
Rowhani's 'path of moderation' also shows limits
Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes greater openness on ...

AP Analysis: Iran president may help shield rulers
For a lesson in what Hasan Rowhani's reformist-backed presidency could mean for Iran, a promise Sunday by the ultra-powerful Revolutionary Guard to ...

Iran reformists dance in streets for new president
Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim ...

Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead
Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late ...

5 things to know about Iran's presidential vote
Iran has started announcing preliminary vote counts from Friday's presidential election. Here are five things you should know: THE FIELD Iran's ...

Iran's polls open in presidential vote
In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. As polls opened early Friday, arguments over whether to boycott the ...

A look at Iran's voters and election process
A look at Iran's voters, presidents and election procedures: SIZE: There are more than 50 million eligible voters in a population of about 76 million.

Background of Iranian presidential candidates
A look at the six candidates in Iran's presidential election Friday. Two others — parliament member Gholam Ali Haddad Adel and former Vice President ...

Iran's reformists find spark in presidential race
He talks about easing the political restrictions imposed by Iranian authorities. He tells crowds that rebuilding ties with Western governments is ...

In Iran vote, reformists struggle with few options
Despite four years of non-stop pressure, arrests and intimidation, Iran's dissidents still find ways to show their resilience. Protest messages still ...

Iran leader's election bid: Taming the presidency
At the height of Iran's internal political clashes in late 2011, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei became so exasperated that he warned the ...

Iranian voter views suggest wide open race
On the hardscrabble streets in south Tehran, a group of paramilitary volunteers looks to hard-line presidential candidate Saeed Jalili — Iran's top ...

Iran police detain aides of presidential candidate
Iranian police have arrested several people campaigning for a reformist candidate in this month's presidential election, an aide said Sunday, as a ...

Brash Iran campaign stirs echoes of Ahmadinejad
Iranians have seen it before: A youngish presidential candidate firing up crowds with fist-waving rants against the West, then displaying his Islamist ...

Look at Iran's voters and election process
A look at Iran's voters, presidents and election procedures: SIZE: There are more than 50 million eligible voters in a population of about 76 million.

Iran hard-liners urge election ban on top rivals
Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two prominent presidential contenders — a moderate former president and a protege of ...

Iran's cunning Rafsanjani seeks one more shot
Signs on currency exchange shops in Tehran explained why the doors where temporarily shut: Waiting to see if former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ...

Iran's presidential race gets underway
Iran's presidential race got underway Tuesday as authorities officially opened the registration process for candidates in next month's election that ...

Next Iran president likely to have gentler touch
For eight years, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying Israel ...

Ahmadinejad roadshow: Pitching his political heir
During a celebration last week to mark the Persian new year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did something quietly remarkable: He stood modestly to the ...
Iran releases daughters of opposition leader
Iranian prosecutors have released the daughters of reformist opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi after they were briefly summoned for questioning, ...
Iran official: opposition leaders out of election
A semi-official Iranian news agency is reporting that the country's two main opposition leaders are not competent to run as candidates in the ...
Agency: Son of Iran opposition leader sentenced
An Iranian news agency reports the son of a leading Iranian opposition figure has been sentenced to a suspended six-month jail term for interviews ...
Iran lawmakers seek deeper probe in blogger death
A powerful group in Iran's parliament called Sunday for expanded investigations into the death of a jailed blogger in a case that has already brought ...