Iranian cleric urges presidential candidates to set aside rivalries
Tasnim – A top Iranian cleric called on the candidates competing for the presidency to put aside rivalries and establish friendly ties…
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Presidential candidate casts vote in presidential, local elections
IRNA – Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim cast his vote Friday morning in the 12th presidential and fifth city and village councils elections.…
No special security issues so far: Zolfaghari
MNA – Chairman of the Security Committee to monitor election-related activities stressed Thu. that no special security issues have occurred so far…
Zarif assures Iranian expats of protecting their votes
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif assured the Iranian expatriates that their votes in Iran’s 12th presidential election will be protected.…
Massive turnout in elections to guarantee Iran’s power: Sunni cleric
IRNA — A Sunni cleric says that people will massively attend the May 19 elections to guarantee Iran’s power and preserve the…
Larijani casts vote in presidential, local elections
IRNA – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani cast his vote in the 12th presidential and fifth city and village council elections in the…
Spokesman hails massive turnout of Iranian expats in presidential election
IRNA – Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Bahram Qasemi said that Iranian expatriates, the youth and university students in particular, have made…
Voting hours likely to be extended: Iranian official
Tasnim – The head of the Iranian Interior Ministry’s State Elections Committee said voting hours of the country’s ongoing elections will most…
8 provinces in Iraq hosting Iranian presidential ballot boxes
IRNA – Voting process for the Iranian presidential elections kicked off in eight provinces in Iraq on Friday. At 8am local times…
Photos: Presidential candidate casts vote in presidential, local elections
Fars News Agency |Omid Vahabzadehh: Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raeisi cast his vote Friday morning in the 12th presidential and fifth city and…
Presidential candidate casts vote in presidential, local elections
IRNA – Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raeisi cast his vote Friday morning in the 12th presidential and fifth city and village councils elections.…
Voting in Iran’s 12th presidential election kicks off in Russia
IRNA – Iranians residing in Russia attended at the four ballot boxes at 6:30 am local time (2:30 GMT) in an office…
Jahangiri votes in presidential, local elections
IRNA – First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri, one of the candidates for the 12th presidential election who quitted the race in favor of…
Mogherini: EU following Iran elections with a lot of respect
IRNA — EU foreign policy chief said, “On the elections in Iran, we obviously follow with a lot of attention and respect…
Statement: Only Guardian Council responsible for supervising elections
Tasnim – Iran’s central board responsible for monitoring elections said only the Guardian Council is responsible for supervising the country’s elections. “Only…
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…
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…
Photos: Rouhani casts ballots in presidential, local elections
ISNA |Mohsen Esmaeilzade, Amir Kholousi: President Hassan Rouhani cast his vote in the 12th presidential election and fifth city and village councils…
Photos: Supreme Leader casts vote in presidential, local elections
Fars News Agency | Javad Hadi: Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei arrived in polling station No. 110…
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…
Senior Iranian official tenders resignation ahead of presidential election
Press TV – Head of the Inspection Bureau at the Office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has…
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…
Photos: Last hours of election campaigns in Tehran
IRNA | Mahdi Jafari, Faraj Samadi: Tehran streets was occupied by supporters of candidates for upcoming presidential election on Wednesday night, which…
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…