The first TV interviews with the leading 'reformist' and conservative candidates on state television Monday appear to have disappointed both politicians and ordinary voters. Although all the candidates have ...
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Ebrahim Raisi – Involved In
The Death of Raisi – and Iranian Influence in the Caucasus
On May 19, a forty-year-old Bell 212 helicopter crashed in the foggy mountains of northwest Iran, killing Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Policymakers and pundits
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Khamenei Welcomes Better Ties with Egypt
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a meeting with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq that Tehran welcomes better diplomatic relations with Egypt, Iranian state media reported on Monday. ...
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Disqualified Presidential Candidates in Iran Lodge Protests
Three presidential candidates in Iran, who were barred from running, have issued statements criticizing the 12-member unelected Guardian Council, which operates under the influence of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
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The Supreme Ideologue Among Iran’s Presidential Candidates
Amidst a crowded field of 80 candidates for the upcoming state-controlled presidential election in Iran, one name continually stands out: Saeed Jalili. At 55, the anti-American ideologue and self-proclaimed ...
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Death sentence of Kurdish-Iranian cleric upheld
The U.S.-based Campaign for Human Rights in Iran is condemning Iran's Supreme Court for upholding the death sentence of Kurdish cleric Mamusta Mohammad Khezrnejad for his involvement in the ...
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