Iran holds presidential runoff election between a hard-liner and reformist
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran holds presidential runoff election between a hard-liner and reformist

LA Times  

Reformist presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian waves as he arrives to vote at a polling station in Shahr-e-Qods near Tehran on Friday. Iran held a runoff presidential election Friday pitting a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker, though both men earlier struggled to convince a skeptical public to cast ballots in the first round that saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. Pezeshkian offered no comments after voting, walking out with former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who reached Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. A rambunctious crowd surrounded Pezeshkian and Zarif, shouting: “The nation’s hope comes!” World & Nation Iran turns back to nuclear program a year after Trump pulled out of disarmament accord Iran’s president said for the first time Wednesday that his government will stop complying with parts of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal after the White House sent a Navy carrier task force to the region and tightened a chokehold on the country’s oil exports. Jalili voted at another poll, surrounded by a crowd shouting: “Raisi, your way continues!” Both men hope to replace the 63-year-old late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a May 19 helicopter crash that also killed the country’s foreign minister and others.

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Iran’s supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program. During an endorsement ceremony, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Pezeshkian to prioritize neighbors, African and Asian nations as well as countries that have “supported and helped” …

Watch: Profile | Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s new President
5 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Profile | Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s new President

The Hindu  

When Iran held the first round of its Presidential elections, on June 28, Masoud Pezeshkian was a relatively obscure figure to the outside world. The run-off saw a 50% turnout, and Mr. Pezeshkian, the 69-year-old former heart surgeon, won 53.3% of votes to become the Islamic Republic’s ninth President. As Mr. Pezeshkian assumes the presidency, the highest elected office and …

Can Iran’s reformist President-elect deliver on his promises? | In Focus podcast
5 months, 1 week ago

Can Iran’s reformist President-elect deliver on his promises? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Iran held early presidential elections following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. In the presidential run-off held last week, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won with 53.7% of the votes. On the economic front, he has pledged to ease hardships by working to bring Iran out of the sanctions regime, which is only possible through sustained engagement …

Iran’s new reformist president offers hope to the West and cover for conservative establishment
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran’s new reformist president offers hope to the West and cover for conservative establishment

New Indian Express  

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, SOAS, University of London Good news for democracy in Iran – words which in recent times, particularly in western news reports, are rarely seen in the same sentence. Pezeshkian, 69, was born in the city of Mahabad in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province and speaks fluent Kurdish and Azeri. Speaking from the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader …

Iran's President-elect Pezeshkian to be sworn in next month
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran's President-elect Pezeshkian to be sworn in next month

The Hindu  

Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic Republic's ninth President, state media reported on July 7. "The swearing-in ceremony of the president will be held on August 4 or 5," said the official IRNA news agency, quoting Mojtaba Yosefi, a member of parliament's presiding board. The swearing-in ceremony takes place after the …

Daunting task ahead for Iran’s reformist president-elect
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Daunting task ahead for Iran’s reformist president-elect

New Indian Express  

Despite apprehension of a staged presidential election in Iran with candidates picked by a small, opaque panel loyal to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won the runoff by an impressive margin of 2.8 crore votes. At 49.8 percent, the polling percentage, too, was 10 points higher than in the first round, indicating people’s yearning for a moderate …

DC Edit | In Iran, promise of change
5 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | In Iran, promise of change

Deccan Chronicle  

A whiff of the winds of change blowing inside Iran could be scented in the results of the presidential election in which the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won beating the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili. Well, at least, the women might breathe easy if the moderate reformist agenda of Mr Pezeshkian prevails in domestic matters, specifically in doing away with the mandatory hijab …

Reformist Pezeshkian Wins Iran's Presidential Runoff
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Reformist Pezeshkian Wins Iran's Presidential Runoff

Deccan Chronicle  

DUBAI: Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader …

What are Iran president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian’s policies? Can the reformist bring changes to the country?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What are Iran president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian’s policies? Can the reformist bring changes to the country?

Firstpost  

Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed to reach out to the West and end Iran’s ‘isolation from the world.’ He has also promised to relax enforcement of the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of protests. But experts say even his modest goals will be challenged by an Iranian government still largely held by hard-liners where Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remains …

Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. “I hope he will make economy better for small businesses.” Reformist candidate for the …

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential election
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential election

The Telegraph  

A former heart surgeon who pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver the freedoms its people have yearned for has won the country’s presidential election. Masoud Pezeshkian, the only moderate candidate allowed to enter the race after the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in May, won a tightly contested runoff by securing 16.3 million …

Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election over hard-liner
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election over hard-liner

LA Times  

Masoud Pezeshkian clenches his fist after voting, accompanied by former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, in Shahr-e-Qods, Iran. Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. …

Centrist Masoud Pezeshkian will be Iran’s next president
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Centrist Masoud Pezeshkian will be Iran’s next president

Al Jazeera  

Pezeshkian acknowledges ‘difficult path ahead’ after winning run-off election with 53.7 percent of the vote. “By gaining majority of the votes cast on Friday, Pezeshkian has become Iran’s next president,” the Ministry of Interior said in a statement. Challenges ahead Political analysts said Pezeshkian’s triumph might see the promotion of a pragmatic foreign policy, ease tensions over the now-stalled negotiations …

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff

NPR  

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff toggle caption Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images ISTANBUL — Voters in Iran have given a decisive win to reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian in the runoff election to replace late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. Sponsor Message Iranian officials said about 30 million people turned out in …

Iran election 2024: Pezeshkian vs Jalili in presidential race; voting underway
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran election 2024: Pezeshkian vs Jalili in presidential race; voting underway

Hindustan Times  

The voting for the presidential elections in Iran is currently underway, with the citizens set to choose the successor of former president Ebrahim Raisi through the polls. Iranian citizens wait in queue to cast their votes during the second round of the Iranian presidential elections at a polling station inside the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 5, 2024. …

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

The Hindu  

Iranians began voting on July 5 in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Voters face a choice between the hard-line former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and …

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Hindustan Times  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians began voting Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against …

The Latest | Iran holds runoff election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Latest | Iran holds runoff election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash

Associated Press  

Iranians were voting Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a May helicopter crash in the country’s northwest along with the foreign minister and several other officials. Pezeshkian also drew a crowd chanting: “The nation’s hope comes.” He was accompanied by his ally, former foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who helped …

Iran holds run-off elections as reformist lawmaker takes on hardliner to become next President
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran holds run-off elections as reformist lawmaker takes on hardliner to become next President

India TV News  

Tehran: Iranians began voting on Friday in a run-off election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, as the contest narrowed down between a reformist lawmaker and a hardline former negotiator in the way of choosing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini's possible successor. Voters face a choice between the hard-line former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and Massoud Pezeshkian, a heart …

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist

NPR  

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist toggle caption Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/AP/IRIB DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians began voting Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions …

Polls close in Iran presidential run-off
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Polls close in Iran presidential run-off

Al Jazeera  

Run-off pits centrist Masoud Pezeshkian against hardliner Saeed Jalili in race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. Polls have closed in Iran’s presidential run-off which pits centrist Masoud Pezeshkian against hardliner Saeed Jalili in the race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. On Tuesday, Pezeshkian, 69, said people …

Iran Presidential Elections: Iran prepares for run-off polls as voters grow disenchanted
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran Presidential Elections: Iran prepares for run-off polls as voters grow disenchanted

The Hindu  

Over 20 years ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stood before a crowd at Friday prayers to denounce the U.S. for its disenchanted electorate. Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on Friday, only its second since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, after only 39.9% of its voting public cast a ballot the previous week. Meanwhile, public rage simmers after …

Who is competing to become Iran’s president in the run-off election?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is competing to become Iran’s president in the run-off election?

Al Jazeera  

Two candidates are left in the race, Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian. Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian will compete in Friday’s run-off presidential election in Iran, after no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, held on June 28. Pezeshkian, on the other hand, is considered to be a moderate, and has gained the …

Iran’s presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy

The Hindu  

A zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran’s next president could struggle to mobilise millions of supporters on July 5’s run-off election amid voter apathy about a tightly-controlled contest. ‘A clash of visions’ "The run-off is a clash of visions: Jalili's hardline ideology versus Pezeshkian's call for essential moderation and change," said Ali Vaez of International Crisis …

As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Over 20 years ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stood before a crowd at Friday prayers to denounce the United States for its disenchanted electorate. In this photo made available by Iranian state-run TV, IRIB, Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili, left, a hard-line former nuclear negotiator, and reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian greet one another …

Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of runoff
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of runoff

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s presidential candidates on Monday accused each other of having no solution for the country’s problems ahead of Friday’s runoff election aimed at choosing a successor for the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died last month in a helicopter crash. During a more than two-hour debate on public TV, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian attacked his competitor, Saeed …

Low turnout in Tehran reflects a political crisis
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Low turnout in Tehran reflects a political crisis

Hindustan Times  

Iran’s presidential election, necessitated by the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in May, has been marred, like most recent polls in that country, by a record low turnout that reflects growing voter apathy. Majid Asgaripour/WANA The clergy’s bid to firewall the hardline Islamic polity from any liberal incursion is undermining Iran’s political democracy, with a large segment …

Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. With Jalili now alone in facing the cardiac surgeon, Pezeshkian’s campaign would need to draw voters to the July 5 runoff in an election …

Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner

NPR  

Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner toggle caption Hossein Beris/AFP Iranians will head back to the polls next week to decide between a reformist and a hard-line conservative for president. The runoff election comes after the first vote, which took place on Friday, ended with none of the candidates receiving a majority. How the …

Iran to hold runoff election between reformist and hard-liner after low-turnout vote
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran to hold runoff election between reformist and hard-liner after low-turnout vote

LA Times  

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian casts his ballot and waves to media in Tehran on Friday. Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. With Jalili now alone in facing the cardiac surgeon, Pezeshkian’s campaign would need to …

Iran heads to presidential run-off on July 5 amid record low turnout
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran heads to presidential run-off on July 5 amid record low turnout

Al Jazeera  

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian could benefit if turnout is higher during the second round next Friday. Tehran, Iran – The snap presidential election in Iran is heading into a run-off next week after reformist-backed Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili emerged at the top but failed to secure a majority in a vote with a record-low turnout. Only 40 percent …

Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner’s death and as Mideast tensions rise
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner’s death and as Mideast tensions rise

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians voted on Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. That attack was part of a spiral of escalating tensions between America and …

Iran election 2024: Iran holds presidential vote with limited choices
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran election 2024: Iran holds presidential vote with limited choices

The Hindu  

Iranians will vote for a new president on June 28 following Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader, at a time of growing public frustration. While the election is unlikely to bring a major shift in the Islamic Republic's policies, the outcome could influence the succession …

Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner’s death amid rising tensions in Mideast
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner’s death amid rising tensions in Mideast

LA Times  

A woman fills out her ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a polling station in Tehran on Friday. Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. …

Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash, but apathy remains high
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash, but apathy remains high

New Indian Express  

DUBAI: Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Then there’s the reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has aligned himself with figures such …

Iranians vote for a new president under the shadow of conflict and economic woes
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iranians vote for a new president under the shadow of conflict and economic woes

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s supporters gathered on the final day of campaigning to hear him speak, in Tehran, Iran on Thursday. “These are nothing like free and fair elections, and only those who’ve already …

Polls close in Iran’s snap presidential election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Polls close in Iran’s snap presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Four candidates are in the race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May. While the election is unlikely to bring a major shift in the Islamic Republic’s policies, its outcome could influence the succession to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s 85-year-old supreme leader, in power since 1989. Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr said voter …

Iran presidential election 2024: First candidate drops out of election, due to take place on June 28 amid voter apathy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran presidential election 2024: First candidate drops out of election, due to take place on June 28 amid voter apathy

The Hindu  

A candidate in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the race late on June 26, becoming the first to back out for hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate in the vote to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. After the promise nearly a decade ago of Tehran’s nuclear deal opening up Iran to the rest of the world, Iranians broadly …

Contenders quit race ahead of Iran’s presidential poll as campaigning ends
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Contenders quit race ahead of Iran’s presidential poll as campaigning ends

Al Jazeera  

Withdrawal of two candidates comes ahead of snap election after death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr said Hashemi’s decision to withdraw does not contribute much to the unification of the conservative camp, which remains divided as two hardliners – former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf …

Iran presidency still up for grabs as conservatives negotiate pre-election
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran presidency still up for grabs as conservatives negotiate pre-election

Al Jazeera  

Candidates can technically announce their withdrawal until the time of the election on Friday morning. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the military, the IRGC, and the candidates have emphasised the importance of voting, with Khamenei saying not participating would make Iran’s “enemies” happy. Pezeshkian hit reformist talking points: restoring Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, bridging the gap between …

Here's what to know about Iran's presidential election
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Here's what to know about Iran's presidential election

NPR  

Here's what to know about Iran's presidential election toggle caption Raheb Homavandi/AFP via Getty Images; Vahid Salemi/AP; Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/IRIB via AP; Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images ISTANBUL — Iran is holding an election on Friday to pick a successor to its president who died in a helicopter crash last month. Iran’s Guardian Council, charged with vetting candidates, had winnowed …

Iran’s supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for ‘maximum’ turnout
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran’s supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for ‘maximum’ turnout

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader issued a thinly veiled warning Tuesday to the sole reformist candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential election, saying anyone who believes “all ways to progress” come from the United States shouldn’t be supported. Khamenei also called for “maximum” turnout for Friday’s vote, which analysts say could support Pezeshkian. “If a good turnout …

Parliament speaker. The Tehran mayor. A heart surgeon. The race is on for Iran’s next president
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Parliament speaker. The Tehran mayor. A heart surgeon. The race is on for Iran’s next president

Associated Press  

Six candidates have been approved by Iran’s theocracy to run in Friday’s presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with several other officials in May. Iran’s former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who served under the relative-moderate President Hassan Rouhani and helped strike the nuclear deal, has backed him. In 2006, the …

Iranian presidential candidates debate foreign policy ahead of Friday vote
6 months ago

Iranian presidential candidates debate foreign policy ahead of Friday vote

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s presidential candidates discussed the country’s foreign policy Monday in a three-hour live debate, promising to seek better relations with other nations and work to have sanctions on their country lifted. “We will definitely negotiate and reach an agreement” to revive a nuclear deal with world powers that President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of in …

Iranians split on Presidential vote as hardships mount ahead of election
6 months ago

Iranians split on Presidential vote as hardships mount ahead of election

The Hindu  

With just a week remaining before a Presidential election, Iranians are divided over whether voting will address pressing economic issues and mandatory hijab laws. "They promise change, but won't do much," said Hamid Habibi, a 54-year-old shop owner at Tehran's bustling Grand Bazar. "The economic situation is deteriorating daily, and I don't foresee any improvements," said Fariba, a 30-year-old who …

Iran’s presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote
6 months ago

Iran’s presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — In the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates on Thursday discussed Iran’s economic problems ahead of the country’s June 28 election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. Like the first debate, the second one also related to economics with the candidates discussing their proposals for Iran’s …

Iran’s presidential candidates debate economic policies ahead of the June 28 vote
6 months, 1 week ago

Iran’s presidential candidates debate economic policies ahead of the June 28 vote

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Six presidential candidates on Monday discussed Iran’s economic problems in a four-hour live debate on state TV, ahead of the June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. Among those running for president are also Iran’s vice-president, Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, 53, and the current Tehran mayor, …

Why Iran polls are not only about electing its next president
6 months, 1 week ago

Why Iran polls are not only about electing its next president

Firstpost  

Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian president who died in a helicopter crash last month, was also tipped to be a favourite to be the next Supreme Leader of Iran. A president elected by the Iranian voters is by rule a candidate approved by a panel controlled by the Ayatollah — a title Ali Khamenei was given during his elevation as the …

Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s Guardian Council on Sunday approved the country’s hard-line parliament speaker and five others to run in the country’s June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. The selection of candidates approved by the Guardian Council, a panel of clerics and jurists ultimately overseen by Khamenei, suggests …

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