Iran holds presidential vote with limited choices
DUBAI - Iranians will vote for a new president on Friday following Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly...
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Jun 274 min read
Iran election hopefuls struggle to offer fix for economic woes
DUBAI - Candidates in Friday's Iranian presidential election have vowed to revive the flagging economy, but voters see little prospect of...
Jun 243 min read
For Iran's youth, legacy of 2022 clashes shapes presidential race
DUBAI - Atousa joined angry protests against Iran's rulers in 2022 that loyalists like Reza helped crush. Two years on, the two young...
Jun 211 min read
Iran condemns Canada's listing of Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group
DUBAI -Iran condemned Canada's listing of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as "an unwise and...
Jun 91 min read
Iran approves six candidates to run for president - State TV
DUBAI - Iran's Guardian Council, which oversees elections and legislation, has approved six candidates to run for president in snap...
May 312 min read
Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi's death
DUBAI -Iran on Thursday started registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim...
May 214 min read
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Khamenei, killed in helicopter crash
DUBAI -Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed...
May 217 min read
Reactions to the death of Iran's president in a helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a...
May 213 min read
Factbox-What we know about the crashed helicopter carrying Iran's president
The helicopter that crashed in Iran on Sunday, killing the country's president and foreign minister in mountain fog, was a Bell 212...
May 214 min read
Iran's President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks
Ebrahim Raisi, who died aged 63, rose through Iran's theocracy from hardline prosecutor to uncompromising president, overseeing a...
May 212 min read
Russia stresses strong ties with Iran as Putin calls interim president
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Iran's new interim president on Monday as Moscow made clear its desire to preserve and...
May 211 min read
Lebanon, Syria begin 3 days of mourning over deaths of Iran president, FM
BEIRUT - Lebanon and Syria on Monday announced three days of national mourning for the Iranian president and foreign minister, who were...
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