In Iran, opponents use age to attack Rafsanjani campaign
TEHRAN — In a political order where elderly men have long been considered the most fit leaders, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s age…
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Iran’s Rafsanjani draws conservative criticism
TEHRAN, May 17 (UPI) — Iranian presidential hopeful Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has a history of making “huge” political mistakes, a conservative rival candidate contends. The…
Trying unlikely comeback, ex-Iran president strikes chord with public
TEHRAN — There was a time when Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani seemed to have it all. A founder of the Islamic Revolution,…
Rafsanjani’s presidential bid elicits hope, scorn
TEHRAN, May 16 2013 (IPS) – The last-minute entry of former president and current chair of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani into…
Iran election: Rafsanjani defends decision to stand as his ‘national duty’
Pro-regime figures call for Rafsanjani’s disqualification amid growing support for ex-president’s candidacy from Green movement Hashemi Rafsanjani, the dark horse heavyweight candidate in Iran’s…
Khatami rallies support for Rafsanjani’s presidential bid
Iran’s former President Seyyed Mohammad Khatami has voiced support for presidential hopeful Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and called on the Iranian public to…
Gaming Iran’s presidential election
On May 11, in the last moments before the registration deadline for candidacy, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani registered to run in the elections. The news…
Iran today: How to use nuclear talks in an election campaign
The Guardian Council, the body vetting the almost 700 people who had registered as candidates for the Presidential election, is scheduled to…
Iran’s conservatives divided over presidential candidates
TEHRAN — Conservatives aligned with Iran’s supreme leader may enjoy his support, but their inability to rally behind a single candidate could…
Reformist Kavakebian mulls dropping out in favor of Hashemi
Iranian reformist hopeful Mostafa Kavakebian says it will soon be known whether he will withdraw from the presidential race in favor of…
Iran nuclear talks over access resume in Vienna, Istanbul
Iran news headlines on Wednesday include resumption of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna and Istanbul;Iran hard-liners urging election ban on Hashemi Rafsanjani & Rahim…
Presidential hopeful Rafsanjani explains his plans
Chairman of the Expediency Council and presidential hopeful, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has expounded his plans and policies in case he wins…
Principlist hopefuls Haddad-Adel, Zakani criticize Rafsanjani’s record
Principlist Iranian presidential hopefuls Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel and Alireza Zakani have criticized rival hopeful and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani for signing…
Pro-reform political fronts back Rafsanjani in Iran presidential election
Pro-reform Islamic Iran Participation and the Islamic Revolution Mojahedin Organization fronts have declared they will support Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the…
Iran hard-liners urge election ban on 2 candidates
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two contenders – a moderate former president and a protege…
Wait, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s brother is running for president of Iran?
On Saturday, the five-day registration period for Iran’s June 14 presidential election came to a dramatic close when several last-minute candidates entered the running. And buried…
The favorites in Iran’s election
Iran stands on the eve of a heated presidential election slated for June 14. It is the 11th presidential election in Iran’s history. The…
Iran today: Lines drawn in presidential campaigns
While groups within the regime were trying to rally against former President Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday, another contest was building: the fight…
Iranian officials threaten two candidates for the presidency
TEHRAN — Iranian officials on Monday issued blunt threats of violence against two last-minute registrants for the June 14 presidential election whose unwanted presence…
Rafsanjani warns against slandering rivals
Iranian presidential hopeful Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has warned against political mudslinging in the run-up to the upcoming presidential election. In a second…
Principlist hopefuls need unity more than ever: Haddad-Adel
Iranian presidential hopeful Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel says the registration of certain political figures for the election necessitates unity among principlists more than…
Qalibaf questions Rafsanjani’s performance during past terms in office
Iranian presidential hopeful Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has questioned the performance of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during his terms in office. Hashemi…
Rafsanjani’s election win chance slim: Reformist activist
A reformist activist says Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has little chance of garnering enough votes to win the presidential…
Don’t get too excited over Rafsanjani’s run
News over the weekend that Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has entered the race for Iranian president produced surprise and elation in some quarters that politics in the…
Rafsanjani candidacy a likely winner
In the last minutes of the nominations for the presidency, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani officially threw his hat in the ring while his supporters had…
Iran today: Age, “sedition”, & the presidential election
After the drama of last-minute candidacies over the weekend, Monday was marked by political skirmishes. The most prominent was the attempt by…
Iranian presidential elections 2013: the essential guide
Countdown has started for an election that marks the end of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s turbulent time in office. Here is all you need to know…
Iran prepares for high-stakes presidential election
Hashemi Rafsanjani’s last-minute entry makes race more unpredictable, but many voters have bitter memories of 2009 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, gazes down…
What just happened in Iran?
Farideh Farhi has done her usual excellent job of unwrapping the Iranian internal political scene. I very much share her surprise about this…
Analysis: Iran election race opens up as surprise candidate enter
(Reuters) – After the huge protests that followed the 2009 election, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have hoped June polls…
Iran today: Rafsanjani & Jalili put out campaign slogans
Presidential Election Watch: Supreme Leader’s Men to Back Jalili? MP Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, a member of the Supreme Leader’s 2+1 Committee, has…
Iran’s Rafsanjani seeks one more shot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Signs on currency exchange shops in Tehran explained why the doors where temporarily shut: Waiting to see if…
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani campaign poses challenge to Iran regime
Whether Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former Iranian president, wins next month’s presidential election or not, his candidacy has disrupted the Islamic regime’s…
Iran surprises again!
Okay, it is time to admit that the only thing predictable about Iranian politics these days is its unpredictability! There are people…
Iran today: Presidential election — Rafsanjani shakes up the race
Following up on an eventful Saturday, the last day of registration of candidacy for the 14 June Presidential election, in which…. …
Rafsanjani rolls the dice one last time to fix Iran’s future
(Reuters) – Iran’s best known political grandee, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, looms large in the history of the Islamic Republic –…
Factbox: Contenders in Iranian presidential election
(Reuters) – Following are brief details of leading candidates for Iran’s June 14 presidential election, for which registration closed on Saturday. AKBAR…
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to stand for Iran presidency
Iran news headlines on Saturday include Hashemi Rafsanjani & Rahim Mashaei announcement for running in presidential election; IAEA chief support for experts to check Iran’s Bushehr…