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RPT-NEWSMAKER-Rafsanjani rolls the dice one last time to fix Iran's future
Reuters(Repeats without change to text) * Former president defies odds and runs for office again * Political operator would look to bring more stability * Support expected from marginalised reformist groups By Marcus George DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - Iran'...Tags: Elections, Iran Presidential Election (2009), Iran, Freedom of the Press, Islam
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Ahmadinejad ally Mashaie enters Iranian presidential race
ReutersDUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - An ally of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the centre of a split in Iran's leadership registered on Saturday as a candidate in Iran's June 14 presidential election, the Iranian Students' News Agency reported....Tags: Elections, Iran, Politics, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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FACTBOX-Contenders in Iranian presidential election
ReutersMay 11 (Reuters) - Following are brief details of leading candidates for Iran's June 14 presidential election, for which registration closed on Saturday. AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI: The centrist Rafsanjani, an important figure since the 1979 Islamic...Tags: Elections, Iran, Islam, Religion and Belief, Tehran (Iran)
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Iran to find out if political big hitters will run for president
ReutersBy Yeganeh Torbati and Marcus George DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - The last day of registration for Iran's presidential candidates began on Saturday with several high-profile figures yet to declare whether they would run in the most uncertain election in...Tags: Elections, Iran, Tehran (Iran), Politics, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Syria's sectarian civil war endangering Shi'ite shrines
Reuters* Iran denounces reported desecration of Damascus-area shrine * Says attack could trigger wider sectarian conflagration * Radical Sunni rebels targeting "pagan" Shi'ite holy sites * Hezbollah warns of big consequences if Shi'ite mausoleum hit May 8...Tags: Iran, Wars and Interventions, Freedom of the Press, Islam, Religious Conflicts
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Iranian presidential candidates register for June election
TEHRAN — Iranian presidential candidates began registering Tuesday for the national election next month to choose a successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Although there has been considerable political suspense over who will run, voter enthusiasm has...Tags: Elections, Iran, Iran Presidential Election (2009), Political Candidates, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Iran presidency candidates to step forward, finally
Reuters* Candidate registration lasts from Tuesday to Saturday * Authorities deeply concerned about potential unrest * Line-up of big contenders remains uncertain * Former presidents Rafsanjani, Khatami may still run By Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati...Tags: Elections, Iran, Yasmin (drug), Tehran (Iran), Media Industry
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The Week Ahead: Iran and Pakistan on the stump, Mubarak on trial
D-Day for Iranian presidential race Tuesday, May 7 -- So many candidates, so few promising real change. More than a dozen Iranian lawmakers, former Cabinet ministers, revolutionary guardsmen and allies of Islamic leaders have thrown in their hats...
Tags: Government, Pervez Musharraf, Justice and Rights, Political Corruption, Trials
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Iran points at Syrian rebels in warning about chemical weapons
Echoing the words of President Obama, the Iranian foreign minister reportedly said Tuesday that unleashing chemical weapons in Syria would be a “red line” for Tehran. But Ali Akbar Salehi also suggested rebels were to blame for such attacks,...
Tags: Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Pervez Musharraf
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Could Iran's presidential politicking open door to nuclear deal?
Thirty years of punishing sanctions have failed to curb Iran’s rogue behavior. Perhaps, a growing chorus of diplomats and security experts suggest, it is time for the United States to change tactics. With a presidential election in the Islamic...
Tags: Michael V. Hayden, Iran, Nuclear Power, U.S. Embassy, International Atomic Energy Agency
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Intrigue swirls as Iran prepares to choose next president
TEHRAN — The reform movement that took to the streets to protest alleged vote-rigging in Iran's last presidential election has been crushed. The supreme leader has made it clear that such behavior will not be tolerated this time. But that doesn'...Tags: Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, Islam, Human Interest, Tehran (Iran)
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Iran nuclear talks unproductive
WASHINGTON — The latest round of international negotiations over Iran's disputed nuclear program concluded Saturday with no sign of progress and the future of the fitful diplomatic effort uncertain. Officials from Iran and the six world powers had...Tags: China, Iran, Manufacturing and Engineering, Iran's Nuclear Program, Barack Obama
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