Parliament speaker opens new conservative era in Iranian politics
Al-Monitor | Shervin Ghaffari: Parliament Speaker Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf starts his new job at a time when Iran faces great challenges,…
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Iran’s conservatives win elections after record-low turnout, disqualifications
The Wall Street Journal | Aresu Eqbali and Sune Engel Rasmussen: Iran’s conservatives won a landslide in the country’s parliamentary elections, strengthening…
Iran’s conservatives win election by large margin, Mehr says
Bloomberg | Arsalan Shahla and Golnar Motevalli: Iranian conservatives won a majority in parliamentary elections, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency, sweeping…
Conservatives ahead as Iran election results trickle in
AFP | Amir Havasi: Conservatives took a lead Saturday as the first results of Iran’s parliamentary election came in, boosted by a…
Iran elections: conservatives on brink of landslide victory
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Iran’s conservatives are on the brink of a landslide victory in the country’s parliamentary elections as forecasts…
With reformers sidelined, Iranian elections looking like hard-liners Vs. conservatives
Radio Free Europe | Golnaz Esfandiari: With Iranian parliamentary elections just a month away, there are increasing signs that the vote will…
“Iran needs revolutionary president who can take high risks”
IFP- Iran’s political atmosphere today needs a new revolutionary president with a will to take high risks, said Hamid Reza Taraqqi, a…
Iran’s conservatives step up scrutiny on university students
Al-Monitor | Zep Kalb: On Jan. 14, Islamic Azad University (IAU) approved new rules that are set to increase state control over its many…
Rouhani doubles down on Iran’s conservatives with ‘digital economy’ plan
Al-Monitor- After receiving criticism for unblocking the popular social media app Telegram, which was closed over the recent protests that rocked Iran, President Hassan Rouhani…
President Rouhani under pressure on cabinet line-up
IFP- As Iranian President Rouhani is preparing to announce his next cabinet, speculations are increasingly raised on his cabinet’s line-up by main…
Iranian conservatives unlikely to nominate female presidential candidate
IFP- Former speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel, believes that it would be highly improbable that the Iranian conservatives put…
Why this Iranian conservative-turned-moderate will succeed Rafsanjani
Al-Monitor- The Jan. 8 death of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani could change the balance at the top of Iran’s political establishment.…
Iran’s conservatives face identity crisis
TEHRAN — Hassan Rouhani’s surprising victory in the June 14 presidential election has left Iran’s conservative political establishment, which dominated Iranian politics for…