Iran Presidential Election

Iran Opens Registration for Presidential Candidates

Iran on Thursday began the formal registration of presidential candidates ahead of a snap vote next month to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash. "Candidate registration for the 14th presidential elections began at 8 am (0430 GMT)... at the interior ministry," the official IRNA news agency said. Presidential hopefuls ...

Iran: The Voting Dilemma Ahead of the Presidential Election

With just a week remaining before a presidential election, Iranians are divided over whether voting will address pressing economic issues and mandatory hijab laws. Iranians head to the polls on June 28 to choose from six candidates—five conservatives and a relative reformist—to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last ...

Masoud Pezeshkian; Iran's Lone Reformist Hopeful

Iranians cast their ballots Friday in a presidential election marked by a lone reformist's bid to break through against a divided conservative field. Masoud Pezeshkian, the sole reformist candidate, hopes to break through in a divided contest characterized by its numerous ultraconservative contenders. Born in 1954, in West Azerbaijan, he trained ...

Saeed Jalili: Iran's Ultraconservative Anti-West Candidate

Ultraconservative former Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, who will face a reformist in a runoff for president, is widely recognised for his steadfast anti-Western stance. Jalili, 58, will aim to unify Iran's fragmented conservative factions in the bid for the presidency when he faces Masoud Pezeshkian next Friday. A relatively reserved ...