Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and hardline challenger Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday as candidates in next month’s election, setting up a bruising contest that could decide the future of the Islamic republic. Rouhani, a politically moderate cleric, has won praise since his landslide win in 2013 for taming inflation and reaching a groundbreaking nuclear deal … Read more
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and hardline challenger Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday as candidates in next month’s election, setting up a bruising contest that could decide the future of the Islamic republic. Rouhani, a politically moderate cleric, has won praise since his landslide win in 2013 for taming inflation and reaching a groundbreaking nuclear deal … Read more
Iran’s former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the shock move on Wednesday of registering for next month’s presidential election, going against the advice of the supreme leader. Ahmadinejad had previously insisted he would not stand after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last year that his candidacy would have a “polarising” effect on the nation, and instead … Read more
Iran’s former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken the surprise move of registering to run in next month’s presidential election. Ahmadinejad had insisted he would not stand after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last year that his candidacy would have a ‘polarising’ effect. Under his previous tenure, between 2005 and 2013, Iran saw mass … Read more
Iran’s former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the shock move on Wednesday of registering for next month’s presidential election, going against the advice of the supreme leader. Ahmadinejad had previously insisted he would not stand after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last year that his candidacy would have a “polarising” effect on the nation, and instead … Read more
Iran’s conservatives announced a shortlist of five presidential candidates on Thursday as they experimented with their first-ever democratic primary in a bid to find a leader to challenge President Hassan Rouhani. Fearing another defeat at the hands of the moderate president in next month’s election, a new alliance called the Popular Front of Revolutionary Forces … Read more
Former hardline Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday he would support a long-time ally in May’s presidential election. In his first press conference for four years, Ahmadinejad said he will back Hamid Baghaie, his former vice president who headed the tourism board. “I have no plans to present myself. I support Mr Baghaie as the … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led tributes to former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has died at the age of 82. Ayatollah Khamenei hailed a “companion of struggle” despite their differences, saying this was a “difficult” loss. President Hassan Rouhani praised Mr Rafsanjani as a great man of the Islamic revolution. The government … Read more