Ahmad Vahidi

Interpol Issues Red Alert for Iranian Minister Over 1994 Attack

Argentina has asked Interpol to arrest Iran's interior minister over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The Iranian minister, Ahmad Vahidi, is part of a delegation from Tehran currently visiting Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and Interpol has issued a red alert seeking ...

Iran's Hardline Representatives Tighten Grip on Parliament

Iran's conservatives and ultra-conservatives clinched more seats in a partial rerun of the country's parliamentary elections, official results showed on Saturday, tightening their hold on the chamber. Voters had been called to cast ballots again on Friday in regions where candidates failed to gain enough votes in the March 1 election, which saw ...

Iran Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf Submits Presidential Bid

The conservative speaker of Iran's parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, registered his candidacy on Monday for the snap presidential election on June 28. At the end of the five-day registration period on Monday evening, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told reporters that a total of 80 applications had been submitted. The presidential hopefuls ...