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Opinion: Tycoons and the Temptation of Power

by Amir Taheri | Jan 29, 2016 | Opinion

With the seasons of primaries in the US presidential election starting next week, all attention is on Donald Trump, the front-runner in the Republican Party camp. The real estate tycoon and TV celebrity benefits from the fact that most commentators believe the...

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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

by Ali M. Pedram | Jun 14, 2013 | Middle East

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...

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Former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in June 2008. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Former Foreign Minister to Seek Presidency in Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A former foreign minister has become the first personality to formally declare his candidacy for Iran’s next presidential election in June. Manouchehr Mottaki made his announcement Tuesday after weeks of dropping hints. Mottaki claimed that his...