ABC News | 2 Presidential Candidates in Iran Draw Resentment New York Times TEHRAN — A day after two game-changing politicians signed up at the last minute as candidates for Iran's presidential elections in June, the country's governing establishment reacted angrily, predicting that they would not be allowed to participate or ... Looking for a hero: Iran's Rafsanjani builds comeback bid on reformist hopes Analysis: Iran election race opens up as surprise candidate enter Leading Candidates in Iran's Presidential Race |
Press TV | Afghanistan Says Iranian Guards Killed 10 Migrants ABC News Iranian border guards killed 10 Afghan migrants and wounded another eight when hundreds tried to illegally cross into Iran in search of work, Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said Sunday. Iran denied that. Details of the incident Friday in Afghanistan's ... Afghan protest at Iran 'shooting' of migrants Afghanistan accuses Iran of holding 21 laborers Reports of Afghan border incident unconfirmed: Iran Embassy |
The Daily Star | Iran foreign ministry spokesman resigns after joining race for presidential ... Fox News TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's foreign ministry spokesman has stepped down after joining the race for next month's presidential election. A report by the semiofficial Mehr news agency says Ramin Mehmanparast resigned from the post. It gave no reason, but the ... Araghchi appointed Iran's foreign ministry spokesman |
Channel News Asia | Gulf navy drill not directed at Iran: US Channel News Asia "It is not about Iran," Miller said at a news conference in the Bahraini capital Manama, the fleet's headquarters, saying the manoeuvres were "purely defensive". Iran on Tuesday warned against any "provocations" in the Gulf as the US-led international ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could face 74 lashes over Iran election 'violation' Telegraph.co.uk In an off-guard moment, the Iranian president was caught apparently muttering to his aid and confidant that if questions were raised as to why he had accompanied him to the electoral registry, "tell them I'm on a day off work". The Guardian Council ... |
Aljazeera.com | Senior Iran officials join presidential race Aljazeera.com Iranian election authorities say several high-profile politicians, including reformists and allies of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the outgoing president, have registered for presidential elections to be held on June 14. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Tehran's mayor ... |
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani campaign poses challenge to Iran regime Financial Times Many reformers and conservatives had been urging the 79-year-old former president to run for months, arguing that he is the only heavyweight politician who can address the growing international pressure over Iran's nuclear programme and its economic ... |
Late entries reshape Iran's election campaign The Japan Times Thought to be one of Iran's wealthiest people, Rafsanjani has also become a symbol of the corruption that has long afflicted the country's politics. But others see him as a pragmatic leader who might be able to mend Iran's relations with the United States. |
RT | Iran rattled by 6.2 quake, aftershocks continue RT A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Iran early Saturday morning, killing at least one child and injuring at least 20 people. The quake was followed by a series of aftershocks, including a 5.6 tremor early Sunday. The US Geological Survey (USGS) registered ... Strong Iran quake causes damage, injuries Strong quake jolts southern Iran, 15 injured - USA Today 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Iran |
Last-minute entries reshape Iran's presidential field Washington Post The Washington Post. TEHRAN — Two of Iran's most controversial figures announced Saturday that they are seeking to be candidates to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's president. The emergence of two-term former president Ali Akbar Hashemi ... |