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Iran Bans Live Election Debates

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Iran’s interior ministry said Thursday there would be no live debates in the run-up to next month’s presidential election. “Based on a decision by the Election Campaign Monitoring Commission, the election debates of the candidates will be broadcast pre-recorded,” interior ministry spokesman Seyed Salman Samani said. President Hassan Rouhani, who has registered to run for … Read more

Iran’s Rouhani To Run For Second Term

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has decided to run for re-election in May, the vice-president for parliamentary affairs said on Sunday, according to state news agency IRNA. “In recent weeks, Mr Rouhani has reached a conclusion to take part in the presidential elections,” Hosseinali Amiri told reporters. Rouhani, a 68-year-old moderate who has pushed for greater … Read more