Iranian politics
Hardline Guards make early gains in restricted Iran election
Middle East
February 22, 2020
Hardline Guards make early gains in restricted Iran election
DUBAI (Reuters) — Candidates affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards looked on course to win a parliamentary majority on Saturday, reportedly…
Iran votes in parliament elections that favor conservatives
Middle East
February 21, 2020
Iran votes in parliament elections that favor conservatives
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians were voting for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of…
‘From bad to worse’: Dashed hopes may deter many Iranians from polls
Middle East
February 18, 2020
‘From bad to worse’: Dashed hopes may deter many Iranians from polls
DUBAI (Reuters) – Confrontation with America, economic hardship and an airline tragedy have battered Iranians’ confidence in their leaders, posing…
Iran candidates start campaigns for parliamentary elections
Middle East
February 13, 2020
Iran candidates start campaigns for parliamentary elections
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of Iranian candidates approved to run in parliamentary elections kicked off their campaigns Thursday ahead…
Iran’s supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president
Middle East
September 26, 2016
Iran’s supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president
Iran's supreme leader has told former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to stand again in next year's elections, state media…
Iran’s Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi’ite rift, raps Israel
Middle East
July 1, 2016
Iran’s Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi’ite rift, raps Israel
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani accused Western powers of trying to exploit differences between the world's Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims to…
Iran’s Khamenei says US, ‘evil’ Britain can’t be trusted
Middle East
June 3, 2016
Iran’s Khamenei says US, ‘evil’ Britain can’t be trusted
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Tehran had no intention of cooperating on regional issues with…
Iran’s Khamenei calls for vigilance against West’s ‘soft war’: state TV
Middle East
May 26, 2016
Iran’s Khamenei calls for vigilance against West’s ‘soft war’: state TV
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for vigilance against what he called a "soft war" mounted by the West…
Ahmadinejad’s return to public eye in Iran fuels talk of a comeback
Middle East
May 12, 2016
Ahmadinejad’s return to public eye in Iran fuels talk of a comeback
On a podium decorated as a bunker from the Iran-Iraq war, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad woos a crowd of hundreds with an…