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Guardian Council denies reports it might disqualify presidential candidate
Iran’s Guardian Council has denied reports that it might consider disqualifying Hassan Rohani from the presidential race.
Security forces raid campaign headquarters of presidential candidates Aref, Rohani in Shiraz
Iranian security forces have raided the campaign headquarters of pro-reform presidential candidates Mohammad Reza Aref and Hassan Rohani.
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Iran's Guardian Council to consider disqualifying pro-reform candidate from presidential race
Iran’s powerful Guardian Council will consider whether or not to disqualify a pro-reform candidate from running in the presidential elections on Friday June 14th.
Sanctions push Iran's oil exports to lowest in decades
Western sanctions drove Iran's crude exports to the lowest in decades in May, according to industry sources and tanker-tracking data, even before Washington toughens measures aimed at squeezing oil sales further.
'Mousavi, Karroubi must be released!'
Thousands of mourners chant pro-opposition slogans at dissident cleric's funeral
Thousands of mourners chanted pro-opposition slogans at the funeral of a dissident cleric on Tuesday, according to reports.
US targets Iran with currency, auto-sector sanctions
The United States on Monday ratcheted up its efforts to isolate Iran for its suspected nuclear weapons program, targeting Tehran with currency and auto-sector sanctions.
Iran more wary of opposition movement in coming elections than before
The Iranian establishment is quite concerned about a possible pro-democracy movement during the presidential election period that will start on June 14, despite having faced down reformists in the 2009 election, having seen the vulnerable situation of other authoritarian regimes in the region as a result of the Arab Spring movements, Nader Hashemi, an Iranian-Canadian Middle East analyst ...
Amid calls for overturn of Guardian Council decision
'Don't lose hope,' Rafsanjani urges supporters after being barred from elections
The daughter of Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, has criticised a recent decision by the hardline Guardian Council to bar former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from running in the upcoming presidential elections on June 14th.
Iran's Rafsanjani barred from standing for president
Iran's electoral watchdog has barred moderate ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from standing in a June 14 presidential election, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Activist arrested in Iran's West Azerbaijan Province
A member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front (Mosharekat) has been detained, opposition sources say.



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