hardline Iranian presidential hopeful Ebrahim Raisi condemned President Hassan Rouhani's economic management Saturday, speaking at an election campaign rally in ...
Iran Candidates Square Off In First TV Debate
The six candidates standing in Iran's presidential election squared off in their first ever live television debate Friday, with moderate ...
Khamenei Urges Presidential Hopefuls To Focus On Iran
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Tuesday on candidates for next month's presidential election not to look to other ...
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Says Won’t Endorse Other Candidates
Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that he won't endorse other candidates in next month's election, after he ...
Iran Elections Have History of Dark Horses
Election season is under way in Iran and the rumour mill is in overdrive as the public tries to divine ...
Iran Election Campaign Kicks Off Without Ahmadinejad
Campaigning began on Friday for Iran's presidential election with incumbent Hassan Rouhani facing a tough battle against hardliners, though not ...
Rouhani In, Ahmadinejad Out As Iran Guardians Pick Vote Candidates
President Hassan Rouhani was among six candidates approved Thursday by Iran's conservative-dominated Guardian Council to run in next month's election ...
Rouhani Among 6 Candidates Selected For Iran Election
President Hassan Rouhani was among six candidates approved Thursday by Iran's conservative-dominated Guardian Council to run in next month's election ...
Iran Election Sign-Up Closes With Mayor’s Last-Minute Entry
Registration for next month's Iranian presidential election closed on Saturday, with more than 1,600 hopefuls signing up, including a last-minute ...
What Would Hardliner Raisi Mean For Iran and the World?
Ebrahim Raisi, the leading candidate for Iran's hardliners in next month's presidential election, has left many wondering whether the country's ...
Iran’s Rouhani Registers To Run For Re-Election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the driving force behind a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, registered on Friday to run ...
Rouhani, Hardline Rival Register For Bruising Iran Election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and hardline challenger Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday as candidates in next month's election, setting up ...
Iran Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi Registers For Election
Iranian hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday to run for next month's presidential election, state television showed. The 56-year-old ...
Rouhani, Hardline Rival Register For Bruising Iran Election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and hardline challenger Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday as candidates in next month's election, setting up ...