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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...
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...
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...
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...
Middle East’s Shiite Powerhouse
Iran, the Middle East's second largest power by economy and population, is the Shiite Muslim rival of regional Sunni...
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...
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...
Pessimism Rife In Working-Class Tehran Ahead of Poll
In a working-class district of Tehran teeming with porters, motorbikes and pickup trucks, residents have little...
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...
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...
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 the backroom...
Iran Election Campaign Kicks Off Without Ahmadinejad
Campaigning began on Friday for Iran's presidential election with incumbent Hassan Rouhani facing a tough battle...
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...
Rouhani Among 6 Candidates Selected For Iran Election
President Hassan Rouhani was among six candidates approved Thursday by Iran's conservative-dominated Guardian Council...
Iran Bans Live Election Debates
Iran's interior ministry said Thursday there would be no live debates in the run-up to next month's presidential...
Top Candidates
Registration to run in Iran's election on May 19 closed on Saturday, with more than 1,600 hopefuls throwing their hats...
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...
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...