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5/23/2013   --   10:58 PM
Runaway market prices unacceptable: Velayati

Politics - Iranian Principlist presidential candidate Ali Akbar Velayati has criticized the high inflation rate in the country, saying runaway market prices are unacceptable.

5/23/2013   --   2:11 AM
Velayati pledges to modernize Iran aviation industry

Politics - Iranian principlist presidential candidate Ali Akbar Velayati says he will modernize the national aviation industry if he receives enough votes to win the June 14 election.

5/23/2013   --   2:09 AM
Qalibaf vows to focus on economy, job creation if elected president

Politics - Iran’s principlist presidential contender Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf says focusing on economy and job creation to rectify the country’s economic situation will top his agenda.

5/23/2013   --   2:08 AM
Ahmadinejad officially reacts to Mashaei’s disapproval

Politics - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has pledged to follow up on the Guardian Council (GC) disapproval of his top aide, Esfandiyar Rahim Mashaei.

5/22/2013   --   9:32 PM
Iran dismisses Saudi Arabia’s false spy link allegations

Politics - Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman has dismissed Saudi Arabia’s false allegations that the Islamic Republic has links to a spy cell recently arrested in the Kingdom

5/22/2013   --   9:28 PM
Iran unveils new military garb, gear, ammunition

Politics - The Islamic Republic of Iran has officially unveiled newly-developed sophisticated weapons, ammunition and military camouflage outfit.

5/22/2013   --   9:27 PM
Iran candidates urged to respect law

Politics - Iran Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has called on unsuccessful presidential hopefuls and those approved to stand in the race to respect the law and the Constitution in the wake of next month’s vote.

5/22/2013   --   12:21 PM
Rafsanjani calls on supporters to refrain from political libeling

Politics - Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has, in a statement released prior to the official announcement of the approved presidential candidates for Iran's June 14 election, called on his supporters to refrain from engaging in any smear campaigns against others.

5/22/2013   --   8:36 AM
Mashaei’s campaign office to ask Guardian Council to revise decision

Politics - The election campaign office of Esfandiyar Rahim-Mashaei, who was not approved by Iran’s Guardian Council to run in the upcoming presidential election, says it will pursue the matter through legal channels

5/21/2013   --   8:50 PM
GC approve eight hopefuls for June 14 presidential vote: Report

Politics - An unconfirmed report says Iran’s constitutional supervisory body, the Guardian Council, has approved eight hopefuls to run in the upcoming presidential race slated for June 14.

5/21/2013   --   9:36 AM
Lankarani drops bid for Iran presidency

Politics - Iranian presidential hopeful Kamran Baqeri Lankarani has dropped his bid for presidency ahead of the Guardian Council’s announcement of the names of candidates.

5/21/2013   --   9:34 AM
Iran disbands two terrorist groups: Intelligence Ministry

Politics - The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says it has identified and disbanded two terrorist groups that smuggled weapons into the country.

5/20/2013   --   5:57 PM
Coalition of Three disapproves of Rafsanjani’s views: Haddad-Adel

Politics - Iran’s principlist presidential hopeful Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel says the Coalition of Three does not endorse the political views of rival Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, currently the chairman of the Expediency Council.

5/20/2013   --   5:54 PM
DM: Iran to Give Crushing Response to Every Possible Enemy Move

Politics - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi stressed Iran's powerful response to any possible enemy threat, and cautioned that enemies will experience a fate worse than that of the former Iraqi regime if they dare to threaten Iran.

5/20/2013   --   5:48 PM
Final list of candidates for Iran councils polls due out in June

Politics - Iran’s Central Supervisory Board of City and Rural Council Elections will announce the final list of approved hopefuls for the upcoming city and rural council polls in June.

5/20/2013   --   5:45 PM
Azeri foreign minister invites Iranian counterpart to Baku for visit

Politics - Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has invited his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi to pay a formal visit to Azerbaijan.

5/19/2013   --   7:26 PM
UN Chief: International Meeting on Syria to Be Held Soon

Politics - An international conference on Syria will be held soon following consultations with the UN Security Council permanent members, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday.

5/19/2013   --   7:19 PM
Jalili asks supporters to respect law, honor Islamic Revolution principles

Politics - Presidential hopeful Saeed Jalili has called on his supporters to respect the law and honor the principles of the Islamic Revolution in campaigning for the chief nuclear negotiator.

5/19/2013   --   7:15 PM
Iran condemns attack on home of Bahraini cleric Sheikh Qassim

Politics - Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has condemned a raid by Bahraini forces on the house of prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Ahmed Qassim.

5/19/2013   --   7:09 PM
Iran executes spies working for CIA, Mossad

Politics - Iran has executed two spies who worked for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Israeli spy agency, the Mossad.

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