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India reacts with outrage after Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raises concerns for Indian Muslims
3 months, 1 week ago

India reacts with outrage after Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raises concerns for Indian Muslims

The Independent  

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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 …

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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 …

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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

The Hindu  

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 council's decision represents the starting gun for a shortened, two-week campaign to replace Raisi, a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei once …

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Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election

The Hindu  

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the country's top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation's president. After speaking to journalists in front of a bank of 50-odd microphones, Mr. Ahmadinejad said, his finger in the air: “Long live the spring, long live Iran!” Before …

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Former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani registers as a possible presidential candidate
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani registers as a possible presidential candidate

The Hindu  

A former speaker of Iran's parliament registered on May 31 as a possible candidate in the Islamic Republic's June 28 presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash earlier this month with seven others. All candidates must be approved by Iran’s 12-member Guardian Council, a panel of clerics and jurists ultimately overseen by …

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Iran’s new leaders stand at a nuclear precipice
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s new leaders stand at a nuclear precipice

Hindustan Times  

ON MAY 6TH Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, travelled to Tehran and met Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister. Mr Grossi, fresh from his trip to Iran, recently spoke to The Economist about the Iranian nuclear file, as well as the other items on his forbidding to-do list, from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear-power plant in Ukraine …

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What comes next for Iran after Raisi’s death?
7 months ago

What comes next for Iran after Raisi’s death?

The Hindu  

Being Iran’s President is not easy. Ebrahim Raisi, the 63-year-old hardline cleric who became Iran’s eighth President in August 2021, was doing just that, until May 19, 2024, when he was killed in a helicopter crash. When Raisi became President, all branches of Iran’s government — executive, judiciary and legislature — came under the control of conservatives. For years, Iran’s …

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The View From India newsletter | Iran after Ebrahim Raisi
7 months ago

The View From India newsletter | Iran after Ebrahim Raisi

The Hindu  

In Iran’s semi representative theocratic system, the elected President is a subordinate of the Supreme Leader, who is appointed by a group of senior clerics. In 2021, when Ebrahim Raisi became Iran’s eighth President, the establishment saw a hardline cleric, who had the confidence of the Supreme Leader, in the country’s highest elected office. Raisi was the man Iran’s conservatives …

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Who was Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi?
7 months ago

Who was Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi?

ABC  

President Ebrahim Raisi was a contender to be Iran's next supreme leader before he died when his helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain in the country's north. Mr Raisi sits below only Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the country's power structure. Iran emboldened by shifting US policy Mr Raisi, 63, took a tough stance in now-moribund negotiations with six …

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Iran's Khamenei renews threat of reprisals against Israel
8 months, 1 week ago

Iran's Khamenei renews threat of reprisals against Israel

The Hindu  

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei again warned Israel on April 10 that it "will be punished" for a Damascus air strike that killed seven Revolutionary Guards, two of them generals. "If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack Iran," he said. Mr. Khamenei said the April 1 strike, which levelled the five-storey Iranian consulate building in …

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Iran rethinks its role as a regional troublemaker
9 months ago

Iran rethinks its role as a regional troublemaker

Hindustan Times  

ON THE FACE of it, the war in Gaza has been good for Iran’s clerical regime. Since then the other members of the “Axis of Resistance” have demonstrated Iran’s reach, striking Israeli and American targets from Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Hamas’s appeal to “brothers in the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, Iraq and Syria” to “merge with the …

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Iran woman reportedly dies after detention by morality police: Reports
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran woman reportedly dies after detention by morality police: Reports

The Hindu  

A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention by morality police enforcing Iran's strict hijab rules, her uncle was quoted as saying on Friday, in a case that has sparked protest by Iranians on social media. The interior ministry and Tehran's prosecutor launched probes into the case of Mahsa Amini after a call by …

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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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Khamenei rejects 'absurd' claims Iran wants atomic bomb
2 years, 10 months ago

Khamenei rejects 'absurd' claims Iran wants atomic bomb

The Hindu  

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed as "absurd" claims his country wants to acquire atomic weapons, in remarks on Thursday amid signs of a breakthrough in nuclear talks. Tehran's chief negotiator Ali Bagheri tweeted that "we are closer than ever to an agreement" late Wednesday, hours after France warned that Iran had just days left to accept a deal. …

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Explainer | Who’s Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s next President?
3 years, 6 months ago

Explainer | Who’s Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s next President?

The Hindu  

With the victory of Ebrahim Raisi, the conservative chief of Iran’s judiciary, in Friday’s presidential election, the country’s clerical establishment has tightened its grip on the Islamic Republic. Mr. Raisi would replace the moderate President Hassan Rouhani, whose tenure was marked by international diplomacy, pressure, regional tensions and growing protests and crackdown at home. The 60-year-old Mr. Raisi, who traces …

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Iran moderate candidate concedes win by judiciary chief Raisi in presidential poll
3 years, 6 months ago

Iran moderate candidate concedes win by judiciary chief Raisi in presidential poll

The Hindu  

The moderate candidate in Iran’s presidential election has conceded he lost to the country’s hard-line judiciary chief. Mr. Hemmati wrote, “I hope your administration provides causes for pride for the Islamic Republic of Iran, improves the economy and life with comfort and welfare for the great nation of Iran.” Mr. Raisi did not immediately acknowledge Mr. Hemmati’s concession, nor that …

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Hardliners elevated, moderates excluded in race for Iranian presidency
3 years, 6 months ago

Hardliners elevated, moderates excluded in race for Iranian presidency

The Independent  

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Iran approves 7 presidential candidates
3 years, 6 months ago

Iran approves 7 presidential candidates

The Hindu  

Iran named the hard-line cleric running its judiciary and six others Tuesday as approved candidates in its June 18 presidential election, barring prominent candidates allied with its current president amid tensions with the West over its tattered nuclear deal. “Thank you to all those who expressed their gratitude and I hope you will participate in the elections for the promotion …

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The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories
3 years, 10 months ago

The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories

The Hindu  

As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins. “It seemed to me that obviously, this came out of the Wuhan BSL 4,” Mr. Boyle told The Associated Press, dismissing the accepted explanation that the virus emerged from the Wuhan market as “completely preposterous.” A World Heath Organisation team concluded it was extremely unlikely the …

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Iran’s Supreme Leader says he won't negotiate with U.S.
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran’s Supreme Leader says he won't negotiate with U.S.

The Hindu  

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that his country will not negotiate with the United States because America would only use talks for propaganda purposes. In a televised speech marking the Eid al-Adha holiday, Mr. Khamenei said President Donald Trump would benefit from talks, saying Mr. Trump wants to “use negotiations with us for propaganda like negotiations …

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Iran-China pact poses a fresh threat to India
4 years, 5 months ago

Iran-China pact poses a fresh threat to India

Deccan Chronicle  

While the Sino-Indian de-escalation at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh is still, as external affairs minister S. Jaishankar said, a “work in progress”, China as a factor in India-Iran relations became more manifest by two developments. China had earlier too ramped up its Iranian presence whenever India, Japan and the European Union reduced their engagement after 2006’s UN …

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