Qazizadeh Hashemi

10 Jun. 9:30

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 …

18 Jun 2021 in 10:20

Iranians voting in presidential election

Iranians are voting to elect a new president, with all but one of the four candidates to succeed Hassan Rouhani regarded as hardliners. Opinion polls suggest Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative Shia cleric who heads the …