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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Reuters)

Karoubi Supports Rouhani, Tehran Mayor Withdraws from Presidential Race

by Adel al-Salmi | May 16, 2017 | World

London – Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi announced on Monday his support for President Hassan Rouhani, who is running for a second presidential term in next Friday’s election. Karoubi and another reformist leader Mirhossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra...

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Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf gestures in this undated handout photo provided by Tasnim News Agency on May 9, 2017. (Tasnim News Agency/Handout via Reuters)

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf: Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Golden Child

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

London – Twelve years after running as mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Bagher Qaliba will attempt for a third time to run for the presidency in Iran. He had in recent months however faced real estate corruption scandals, but that has not deterred him from registering in the...

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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...