TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot - barring his chief aid from ... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from an upcoming presidential race is an act of "oppression" and he will take the case to the country's Supreme ... [Full Article]
By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he would ask Iran's supreme leader to reverse a ban preventing his aide from running in next month's presidential poll, a test of stability after the viole... [Full Article]
The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have barred two prominent politicians from running for president, Iranian media reported on Tuesday, leaving the June 14 election to be contested between mostly hardline conservatives loyal to the country's ... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's state TV says overseers of next month's presidential election have rejected a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's election process slipped into a tense holding pattern Tuesday amid speculation that candidates blocked from the ballot include a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hop... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian news websites have boosted speculation that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's election overseers say they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a clear nod toward a former president. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]