by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 2, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s supreme leader recommended against spreading ideological dogma and divisive comments in a meeting with groups of religious orators, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday. This may be an attempt to reduce tensions in the...
by Ali M. Pedram | Apr 23, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, the hardline supporter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has decided to lead a new political faction called the Islamic Revolution Resistance Front. The announcement comes in the run up to Iran’s presidential...
by Ali M. Pedram | Apr 18, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Pro-reformist website Baztab has reported that an internal poll has been conducted by an unknown state organization in Iran to gauge the opinions of the electorate in the run up to the presidential election. The leaked document reveals a strong...
by Ali M. Pedram | Apr 17, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—On June 14, Iranians will go to the polls not only to elect the successor of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but also to vote in the fourth round of the local elections, to take place simultaneously across 421 cities and 1037 small towns....
