Iran presidential election - page 5

EghtesadOnline: Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered for the upcoming presidential elections to be held on May 19.

EghtesadOnline: Heading for the Iranian presidential election in May, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has much to feel good about.

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that distorting realities and disappointing people from ballot boxes is tantamount to putting an end to democracy.

EghtesadOnline: Ali Asghar Ahmadi, Elections Headquarters chief in the Interior Ministry said that registration of presidential candidates begins on April 11 and ends on April 16.

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani praised the achievements gained by the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), stressing the agreement was a great job.

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayyebnia believes an 8% economic growth for the upcoming Iranian year (March 2017-18) is within reach, “if the political wrangling during presidential campaigns does not undermine national interests”.

EghtesadOnline: "Levan Jagarian” Russian ambassador to Iran in an interview with ILNA correspondent has discussed some of current important issues about regional and international issues, developments and events like Astana summit, drafting Syrian constitutional amendments in Arabic by Russia, prospects of Russia and US militaristic cooperation in Syria and bilateral relations with Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a co-founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a key ally of President Hassan Rouhani, has died from heart failure four months before the next presidential election. He was 82.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei advised former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to seek a return to the post in next year’s election, saying his participation would “polarize” the country.

EghtesadOnline: A close ally of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has issued a rare public apology to the families of three men who died in detention during mass protests over the disputed presidential election of 2009.