Voice of America | Iran presidential race down to choice of 2 conservatives Los Angeles Times TEHRAN — When Iranians go to the polls Friday, they will bid an unceremonious farewell to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the populist with the zip-up windbreaker who ran afoul of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, even as he became Iran's provocative ... Iranian diplomat detained for three months without lawyer: sources Hardline candidate withdraws from Iran election to boost conservative chances Iran's Reformists Find Spark in Presidential Race |
Washington Post | Iran's accidental envoy for reformists brings spark to presidential race Washington Post TEHRAN, Iran — He talks about easing the political restrictions imposed by Iranian authorities. He tells crowds that rebuilding ties with Western governments is better than denouncing them as irreconcilable enemies. At a rally Monday, crowds gathered ... |
Khamenei wants no one to jolt his power in Iran vote Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - Five days from Iran's presidential election, these are nervy times for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who as only the second Supreme Leader in the Islamic Republic's 34-year history answers to God and not voters. The Shi'ite cleric was ... In Iran vote, reformists struggle with few options Iran's presidential election You never know Iran Decides: 2013 |
BBC News | Iran election: 'No optimism left' BBC News As Iran's presidential election draws closer, many Iranians are still deciding who to vote for - or whether to vote at all. Of the 680 candidates who registered to run in this year's election on 14 June, Iran's Guardian Council approved eight. Five of ... |
Iran Space Center Reportedly Opens Near Delijan Huffington Post TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Sunday that it set up its first space tracking center to monitor objects passing in orbit overhead, the breakthrough claimed by the Islamic Republic in its space program. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who inaugurated the ... |
Conservative pressure keeps Iran presidential campaign tame NBCNews.com (blog) By Ali Arouzi, Correspondent, NBC News. TEHRAN, Iran -- For a while it looked like Iran's upcoming presidential elections would have come with a fair share of fireworks. After all, the country, which remains at odds with much of the world over its ... |
Sydney Morning Herald | Iran and the great Glasgow PhD mystery Sydney Morning Herald The British academic record of an Iranian presidential candidate has come under scrutiny amid uncertainty over where and when he obtained his qualifications. Hassan Rowhani, who has emerged as the leading reformist contender in the run-up to Friday's ... |
Iran's Presidential Candidates Voice of America June 10, 2013. Seven men are left vying to become Iran's next president in the June 14 election. All seven have been approved by Iran's Guardian Council of clerics and jurists who vet the candidates. To win, a candidate must get 50 percent of the vote. |