All the fatalities from the blaze at Qaem Hospital were in the intensive care unit, according to local authorities. Tehran, Iran – Nine patients have died after a fire broke out in the basement of a hospital in the city of Rasht in northern Iran. The six women and three…
Former Iranian official Hamid Nouri released in exchange for Swedish citizens Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi. Tehran, Iran – Iran and Sweden have completed an Omani-brokered prisoner swap that involves the release of a former Iranian official in exchange for a European Union diplomat and another Swedish-Iranian citizen. The state-run…
EXPLAINER Six candidates have been approved to run for the presidency in an election to be held on June 28. Iran will be holding its presidential election on June 28 in a vote that has been brought forward from 2025 following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter…
Iran will hold a snap presidential election on June 28 after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Six candidates have been approved to run. All are long-serving members of Iran’s political establishment. The winner will have to contend with a struggling economy and the…
Bahraini officials have previously said that Manama is seeking improved relations with Tehran after years of tensions. Bahrain has sent a request via Russia to re-establish diplomatic relations with Iran, Iranian news outlets have reported, citing presidential adviser Mohammad Jamshidi. The reports on Friday come after several public statements by…
Iran’s recent history is a rollercoaster of contrasts, alternating between hope and despair, traditions and modernisation, revolutions and counterrevolutions, conservatism and reformism. The country is once again on the verge of an historic moment as it prepares for a June 28 snap presidential election, following the death of President Ebrahim…
IAEA board passed a resolution criticising Iran and urging it to step up cooperation with the United Nations watchdog. Iran has denounced a decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors to pass a resolution criticising Tehran as “hasty and unwise”, Iranian State TV reported. The UN…
Ghalibaf is among presidential hopefuls seeking approval to run for the June 28 snap elections. The conservative speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has registered his candidacy for the snap presidential election on June 28. At the end of the five-day registration period on Monday evening, Interior Minister Ahmad…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and others see an opportunity, but it remains unclear who will be qualified to run by the Guardian Council. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other divisive figures – such as moderate Ali Larijani and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili – have signed up to contest new elections…
Polls originally slated for 2025 were brought forward to June 28 following the president’s death in the May 19 air crash. Iran has begun the formal registration of presidential candidates ahead of a snap vote next month to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash earlier…
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