Members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts have re-elected Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati as the chairman of the body, which is empowered to appoint and dismiss the Leader of the Islamic ...
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Iran’s Zam and other sons of the Islamic Republic who rebelled against the clerical regime
Ruhollah Zam’s father, a cleric who served as the head of Iran’s state propaganda agency in the 1980s, named him after the leader of the 1979 revolution and the ...
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Newspaper close to Khamenei office criticizes officials who do not retire after 80
A hardliner Iranian newspaper linked to the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is criticizing Iranian politicians of advanced age who insist on holding official positions past the ...
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Iran’s hardliner watchdog rejects lawmaker’s accusation of manipulating elections
In a statement on Monday, Iran's constitution and election watchdog refuted the allegations made against the clerical body and its secretary by an outspoken lawmaker.
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U.S. sanctions Iranian officials involved in vetting election candidates
The Trump administration on Thursday announced sanctions against five Iranian officials it said are responsible for preventing “free and fair” elections. The sanctions are being announced a day before ...
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Most powerful hardline clerics to reunite in Assembly of Experts election
The Assembly of Experts is an 88-member clerical body in Iran tasked with choosing and monitoring the next supreme leader. Candidates must have a certificate of Sharia expertise or ...
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