Media outlets names new influential figure in Iran
Two months into a war with the U.S. and Israel, Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of power.
Baqer Qalibaf
Iran's presidential election 2024: four candidates still in race
Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani withdrew from Iran’s presidential election, due on June 28. In a post on X, Zakani announced his support for conservative candidates Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Saeed Jalili in the upcoming polls. …
Who will win Iran's presidential election?
On June 27, Iran is observing a day of silence ahead of the early presidential election. The candidates' campaigning for the extraordinary presidential election to be held on June 28 has ended in Iran. According to the law …
Iran approves six candidates to run for president
Iran's Guardian Council has approved six candidates to run for president in snap elections to be held later this month, Iran's State TV reported. Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Saeed …
Azerbaijani, Turkish and Iranian parliament speakers meet in Antalya
Parliament speakers of Iran, Turkiye and Azerbaijan held trilateral talks on Monday in the Turkish city of Antalya. Iran’s Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Turkiye’s Mustafa Sentop and Azerbaijan’s Sahiba Gafarova held their …
12th presidential election kick off in Iran
More than 63,000 voting stations opened in Iran at 08.00 a.m. local time (03.30 GMT) on Friday for the country’s presidential election. Four candidates are running for presidency: Incumbent President Hassan …
Iran's re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote
Iranian establishment figures may want to keep Rouhani in power to avoid being cast back into isolation
Turn in Iranian Presidential Campaign
Rivals Unite to Oust Rouhani as Iran Election Enters Final Days
Tehran tragedy: number of killed in high-rise collapse unknown (VIDEO)
Iranian rescuers voiced the number of victims of the high-rise building in Tehran, collapsed due to the fire. According to rescuers, at least 75 people, including 45 firefighters, who had been called in to battle the blaze, have …