The hasty race to elect Iran's next political leader following the sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi last month has ...

The runoff election comes after the first vote, which took place on Friday, ended with none of the candidates receiving a majority. Under Iranian election law, a candidate must get 50% and one ...

“Ebrahim Raisi was elected in an entirely uncompetitive election in 2021 when the results were preordained,” said Arash Azizi, a writer and historian who focuses on Iran. “The results are no ...

Iran is holding snap elections on June 28 following the sudden death of former Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Iran's ultra-conservative Guardian Council, which ultimately ...

Six candidates were approved to run by Iran’s Guardian Council, a 12-person elections watchdog comprised of experts in constitutional law and Islamic law appointed by Khamenei. The six ...

Iran is ramping up its digital election-meddling, trying to influence the 2024 election with fake news sites, propaganda and an email phishing attack against a presidential campaign, Microsoft ...

Iran will hold a runoff presidential election Friday after no candidate secured an outright win in an initial vote. Voters in the Islamic Republic will cast their ballots on July 5 to decide ...

A reformist candidate won the most votes in the first round of Iran’s presidential election and will face a conservative hardliner in a run-off next week. None of the four candidates secured ...

By Farnaz Fassihi The campaign billboards adorning the streets of Iran for the coming presidential election make grand promises: economic prosperity, an end to corruption, a free press ...

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has reportedly urged senior haredi politicians to refrain from supporting the ...