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Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. More than 60% of...
New results: Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian ahead of hard-liner Saeed Jalili in seesawing Iran election that may see runoff
Early results in Iran presidential election put hard-liner Saeed Jalili ahead, followed by reformist Masoud Pezeshkian
Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner's death and as Mideast tensions rise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians voted on Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race's sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. ...
The Latest | Polls close in Iran after election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash
Iranians voted on Friday to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a May helicopter crash in the country's northwest along with the foreign minister and several other officials. Analysts broadly described the race as a three-way contest. There are two...
Sole reformist in Iran poll votes, then says: 'We will try to have friendly relations with all countries except Israel'
Iran opens voting in an election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash
Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year
Even in a busy year of elections around the world, the next few days stand out. Over the next week, voters go to the polls in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and in stalwart democracies — former imperial powers — Britain and...
Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two candidates in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the race as the country on Thursday prepared for the upcoming vote, an effort by hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate in the polls to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. ...
UN Security Council demands Iran-backed Yemen rebels halt their attacks on ships in Mideast waters
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a resolution demanding Yemen’s Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that the disruption to maritime security in a critical Middle East waterway be urgently addressed. The resolution made no mention...