Japanese PM, FM felicitate Rouhani’s win
MNA – Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and FM have sent messages of congratulation to President Rouhani for his winning in the election.…
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Elysee: Rouhani reelection gives hope for Tehran’s compliance with nuclear deal
Sputnik – The office of French President Emmanuel Macron said that the reelection of Hassan Rouhani as Iranian President gives hope for…
Tillerson says he’ll talk to Iran’s Zarif ‘at the right time’
Bloomberg – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he’ll talk with his Iranian counterpart “at the right time” after elections in Iran…
Rouhani, a man of the Islamic Revolution, opens Iran to West
AP | JON GAMBRELL: As Iran’s chief nuclear envoy, Hassan Rouhani earned the nickname “diplomat sheikh” when negotiators in 2004 reached a…
Raeisi: Nation main winner of election
IRNA – Defeated presidential candidate Ebrahim Raeisi in a statement late on Saturday said that the Iranian nation is the first and…
In a dispirited Middle East, Iran’s election is the single beacon of hope
Iranian Diplomacy- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was…
Nabih Berri congratulates re-election of President Rouhani
IRNA — Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Saturday in a message congratulated Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as president of the…
Trump’s Riyadh visit eclipsed by high turnout in Iran election
IFP – Maybe if Trump’s plane was allowed to fly across the Iranian airspace on its route to Saudi Arabia, he would…
Nasrallah congratulates Rouhani on Friday election
IRNA — Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah in a message on Saturday congratulated victory of Hassan Rouhani in 12th…
President-elect Rouhani to talk live to nation on TV today
IRNA – President-elect Hassan Rouhani will give a live televised speech to Iranians at 18pm local times (13:30 GMT) on Saturday. President-elect…
Leader thanks people huge turnout in elections
IRNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a message on Saturday praised Iranians massive turnout in the…
Final results of Iran’s Presidential Election declared
IFP- Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli officially declared the results of Iran’s presidential elections, where Hassan Rouhani was re-elected by a…
Pakistani media hail huge turnout in Iran presidential poll
IRNA – Electronic and print media in Pakistan have hailed ‘huge turnout’ in the 12th presidential elections of the Islamic Republic of…
Presidential candidates felicitate Rouhani on reelection
MNA – Seyed Mostafa Hashemitaba and Seyed Mostafa Mirsalim, two candidates of the 12th Iranian presidential election, congratulated Hassan Rouhani on his…
Presidential election results update
IRNA – Presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani still leads Iran presidential competition obtaining over 22.7 million of the counted votes, senior Interior Ministry…
Who is Iranian president Hassan Rouhani
Sputnik – Iran is holding its presidential election on Friday, in which incumbent leader Hassan Rouhani is expected to be reelected with…
FM hails people huge turnout in elections
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed people massive turnout in the presidential and local elections held on Friday. Zarif in…
What Russia has to say about the presidential election in Iran
Sputnik – With Iran voting in presidential elections on Friday, many continue to speculate on Moscow’s position on the matter; Russian political…
Senior official: Those trying to threaten Iran main losers of elections
IRNA – Secretary of Supreme National Security Council has described elections as the symbol of the Iranians’ empathy and solidarity to preserve…
Iran elections unlikely to impact relations with US
Sputnik – Iranian Kurdistan Representative to the United States Arash Saleh said that the outcome of the Iranian presidential election is not…
A look at elections in Iran versus other Persian Gulf states
Press TV – The Persian Gulf’s coastline accommodates eight countries, Iran and seven Arab states. Here is a look at the differences…
Iran’s democratic process mutually respectful, informative: Analyst
Press TV – Pye Ian, an economic and political researcher, says the process of democracy in Iran is “mutually respectful and informative,”…
Early results show record-high turnout in Iran’s election
Tasnim – While the Iranian Interior Ministry is busy counting the ballots in presidential election around six hours after conclusion of the…
Interior Ministry declares early official results from Iran presidential poll
Press TV – The Iranian Interior Ministry has declared a first series of partial results from the Friday presidential election, putting Hassan…
Above 100 nabbed in Tehran province for election-related offenses
Tasnim – Judiciary forces have arrested more than 100 people in the Iranian Province of Tehran on Friday for election-related offenses, a…
Great Iranian film director casts his vote in Cannes
IRNA – The illustrious Oscar-winner Iranian film director, Asghar Farhadi cast his vote on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on…
Over 20 million Iranians cast votes so far: Interior Ministry
Press TV – An Iranian Interior Ministry official says over 20 million people have cast their ballots in the country’s twin elections…
Big turnout in Iran vote creates positive image in world: Analyst
Press TV – Mark Glenn, an author and political analyst, says the Iranian people are the real winners of the elections because…
Election voting time extended for another 2 hours in Iran
IRNA – Tehran governor general Hossein Hashemi said voting time for presidential and local elections in Iran has been extended for another…
Midnight, maximum legal deadline for voting extension: Iranian minister
Tasnim – Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli asked voters not to delay going to polling stations to cast their ballots in…
Turnout in Iran election surpasses 50%, voting extended again
Tasnim – The number of voters in Iran’s presidential election hit over 30 million by evening local time, while the voting was…
Iran election to impact global geopolitical affairs: Analyst
Press TV – Iran’s 12th presidential election will take place on Friday, and the two main candidates, Hassan Rouhani and Seyyed Ebrahim…
Photos: Iranians attend presidential elections in Tehran
ISNA | Iranians attend 2017 presidential elections in the capital Tehran.
Iranian-Canadians going to US to vote
IRNA – An Iranian-Canadian academic from Concordia University, Montreal, said that many Iranian-Canadians are going to the US to vote in the…
Iran’s elections tops Western, regional media headlines
IRNA – Iranian presidential election is still on top of Western and regional media headlines. Concurrent with Iran’s election which started on…
No security problems reported in polling stations across Iran: Police chief
Tasnim – Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari said no cases of insecurity or indiscipline have been reported to the police…
Iran security forces bust several terrorist cells prior to elections: Minister
Tasnim – The Iranian intelligence minister announced that the country’s security forces have managed to smash a number of terrorist cells that…
Iran’s GC secretary lauds ‘good’ electoral process
Tasnim – The secretary of Iran’s Guardian Council (GC), Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, hailed the process of today’s elections and said that, as…
Iranian nationals in Syria casting ballots to elect next president
Tasnim – Iranian nationals in Syria on Friday have been casting their votes in Iran’s 12th presidential election. According to Tasnim dispatches,…
Photos: Iranians vote in ‘important’ presidential election
ISNA – Iranians are voting in a presidential contest which pits President Hassan Rouhani against a serious challenger, Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, in…