Hassan Rouhani

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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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US Maintains Iran Nuclear Deal Sanctions Relief

The United States decided not to reimpose sanctions on Iran's nuclear program Wednesday despite President Donald...

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A Moderate Cleric Open To the World

President Hassan Rouhani has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary establishment but is strongly...

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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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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...

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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...

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Conservative Ghalibaf Withdraws From Iran Presidential Race

Conservative Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from Iran's presidential race on Monday, just days before...

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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...

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Iran’s Delayed Gold Rush Disillusions Voters

The investment gold rush that was supposed to follow Iran's nuclear deal with world powers and revitalise the economy...

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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...

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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...