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Preview: Iran election offers choice, but little change - Reuters Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:17:26 GMT

Wall Street Journal- India

Preview: Iran election offers choice, but little change Reuters Iran's uncompromising nuclear negotiator Saed Jalili is prominent among four hardliners competing for the post, while one of his predecessors, the more conciliatory Hassan Rohani, has been endorsed by reformists after moderate former president Akbar ... US Hardens Tone Toward Iran as Election NearsWall Street Journal- India Iran pro-reform candidate Mohammad Reza Aref withdraws from election to ...CBS News The Iran coverage conundrumColumbia Journalism Review (blog) Jerusalem Post -Council on Foreign Relations all 374 news articles »

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Iran emerging as victor in Syrian conflict - Washington Post Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:29:14 GMT

The National Interest Online (blog)

Iran emerging as victor in Syrian conflict Washington Post BEIRUT — As fighters with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement wage the battles that are helping Syria's regime survive, their chief sponsor, Iran, is emerging as the biggest victor in the wider regional struggle for influence that the Syrian conflict has become. Iran Declares VictoryThe National Interest Online (blog) The inconsequential election of Iran could only spell further doomEconomic Times Lebanon implores Iran to rein in HezbollahThe Times of Israel Saudi Gazette -TheBlaze.com all 73 news articles »

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Iran Election: Reformers Gain Momentum in Final Days of Campaign - TIME Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:40:46 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Iran Election: Reformers Gain Momentum in Final Days of Campaign TIME This was the news that left-leaning voters in Iran's presidential election, slated for June 14, had long been waiting for. Even as Aref took the podium to speak, the crowd erupted in a chant calling for Aref and fellow moderate Hassan Rowhani to form ... In Iran, moderates see Hassan Rouhani as best alternative to conservativesWashington Post Only reformist candidate drops out of race to be Iran's presidentNBCNews.com (blog) Khatami, reformists back Rohani in Iran presidential voteReuters The Guardian -Aljazeera.com -MiamiHerald.com all 151 news articles »

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Will Iran's Election Bring Nuclear Talks Thaw? - Voice of America Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:15:10 GMT

Voice of America

Will Iran's Election Bring Nuclear Talks Thaw? Voice of America “The Director for National Intelligence [James Clapper], the highest ranking intelligence officer in the U.S. government, has testified this year that Iran has not yet made a decision to build a bomb,” Walsh said. “Now, they want a capability — they ... Economic troubles loom over Iran presidential electionBBC News Iran elections 2013: Does the president even matter?Al-Arabiya Global Views of Iran Overwhelmingly NegativeThe Pew Global Attitudes Project FRANCE 24 -Tehran Times all 21 news articles »

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Iran claims it has opened space tracking center - NBCNews.com (blog) Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:52:58 GMT

Scotsman

Iran claims it has opened space tracking center NBCNews.com (blog) Iranian officials claim the space monitoring center — which is located near the town of Delijan, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) south of Tehran — will improve the nation's security and help it manage satellite activities, The Associated Press ... This map of global public opinion toward Iran is bad news for TehranWashington Post (blog) Iran imposes ban on walking dogs in publicScotsman all 10 news articles »

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Insight: Ahead of vote, 'kidnapped' Iran reformists imprisoned at home - Reuters Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:23:35 GMT

Insight: Ahead of vote, 'kidnapped' Iran reformists imprisoned at home Reuters Since then, with prices rising and unemployment surging because of international economic sanctions imposed over Iran's nuclear program, public discontent is arguably higher than ever but reformists among the leadership have been sidelined. and more »

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Iran's Jon Stewart Serves Up Illegal Political Satire - The Atlantic Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:03:35 GMT

Iran's Jon Stewart Serves Up Illegal Political Satire The Atlantic In the world of Iranian actor Kambiz Hosseini, almost everything about his country's presidential elections is side-splittingly funny. "Becoming the president of Iran is like making a James Bond movie," Hosseini said in a recent CBCRadio program. Posted 7 hours agoIranian all 2 news articles »

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Japan ends Iraq's World Cup hopes; Iran wins - SI.com Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:17:39 GMT

Japan ends Iraq's World Cup hopes; Iran wins SI.com DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Japan ended Iraq's chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup by scoring late to win 1-0 in a match played in the neutral terriory of Qatar. Iraq enjoyed plenty of possession and created several chances in the opening half at ...

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Iran prepares to choose a new president - Washington Post Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:34:09 GMT

Iran prepares to choose a new president Washington Post As the presidential election nears, the candidate most associated with Iran's reform movement, former vice president Mohammad Reza Aref, drops out, narrowing the field to six. Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili, shown in the ...

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Iranian reformists unite around moderate candidate - Fox News Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:44:00 GMT

Iranian reformists unite around moderate candidate Fox News TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's presidential race lost one more candidate Tuesday but gained a new script: reformist leaders uniting behind relative moderate Hasan Rowhani to boost his once-improbable shot at victory. Former presidents Mohammad Khatami and ...