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Taken on June 14, 2013, Iranian moderate presidential candidate, Hassan Rowhani (C) flashes the sign of victory as he leaves a polling station after voting in Tehran. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
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Female supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili hold posters depicting Jalili and wave Iranian flags during an election campaign rally in Tehran, Iran, 12 June 2013 (EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH)
Neck and neck competition as Iranian election reaches climax
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Unofficial opinion polls show only narrow margins between the front-runners for Iran’s presidential poll on June 14, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, leaving the leading candidates neck and neck with two days to go. According to the news...Caption:
Iran’s former nuclear negotiator, Hassan Rouhani, a potential front-runner in the presidential race, center right, is greeted by a supporter, in a campaign rally in Tehran, on May 2, 2013 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Rouhani aide: Better relations with Saudi Arabia a top priority
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In recent years, Iran’s presidential elections have become notorious among observers for the surprises they hold, despite the vetting of all candidates by the country’s Guardian Council and the controls the Iranian government has sought to...Caption:
In this May 5, 2013 file photo former Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref and his wife, Hamideh Moravej Farshi, wave to the audience after a press conference where he announced his candidacy in the upcoming June 14, 2013 presidential election in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
Iran: Khatami returns to front-line politics
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The only reformist candidate in Iran’s upcoming presidential poll, Mohammad-Reza Aref, withdrew from the race on Monday, following calls for unity amongst the country’s moderates and reformists. In a statement, Aref said that he had decided to...Caption:
In this photo released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Friday, May 31, 2013, presidential candidates from left, Mohammad Gharazi, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Ali Akbar Velayati, Saeed Jalili, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Mohammad Reza Aref, Mohsen Rezaei, Hasan Rowhani, attend a TV debate in a state-run TV studio, in Tehran, Iran. (AP)