Tehran Municipality

Can Tehran City Council Catapult the Younger Hashemi Rafsanjani onto the Political Stage?

Initially a favorite candidate for Tehran mayoralty, Mohsen Hashemi is now elected as chairman of Tehran City Council. Is this a new chapter in the political life of the eldest son of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani?

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Everyone Reformists Named as Tehran’s Next Mayor

Reformists are weighing their candidate as Tehran’s mayor. Here’s a review of who is in and who is out.

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Why Is Tehran’s Mayor Attacking Rouhani?

For Ghalibaf, anti-Rouhani criticism is a political investment that would hopefully pay dividends in 2017 presidential elections.

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