Iranian nation wrote the last page of the 70-page story of Iran's 9th parliamentary elections by their vibrant presence at the polling stations which opened at 8 a.m. and was initially scheduled to continue until 6 p.m., but because of people's overwhelming turnout, it was extended by 5 hours(11 p.m.). Over 48 million Iranian voters are eligible ...

TEHRAN, Iran Its difficult to measure how much lifeblood is left in Irans pro-reform factions after four years of punishment. Its leaders are incommunicado under house arrest. Street protests after a hotly disputed presidential election are just a memory, and the public mood is far more preoccupied these days about the countrys sanctions-stifled economy....

TEHRAN Irans political landscape has become increasingly divided during controversial President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads second and final term. But as a diverse array of candidates to replace him takes shape, nearly all the contenders seem united on one thing: attacking the presidents legacy. The eventual winner of the June election will wield influence ...

TEHRAN- Irans political landscape has become increasingly divided during controversial President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads second and final term. But as a diverse array of candidates to replace him takes shape, nearly all the contenders seem united on one thing: attacking the presidents legacy. The eventual winner of the June election will wield influence ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets on April 10,2013, compiled by AEICriticalThreats Project Iran AnalystWill Fulton. Politics Head of the Imam Khomeini Research Institute Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdisaidreformists do not have any chance of succeeding in the upcoming presidential elections,...

TEHRAN (IPS)- With just over two months before the Jun. 14 presidential election, Iranians remain unclear about which candidates will be approved by the Guardian Council to compete, let alone who has the best chance of winning. To date, nearly 20 former officials have either declared or expressed interest in running. But talk of a possible run ...

TEHRAN, Jan 30 2013 (IPS)- With the June 2013 presidential election drawing closer, Irans reformists are debating what they should do in the face of the severe restrictions to which their leaders and political parties have been subject since the popular protests that roiled the country after the last election four years ago. While some reformists ...

Irans reformers transformed revolutionary politics between 1997 and 2005 under former President Mohammed Khatami. But today, the reformists ability to contest the presidential elections in any meaningful way appears slim. Conservatives have even taken to labeling them the seditionist current, despite the fact that most were among the original revolutionaries....