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FILE PHOTO: Iranian Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi (L) and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf gesture during a campaign meeting at the Mosalla mosque in Tehran, Iran, May 16, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS

Raisi Offends Iranian Government

by Adil Alsalmi | May 30, 2017 | World

London- Ten days after the presidential elections, repercussions of the electoral campaigns still threaten of wider divisions in Tehran. On Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was offended by his rivals: defeated presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi and head of...

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Iranian women cast their ballots at a polling station at the Lorzadeh mosque in southern Tehran. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP

Wariness in Tehran Ahead of Presidential Results

by Adil Alsalmi | May 20, 2017 | World

London- An atmosphere of caution prevails in Iran after voters headed to the polls on Friday to elect their 12th president amid a tight fight between incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and his main challenger Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric and former...

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FILE PHOTO: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo

Iran Elections to Decide Future of Engagement with the West

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 19, 2017 | World

Held on Friday May 19, Iran’s presidential election is effectively a tight two-horse race between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline jurist Ebrahim Raisi, with major implications threatening relations with Washington. Whoever wins the presidential...

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Iranian voters participate in the presidential elections/AFP

Iran: Supreme Leader’s Choice Faces Test of Ballot Boxes

by Adel al-Salmi | May 19, 2017 | World

London- Iranians headed to the polls on Friday to choose their 12th President among four contenders. The race, however, is expected to be limited to a reformist, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, and his main challenger, Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric and former...

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Iranian vice-president and candidate in Iran’s upcoming presidential elections Eshaq Jahangiri giving an interview, AFP

Iran VP Jahangiri Withdraws Bid for Presidential Elections, Supports Rouhani

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 16, 2017 | World

Iran’s reformist first vice president, Eshaq Jahangiri, on Tuesday pulled out of this week’s presidential election and endorsed the incumbent, Hassan Rouhani, ISNA news agency reported. Jahangiri’s decision comes one day after Tehran mayor Mohammad...