Will General Soleimani Run in 2017 Presidential Elections?
Reformist analysts believe there is a chance that the Commander of IRGC Quds Forces will run in the next presidential elections. In that case, what are the possible scenarios?
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Reformists Betrayed By Fair-Weather Allies?
The ramifications of Larijani’s easy coronation as the Majlis Speaker will most severely hit reformists, at least in the short run.
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Tehran Auction Continues To Break Records
The gavel of the fifth edition of the Tehran Auction has slammed down at 25.362 billion tomans (US $8.3 m), raising the bar from last year’s record.
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Iran’s Friday Prayers: Assembly of Experts, Hajj and economy
Friday prayers on May 27, 2016.
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Is ISIS Behind Hacking of Iran’s Statistical Center?
Cyberattack on Markaz-e Amar has given way to speculations of ISIS complicity.
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Rafsanjani’s Vogue Soars among People, Plummets among Clerics
Principlist Guardian Council secretary Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati will be the chairman of the Assembly of Experts for a two-year term, after he won 51 votes from 86 members of the assembly. Ayatollah Amini came second with 21 votes.
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East Remains Iran’s Friend
An essay by Mohsen Shariatinia, a professor at Shahid Beheshti University and a senior expert at the Strategic Research Center
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Ahmadinejad and Former Friends Reunite?
With presidential elections one year away, it seems that Ahmadinejad and members of his cabinet are mending fences.
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Farhadi and Cast at Cannes Make Iranians Proud
Farhadi’s latest film ‘Foroushandeh’ brings home two awards from the Cannes Film Festival. His wins for Iranian cinema have ushered in a new generation of filmmakers into a post-revolutionary renaissance.
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Rouhani Strengthens Ties with Prominent Clerics
Rouhani’s administration is on amicable terms with the country’s Shiite Vatican compared to its immediate predecessor, if only censorship does not get in the way.
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