Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran’s presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy

July 2, 2024 admin

Presidential candidates Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili attend an election debate at a television studio in Tehran, on July 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran’s next president could struggle to mobilise millions of supporters on July 5’s run-off election amid voter apathy about a…

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World leaders who died in air crashes

May 20, 2024 admin

(From left) Hafez al-Assad, General Zia-ul-Haq, Ebrahim Raisi, Sebastian Pinera, and Bingu wa Mutharika. On Monday, officials and state media announced that Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a hardliner considered a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border. The…

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