Iranians in East Asia start voting for presidential poll
IRNA – The Iranian presidential election started at 8am local time in China, Japan, and South Korea on Friday. The Iranians…
Iran Election
Judiciary chief attends polling station to vote
IRNA – Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on Friday cast his vote in Iran’s 12th presidential elections. In addition to the…
Poll for Iran’s 12th presidential election starts in Japan
IRNA – Iranians residing in Japan went to polling stations at 3:30 pm local time (11:30 pm GMT) to participate in Iran’s…
Hashemi Taba votes in presidential, local elections
IRNA — Iranian presidential candidate Mostafa Hashemi Taba on Friday morning cast his vote in the 12th presidential and fifth city and…
Interior minister vows to safeguard Iranians’ votes
Tasnim – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli made assurances that his ministry is duty bound to protect the people’s votes in…
Huge turnout of people reinforces national power, security: Rouhani
IRNA – Presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani said on Friday morning that huge turnout of people in the ongoing local and presidential elections…
Iranian expats in New Zealand 1st voters of presidential election
IRNA – Iranians residing in New Zealand were the first voters who cast ballots in the 12th presidential election on Friday when…
Zarif casts vote in presidential, municipal council elections
IRNA – Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif cast his votes in the 12th presidential and the 5th city and village…
Leader: Iran’s destiny in hand of all people
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the presidential election is very important, stressing that the fate…
Rouhani casts ballots in presidential, local elections
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani cast his vote in the 12th presidential election and fifth city and village councils elections held across…
Supreme Leader casts vote in presidential, local elections
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei arrived in polling station No. 110 Friday morning and cast…
Polls open in ‘important’ Iran presidential election
Press TV – Iranians are heading to the polls at home and abroad on Friday in closely-contested elections to choose the country’s…
Iran’s politics polarized but full of dignity: Activist
Press TV – Shabbir Hassanally, an activist and Middle East expert, says Iran’s presidential hopefuls have differences on various issues but they…
Iran presidential polls; An overview
IRNA – Based on its Constitution, the Islamic Republic of Iran relies on people’s vote and public elections to run the countries…
Elections Headquarters declares electoral codes of presidential candidates
IRNA – Elections Headquarters of the Interior Ministry declared electoral codes of the presidential candidates running for Friday’s vote. By virtue of…
Iranians to head to polls to choose next president
Press TV – On Friday May 19, Iranians will head to the polls to choose the members of City and Village Councils…
Religious authorities urge massive turnout in presidential elections
IRNA – Religious authorities Ayatollah Nasser Makarem-Shirazi, Hossein Nouri-Hamedani, Abdollah Javadi-Amoli and Seyyed Mohammad Ali Alavi-Gorgani in separate speeches called on the…
Presidential election to be held in 102 countries
IRNA – Head of the Supervisory Board of the Presidential Elections Abroad said that the 12th presidential election will be held in…
Election affairs advancing without any security problems: Iranian official
Tasnim – There has not been a single report of security problems during various stages of preparations for Friday’s presidential elections, a…
Presidential candidates’ campaign period ends
IRNA — Legal time for the candidates of the upcoming presidential election and the Fifth Islamic City and Village Councils finished on…
Presidential candidate presents quit letter to interior ministry
IRNA – The written withdrawal letter of the presidential candidate Es’haq Jahangiri was submitted to the interior ministry on Wednesday. According to…
Iran election results to be released gradually: Official
Tasnim – Iran’s Interior Ministry reversed its decision on how to release the results of the forthcoming presidential election, a deputy minister…
Iran mission in Dubai urges Iranian residents to vote with valid passport
IRNA — Iran’s Consulate General in Dubai in a statement urged Iranians residing in UAE to vote with valid passports. In its…
The reason Tehran’s mayor dropped out of presidential race
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from the presidential race May 15, leaving the conservative camp with two…
Huge turnout of people in elections disappoints enemy: Top security official
IRNA – Iran’s top security official said on Wednesday that people’s participation in national events and their huge turnout in the forthcoming…
Reporters from 42 countries to cover Iran’s elections
Tasnim – Around 500 journalists working for the news media of 42 countries will cover the upcoming presidential and city and village…
Iran, French elections and EU’s vague future
Iran Review | Ali Esmaeili Ardakani: The European Union is going through unordinary conditions. Increasing growth of nationalism and populism, discourse-based resistance…
Rouhani, Raeisi in heated race to win over voters in Mashhad
Press TV – On the last day of campaigning for Iran’s 12th presidential election, the two main rivals gearing up for a…
Top diplomat urges all Iranians to go to polls on Friday
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the significance of the forthcoming elections in the country, calling on all Iranians…
“Alliance with Raisi aimed at countering gov’t of Four-Percenters”
IFP – Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who dropped out of Iran’s presidential race in favour of his fellow right-winger Ebrahim Raisi, says the…
Interior Ministry confirms Qalibaf withdrawing from electoral race
IRNA – Interior Ministry senior official on Wednesday confirmed that it has received the letter of resignation of presidential election candidate Mohammad…
Minister discredits opinion polls on Iran presidential election
Tasnim – Iran’s interior minister on Wednesday dismissed the figures in opinion polls on Friday’s presidential election, saying almost all of the…
Senior Iranian clerics highlight importance of Hajj pilgrimage
Tasnim – A group of senior Iranian clerics underlined the importance of the annual Hajj pilgrimage and voiced their support for Iranian…
Qalibaf’s withdrawal officially announced to Interior Ministry
IRNA – Head of the electoral committee of Iran’s May 19 presidential election candidate Mohammd Baqer Qalibaf said his withdrawal has officially…
Here’s why oil traders are so focused on the Iranian elections
CNBC | Gemma Acton: Millions of Iranians will head to the polls on Friday to choose their new president in an election…
Iran presidential election promoting regional stability: Kuwaiti lawyer
IRNA – A member of Iran-Kuwait Friendship Group said here on Wednesday that the upcoming presidential elections would boost Iran’s status in…
GC favors gradual release of Iran election results: Spokesman
Tasnim – Spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council said the influential body, which is in charge of supervising elections, is not of the…
Economy in focus as debates heat up in Iran’s presidential race
Xinhua | Hassan Rouhvand: With the polling day less than three days away, election campaigns for the presidential race on Tehran’s streets are…
Iranians in Pakistan counting hours for upcoming polls
IRNA – Iranian nationals in Pakistan are eagerly and impatiently waiting to cast their votes in the upcoming presidential elections and play…
Calm, secure Iran preparing for polls: Ayatollah Khamenei
Press TV- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran is preparing for its presidential elections in a secure…