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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged the candidates in the race for the upcoming Iran's presidential election to avoid making remarks that may gratify the enemies of the Islamic Republic.
Mellat Opinion Poll Institute affiliated with the Iranian Parliament Research Center says a third survey conducted by the institute found that 45.5 percent of Iranian citizens will vote in the upcoming presidential elections.
The Iranian cyber security police have identified and summoned four people for publishing fake online opinion polls on the snap presidential elections scheduled to be held on Friday.
Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a heavyweight supporter of reformist presidential candidate Massoud Pezeshkian, has made a fiery speech in the central Iranian city of Kashan against the rival principlist camp.
Candidates for Iran's 14th presidential election are utilizing urban advertisement opportunities alongside their special television programs and campaign trips.
Mostafa Pourmohammadi, a candidate in Iran's upcoming presidential election, expressed strong criticism in a recent tweet regarding Iran's handling of the Ukraine conflict and economic sanctions.
The first presidential election debate between the six contenders who are running for office was broadcast live from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Broadcasting (IRIB) on Monday.
Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's office has responded to allegations made by presidential candidate Alireza Zakani during a recent political roundtable.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has approved a proposal from the country’s top judge to pardon or commute the prison terms of more than 2,600 convicts found guilty by various Iranian courts.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has emphasized that the renunciation of the Zionist regime and the United States by Muslims must continue beyond the time and place of Hajj, prevail in all Islamic countries worldwide, and be extended to the general populace.
Massoud Pezeshkian, one of the six presidential candidates in Iran’s snap elections, has announced his policy regarding the influx of millions of refugees from neighboring Afghanistan.
Iran’s Guardian Council approved six of the 80 presidential hopefuls on Sunday to run for president in the upcoming snap elections scheduled to be held later this month, eliciting reactions from some of the turned-down candidates.
Reformist political activist Gholamhossein Karbaschi discussed the potential victory of Masoud Pezeshkian in the upcoming Iranian Presidential Election.
Iran's Interior Ministry has announced the list of finally approved candidates for the upcoming presidential elections, with former Parliament Speaker and veteran politician Ali Larijani and former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad disqualified.
The spokesman of Iran’s Guardian Council says the vetting process for the candidates of the upcoming presidential elections is underway and the final results are likely due on Monday.
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has prepared the facilities for Iranian citizens in other countries to take part in the upcoming presidential elections set for June 28.
A final farewell ceremony for Saeed Abyar, a military advisor of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria, was held on Thursday as his body was laid to rest.
The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the surprise operation by the Palestinian resistance factions in the Israeli-occupied territories in October last year put the occupying regime on a path of destruction.
Former governor of the Iranian Central Bank Abdolnasser Hemmati on Friday registered as a potential candidate to run in the upcoming presidential election of the country.
The first day of the registration for presidential election candidates in Iran saw principlist politician Saeed Jalili and former parliament speaker Ali Larijani show up at the interior ministery to officially announce their candidature to fill the void left by the late President Ebrahim Raisi.
