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High turnout in presidential vote deters anti-Iran threats: Dehqan

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says a high voter turnout in the forthcoming presidential election will be a main deterrent factor in the face of threats posed to the Islamic Republic.
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Publish Date:17/May/2017 | 09:56

Calm, secure Iran preparing for polls: Ayatollah Khamenei

EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran is preparing for its presidential elections in a secure and calm environment at the heart of a region rife with unrest.
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Publish Date:17/May/2017 | 09:53

Vice President Jahangiri Quits Iran Presidential Election Race

EghtesadOnline: Vice president and presidential contender, Es'haq Jahangiri, announced on Tuesday he has dropped out in favor of incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, urging his backers to turn out in large numbers to give Rouhani a stronger mandate to press ahead with his plans to bolster the economy and promote social freedoms.
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Publish Date:17/May/2017 | 09:07

Tehran mayor to quit Iran’s presidential race

EghtesadOnline: Tehran mayor and a candidate in Iran's 12th presidential election, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has issued a statement announcing that he is to withdraw from the presidential race.
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Publish Date:15/May/2017 | 13:52

Rouhani Promises to Expand Social Welfare

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said should he win reelection in the Friday vote, he will press ahead with economic reforms to promote social welfare, in an appeal to the underprivileged, who mostly live off government handouts.
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Publish Date:15/May/2017 | 05:03

Rouhani Fires Away at Leading Rival a Week Before Iran Election

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani launched a stinging attack on his main conservative rival in next week’s election, accusing him of unethical management of the nation’s holiest religious site and failing to grasp what’s needed to rebuild the economy.
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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 03:48

Tayyebnia Refutes Monetary Claims of Presidential Candidates

EghtesadOnline: The economy minister in his latest press conference elaborated on the country’s oil income and banking system partly in response to the claims of candidates running for president in the May 19 elections.
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Publish Date:12/May/2017 | 06:42

Iran Presidential Vote Overshadowed By Populism

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s presidential election campaign is in full swing and what was perceived as an easy victory for the incumbent President Hassan Rouhani seeking reelection only a few weeks ago is now appearing more challenging.
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Publish Date:12/May/2017 | 06:35

Jahangiri Sets Out Economic Agenda

EghtesadOnline: First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said making improvements in the business environment is a prerequisite to any development, while outlining the prospective government’s economic agenda.
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Publish Date:12/May/2017 | 06:31

Focus on people should be policy not slogan: Iran’s Zarif

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on presidential candidates in the country to always pursue a “people-oriented” policy instead of raising popular slogans just in the run-up to the polls.
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Publish Date:09/May/2017 | 11:49

Rouhani Tells Critics Their 'Era Is Over' as Iran's Vote Nears

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani hit out at hardline opponents after conservative-controlled newspapers filled their front pages with critical coverage of his encounter with grieving miners less than a fortnight before he seeks re-election.
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Publish Date:09/May/2017 | 04:12

Iran's State TV Cuts House-Arrest References From Rouhani Video

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s state broadcaster removed audio from President Hassan Rouhani’s first election campaign film, apparently to prevent viewers from hearing references to a former prime minister currently under house arrest, the semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency reported.
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Publish Date:07/May/2017 | 03:37