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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

Raisi Offends Iranian Government

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

Wariness in Tehran Ahead of Presidential Results

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


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Iranian voters participate in the presidential elections/AFP


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