Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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 Hardliners Turn To Reformist-Dominated Social Media
After a series of bruising electoral defeats, Iranian conservatives campaigning in this week's presidential poll have...
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...
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 Reformist Ex-President Backs Rouhani Reelection
Iran's reformist former president Mohammad Khatami has skirted a media ban to endorse moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani...
Iran Confirms Upholding British-Iranian’s 5-Year Sentence
Iran confirmed Wednesday upholding a five-year sentence for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman accused...
Khamenei Urges Presidential Hopefuls To Focus On Iran
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Tuesday on candidates for next month's presidential election not to...
Jailed British-Iranian Loses Final Appeal In Tehran
A British-Iranian woman jailed in Tehran after being accused of sedition has seen her appeal rejected by the country's...
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...