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Iran disqualifies 2 high-profile presidential candidates
TEHRAN — In a highly anticipated decision likely to spark controversy, Iran's supervisory electoral body on Tuesday disqualified two high-profile candidates from next month's presidential race after both were assailed as disloyal to the nation's...Tags: Track and Field, Politics, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran
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From four Iranians, four views of the coming election
TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Freedom of the Press, Islam, Revolutions, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Iran delays presidential election lineup
TEHRAN — Iranians must wait until next week to find out who will be on the ballot in next month's presidential election, a key electoral panel said Thursday, as it continued to mull the fate of two prospective candidates who have shaken up the race....Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Politics, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran
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Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....
Tags: Bob Corker, U.S. Congress, Elections, Nuclear Policy, Iran
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Persecution of Baha'is continues in Iran
It is early dawn and no one in the household is awake. There is a loud pounding on the door and voices demand to be let in. The father goes to the door and government officials storm in and begin rummaging through the family's belongings, searching...Tags: Islam, U.S. Congress, Church and State Relations, Minority Groups, Human Rights
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The Week Ahead: Imelda's back, Iran at impasse, Syria in turmoil
Marcos dynasty enhancing its political comeback in the Philippines Monday, May 13 -- Unrepentant over her role as treasure-squandering first lady, the widow of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is poised for victory in Monday’s...Tags: Revolutions, U.S. Congress, Nuclear Weapons, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bashar Assad
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Two last-minute candidates stir up Iran presidential race
TEHRAN — The run-up to Iran's June presidential election took a dramatic turn Saturday with last-minute candidacy announcements by two controversial political figures: former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, top...Tags: Islam, Politics, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elections, Religion and Belief
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Top presidential aide and former president seek Iran's presidency
TEHRAN -- The run-up to Iran’s June presidential elections took a dramatic turn Saturday when two controversial figures -- former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, top aide to outgoing incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad --...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Pakistan, Iran
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Iranians protest desecration of Syrian shrine
TEHRAN -- Iranians took to the streets Friday in the latest protest against the desecration last week by Syrian rebels of an ancient Shiite shrine outside Damascus, the Syrian capital. "We have to show our anger," declared Ebrahim Jalili, 80, a carpet...Tags: Government, Islam, Bashar Assad, Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Letters: Syria's war, Israel's strategy
Re editorial cartoon, May 7 Jeff Danziger takes a cheap shot, as well as a simplistic one, by characterizing Israel as dragging the United States toward conflict in Syria. Had he examined the situation in greater depth, he would have discovered that...Tags: Israel, Bashar Assad, Alzheimer's Disease
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Iran points at Syrian rebels in warning about chemical weapons
Echoing the words of President Obama, the Iranian foreign minister reportedly said Tuesday that unleashing chemical weapons in Syria would be a “red line” for Tehran. But Ali Akbar Salehi also suggested rebels were to blame for such attacks,...
Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Bashar Assad, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Could Iran's presidential politicking open door to nuclear deal?
Thirty years of punishing sanctions have failed to curb Iran’s rogue behavior. Perhaps, a growing chorus of diplomats and security experts suggest, it is time for the United States to change tactics. With a presidential election in the Islamic...
Tags: Islam, U.S. Congress, Nuclear Weapons, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elections
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