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What Iran's elections mean for Biden and Khamenei
Newsweek· 1 day agoMost of the six candidates approved out of more than 80 initial hopefuls reflect the nation's consolidation of power in the hands of conservative...
Iran’s elections could give rise to another military coup
The Hill· 1 day agoBetween the losses of Major General Qassem Soleymani, General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, his deputy...
Who’s in the running to be Iran’s next president?
Al Jazeera· 1 day agoWhile the ultimate head of the Iranian state is the unelected Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the president is the second-most powerful position....
Who are the main contenders to be Iran’s next president?
The Economist· 2 days agoAFTER THREE years of ruthless hardline government under Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s 61m voters once again...
Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe council again barred former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a firebrand populist known for the...
Iran election: Hardliners dominate presidential candidates
BBC News· 2 days agoIran’s Guardian Council has approved six candidates to run in this month's presidential election....
Gaza Chief’s Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoWhen Hamas political chief Haniyeh and deputy Saleh al-Arouri traveled to Tehran in November for a...
Iran names six approved candidates for presidential election
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 days agoRaisi had been expected to secure another term in office and was seen as a possible successor to...
Iran Approves Six Candidates to Run for President. All but One Are Conservatives.
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoNotably, the Guardian Council—a body of clerics aligned with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei —banned...
Iran selects six hardliner presidential candidates in ‘predictable’ election campaign
Semafor via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIran is facing a possible succession crisis after President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter...