The Iranian Guardian Council last week approved just seven candidates for the presidential elections this month out of the 592 who had registered to run, eliminating many of the ...
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How the West should respond to Iran’s presidential election
Iran’s Guardian Council, which supervises elections, announced last Wednesday the final list of approved candidates for the presidential election on June 18.
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Khamenei will control policy no matter who is president
During a televised speech to the members of Iran’s parliament last week, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urged all citizens to participate in the June 18 presidential election, warning against ...
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How stage-managed presidential race deprives a chance for change
More than three decades ago, Ebrahim Raisi made a name for himself overseeing the summary execution of thousands of Iranian political prisoners — an act considered one of Tehran’s ...
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Iran’s next president, set to be ruthless executioner Ebrahim Raisi
This time they may be a bigger sham than ever. After eight years of Hassan Rouhani, 80 million Iranians are sick of him, sick of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ...
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Chief of police threatens supporters of election boycott
Iran’s Chief of Police threatened Iranians who called for a boycott of the presidential elections. In a meeting with religious singers or “Maddahs”, Hossein Ashtari threatened “election norm breakers” ...
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