Injecting gas into oil reservoirs should be given priority over gas export to revive unused reserves, a former oil minister said. Mohammad Gharazi added that after supplying towns and villages with natural gas, the most important priority is to increase extraction from oilfields by injecting gas into oil reserves that have not been exploited for ...

[caption id="attachment_30403" align="alignright" width="210"] Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi answers questions at a press conference in Tehran on May 27, 2013.[/caption] Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi says the next administration has to curb inflation by regulating the financial markets in order to fix the countrys economy. Speaking ...

[caption id="attachment_30403" align="alignright" width="240"] Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi answers questions at a press conference in Tehran on May 27, 2013.[/caption] Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi says the next administration must adopt a successful economic model to fix the existing problems of the country. Those who ...

[caption id="attachment_30203" align="alignright" width="240"] Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi addresses a press conference in Tehran on May 27, 2013.[/caption] Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi has promised to abide by the Constitution, especially in the economic sphere, if elected president. In a televised speech on Thursday,...

(CNN)-- Voters in Iran will cast their ballots on June 14 for the country's next president, a man who will play a pivotal role in foreign and nuclear policy and who must also address economic challenges worsened by sanctions and international isolation. "The central issue of this election is about how to manage the economy better in the face of a ...

Comments on the economy, sanctions and international relations by the eight candidates in Iran's June 14 presidential race. --- Parliament member Gholam Ali Haddad Adel: "In fact, the U.S. president is the problem, not Iran's president." - In response to a question about the nuclear standoff. "Iran's Islamic Revolution inspired the Islamic ...

Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi says the next administration should first control price hikes before resolving any other issues. Any problem in the country you (try to) take care of without solving the issue of inflation will remain unsolved, the reformist candidate said during a televised message broadcast on Sunday. Gharazi said ...

[caption id="attachment_30403" align="alignright" width="210"] Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi answers questions at a press conference in Tehran on May 27, 2013.[/caption] Iranian Reformist candidate Mohammad Gharazi says if he wins the upcoming presidential race, he will establish all-out relations with countries that do not seek to undermine ...

[caption id="attachment_30403" align="alignright" width="180"] Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi answers questions at a press conference in Tehran on May 27, 2013.[/caption] Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi says the Islamic Republics nuclear issue has been politicized,Press TVreports. I dont consider [Irans] atomic energy problem ...

Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi says he will form an anti-inflation administration if he receives enough votes to win the June 14 election. Speaking at a press conference in the southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday, Gharazi said he would be extremely careful about expenditure, especially when it comes to funding national development ...

[caption id="attachment_30403" align="alignright" width="300"] Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi answers questions at a press conference in Tehran on May 27, 2013.[/caption] Iranian presidential candidate, Mohammad Gharazi, says inflation can be subdued if the next administration balances its expenditure against its revenues. Speaking in a ...

By late May 2013, all eight presidential candidates had set up campaign websites or social media websites. Some of their campaigns even appeared to have made Twitter and Facebook accounts, both of which are blockedin Iran. The candidates supporters have also launched dozens of unofficial blogs, websites and social media accounts. The following is a ...

[caption id="attachment_30203" align="alignright" width="300"] Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi addresses a press conference in Tehran on May 27, 2013.[/caption] Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi has ruled out the possibility of stepping aside in favor of others, saying he will see the race to the end. Addressing a press conference in ...

Iran's ailing economy has fast become the focus of election campaigning, with candidates putting forward various proposals for dealing with rampant inflation and escalating unemployment. Candidates have mostly shied away from blaming sanctions for Iran's economic situation, instead hinting that the poor state of the economy is a result of bad management ...

Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi says top of his agenda will be to form an anti-inflation government if he wins the upcoming election. In a televised Q-and-A session with Iranians overseas, Gharazi said the country has been suffering from rising unemployment and declining domestic production. The former oil minister stressed that ...

By the standards of democratic countries, presidential elections in Iran are neither free nor fair; but the range of candidates does offer an element of choice. Whether voters will go for this narrow field is another matter. The election authority has allowed eight people to stand in the ballot on 14 June. Five belong to the conservative camp, one ...

Presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi says that the normalization of relations with the United States is against Irans interests. In response to a question on his plans for relations with other countries, Gharazi on Thursday ruled out the possibility of direct talks with Washington, but stressed that communication channel should be open. He referred ...

Iran's Guardian Council has approved eight candidates - out of a list of more than 600 hopefuls - to stand in the presidential elections in June. Whoever wins the polls will replace incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is constitutionally barred form seeking re-election. Here are profiles of who the candidates are. Saeed Jalili Iran's top ...

The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. --- ALI AKBAR VELAYATI: Top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on international affairs. Velayati, 67, served as foreign minister during the 1980-88 war with Iraq and into the ...

[caption id="attachment_27713" align="alignright" width="300"] Former Iranian Intelligence Minister Ali Fallahian registered for Irans upcoming presidential election on May 9, 2013.[/caption] Former Iranian Intelligence Minister Ali Fallahian and former Telecommunication Minister Mohammad Gharazi have signed up for Irans upcoming presidential election,...