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2020-10-19 22:33
By Amir Mohammad Esmaeili
Psychologist describes America as a society in which ‘trained Marxists’ are against supremacists
“A prerequisite for a nomination from a major political party is an unwavering devotion to Zionism and Israeli interests over American interests.”
TEHRAN - Walt Peretto, an American analyst and sociopolitical psychologist, tells the Tehran Times that although Donald Trump is seen by his followers as opposing globalist agenda, he is “completely controlled by these same Zionist-globalist interests.”
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2020-10-18 16:14
By Mohammad Mazhari
It is not new that U.S. supports autocratic rulers: professor
TEHRAN – An American professor thinks that the U.S. backs autocratic rulers in some countries and it is not something new.
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2020/10/14
By Richard Anderson Falk
AIPAC and U.S. elections
AIPAC is a strong lobbying group that is perceived by the political parties to exert great influence on large Jewish donors and Jewish voters generally. The leadership of both parties competes for AIPAC approval, although as an organization it refrains from political endorsements at national levels. It does have a record of opposing Congressional candidates deemed critical of Israel, making inflammatory accusations that candidates critical of Israel are by that fact alone anti-Semitic. Such a campaign has been launched with at least implicit AIPAC support to defeat the candidacy of Ilhan Omer who is running for reelection in urban Minneapolis.
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2020-10-14 13:22
By Mohammad Mazhari
Sanctions will hamper Iran’s access to medicine and medical equipment: Carleton University professor
“I think it (sanction) is an abject failure in terms of achieving any real progress”
TEHRAN – A professor of Carleton University says that American sanctions will make Iran’s access to medicines and medical equipment difficult even if, technically, such humanitarian goods are generally exempted from sanctions.
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2020/10/14
By Jim W. Dean
Is the U.S. facing a political civil war?
(How bad is the U.S. political schism going to get?)
When a Continental Convention was adjourning in 1787, a spectator called out to Ben Franklin, “What kind of government will we have? He answered, “A republic if you can keep it, sir.” That admonition is what anti-Trump people are facing now.
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2020-10-13 18:04
Nategh-Nouri will not run for president: ex-MP
TEHRAN — Former senior lawmaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar says top political figure Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri will not run for president in the next year’s election.
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2020-10-10 22:32
Women can register as presidential candidates: Guardian Council
TEHRAN – Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei said on Saturday that women can also register to run for the president in Iran.
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2020-10-10 22:25
By Mohammad Mazhari
Trump’s pressure policy has not achieved its objective: academic
TEHRAN – An American professor is of the view that Trump’s pressure policy against Tehran has failed to get Iran to stop its support for groups in Yemen and Lebanon or force Tehran to stop enriching uranium.
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2020-10-09 22:51
By Mohammad Mazhari
Professor doubtful a Biden administration could undo the damage caused by Trump
TEHRAN – An American professor of politics is doubtful that a Joe Biden administration would be able to “undo the damage” caused by four years of Donald Trump’s presidency.
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2020-09-30 12:03
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden will definitely revisit the JCPOA if elected president, scholar says
“America has no soft power anywhere any longer,” says American Professor William Beeman
TEHRAN - An American scholar, William Beeman, is quite sure that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will join the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) if he wins the November presidential elections.
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2020-09-29 23:37
Inside Trump’s efforts to cover up ‘maximum pressure’ failure
Will Trump be forced to follow Obama Iran policy?
TEHRAN – As Donald Trump’s presidential campaign reaches a critical juncture amid unprecedented internal crises, the White House intensifies diplomatic efforts to achieve breakthroughs in foreign policy, especially in U.S. relations with countries in the Western Asia region.
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2020-05-31 14:22
Davoud Azizi elected as Iran tennis chief
TEHRAN – Davoud Azizi has been elected as new head of Iran Tennis Federation on Sunday.
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2020-05-08 12:29
How militarism can simply change result of elections in the US!
Even thinking about deployment of military troops at poll stations amid the 2020 presidential elections in the United States under security pretexts is worrisome as the elections under military control are regarded by the world monitoring bodies as the blatant violation of democracy, so ignoring the internationally-accepted principle of the free-military elections will push the country into a deep dictatorship by the men of weapons.
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2020-03-15 21:30
Runoff parliamentary polls to be held on September 11
TEHRAN — The runoff parliamentary elections in 11 constituencies will be held on September 11, the deputy interior minister in charge of elections announced on Sunday.
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2020-03-12 14:21
Iran football federation’s elections deferred
TEHRAN - The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) elective General Assembly was postponed.
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2020-03-09 18:39
Sports Minister Soltanifar asks FIFA to consider Iran’s situation
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Sport and Youth Masoud Soltanifar has expressed hope that FIFA will agree with the Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) elections to be held on the scheduled time considering the current situation in the country.
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2020-02-22 11:43
Final results of Iran Elections could be announced by Sunday: official
TEHRAN – The spokesman for Iran’s Election Headquarters said the process of vote counting is underway, expressing hope that the final results of the Friday elections in larger cities would be announced by Sunday.
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2020-02-22 01:44
People are real winners of elections: Shamkhani
TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Friday that undoubtedly the people “are the real winners of the elections”.
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2020-02-21 18:40
Every vote is a slap in enemy’s face, says IRGC chief
TEHRAN — Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has described every vote cast as a “slap in the face of enemy”.
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2020-02-21 15:55
Friday prayers leader calls for more unity among new parliament members
TEHRAN - Ahmad Khatami, the provisional Friday prayers leader of Tehran, called on those who will be elected for the next parliament to become more united to keep the people’s rights and interests.
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2020-02-19 18:45
Guardian Council predicts good election turnout
TEHRAN — Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for the Guardian Council, has predicted a good turnout at the Friday parliamentary polls, saying the average participation of people in previous elections has not been below 50 percent.
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2020-02-17 19:58
Iran has set the bedrock for elections in the region: Rouhani
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran has set the bedrock for democracy and elections in the West Asia region.
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2020-02-17 18:07
Guardian Council: U.S. elections merely façade of democracy
TEHRAN — Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for the Guardian Council, said on Monday that elections in the United States are just a façade of democracy.
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2020-02-09 17:16
With Iowa mess U.S. in no place to discuss Iran polls, says professor
TEHRAN — Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran, says with the disaster that happened in the U.S. state of Iowa, Washington is in no place to talk about Iran’s elections.
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2020-01-27 18:55
People’s trust in rulers more important than winning elections: Rouhani
TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani on Monday highlighted the importance of the upcoming parliamentary elections, but noted that peoples’ trust in the country’s rulers is more important than the outcomes of elections.
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2020-01-15 18:43
Parliamentary candidates’ vetting not final: Jannati
TEHRAN — Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, head of the Guardian Council, said on Wednesday that the vetting of parliamentary candidates are not final and they can file complaints.
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2019-12-25 20:11
Jannati: Guardian Council carefully studying parliamentary candidates’ records
TEHRAN — The Guardian Council is investigating the qualifications of the parliamentary candidates as well as their complaints with due care, the Guardian Council chief said on Wednesday.
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2019-12-22 20:32
Time for filing election disqualification complaints ends Sunday
TEHRAN — Sunday marked the last day disqualified parliamentary candidates could object to their ineligibility.
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2019-12-21 17:55
Huge turnout at Feb. polls would strengthen national security, says MP
TEHRAN — People’s huge turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections would strengthen national security, an MP has said.
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2019-12-21 17:38
Candidates not disqualified for criticizing Leader: Guardian Council
TEHRAN — The Guardian Council would not dismiss as ineligible the candidates who have criticized the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the council’s spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei said on Saturday.
