Former hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday registered as a candidate for the upcoming presidential election, Iranian media reported. During his two terms as president from ...

He'll run against hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June election Real power in Iran is in hands of Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameni. "I declare that I will stand for the next ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Both Mr Larijani and Mr Ahmadinejad were barred by the council from running in previous elections, with Mr Khamenei saying Mr Ahmadinejad would polarise Iran. The former president has criticised ...

February 2006 — Iran announces it will restart uranium enrichment following the election of hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Britain, France and Germany walk out of stalled negotiations.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Israel of Germany's "Holocaust shame," and asserted its support for the Jewish state during an unprecedented speech to the Knesset on Tuesday. Germany and Israel ...

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One of the founders of Iran’s Islamic Revolution died at age 82 on Sunday. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani helped lead the 1979 uprising and went on to serve both as the powerful speaker of ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...