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Wife: Muhammad Ali willing to visit Iran to free hikers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In addition to sending a letter to Iran's supreme leader seeking the release of two American hikers, Muhammad Ali's wife says the boxing champ is willing to go there to help make it happen. But Lonnie Ali says such a visit...Tags: Shane Bauer, Iran, Celebrities and Health Issues, Muhammad Ali, Josh Fattal
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Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election
Reuters* Obstacles accessing filtered, international websites * Web users see link to first presidential vote since '09 * Final list of approved candidates to be known this week By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - Iranians are struggling with slower...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Iran, Email, Politics, Networking
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Reports boost speculation that Iran has barred 2 prominent figures from presidential ballot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian news websites boosted speculation Tuesday that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot, in a move that would eliminate a threat to the country's hard-liners....Tags: Islam, Tehran (Iran), Iran, Politics, Religion and Belief
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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...
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Iran electoral watchdog hints at Rafsanjani rejection
ReutersBy Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI, May 20 (Reuters) - Iran's electoral watchdog said on Monday it would bar physically feeble candidates from running for president, in an apparent hint that it could disqualify 78-year-old former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani...Tags: Islam, Iran, Politics, Religion and Belief, Elections
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Iran election overseers hint at barring former president from running in next month's vote
Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election overseers said Monday they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a reference to a former leader seen as a threat to hard-liners. Ex-president Akbar...Tags: Islam, Iran, Politics, Religion and Belief, Elections
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns against possible post-election turmoil in June
Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Iran, Politics, Demonstration, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Women can't be president in Iran, senior cleric says
TEHRAN — Iran’s next president will not be a woman. No surprise there, but a senior religious figure, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, made it official in comments Wednesday to a group of clerics and theology students, according to the conservative...
Tags: Islam, Iran, Politics, Religion and Belief, Feminism
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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: Tehran (Iran), Iran, Politics, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Iran says ready for nuclear talks with world powers
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month's presidential election in the Islamic Republic, its chief negotiator said on Thursday. Saeed Jalili, who is also a candidate in the...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Iran, Israel, European Union, Politics
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Hard-line Iranian lawmakers urge election ban on former president and Ahmadinejad ally
Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two prominent presidential contenders — a moderate former president and a protege of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — from running in next month'...Tags: Islam, Tehran (Iran), Politics, Iran's Nuclear Program, Voting
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U.N. watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute
ReutersVIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran faces international pressure over its nuclear program in two separate meetings on Wednesday, but no breakthrough is expected with the Islamic state focused on next month's presidential election. In Vienna, the U.N....Tags: Tehran (Iran), Israel, Politics, Iran's Nuclear Program, International Atomic Energy Agency
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