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Iranians vote for a new president under the shadow of conflict and economic woes
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoUnder the specter of conflict with Israel, a struggling economy and social discontent, Iranians...
Two ultraconservative candidates exit Iran presidential race
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoTwo ultraconservative candidates have pulled out of Iran's Friday presidential vote, leaving four...
Why is Masoud Pezeshkian (most likely to be) Iran's next president?
EuroNews· 1 day agoWhether Ebrahim Raisi's death was an accident or the result of a premeditated conspiracy by internal...
See-saw vote in Iran narrows presidential race to two in neck-and-neck count
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Contenders quit race ahead of Iran’s presidential poll as campaigning ends
Al Jazeera· 5 days agoTwo candidates in Iran’s presidential election have withdrawn from the race as campaigning ended a...
Iran election: As young lose hope, a reformist runs for president
BBC News· 5 days agoElections in the Islamic Republic are tightly-controlled affairs - the candidates are all vetted by...
Iranians Vote for President, With Discontent Running High
New York Times· 5 days agoThe latest polling suggested Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate, was in the lead, but far...
Iran’s Reformist Hope Faces a Tough Runoff Fight
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Want to Know What You’re Voting For? Ask an Iranian
Bloomberg· 16 hours agoChoice to boycott the regime’s democratic charade will have consequences. Marc Champion is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Europe, Russia and the...
Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash
Daily Echo· 5 days agoThe election comes as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Voters face a choice between hard-line ...