Fallacious and volatile, hardliner Ahmadinejad is back as presidential hopeful
Iran’s ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still full of surprises.
Read MoreIran’s ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still full of surprises.
Read MoreEx-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad goes on Arbor picnic with his doubles, a strong implication he is backing presidential candidate Hamid-Reza Baghaei.
Read MoreThe former president may have been banned from running for the election, but members of his cabinet are stepping in for the competition.
Read MoreThe year 2016 was one of bittersweet developments for Iran. Here is a short recap.
Read MoreHassan Bayadi, former supporter of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and ex-member of Tehran City Council gives his analyses of 2017 presidential elections in Iran.
Read MoreFormer IRIB director Ezzatollah Zarghami is believed to be preparing for a presidential campaign.
Read MoreThe ancient Achaemenid Emperor is revived as the embodiment of Persian civilization. How do the nation and the government view this?
Read MoreMemories of former head-chef of presidential office shed some light, however dim, into the daily life in presidential office in downtown Tehran.
Read MoreThe void of a potential candidate among the Principlists has left them with two bad options: to back Rouhani or Qalibaf.
Read MoreFriday prayers on September 31, 2016.
Read MoreAli Akbar Salehi, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO), says ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had no faith in secret talks with the US.
Read MoreThe full text of the speech delivered on September 26, 2016, by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, during which he confirmed his advice for ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to run for presidential election.
Read MoreThe subtlety of Iran’s presidential election next year has sparked many early speculations, from Zarif’s candidacy to Ahmadinejad’s withdrawal.
Read MoreAli Larijani’s right hand offers his views on Iran’s domestic policy in the months to come before the presidential campaigns.
Read MoreIn an interview with Entekhab, Akbar Torkan, President Rouhani’s senior advisor, provides insights on why pressure on Rouhani will not affect next year’s presidential race.
Read MorePop favorite Habib Mohebbian’s death is yet another sign as to how Ahmadinejad systematically abuses and victimizes celebrities like a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants.
Read MoreReformist 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?
Read MoreWith presidential elections one year away, it seems that Ahmadinejad and members of his cabinet are mending fences.
Read MoreFormer police chief gives his account of the 2009 presidential election and its aftermath.
Read MoreIranian media have become increasingly sensitive to diplomatic etiquette during recent years.
Read MoreAl-Monitor’s exclusive interview with prominent Iranian political analyst Sadegh Zibakalam
Read MoreAn exclusive interview with Gary Sick, an American academic and expert on Iran-US relations
Read MoreAn interview with Dr. Elaheh Koolaee, a professor at Tehran University
Read MoreAn essay by Mohammad Farazmand, a Middle East affairs analyst
Read MoreExcerpts of the speech made by Dr. Seyyed Mohammad Sadegh Kharrazi, a former deputy foreign minister, at the Iranian Diplomacy conference entitled “Foreign Policy and the Presidential Election”
Read MoreAn essay by Hojjatollah Joudaki, Iran’s former cultural attaché to Egypt, for Shargh Newspaper
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