Iranians are choosing a successor to the late Ebrahim Raisi. Following the sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, voters in Iran are choosing his successor. The Guardian Council initially approved six male candidates from a pool of 80, including one reformist and five hardline…
Tehran, Iran – As Iran’s presidential election draws closer, the field of candidates has become narrow after two withdrawals, with a sense of suspense lingering as the fate of the election hangs on who stays as two of the strongest candidates are reportedly negotiating. Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani and government…
Withdrawal of two candidates comes ahead of snap election after death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election have withdrawn from the race as campaigning ended a day ahead of the vote. Alireza Zakani, the mayor of the capital, Tehran, said on Thursday…
Bahrain had cut ties with Iran in 2016, but relations improved following the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement last year. Bahrain and Iran have agreed to begin talks aimed at restoring political relations between the two countries, after a meeting between their foreign ministers in Tehran, the Bahraini foreign ministry has said. The…
Ottawa cites the IRGC’s ties to Hamas and Hezbollah, accusing Iran of ‘complete disregard for human rights’. Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist” entity and urged its citizens in Iran to leave. The Canadian government made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that the move…
Central Bank Digital Currencies, or CBDCs, are picking up the pace in several nations around the world, and Iran is one of them. In the coming days, the country will gradually be deploying its ‘digital rial’ virtual currency into a public pilot phase. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is…
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…
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