IRGC chief says Islamic Republic cripples US power

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran has over the past decades eroded the power of the US and turned it into a “small and weak” state. Speaking in the northeastern holy

Putin congratulates Iran’s new president

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as the president-elect of Iran during a phone call on Monday. According to ISNA, President Putin expressed his best wishes for Pezeshkian's

What to expect from Iran’s new president

Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian stood as a wildcard candidate, and defied expectations to win the presidency against hardline rival Saeed Jalili. Mr Pezeshkian is notable because he is "a reformist

Erdogan says new Iranian president is a Turk

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hopes for a positive development in Turkey-Iran relations under the new president-elect, leveraging Masoud Pezeshkian's ethnic background as a potential diplomatic