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Analysis: Iran moderate's poll triumph is mandate for change
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential election. Having waited...Tags: Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Politics, Islam, Iran
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Hassan Rowhani, cleric known as a pragmatist, wins Iran election
TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, who a week ago was viewed as a long-shot candidate, was declared Iran’s next president on Saturday after capturing more than half of the votes cast Friday in national elections. Rowhani, a 64-year-old cleric with a...
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Saeed Jalili, Elections, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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EEUU dice a Irán que respete la voluntad de su pueblo tras elección
ReutersPor Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, 15 jun (Reuters) - Estados Unidos instó el sábado a Teherán a "atender la voluntad del pueblo iraní" después de las elecciones que dieron como nuevo presidente del país al clérigo moderado Hassan Rohani. "Nosotros...Tags: Barack Obama, Iran
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U.S. tells Iran to respect people's will after election
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States urged Tehran on Saturday to "heed the will of the Iranian people" after Iranians elected moderate cleric Hassan Rohani to be their country's next president. "We respect the vote of the Iranian people and...Tags: John Kerry, Brookings Institution, Politics, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, National Government
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Arabs put (slim) hopes in new Iranian president
ReutersBy Alastair Macdonald and Angus McDowall CAIRO/RIYADH, June 15 (Reuters) - The election of a moderate Iranian president could help rein in hostility between Tehran and its Arab neighbours, but many Arabs doubt he can end a sectarian confrontation that...Tags: Egypt, Arab Spring, Wars and Interventions, Jihad, Saudi Arabia
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Moderate Rohani on course for outright Iran election win
ReutersBy Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI, June 15 (Reuters) - Moderate Iranian cleric Hassan Rohani looked to be heading towards an outright victory over his conservative rivals in the presidential election, initial results showed on Saturday. The...Tags: Elections, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Politics, Tehran (Iran), Iran
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Iran begins counting ballots in presidential election
TEHRAN — Electoral authorities were counting ballots Saturday after tens of millions of Iranians turned out to vote for a successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the first presidential election since the disputed 2009 balloting led to street protests...
Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Politics, National Government, Ali Akbar Velayati, Tehran (Iran)
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Iran's Khamenei urges large election turnout, takes swipe at U.S
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged a large turnout in presidential elections on Friday, and said he did not "give a damn" about U.S. suggestions that the ballot was unfair. "What is important is that everyone takes part,...Tags: John Kerry, Elections, Politics, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Voting
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Egypt's Brotherhood joins Sunni front over Syria
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's president and his Shi'ite allies were denounced by leading Sunni Arab voices on Friday, including Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood, which had reached out across Islam's sectarian divide but has now called for jihad. The...Tags: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Belief and Faith, Jihad, Politics
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Irán elige nuevo presidente, Khamenei rechaza críticas de EEUU
ReutersPor Yeganeh Torbati y Zahra Hosseinian DUBAI (Reuters) - Millones de iraníes votaron el viernes para elegir un nuevo presidente, instados por el líder supremo del país, el ayatolá Ali Khamenei, quien arremetió contra los funcionarios estadounidenses...Tags: Saeed Jalili, Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran
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High turnout reported as Iran picks new president
TEHRAN -- Officials reported high turnout Friday as Iranians went to the polls in the first presidential election since disputed balloting four years ago resulted in street protests and massive unrest. Among the early voters was the country’s...Tags: Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Politics, National Government, Ali Akbar Velayati
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Iran infighting turns election into real contest
Iran’s ruling theocracy was unable to overcome its notorious infighting and unite behind a single candidate in Friday’s presidential election, which has suddenly boosted the prospects of the lone moderate in the race and rekindled interest...
Tags: Politics, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Zimbabwe, Iran, White House
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