Ebrahim Raisi

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Iran Reformists Take Power Across Major Cities

Iran's coalition of reformists and moderates has swept to power in major cities across the country, results showed...

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Hardliners In US and Iran Stand In Way of Rouhani Reforms

After his re-election triumph, President Hassan Rouhani must now grapple with a fiercely hostile United States and...

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Rare Night of Street Parties In Iran After Rouhani Win

It was a rare night of open-air partying in Iran on Saturday as tens of thousands of supporters of President Hassan...

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Hassan Rouhani Says Voters Rejected Extremism

Mr Rouhani was re-elected with 57% of the vote Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows...

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A Moderate Cleric Open To the World

President Hassan Rouhani, who won re-election on Saturday, has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary...

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Iran’s Rouhani On Course For Second Term

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is on course for a second term in office, preliminary results show. Out of 26 million...

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Results Show Iran’s Rouhani Headed For Re-Election

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was on track for a convincing election victory with voters seeming to back his efforts...

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Iran President Rouhani Leading In Election

President Hassan Rouhani was leading in Iran's election with more than half of votes counted on Saturday, the head of...

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Iran Opposition Complains of Election ‘infractions’

Before voting had even concluded in Iran's presidential election on Friday, the head of the opposition campaign...

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Festive Community Feel As Iranians Flock To the Polls

It was a festive mood across Tehran on Friday as thousands lined up to vote, many coming with family and friends to...

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What’s At Stake In Iran’s Presidential Election?

Iran's presidential election Friday is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline...

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Iran Votes In Verdict On Rouhani’s Economy, Diplomacy

Polls opened in Iran on Friday with voters set to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up...

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Polls Open With Iranians To Give Verdict On Rouhani

Polls opened in Iran on Friday with voters set to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up...

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Saudi Looks To Assert Regional Role With Trump Summit

Saudi Arabia is looking to assert its regional leadership against Iran by hosting a summit between visiting US...

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Iran Voters To Give Verdict On Economy, Diplomacy

Iranians head to the polls Friday for a vote that has become a referendum on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of...

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US Sticking By Iran Nuclear Deal Is Good News For Rouhani

The US decision to stick by the nuclear deal with Iran, despite new sanctions on its missile programme, provided...

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Hardline Challenger In Iran

Ebrahim Raisi, the leading rival to President Hassan Rouhani in Friday's presidential election, is a hardline judge...

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Iran Votes In Head-To-Head Between Diplomacy and Resistance

Iranian voters will decide the fate of moderate President Hassan Rouhani and his policy of engagement with the West on...

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Conservative Ghalibaf Withdraws From Iran Election

Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from Iran's presidential race Monday, paving the way for a head-to-head...