Iran opened on Tuesday the door for candidacies for the upcoming presidential vote, amid differences between President Hassan Rouhani on one hand, and the Guardian Council on the other ...
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Saeed Mohammad – Involved In
Iran registers presidential candidates Raisi seen running
Candidates began signing up on Tuesday for Iran's June 18 presidential polls, with the clerical establishment hoping for a high turnout in a vote seen as a referendum on ...
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Military candidates in Iran elections raise worry of further IRGC control
A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible further militarization of the Islamic Republic’s politics.
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Iran spells out election terms potentially bars candidates
Iran's election-vetting body has spelt out conditions for running in next month's presidential poll, potentially barring several high-profile candidates, local media reported Thursday.
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Iran’s hardliners are using a TV thriller to undermine their rivals
A blindfolded man is being driven in a car and asks where he is. “Show him,” the passenger in the front seat says. The man’s blindfold is taken off, ...
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Saeed Mohamed – The ideological backer of Khamenei
Presidential hopeful Saeed Mohammad came to the center of the political stage in Iran, soon after the assassination of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in January 2020.
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