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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Ebrahim Raisi – Involved In
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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Iranian Intelligence Warns Presidential Candidates Under Surveillance
Iran's Minister of Intelligence has declared that his agency is keeping a close watch on the behavior of presidential candidates and their supporters, warning that those promoting "subversive" narratives ...
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Iran Files Case Against Actor Over Social Media Post
The Iranian judiciary has initiated a legal case against Hossein Pakdel, a playwright and theater director, for allegedly "disrupting the psychological security of society" as crackdowns on dissent continue. ...
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Iran’s deeper strategy in Syria and Lebanon
Summary The war in Gaza is pushing the shadow conflict between Iran and Israel out into the open. There is a grave risk that this escalates further in Lebanon ...
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