June election

2021-05-22 22:14

Center to fight coronavirus announces election safety protocols

TEHRAN — In a press briefing on Saturday, Alireza Raeisi, spokesman for the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control (NHCC), laid out safety protocols for the June 18 presidential elections.

2021-05-22 22:11

Hazrati appointed as Pezeshkian campaign manager

TEHRAN — Reformist presidential candidate Massoud Pezeshkian has appointed Elias Hazrati, the secretary general of the National Trust party, as his campaign chief.

2021-05-21 19:03

Mottaki: Unity council backs Raeisi

TEHRAN — Manouchehr Mottaki, spokesman for the unity council of principlists said on Friday that it supports Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi in the June presidential elections.

2021-05-21 19:02

Recent polls show Raeisi lead by 30%

TEHRAN — Recent polls conducted by various institutes, including ISPA (Iranian Students Polling Agency), show that Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi is leading the presidential polls by a vast margin.

2021-05-21 19:00

Larijani holds first social media meeting

TEHRAN — Speaking at a Clubhouse session on Thursday night, Ali Larijani answered various questions from reporters.

2021-05-19 21:58

Examples of election violation revealed

TEHRAN— Speaking on TV, Seyyed Ehsan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, a member of the Commission for Supervising the Presidential Election Campaigns in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Broadcasting (IRIB), exemplified election violations and giving details of the debates between unqualified candidates.

2021-05-19 21:56

Judiciary says to confront election violation without discrimination

TEHRAN— The Judiciary will monitor any election violations with sensitivity during the campaigns and will deal without discrimination with those who try to undermine public calm or security, the first deputy Judiciary chief warned on Wednesday.

2021-05-19 21:54

Guardian Council: News circulating on candidates are “fake”

TEHRAN— In a tweet on Wednesday morning, Abbasali Kadkhodaei, spokesman for the Guardian Council, dismissed rumors that a few of the presidential candidates have been disqualified, calling them “fake news”.

2021-05-18 23:09

Prominent candidates introduced

TEHRAN — As the registration for the June 18 presidential elections closed on Saturday, the Tehran Times has decided to provide respectful readers with brief introductions of prominent presidential candidates. This series of introduction will continue tomorrow.

2021-05-18 23:08

Palestine is again a focus of ‘global moral campaign’, Iran says

TEHRAN— Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Ali Rabiei, the Iranian government spokesman, responded to the recent atrocities of the Israeli regime in Gaza, saying that the Palestine issue has once again turned into a “global moral campaign”.

2021-05-18 23:08

Zaribafan quits election race in favor of Raisi

TEHRAN — Masoud Zaribafan, a former MP who registered to run for the upcoming presidential elections, released a statement on Tuesday saying that he is withdrawing his candidacy in favor of Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.

2021-05-18 23:07

Hossein Mar’ashi appointed as Jahangiri campaign manager

TEHRAN— Hossein Mar’ashi, a senior member of the Servants of Construction Party (SCP), was introduced on Tuesday as Es’haq Jahangiri’s campaign manager.

2021-05-18 23:07

Jannati: Presidential candidate must be pious

TEHRAN— Speaking at a meeting on Tuesday to examine the presidential candidates’ competence, Ayatollah Ahman Jannati, head of the Guardian Council, spoke about the qualifications of the candidates, saying the Guardian Council has a heavy burden on its shoulders.

2021-05-17 19:43

Prominent candidates introduced

TEHRAN — As the registration for the June 18 presidential elections closed on Saturday, the Tehran Times has decided to provide respectful readers with brief introductions of prominent presidential candidates. This series of introduction will continue tomorrow.

2021-05-16 22:47

Examining competence of presidential candidates begins Sunday

TEHRAN— The Guardian Council began examining the competence of the presidential nominees on Sunday. The procedure will last for five days.

2021-05-16 22:44

Parliament speaker invites people to participate in June presidential elections

TEHRAN— Speaking at a parliamentary session on Sunday, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the parliament, asked people to flood the ballot boxes in the June 18 presidential elections.

2021-05-16 22:41

Prominent candidates introduced

TEHRAN— As the registration for the upcoming presidential elections closed on Saturday, the Tehran Times has decided to provide the respectful readers with brief introductions of prominent presidential candidates. This series of introduction will continue tomorrow.