Politics of Iran

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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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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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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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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’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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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...

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Iran’s Rouhani Says Election Rivals Are ‘violent Extremists’

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani launched a scathing attack on his conservative election rivals on Monday, saying their...

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Iran Army Criticises Rouhani’s Missile Comments

Iran's armed forces warned President Hassan Rouhani against discussing the country's defence programme after he...

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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...

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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...