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Aref quits Iran vote as reformists back moderate Rowhani

AFP: Sole reformist candidate Mohammad Reza Aref pulled out of Iran's presidential race on Tuesday as the reformist camp including ex-president Mohammad...

Iran launches rearmed destroyer on Persian Gulf

AP: Iran says it has launched a 50-year-old destroyer on the Persian Gulf after overhauling it and rearming with modern missiles. Since ...

Iranian hardliner drops out of election, narrows field for allies

Reuters: A conservative former parliament speaker dropped out of the June 14 Iranian presidential election on Monday in a move to consolidate ...

Reports: Iran may disqualify centrist candidate

AP: Iranian media are reporting that a centrist presidential candidate may be disqualified from the June 14 election. The report late Sunday by...

Iran clerical group for Velayati as president: report

AFP: A leading Iranian conservative clerical group has endorsed veteran diplomat Ali Akbar Velayati to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 14...

Protester killed outside Iran’s Beirut embassy

Reuters: A Lebanese protester was killed outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut on Sunday after gunmen from the Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia Hezbollah...

Iran media praises “heated” presidential debate

AFP: Iran's media on Saturday hailed the latest televised debate of presidential candidates, highlighting sharp exchanges among them on topics such as...

Iranian presidential debates an occasion for jokes, policy insights

Wall Street Journal: Presidential debates are fairly new phenomena in Iranian politics. As such, Iranians and Iran-watchers follow them closely for a rare...

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Iranian Regime Moves to Resume Oil Sales to Japan

Reuters reported on Friday, July 3, citing three Iranian and Western sources, that Iran has begun negotiations to sell...

Air And Ground Alert in Tehran as Khamenei’s Funeral Begins

The second day of the funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei, the slain supreme leader of the Iranian regime, began...

Reuters: The Role and Threats of Monarchists in the Ban on Iranian Resistance Rally in Paris

Reuters reported that French authorities canceled a major demonstration by supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Paris just hours...

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Iranian Regime Parliament Speaker: No Access Will Be Granted to Bombed Sites

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian regime's...

Trump Claims Iran’s Regime Has Agreed to All U.S. Demands

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