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Presidential candidates Masoud Pezeshkian (L) and Saeed Jalili are seen in a screen grab from Monday's debate.

Iran’s Jalili, Pezeshkian spar over sanctions as calls for boycott grow

In Tehran, reporting on politics

An Iranian woman casts her vote at a polling station in Tehran during Iran's presidential election on June 28, 2024.

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Iran's record low voter turnout stirs debates on eroding legitimacy

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

An Iranian woman without wearing mandatory headscarves walks past electoral posters in Tehran, Iran, on June 20, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically lo

Iran’s Reformist, hard-liner candidates clash over foreign policy in last debate

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili arrives to attend an election campaign rally in Tehran on June 18, 2024.

Runoff seen likely in Iran's election as Jalili, Pezeshkian, Ghalibaf lead polls

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Vehicles move past a billboard displaying the faces of the six candidates running in the upcoming Iranian presidential election in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 16, 2024.

In first debate, Iran’s 6 presidential contenders clash over sanctions, ailing economy

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

The Azerbaijan Army holds military pentathlon competitions on June 11, 2024.

Iran, Azerbaijan seek to move past tensions with joint military exercise

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In Tehran, reporting on politics

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani leaves after talks at the Coburg Palais, the venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna on August 4, 2022. - The United States and the European Union's Iran nuclear envoys on August 3, 2022 said they were travelling to Vienna for talks with Tehran's delegation as they seek to salvage the agreement on its atomic ambitions. (Photo by Alex HALADA / AFP) (Photo by ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran hopes to finalize 20-year pact with Russia as Bagheri Kani meets Lavrov

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Iranian commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami speaks during the funeral ceremony for victims of twin explosions near the cemetery where the grave of Iran's former top military commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani is located on Jan. 05, 2024, in Kerman, Iran.

How Israeli strikes are raising the cost of Iran's presence in Syria

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

BEIRUT, LEBANON - OCTOBER 13: Lebanese people wave flags and hold portraits of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (not pictured) as he arrives in southern suberb of Beirut on October 13, 2010 in Lebanon. The controversial visit is seen as a boost for key ally Hezbollah. According to reports Mr Ahmadinejad may visit the border with Israel - the site of recent deadly clashes between Israeli and Lebanese forces. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images)

Iran's Ahmadinejad, Haghanian grab spotlight in tight presidential race

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani registers at the elections registration office in Tehran on May 31, 2024, ahead of the country's election of a new president next month.

With Larijani in, Iran presidential race heats up with cutthroat rivalries

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Iranian conservative presidential candidate and Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf gives an address during a campaign rally in the Iranian capital Tehran on May 14, 2017. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

What does reelection of Ghalibaf as parliament speaker mean for Iran?

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Iraqis carry portraits of Iran's late president Ebrahim Raisi outside the Iranian embassy in Baghdad during a condolences service on May 20, 2024 for the president and his entourage, who were killed in a helicopter crash in Iran the previous day.

Iran pledges continued support for regional proxies despite Raisi's death

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Iran’s Jalili, Pezeshkian spar over sanctions as calls for boycott grow

Iran's record low voter turnout stirs debates on eroding legitimacy

Iran’s Reformist, hard-liner candidates clash over foreign policy in last debate

Runoff seen likely in Iran's election as Jalili, Pezeshkian, Ghalibaf lead polls

In first debate, Iran’s 6 presidential contenders clash over sanctions, ailing economy

Iran, Azerbaijan seek to move past tensions with joint military exercise

Iran hopes to finalize 20-year pact with Russia as Bagheri Kani meets Lavrov

How Israeli strikes are raising the cost of Iran's presence in Syria

Iran's Ahmadinejad, Haghanian grab spotlight in tight presidential race

With Larijani in, Iran presidential race heats up with cutthroat rivalries

What does reelection of Ghalibaf as parliament speaker mean for Iran?

Iran pledges continued support for regional proxies despite Raisi's death