Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iran’s ex-President Ahmadinejad to run in presidential election, state TV says
Middle East
June 2, 2024
Iran’s ex-President Ahmadinejad to run in presidential election, state TV says
Iran’s hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country’s June 28 election, organized after…
Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again
Middle East
May 12, 2021
Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again
Iran’s hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday registered to run again in an election in June which is being…
At UN General Assembly, Iran and US historically at odds
Middle East
September 23, 2019
At UN General Assembly, Iran and US historically at odds
Iran has often commanded center stage at the annual UN gathering of world leaders, turning the organization’s headquarters into an…
Khomeini family mostly absent from Iran politics
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Khomeini family mostly absent from Iran politics
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — His image is on bank notes and in school textbooks in Iran, often as a black-and-white…
Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad’s ally gets prison time
Middle East
September 12, 2018
Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad’s ally gets prison time
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that a court has sentenced a close ally…
Ex-Iranian President Ahmadinejad submits his name for presidential election
Middle East
April 12, 2017
Ex-Iranian President Ahmadinejad submits his name for presidential election
Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted his name on Wednesday for registration as a candidate in Iran's presidential election in May,…
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…
Former deputy’s graft sentence casts shadow on Iran’s Ahmadinejad
Middle East
May 3, 2015
Former deputy’s graft sentence casts shadow on Iran’s Ahmadinejad
In late January, a former deputy of conservative ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has been jailed for embezzlement raised explosive allegations…
Iran’s Rohani hopes for friendlier ties
World
June 18, 2013
Iran’s Rohani hopes for friendlier ties
President-elect Hassan Rohani held out the prospect on Monday of better relations between Iran and the world, including the United States, and…
Analysis: Iran moderate’s poll triumph is mandate for change
World
June 16, 2013
Analysis: Iran moderate’s poll triumph is mandate for change
Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on…