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Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, the reformist presidential candidate, waves after casting his vote in the country's presidential runoff election at a mosque in Tehran on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2024
Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins presidential election
Pezeshkian has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for.
Presidential candidate Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian holds up a banner during a campaign event in Tehran on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2024
Iran voters face stark choice in competitive presidential runoff
Deciding the next Iranian president may hinge on how many Iranians who sat out the vote in the general election participate in the runoff.
Voters queue at to cast their ballots for Iran's presidential election outside a mosque in Tehran on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2024
Iran election shows declining voter support amid calls for change
Of the 61 million eligible voters in Iran, only about 40% cast ballots, marking a record low turnout.
Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist, waves at supporters during a campaign event at a stadium in Tehran on June 23.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2024
Reformist to face ultraconservative in Iran presidency runoff
The poll had been scheduled to take place in 2025 but was brought forward by the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month.
The door of a polling station is closed after the end of voting Saturday in Tehran, in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2024
Sole moderate candidate leads Iran presidential vote amid low turnout
With over 3.8 million ballots from Friday's election counted so far, Massoud Pezeshkian won over 1,595,000 votes.
A campaign event of reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian less than a week ahead of a presidential election called after Ebrahim Raisi’s death
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2024
Iran’s election could bring lasting peace
The upcoming election in Iran is more consequential than it's being given credit for. A triumph of the only reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, would be momentous.
A billboard with a picture of the presidential candidates is displayed on a street in Tehran on June 17.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2024
Iran’s presidential election dominated by Khamenei loyalists
The next president will likely be closely involved in the eventual process of choosing a successor to Iran's supreme leader.
People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police," in Tehran on Sept. 21, 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2024
For Iran's youth, legacy of 2022 clashes shapes presidential race
Contrasting views of the worth of the election have underscored the division in Iran between supporters and opponents of the 45-year-old Islamic Republic.
Sailors from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower assist distressed mariners rescued from the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier M/V Tutor that was attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea on Saturday.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2024
Shipping industry urges Red Sea action as Houthis sink second vessel
A Greek-owned coal carrier attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants in the Red Sea last week has sunk, salvagers confirmed.
Houthis hold a military parade to mark the anniversary of their takeover in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 21.
WORLD
Jun 16, 2024
U.S. Navy rescue crew from Greek-owned ship struck by Houthis in Red Sea
The attack, which occurred near the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, caused severe flooding and damage to the engine room and left the Tutor unable to maneuver.
Container ships and bulk carriers off Singapore's shores on Feb. 19
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2024
Singapore port container logjam worsens as ships avoid Red Sea
The congestion is only emerging now because it took time for the port to reach its maximum utilization level.
Mostafa Pourmohammadi, former Interior Minister of Iran, registers as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry in Tehran on June 3.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2024
Iran names six candidates for president, including parliament speaker
The country’s next president will be confronted with problems both at home and abroad.
The effort by the United Kingdom, France and Germany to ramp up pressure was also visible this week at the International Atomic Energy Agency, where they successfully pushed a resolution critical of Iran despite U.S. reservations.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2024
Europeans detail Iran's nuclear violations in diplomatic gambit
The move by Britain, France and Germany is said to be aimed at pressuring Tehran into resolving the issue diplomatically.
The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency's headquarters in Vienna in June 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2024
Iran censured by atomic watchdog as date for end of sanctions draws closer
International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have reported that Iran hasn’t helped them resolve a probe into uranium particles at undeclared locations.
Protesters and militia fighters carry the logo of the U.S. Embassy during a protest to condemn airstrikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), in Baghdad on Dec. 31, 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2024
Iran's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. What if they draw blood?
Though experts do not see the attacks as posing the same level of threat to Israel as Hamas and Hezbollah strikes, they have increased in number and sophistication.
The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on June 5, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2024
Draft IAEA resolution presses Iran on particles and inspectors
The new text calls on Iran to cooperate without delay, including by letting the International Atomic Energy Agency take samples if it needs to.
A mourner holds a picture of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, as she prays during a vigil to pay tribute to him and other officials who were killed in a helicopter crash, at the Iranian Ambassador's residence in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 22.
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2024
U.S. to boycott U.N. tribute to Iran leader killed in helicopter crash
The U.N. General Assembly traditionally meets to pay tribute to any world leader who was a sitting head of state at the time of their death.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death has sparked a crisis of legitimacy for the regime amid speculation about Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's succession plans.
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2024
Iran’s succession crisis is a legitimacy crisis
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death has sparked a crisis of legitimacy for the regime amid speculation about Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's succession plans.
Some experts are concerned about the potential for worldwide conflict within the next few years as China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are likely preparing for major confrontation.
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2024
Echoes of 1962, the Berlin crisis and a world teetering on war
There is the potential for worldwide conflict within the next three years as China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are likely preparing for major confrontation.
Mourners attend the state funeral for President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and others in Tehran on Wedneday.
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2024
Calls, search parties, drones: 17 hours to find Iran’s president
As a frenzied quest began for the fallen helicopter of President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran moved to control possible threats from abroad and unrest at home.

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