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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 …

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The Latest | Polls close in Iran after election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | Polls close in Iran after election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash

Associated Press  

Iranians voted on Friday 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. Nasser Kanaani on Friday condemned US “interference” in its domestic affairs, after the U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Iran Abram Paley had said that Friday’s election was not …

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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 …

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Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election withdrew from the race as the country on Thursday prepared for the upcoming vote, an effort by hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate in the polls to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. After the promise nearly a decade ago of Tehran’s nuclear deal opening up Iran to …

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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 …

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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 …

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Long, fraught time line of tensions over Iran’s nuclear program ahead of its presidential election
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Long, fraught time line of tensions over Iran’s nuclear program ahead of its presidential election

Associated Press  

Iran will elect a new president Friday after the death of hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. April 2015 — A framework nuclear deal is announced after months of negotiations, outlining long-term restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program and the removal of many international sanctions. March 5, 2022 — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov links restoring Iran’s nuclear deal to American sanctions targeting …

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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’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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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Iran remains an important regional player
6 months, 1 week ago

Iran remains an important regional player

China Daily  

People gather to mourn for the death of the late Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran May 20, 2024. As Iran gears up for the snap presidential election following the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, how will its foreign policy toward key countries in the region and beyond evolve? Iran is likely …

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Iran allows hardline parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf and 5 others to contest presidential polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran allows hardline parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf and 5 others to contest presidential polls

Firstpost  

After the death of Iran’s erstwhile President Ebrahim Raisi left a vacuum in the country’s political sphere, Tehran’s Guardian Council has allowed the candidature of six people in the upcoming presidential polls, including the nomination of hardline parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, center, takes an oath during the opening ceremony of the new parliament term in Tehran. Source: …

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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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How much will a presidential election reveal about Iran’s future?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How much will a presidential election reveal about Iran’s future?

Al Jazeera  

Who is allowed to run will be key to understanding whether the political elite want to govern the country or manage crises. The distribution of members from the various political currents accepted by the state within these institutions determines the country’s power balance. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite Iranian armed force with control over advanced weapons and large …

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Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy’s top figure in the presidential vote
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy’s top figure in the presidential vote

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerged on Monday as the most-prominent candidate from within the country’s Shiite theocracy in the race for the June 28 presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month. The entry of Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a former Tehran mayor with close ties to the country’s …

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Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy’s top figure in the presidential vote
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy’s top figure in the presidential vote

LA Times  

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, waves to the media while registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election in Tehran on Monday. Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerged on Monday as the most prominent candidate from within the country’s Shiite theocracy in the race for the June 28 presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, …

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Iran opens registration for June Presidential Election after Ebrahim Raisi’s death
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran opens registration for June Presidential Election after Ebrahim Raisi’s death

The Hindu  

Iran opened a five-day registration period on Thursday for hopefuls wanting to run in the June 28 presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash earlier this month with seven others. | Explained While Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 85, maintains the final say over all matters of state, Presidents in the past …

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Iran opens registration for the June presidential election after Raisi died in a helicopter crash
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran opens registration for the June presidential election after Raisi died in a helicopter crash

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran opened a five-day registration period Thursday for hopefuls wanting to run in the 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 ultimately must be approved by Iran’s 12-member Guardian Council, a panel of clerics and jurists ultimately …

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Iran Presidential Election: After Raisi’s funeral, focus turns to vote for successor
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran Presidential Election: After Raisi’s funeral, focus turns to vote for successor

The Hindu  

After Iran mourned president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a recent helicopter crash, the nation's focus turns to an election next month for his successor, with the conservative camp seeking a loyalist to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The June vote will be held during a turbulent time, as the Gaza war rages between Iran's arch-foe Israel and Tehran-backed Palestinian …

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After Raisi's funeral, focus turns to vote for successor in Iran
6 months, 3 weeks ago

After Raisi's funeral, focus turns to vote for successor in Iran

New Indian Express  

TEHRAN: After Iran mourned president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a recent helicopter crash, the nation's focus turns to an election next month for his successor, with the conservative camp seeking a loyalist to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The June vote will be held during a turbulent time, as the Gaza war rages between Iran's arch-foe Israel and Tehran-backed …

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Iran’s acting president addresses new parliament after helicopter crash killing president, others
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s acting president addresses new parliament after helicopter crash killing president, others

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s acting President Mohammad Mokhber addressed the country’s new parliament Monday in his first public speech since last week’s helicopter crash that killed his predecessor and seven others. In his remarks, Mokhber praised Raisi’s time in office, noting that Iran’s crude oil production— a key source of hard currency for the country — climbed to more than …

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Was Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter shot down? Iran first probe report out | 5 points
7 months ago

Was Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter shot down? Iran first probe report out | 5 points

Hindustan Times  

Iran on Thursday released the first report of the inquiry into the helicopter crash incident which killed president Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. Iranians carry the coffin of late president Ebrahim Raisi at the Imam Reza shrine during the funeral ceremony in the city of Mashhad on May 23, 2024.) Ebrahim Raisi laid to rest at Imam Reza Shrine Iran …

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