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Iran presidential candidate vows to resist West

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:20:51 -0400

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.

Editorial: In Iran's presidential race, reformers get...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:57:44 -0400

Editorial / By Dale McFeatters - For Iran's June 14 presidential election, the Guardian Council has whittled the list of nearly 700 would-be candidates down to eight, most of them hard-liners loyal to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The rest pose no threat to him.

Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:18:02 -0400

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers.

Iran candidate list for presidential race

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:41:18 -0400

The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits.

Iran's Guard warns against post-election turmoil

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:02:23 -0400

TEHRAN, Iran - A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported Sunday.