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Iran

Iran: President Hassan Rouhani wins re-election

Iran's Interior Ministry announces President Hassan Rouhani has won re-election.

20/05/2017

World News

Rouhani leads in Iran's presidential election - preliminary results

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is on track for re-election, initial results suggest.

20/05/2017

Iran

Voting extended amid high turnout in tight Iran election

The country's future direction is at stake as it emerges from international isolation.

19/05/2017

Iran

Iran voters face stark choice in presidential poll

Moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani, standing for a second term in Friday's election, faces a tough challenge from hardliner Ebrahim Raisi.

19/05/2017

Iran

Iranians vote in hard-fought presidential election

After a hard-fought campaign, the day has arrived for Iranians to choose their next president.

19/05/2017

Europe News

Iran at the crossroads in presidential election

Iranians are choosing between the current President Hassan Rohani, with his open door policy, and hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi.

18/05/2017

World News

Campaigning ends ahead of Iran's presidential vote

Supporters of the two leading candidates in Iran’s presidential election took to the streets as official campaigning came to an end.

18/05/2017

Iran

Euroviews. What economic concerns do Iranian voters have as they head to the polls?

16/05/2017

World

Why so many young Iranians are voting in Friday's presidential election

Official figures show Iran’s youth aged 15-29 make up 24 percent of the population.

16/05/2017

Iran

Tehran mayor Qalibaf quits presidential race to back cleric Raisi

The candidate's withdrawal is seen as a boost to conservative hardliners trying to unseat President Rouhani.

15/05/2017

Iran

Iran: presidential campaign breaks boundaries

With days to go until Iran's Presidential election, front-runner and incumbent Hassan Rouhani painted his rivals as power-hungry puppets of the security forces.

14/05/2017

Syria

Fighting reported in Hama, as 'safe zones' come into force

Syrian government forces have reportedly been clashing with rebels in the northwestern province of Hama, shortly after a Russia-led deal to establish ‘safe zones’ came into…

06/05/2017

Iran

Hardliners challenge Rouhani in Iran's presidential TV debate

Iran has held a TV debate ahead of the presidential election which saw hardliners challenge Hassan Rouhani over the lack of economic revival since his nuclear deal was agreed with big…

05/05/2017

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Iran coal mine blast traps dozens of miners

A large explosion struck a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday (May, 3), trapping dozens of miners and killing at least two, state media reported.

04/05/2017

Iran

Iran: 21 killed and dozens hurt in coal mine blast

At least 21 people have died and scores more are injured after an explosion at a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday.

03/05/2017

Turkey

Founder of Iranian TV station shot dead in Istanbul

The founder of an Iranian satellite TV station, GEM TV, has been shot dead in Istanbul.

30/04/2017

Iran

Iran presidential election: who to watch

With less than one month to go until its presidential election, Iran is gearing up for a political showdown.

27/04/2017

Israel

'Syria retained chemical weapons' - US Defense Secretary Mattis

US Defense Secretary James Mattis claims Syria has retained chemical weapons, despite a 2013 agreement to hand them over to the international community.

21/04/2017

Iran

Iran's Ahmadinejad disqualified from running for president

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and hardline rival Ebrahim Raisi were both approved to run in May’s presidential election by a government vetting body, while former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was

20/04/2017

USA

Iran nuclear deal branded a "failure" by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

As President Donald Trump orders a review of US policy regarding Iran, Tillerson compares Iran to North Korea

20/04/2017