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 Iran's top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria, June 28, 2019.

Araqchi returns as Iran's Foreign Minister amid regional tensions and nuclear diplomacy

 A HELICOPTER carrying Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi takes off near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, on May 19. The helicopter later crashed, killing the president.

'What happened was an accident': No foul play evident in Raisi's helicopter crash, source says

By REUTERS
 MEMBERS OF the Iranian Parliament attend a vote of confidence in the cabinet of President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, last week. The revolutionary spirit lives strong among Iranians, the writer maintains.

Iran's security crisis: Assassinations reveal deep vulnerabilities

By JONATHAN HAROUNOFF
 A protester dons face paint and carries a mock noose to denounce recent executions by the Iranian regime during a march commemorating the 45th anniversary of the revolution in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2024.

Iran executes over 300 individuals in first seven months of 2024, 49 in July alone

 MASOUD PEZESHKIAN, Iran’s newly elected president, attends a Muharram mourning ceremony in Tehran, on July 12.

Iran's new President Pezeshkian calls for regional peace amid ethnic tensions

Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers - Group B - Republic of Ireland v France - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland - March 27, 2023 Republic of Ireland president Michael D. Higgins before the match

Irish president claims in letter to Pezeshkian that Iran has 'crucial' role in Mid. East peace

 IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attend a Muharram mourning ceremony in Tehran, last week. Pazkhian’s election is not the reflection of a change in Iran’s extremist policy, the writer states.

Don’t be fooled by Iran’s new president, extremist policy is the same

By David Ben-Basat
 Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani addresses the delegates at the United Nations General Assembly during a ceremonial tribute to Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi at the United Nations headquarters in New York, US, May 30, 2024.

Loss of moral clarity allowed mass murderer Raisi to escape global condemnation

 A paper showing the presidential candidates is pictured during the snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024.

Jewish Association of Iran congratulates newly elected Pezeshkian amid regional tensions

 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Masoud Pezeshkian (right) and Saeed Jalili ​attend an election debate at a television studio in Tehran, on Monday.

Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says

By REUTERS
 Iranian voters participate in the run-off presidential election between Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili, at the Iranian consulate in Najaf, Iraq, July 5, 2024.

Iranians vote in run-off presidential race amid widespread apathy

By REUTERS
 Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili votes at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024.

With Raisi gone, where will new Iran president take the region?

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber speaks during Iran's government cabinet in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2024

Iran’s moves to cement ties with China, Central Asian states

 A paper showing the presidential candidates is pictured during the snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024.

Iran's presidential runoff set between moderate and hard-liner

By THE MEDIA LINE
Newspapers with a cover picture of Iran's presidential election are seen in Tehran, Iran June 29, 2024.

Iran to hold run-off presidential election, interior ministry says

By REUTERS
A view shows a symbolic ballot box for the presidential election in a street in Tehran, Iran June 29, 2024.

Iranian prisoners under duress to vote, threatened with lashings

 Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili votes at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024.

Khamenei's protege Jalili edges ahead in tight Iran presidential race

By REUTERS
 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote during presidential elections in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024.

Iran begins voting in presidential election with limited choices

By REUTERS