Ebrahim Raisi Iran President
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Jalili, Zakani Drop Out of Iran’s Presidential Race in Favour of Raisi
Iranian presidential contenders Saeed Jalili and Alireza Zakani have withdrawn from Iran's presidential race in favour of Ebrahim Raisi, the conservative contender who has the biggest chance for winning the Friday votes.
Top Sunni Cleric Endorses Ebrahim Raisei for Iran’s Presidential Election
The Sunni Friday prayers leader of the city of Zahedan in the southwestern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan has expressed his support for presidential contender Ebrahim Raisei.
Iran Election 2021: First Presidential Debate Held on Issue of Economy
The seven presidential candidates qualified by the Guardian Council to run in this month's presidential election traded strong barbs in their first debate on Saturday, which was focused on their economic views.
Iran Elections 2021: Seven Candidates Qualified to Run for President
The Interior Ministry has released the official list of candidates qualified by the Guardian Council to run for president in the June elections.
Iran Election 2021: Dehqan Joins Other Conservatives Dropping Out in Favour of Raisi
Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, a military advisor to Iran's Leader and one of the key military figures running for president in Iran's June elections, has dropped out in favour of Ebrahim Raisi, the key candidate of the conservative camp.
Iran Elections 2021: Ebrahim Raisi Submits Candidacy
Iran's Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi has submitted his candidacy for the next month's presidential elections.
Iran’s Top Judge, Iraqi PM Discuss Bilateral Ties
Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi has sat down with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in Baghdad.
Iran’s Revenge for US Killing of Soleimani ‘Close at Hand’: Judiciary Chief
The Iranian judiciary chief says Tehran’s vengeance for the US assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani is “close at hand.”
Iran Leader Grants Clemency to 3,840 Prisoners on Revolution Anniversary
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 3,840 Iranian convicts on the occasion of the Islamic Revolution’s 42nd anniversary.
Rouhani, Qalibaf, Raisi All Stress Tackling US Sanctions
The heads of the three branches of the Iranian government see eye to eye on the necessity of neutralizing US sanctions on the country.
US Protests to Engulf Entire America: Iran’s Top Judge
Iran’s Judiciary chief says the nationwide protests in the United States will finally engulf America and other hegemonic powers.
Iranian Inmates to Get New Year Furlough amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi has ordered the courts across the country to grant the eligible prisoners leave for the new Iranian year’s holidays (mid-March) until April 3, also as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Iran Says Will Sue Trump for Ordering Soleimani’s Assassination
Iran’s top judge Ebrahim Raisi says the Judiciary in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will file a complaint against US President Donald Trump for the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani.
Judiciary Chief Orders Probe into Downing of Ukrainian Plane
Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi has ordered the head of the Armed Forces’ Judiciary Organization to immediately launch probe into the “accidental” shoot-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed in Tehran Wednesday.
Iranian Judiciary Chief Urges Compensation for Supertanker’s Detention
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says Tehran should claim compensation for the illegal detention of its supertanker ‘Adrian Darya’, which had been captured by the British Royal Navy and held in Gibraltar for six weeks.
Iran Leader Pardons, Commutes Sentences of Over 1,000 Inmates
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has granted clemency to 1,070 convicts found guilty by various Iranian courts.
Law to Monitor Iranian Officials’ Assets Coming into Force
Iran's Judiciary chief says an executive bylaw on looking into government officials' property and assets will soon come into force.
New Judiciary Chief Vows to Transform Iran’s Legal System
Iran’s new chief justice, Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Raeisi, has pledged a legal transformation to address the country’s changing priorities in the "second phase" of the Islamic Revolution.
Iran Leader Appoints Ayatollah Raisi as New Judiciary Chief
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed veteran judicial official, Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Raeisi, as new head of Iran’s Judiciary.
Iran to Appoint New Judiciary Chief by Mid-March
The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary says the replacement for Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, the incumbent Judiciary chief who has been appointed the head of the Expediency Council, will start working before this Iranian year is finished (March 20).
Presidential Candidate Raisi Votes in Iran Elections
Iranian presidential candidate Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and his wife cast their ballots in the country’s presidential and local elections on Friday.
“Rouhani Looks for Solution to Iran’s Problems Abroad”
Iranian presidential contender Ebrahim Raisi has once again criticized the performance of the current administration and vowed to settle the problems facing the country using domestic potentials.
Raisi Hails Qalibaf’s ‘Revolutionary’ Withdrawal from Candidacy
Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, who is running for Iran’s president, expressed his gratitude to Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf for ending his race in favor of the cleric on Monday, calling the move “revolutionary”.
Qalibaf Drops Out of Presidential Race in Favour of Raisi
Iranian candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf officially withdrew from Iran’s presidential election, and called on his supporters to vote for his fellow right-winger Ebrahim Raisi in the May 19 elections.
“People’s Poor Living Condition behind My Presidential Bid”
Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi has sharply criticized the incumbent government’s performance, and said his decision to compete in the votes has not been taken on a whim, but to improve people’s living condition.