Iran presidential elections: everything you need to know
Guardian - What's the story and why is it important? Iran goes to the polls on 19 May in the…
Month: May 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan Expected To Press Trump On Syria, Gulen, Iran Case
RFL/RE - In a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on May 16, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected…
What Drives Anti-Iranian Militant Group ‘Army of Justice?’
VOA — Tehran has warned Islamabad that it would hit bases inside Pakistan if the government does not confront Sunni…
Will Rouhani be able to weather jobs crisis?
A-monitor - Reza holds a degree in management but has since his graduation in 2011 failed to find a steady…
Did Rouhani sell ‘grand bargain’ with US to Iranian voters?
Al-monitor - The nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers ended a decadeslong crisis that removed sanctions on…
Rohani Says Iran Faces ‘Historic Decision’ In Upcoming Presidential Poll
PayvandNews - Iranian President Hassan Rohani has told a Tehran crowd of some 20,000 supporters that the country is "on…
Here Are The Smears Marring Iran’s Election(s)
RFL/RE - While elections in Iran look like slug-it-out campaigns, with many of the trappings of competition -- government critics,…
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Nine Year Imprisonment of Bahai Leaders in Iran
einnews -Nine years ago, seven leaders of Iran's Bahai community were arrested and convicted of espionage, insulting religious sanctities, and…
How will May 19 election shape Iran’s foreign policy?
Al Jazeera -Voters in Iran will be heading to the polls on Friday to elect a new president, in a crucial election…
Gunmen kill 2 policemen in southwest Iran
Trend News Agency -Two Iranian policemen were killed in an armed confrontation on May 15 morning in Ahwaz city of…