February 29, 2016
6:57 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks with media at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, February 27, 2016. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Official results: Iranian relative moderates win majority in parliament, clerical body

Elections mark rise of those who favor expanded social freedoms and engagement with West, creating a parliament more to Rouhani’s liking

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI

February 27, 2016
6:03 pm

Iranian women show their identification, as they queue in a polling station to vote for the parliamentary and Experts Assembly elections in Qom, 125 kilometers (78 miles) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Early Iran results show gains for relative moderates

60% of 55 million Iranians said to have voted; Rouhani’s so-called ‘reformist’ camp heading for best parliamentary showing in a decade

By AP and AFP

February 27, 2016
3:24 pm

Iranians hold their identification cards as they line up outside a polling station at Massoumeh shrine during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station in the holy city of Qom, 130kms south of the capital Tehran, on February 26, 2016. (AFP / BEHROUZ MEHRI)

First Iran poll results show seats split among rivals

60% of 55 million Iranians voted; as count gets under way, 8 of first 20 constituences go to conservatives, 4 to reformists and 8 to independents

By AFP

February 27, 2016
9:32 am

An Iranian woman displays her ink-stained finger after casting her ballot for both parliamentary elections and the Assembly of Experts at a polling station in Tehran on February 26, 2016. (AFP / ATTA KENARE)

High turnout in Iran elections raises hope for moderates

Millions of eligible voters take part in what is being seen as a de facto referendum on President Rouhani’s government

By AFP

February 27, 2016
5:58 am

Head of the reformists' coalition list of the Iranian parliamentary elections in Tehran Mohammad Reza Aref, center, and his wife Hamideh Moravej Farshi cast their ballots at a polling station in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Reformists, moderates leading in Iran parliament vote

Early results indicate hardliners are main losers in Friday’s elections; Rouhani’s supporters seeking greater democracy could have strongest presence since 2004

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI

February 26, 2016
4:32 am

Iranians commute past a banner with a cartoon depicting Britain's Queen Elizabeth II with a camel head and a slogan that reads, 'England wants to interfere in Iran's elections' in downtown Teheran on February 25, 2016. (AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Key electoral lists in Friday’s Iran election

Despite the exclusion of many of their candidates by the ruling ayatollahs, reformists hope for gains in poll

By AFP

February 26, 2016
12:37 am

An Iranian woman walks in front of an electoral banner of Hamideh Ghadiri, a candidate in parliamentary elections in Vanak square in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. The banner reads in Persian: "Hamideh Ghadiri - defender of women's rights." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s reformists hoping for boost in parliament election

Vote pits nuclear deal’s supporters who urge greater openness against conservatives warning of Western ‘plundering powers’

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI

February 25, 2016
9:02 pm

Iranians walk outside the Massoumeh holy shrine in the city of Qom, 130 kilometres south of Tehran, on February 24, 2016. (AFP / ATTA KENARE)

Ahead of poll, most Iranians cite economic concerns

Financial problems dominate debate in political sphere on eve of elections

By Siavosh GHAZI

January 18, 2016
11:31 pm

Illustrative photo of two Iranian women casting their ballots during the presidential and municipal councils elections in a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 14, 2013 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

99% of Iran’s reformist parliamentary candidates rejected

Conservative-dominated Guardian Council approves only 30 of over 30,000 reformist candidates to run in February election

By Arthur Macmillan

December 14, 2015
2:53 am

Iranian editor faces trial for printing ex-president’s photo

Mahmoud Doaei accused of defying ban on coverage of Mohammad Khatami, who has been termed a ‘seditionist’ by leaders

By AP

December 11, 2015
12:28 pm

In this Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 photo, Iranian poet Payam Feili poses for a photograph in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

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By ISAAC SCHARF

October 23, 2015
8:34 pm

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in July 2013 (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Ahmadinejad’s former bodyguard said killed in Syria

Abdollah Bagheri Niakari reportedly died in battle fighting alongside pro-Assad forces

By AP

August 23, 2015
10:24 pm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a meeting of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 22, 2015. (AFP/Majdi Mohammed/Pool)

Despite Tehran’s reluctance, Abbas says he will visit ‘sister’ Iran

Palestinian leader says trip will strengthen ties, week after Iranian official says Tehran has rejected repeated requests

By Times of Israel staff

August 11, 2015
5:48 am

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference, June 10, 2015 (AP/Darko Vojinovic)

Abbas planning visit to Iran in coming months

PA officials in Tehran make arrangements for Palestinian leader’s visit as part of bid to boost ties

By Times of Israel staff and Elhanan Miller

August 10, 2015
7:51 pm

Palestinian school girls pass a billboard covered by national and Iranian flags with Arabic reading 'thanks and gratitude to Iran,' in Gaza City, November 28, 2012 (AP/Adel Hana)

PA bolsters ties with Iran as Tehran-Hamas relationship cools

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By Elhanan Miller

Topic: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Official results: Iranian relative moderates win majority in parliament, clerical body

Elections mark rise of those who favor expanded social freedoms and engagement with West, creating a parliament more to Rouhani’s liking

Early Iran results show gains for relative moderates

60% of 55 million Iranians said to have voted; Rouhani’s so-called ‘reformist’ camp heading for best parliamentary showing in a decade

First Iran poll results show seats split among rivals

60% of 55 million Iranians voted; as count gets under way, 8 of first 20 constituences go to conservatives, 4 to reformists and 8 to independents

High turnout in Iran elections raises hope for moderates

Millions of eligible voters take part in what is being seen as a de facto referendum on President Rouhani’s government

Reformists, moderates leading in Iran parliament vote

Early results indicate hardliners are main losers in Friday’s elections; Rouhani’s supporters seeking greater democracy could have strongest presence since 2004

Key electoral lists in Friday’s Iran election

Despite the exclusion of many of their candidates by the ruling ayatollahs, reformists hope for gains in poll

Iran’s reformists hoping for boost in parliament election

Vote pits nuclear deal’s supporters who urge greater openness against conservatives warning of Western ‘plundering powers’

Ahead of poll, most Iranians cite economic concerns

Financial problems dominate debate in political sphere on eve of elections

99% of Iran’s reformist parliamentary candidates rejected

Conservative-dominated Guardian Council approves only 30 of over 30,000 reformist candidates to run in February election

Iranian editor faces trial for printing ex-president’s photo

Mahmoud Doaei accused of defying ban on coverage of Mohammad Khatami, who has been termed a ‘seditionist’ by leaders

How a gay Iranian poet fleeing persecution ‘fell in love’ with Israel

Payam Feili, 30, proudly defies his theocratic regime back home, hopes to move permanently to gay-friendly Tel Aviv

Ahmadinejad’s former bodyguard said killed in Syria

Abdollah Bagheri Niakari reportedly died in battle fighting alongside pro-Assad forces

Despite Tehran’s reluctance, Abbas says he will visit ‘sister’ Iran

Palestinian leader says trip will strengthen ties, week after Iranian official says Tehran has rejected repeated requests

Abbas planning visit to Iran in coming months

PA officials in Tehran make arrangements for Palestinian leader’s visit as part of bid to boost ties

PA bolsters ties with Iran as Tehran-Hamas relationship cools

Back from Islamic Republic, PLO official Ahmad Majdalani hails nuclear deal; says Abbas, Rouhani agree on solution to Syria conflict

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