Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Two prominent presidential candidates knocked off Iran ballot

2013-05-21 11:01:00

TEHRAN — In a much-anticipated decision likely to spark controversy, Iran’s supervisory electoral body on Tuesday disqualified from next month’s presidential race two high-profile candidates who have been assailed as disloyal to the...

Iran disqualifies 2 high-profile presidential candidates

2013-05-21 15:21:00

TEHRAN — In a highly anticipated decision likely to spark controversy, Iran's supervisory electoral body on Tuesday disqualified two high-profile candidates from next month's presidential race after both were assailed as disloyal to the nation's...

From four Iranians, four views of the coming election

2013-05-20 06:00:00

TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...

Iran's wrestling team abruptly decides to skip L.A. competition

2013-05-17 20:23:00

On the eve of an international wrestling meet at the Sports Arena, American officials remain at a loss to explain why the Iranian team — making its first visit to the U.S. since 2003 — has unexpectedly withdrawn and flown home. Los Angeles...

Iran delays presidential election lineup

2013-05-16 18:21:00

TEHRAN — Iranians must wait until next week to find out who will be on the ballot in next month's presidential election, a key electoral panel said Thursday, as it continued to mull the fate of two prospective candidates who have shaken up the race....

The Week Ahead: Imelda's back, Iran at impasse, Syria in turmoil

2013-05-13 04:00:00

Marcos dynasty enhancing its political comeback in the Philippines Monday, May 13 -- Unrepentant over her role as treasure-squandering first lady, the widow of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is poised for victory in Monday’s...

Top presidential aide and former president seek Iran's presidency

2013-05-11 10:24:00

TEHRAN -- The run-up to Iran’s June presidential elections took a dramatic turn Saturday when two controversial figures -- former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, top aide to outgoing incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad --...

Iranian presidential candidates register for June election

2013-05-07 17:00:00

TEHRAN — Iranian presidential candidates began registering Tuesday for the national election next month to choose a successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Although there has been considerable political suspense over who will run, voter enthusiasm has...

The Week Ahead: Iran and Pakistan on the stump, Mubarak on trial

2013-05-06 05:00:00

D-Day for Iranian presidential race Tuesday, May 7 -- So many candidates, so few promising real change. More than a dozen Iranian lawmakers, former Cabinet ministers, revolutionary guardsmen and allies of Islamic leaders have thrown in their hats...

Could Iran's presidential politicking open door to nuclear deal?

2013-04-24 04:00:00

�Thirty years of punishing sanctions have failed to curb Iran’s rogue behavior. Perhaps, a growing chorus of diplomats and security experts suggest, it is time for the United States to change tactics. With a presidential election in the Islamic...

Intrigue swirls as Iran prepares to choose next president

2013-04-10 15:52:00

TEHRAN — The reform movement that took to the streets to protest alleged vote-rigging in Iran's last presidential election has been crushed. The supreme leader has made it clear that such behavior will not be tolerated this time. But that doesn'...

Letters: Two sides on Hugo Chavez

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Re "Leaders join Chavez mourners," March 9 There is an egregious double standard practiced in the recounting of the death last week of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. He is portrayed as a Latin American Robin Hood, while his subversion of human rights...

Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani announced his candidacy this month for the June 14 presidential election, inspiring hope of genuine choice on a slate of candidates otherwise beholden to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

2013-05-22 05:00:00

Former chief nuclear negotiator Hasan Rohani at the April 11 political conference where he announced his candidacy for president.

2013-04-23 14:19:32

Family members of Iran's slain nuclear scientists and workers stand with the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Fereydoun Abbasi, right, Tuesday in a ceremony marking Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seen on a giant screen behind them.

2013-04-09 00:00:00