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Masoud Pezeshkian; Iran's Lone Reformist Hopeful

par Cian ward, 28/06 12:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Ali Khamenei Iran Presidential Election Iranian Reformists Mandatory Hijab Laws Masoud Pezeshkian

Iranians cast their ballots Friday in a presidential election marked by a lone reformist's bid to break through against a divided conservative field. Masoud Pezeshkian, the sole reformist candidate, hopes to break through in a divided contest characterized by its numerous ultraconservative contenders. Born in 1954, in West Azerbaijan, he trained ...

Iranian Reformist and Ultraconservative Qualify For Second Round

par This Is Beirut, 29/06 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ali Khamenei Iran Iran Presidential Elections 2024 Masoud Pezeshkian Saeed Jalili

Iran's sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili have qualified for a runoff presidential election after leading in the first round, an official said on Saturday. Pezeshkian got more than 10,400,000 votes and Jalili, a former nuclear negotiator, has more than 9,400,000, said Mohsen Eslami, spokesman of Iran's ...

Polls Open in Iran's 2nd Round Presidential Election

par This Is Beirut, 05/07 09:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Ali Khamenei Iran Iran Presidential Elections 2024 Masoud Pezeshkian Raisi Saeed Jalili

Polls opened Friday for Iran's runoff presidential election, pitting reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili in the race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a May helicopter crash. The Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say in all state matters, cast his ballot when the ...

Pezeshkian, Iran's Reformist Wins Presidency

06/07 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ali Khamenei Iran Presidential Elections 2024 Iran Reformists Masoud Pezeshkian Saeed Jalili

Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said. Pezeshkian received more than 16 million votes and Jalili more than 13 million out of about 30 million votes cast, electoral authority spokesman Mohsen Eslami said, adding that voter ...

Khamenei Orders Iranian Retaliation on Israel for Haniyeh's Killing

par This Is Beirut, 31/07 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Ali Khamenei Iran Israel

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued an order on Wednesday, for a direct Iranian strike on Israel in response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to three anonymous Iranian officials briefed on the matter. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council ...

Khamenei Opens Door to Nuclear Program Negotiations With US

par This Is Beirut, 27/08 17:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ali Khamenei Iran Nuclear Weapons

Iran’s supreme leader opened the door on Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling its civilian government there was "no barrier" to engaging with its "enemy," as reported by the Associated Press. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who has final say on all state matters, set clear ...

Khamenei Condemns Israel, Saying Lebanon Will Make Them "Regret Their Actions"

par This Is Beirut, 28/09 17:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ali Khamenei Iran Israel

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei has released a statement in response to the ongoing strikes across Lebanon and the Beirut suburb of Dahieh, saying that Lebanon will make Israel "regret their actions". On Friday, Israel launched a large airstrike on the neighborhood that reportedly killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. In the statement ...

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