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A picture taken of the screen of a laptop shows a webpage that appears when an Iranian user tries to visit Facebook website which is blocked by the government, on May 13, 2013 in the Iranian capital Tehran. (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)
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Officials prepare ballot boxes for Friday’s presidential and city council elections in the northern Iranian city of Amol June 13, 2013. (Reuters/Fars News/Behrouz Khosravi)
Iran Elections: Too close to call
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lack of consensus between “principalist” candidates Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Ali Akbar Velayati, and Saeed Jalili may lead to defeat in today’s presidential elections, Iran’s hard-line conservative voters have warned. Many hard-line...Caption:
An Iranian woman walks past election posters of Iranian presidential candidate Ali-Akbar Velayati in a street of Tehran, , Iran, 13 June 2013. (EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)
Opinion: Fantasy and reality clash in Iran’s elections
Almost a month ago, Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei described today’s presidential election as “a celebration.” Although not a candidate, Khamenei has remained firmly in the limelight thanks to a series of speeches hammering home that theme. However, a study of the...Caption:
Iranian presidential candidate and lead nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Tehran on May 24, 2013. (AFP Photo)
Candidate Profile: Saeed Jalili
Saeed Jalili was almost completely unknown in Iranian politics until October 20, 2007, when he was appointed as the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani, after service as a diplomat in Iran’s foreign ministry. Since...Caption:
A combo picture made up by the recent pictures taken on various dates at the Iranian Interior Ministry during the registration for Iran’s upcoming presidential election on 14 June, in Tehran, Iran, showing the eight candidates who are accepted by the Guardian Council to stand in Iran’s 14 June 2013 presidential elections. (EPA/Abedin Tahkerenareh)