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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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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

LA Times  

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf sits while registering his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran. Iran’s Guardian Council on Sunday approved the country’s hard-line parliament speaker and five others to run in the June 28 presidential election after a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven …

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Hard-liners dominate Iran parliamentary vote that saw a record-low turnout and boycott calls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hard-liners dominate Iran parliamentary vote that saw a record-low turnout and boycott calls

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian hard-line politicians dominated the country’s vote for parliament, results released Monday showed, maintaining their hold on the legislature in a vote that saw a record- low turnout amid boycott calls. While praising Iranians for withstanding “bad weather and continuous propaganda by the enemy,” Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the vote saw 25 million ballots …

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Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet
2 years, 4 months ago

Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians reacted with praise and worry Saturday over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death. But in Tehran, some willing to speak to The Associated Press offered praise for an attack targeting a writer they believe tarnished the Islamic faith …

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Praise, worry in Iran after Salman Rushdie attack; government quiet
2 years, 4 months ago

Praise, worry in Iran after Salman Rushdie attack; government quiet

The Hindu  

Iranians reacted with praise and worry on Saturday over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death. “I don’t know Salman Rushdie, but I am happy to hear that he was attacked since he insulted Islam,” said Reza Amiri, a 27-year-old deliveryman. “This will …

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President Ebrahim Raisi's government stalling on progress in Iran
3 years, 1 month ago

President Ebrahim Raisi's government stalling on progress in Iran

The Hindu  

Conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as Iran's sixth president in August, coming into office as an uncompromising hard-liner, in contrast to his predecessor, Hassan Rouhani. In several recent interviews, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has alluded to Iran's "decoupling" of its economy from the outcome of nuclear negotiations. "Raisi's government wants to turn focus eastward, even if this is not …

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In Iran, slow vaccinations fuel anger in unending pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

In Iran, slow vaccinations fuel anger in unending pandemic

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians are suffering through yet another surge in the coronavirus pandemic — their country’s worst yet — and anger is growing at images of vaccinated Westerners without face masks on the internet or on TV while they remain unable to get the shots. After Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei refused to accept vaccine donations …

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Iranians gather in packed Muharram ceremonies amid fifth wave
3 years, 4 months ago

Iranians gather in packed Muharram ceremonies amid fifth wave

Al Jazeera  

Videos of observers disregarding health protocols add to public anger as the Delta COVID variant kills hundreds a day. Iranians are Humans Too COVID cases per 100,000 Iran 312 In comparison: UK 287 USA 230 Brazil 107 Mexico 91 Indonesia 83 Italy 69 Nepal 62 India 20 Pakistan 14 Australia 6 Good control is 5/100,000https://t.co/yca9EXYJRg — Faheem Younus, MD August …

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Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency in low turnout
3 years, 6 months ago

Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency in low turnout

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, a vote that both propelled the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian position and saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. Raisi also has become the first serving Iranian president sanctioned by the U.S. government even before entering office …

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Hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran presidency in landslide amid low turnout
3 years, 6 months ago

Hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran presidency in landslide amid low turnout

LA Times  

Ebrahim Raisi interacts with the media after casting his vote in Tehran on Friday. Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won a landslide victory Saturday in the country’s presidential election, a vote that propelled the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian position and saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. Iran’s nemesis Israel, meanwhile, slammed the new leader, with …

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Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi wins landslide victory in Iran's presidential election
3 years, 6 months ago

Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi wins landslide victory in Iran's presidential election

India Today  

Iran's hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory Saturday, propelling the supreme leader's protege into Tehran's highest civilian position in a vote that appeared to see the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic's history. In initial results, former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei won 3.3 million votes and moderate Abdolnasser Hemmati got 2.4 …

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Iran election race narrows but fears persist of low turnout
3 years, 6 months ago

Iran election race narrows but fears persist of low turnout

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran grappled with fears of low voter turnout two days ahead of its presidential election as the race narrowed on Wednesday into a showdown between the country’s hard-line judiciary chief and moderate former Central Bank chief. He announced that he’d select current Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to join his administration as either vice president …

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Iran’s top leader bans corona vaccines from US, Britain
3 years, 11 months ago

Iran’s top leader bans corona vaccines from US, Britain

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Friday banned Iran from importing of American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain’s Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccines, a reflection of mistrust toward the West. Khamenei’s statement reflects decades of tense relations between Iran and the West which have not abated in the waning days of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Khamenei also said the West should bring …

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