Iran election

Presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian votes at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Who is Masoud Pezeshkian? A heart surgeon now Iran's president-elect

Pezeshkian, who defeated hardline Saeed Jalili in Friday's second-round presidential vote, is someone world powers are likely to welcome, hoping he might pursue peaceful ways out of a tense...

Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian waves at the crowd during the run-off presidential election between him and Saeed Jalili, in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2024. Saeed Zareian/pool/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Iran's Pezeshkian brings hopes of moderation after routing hardline rival

Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian waves during a campaign event in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race

Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian waves during a campaign event in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Moderate Pezeshkian expected to win Iran's presidential race, Iranian source says

Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili votes at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

Khamenei protege, sole moderate to battle in Iran's presidential run-off

Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili votes at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Khamenei's protege Jalili edges ahead in tight Iran presidential race

Iranians walk through Tehran Bazaar, in Tehran, Iran December 25, 2022. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Iran election hopefuls struggle to offer fix for economic woes

Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili speaks during a campaign event in Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

Iran’s presidential election dominated by Khamenei loyalists

A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran September 18, 2022. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS /File Photo
Middle East

For Iran's youth, legacy of 2022 clashes shapes presidential race

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on 2 June 2024. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Iran's ex-President Ahmadinejad to run again: state TV

Full ballot boxes are pictured after the parliamentary election voting time ended in Tehran, Iran February 22, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/ WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS
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Iran says turnout in parliamentary election was 42% - TV

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran February 21, 2020.Official Khamenei website/Handout via Reuters
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Iranians vote in parliamentary election, hardliners set to cement grip

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks as he meets with people, in Tehran, Iran February 18, 2020. Official Khamenei website/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Khamenei says voting in Iran's election 'a religious duty'