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  1. Iran, Armenia reiterate commitment to bilateral agreements

    In a phone call Tuesday night, the two sides discussed issues of common interest and promised to further expand bilateral relations, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.Pezeshkian said that Armenia occupies a special place among Iran's neighbors, adding that ties with Armenia...
  2. Iran busts 'terrorist group' on border: report

    Members of the "counter-revolutionary terrorist team" tried to enter Iran through the north-western borders, but were killed early Tuesday morning at the IRGC Ground Forces' Hamzay Sayyid al-Shohada base in West Azerbaijan province, IRNA quoted it as saying. They were ambushed and routed by the...
  3. Iran arrests 8 suspects linked to deadly election attack

    The incident occurred after the first round of Iran's presidential election on June 29, resulting in the death of two security personnel and injuries to several others, Xinhua news agency quoted Iran's official news agency IRNA as saying.The province's intelligence department arrested...
  4. President-elect Pezeshkian says helping Iran deal with coming challenges is a 'big test'

    He made the comments while speaking to supporters at the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in Tehran on Saturday, after he was declared the winner of the country's 14th presidential election against main candidate Saeed Jalili.Pejeshkian stressed his readiness to serve the people of Iran and promised...
  5. Massoud Pezeshkian elected President of Iran (Leadership)

    Eslami announced this while revealing the results of the presidential runoff held on Friday between reformist Pezeshkian and principlist Saeed Jalili, Iran's former chief negotiator in nuclear talks with world powers.Masoud Pezeshkian, 69, is a cardiac surgeon and lawmaker in the country's...
  6. Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins presidential election in Iran

    In Tehran [Iran], reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won a victory in the presidential elections in Iran, CNN reported, citing Press TV.Of the 30.5 million votes counted in Friday's runoff, Pezeshkian received more than 16.3 million votes, while his ultraconservative rival Saeed Jalili...
  7. Massoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's 14th presidential election

    Massoud Pezeshkian received 16,384,402 votes out of a total of 30,573,931 votes, Iran International News reported.However, the voting percentage stood at 49.8 percent, which is relatively lower than the first phase of the elections, as more than 50 percent of eligible voters boycotted the...
  8. Voting for president ends in Iran

    He made these statements in a live interview with Iranian state television IRIB TV, highlighting that although the doors of the polling stations were closed, those responsible had to let in all the voters who had arrived before the end of the voting process and were waiting for their They took...
  9. "Connectivity is the backbone of India-Iran relations": Iran's envoy to India

    In New Delhi [India], Iran's Ambassador to India Iraj Elahi on Friday emphasized that connectivity is the backbone of the India-Iran relationship, adding that culturally both countries have agreed to strengthen relations.On the eve of the presidential elections in Iran, the envoy said the two...
  10. "We hope we will have a new president by tomorrow morning": Iran's envoy to India

    New Delhi [India], Iran's Ambassador to India Iraj Elahi on Friday cast his vote in the second phase of Iran's presidential elections at a polling center here in New Delhi, as voting continues in Iran to elect to the successor of former President Ebrahim Raisi.Elahi said he is hopeful that...
  11. Voting for president begins in Iran

    Pezeshkian, a reformist and former Iranian health minister, and Jalili, a theorist and former chief negotiator in nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers, both cast their votes in the capital city along with their supporters.Earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei voted in the first...
  12. Voting begins in Iran today to choose Raisi's successor as president

    Tehran [Iran], Voting is underway in Iran, as the country prepares to elect Ebrahim Raisi's successor in the presidential runoff taking place on Friday, according to Al Jazeera.This second round comes as Iran recorded a low voter turnout in the first round, with 39.92 percent confirmed by the...
  13. Iran's presidential election has reached the second round amid voter apathy and political tension.

    Tehran [Iran], Iran is preparing for a pivotal moment in its political landscape as the country's snap presidential election heads into a second round on Friday, following an initial vote that failed to produce a decisive winner amid apathy unprecedented voter turnout, CNN reported.The...
  14. Iran criticizes Western governments for allowing overseas Iranian voters to be harassed

    He made this comment on social media platform"Disruptors, who identify themselves as opponents of the Islamic establishment (of Iran), have attempted to dissuade Iranian expatriates from participating in the democratic process through threats, insults and the most vulgar behavior and offensive...
  15. Iran's Constitutional Council validates presidential election results

    The announcement was made by Hadi Tahan Nazif, spokesman for the council, the body that oversees the election process and results, in a televised interview with state-run IRIB TV on Sunday.He said the institution confirms the results after investigation and review, Xinhua news agency reported...
  16. Iran's influence is encroaching on Jordan amid Hamas provocations

    In Tel Aviv [Israel], senior Hamas official Zaher Jabrin called on Jordanians to rise up against Israel on Saturday night, putting King Abdullah in a precarious position. Iran's strategic advances along the Lebanese-Israeli border have emboldened Tehran to extend its influence into Jordan.But...
  17. Iran's next president to be elected in runoff between Pezeshkian, Jalili

    Announcing the results of the first round at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili won 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively.According to the report of Xinhua news agency, now both the candidates will...
  18. Iran prepares for presidential elections on July 5 amid record low turnout

    Tehran [Iran], Iran's snap presidential election is set for a second round next week after reformist-backed Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili emerged victorious but failed to win a majority in a poll with record low participation, according to Al Jazeera.According to the Interior...
  19. Iran's presidential election has reached the final stage

    According to the report of Xinhua news agency, the spokesperson said that the voting percentage was 40 percent.Voting took place on Friday in Iran's 14th presidential election, following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month.According to officials, voting took...
  20. Tehran condemns US 'interfering' remarks regarding Iran's presidential election

    Kanaani made the comments on Friday on social media platformPaley claimed that Iran's elections "were neither fair nor free" nor did they lead to any "fundamental change in the direction of the country," launching a series of accusations against the Iranian government, the Xinhua news agency...