A senior Iranian lawmaker says the United States and Britain are seeking to discourage a large turnout in Iran’s upcoming presidential election. “In this election, we are faced with extensive plots by the enemies of the Islamic Republic, especially the [...]
Iran has reiterated its opposition to US plans to establish permanent military bases in Afghanistan after the planned withdrawal of US-led foreign forces from the country in 2014. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday that the United [...]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has pledged to pursue the Guardian Council (GC)’s decision not to approve his top aide, Esfandiyar Rahim-Mashaei, as a candidate to run in next month’s presidential election. On Tuesday night, the Interior Ministry issued a statement [...]
Iran’s Defense Ministry and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force have teamed up to develop a new air defense system. The new system, called Herz-9, was unveiled on Monday in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad [...]
An informed source with the Iranian Foreign Ministry has rejected media reports about Egypt’s appointment of an accredited ambassador to Iran. The unnamed source told on Sunday that reports suggesting Cairo has accredited Egyptian diplomat Sherif Shahin to Tehran were [...]
Two Iranian presidential hopefuls have dropped their bid for the Islamic Republic’s upcoming presidential election. Former Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast issued a statement on Sunday saying he is no longer in the presidential race. Davoud Ahmadinejad, the elder brother [...]
An Iranian parliament official has criticized Western countries for opposing Iran’s participation in the upcoming international conference on Syria, saying the event will be inconclusive without the Islamic Republic. On Sunday, Iran Majlis Director General for International Affairs Hossein Sheikholeslam [...]
The Iranian presidential elections, on 14 June, are now expected to pit three wings of the establishment against each other. Political parties opposed to the Islamic Republic are boycotting the process for not being free and fair. However, the regime’s [...]
A constitutionally influential council in Iran has ruled that women cannot run as candidates for elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran despite thirty women registered as candidates. A cleric of the Guardian Council announced his decision that a woman [...]
A senior Iranian cleric has criticized a number of presidential hopefuls for promising to reach out to the United States once they win the upcoming poll. “Some hopefuls say, ‘I will hold talks with the US and solve the issue [...]
