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Iranian presidential candidates Hassan Rouhani, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Eshaq Jahangiri and Ebrahim Raisi attend a live debate on state TV in Tehran on April 28, 2017. (AFP)

Corruption Scandals Dominate Final Iranian Presidential Debate

by Adel al-Salmi | May 13, 2017 | World

London – A week before the presidential elections in Iran, the six candidates faced off in a final televised debate that was dominated by issues of economy and accusations of corruption. Outgoing President Hassan Touhani and his Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri...

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Presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani delivers speech on May 1, 2017. (ILNA)

May 1 Protests Slam Rouhani for Failure to Deliver on Economic Promises

by Adel al-Salmi | May 2, 2017 | World

London – Iran’s Hassan Rouhani chose Ruhollah Khomeini’s shrine as a platform for his May 1 Labor Day rally. Unexpectedly, the president seeking reelection was met with an angry crowd repeating slogans slamming his policy. The laborers demanded an improvement of...

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Iranian senior cleric Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he meets grand clerics in the holy city of Qom, Iran, in this handout photo believed to be taken in April 2016. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iranian Academics Call on Khamenei to Implement Radical Changes

by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 27, 2017 | World

London – More than 100 university professors in Iran called on their country’s Supreme Leader to implement radical changes on various levels, including government-led institutions, to overcome living problems and achieve economic progress. Professors, who work at 40...

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FILE PHOTO: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani gestures as he registers to run for a second four-year term in the May election, in Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran’s Presidential Charade: Another Slap Coming?

by Amir Taheri | Apr 21, 2017 | Opinion

In old Hollywood, the word “chestnut” denoted a formula which though lacking originality could still provide the kernel for a moderately successful B-movie. Anyone following the latest presidential election campaign in the Islamic Republic in Iran is bound to notice...