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Abdolnasser Hemmati

Storekeepers and traders walk over a bridge during a protest against the economic conditions and Iran's embattled currency in Tehran on December 29, 2025. (FARS NEWS AGENCY / AFP)
December 31, 2025, 1:11 pm
Iran’s chief prosecutor pledges ‘decisive’ response if protests destabilize country
Legal official says mass demonstrations part of ‘understandable realities’ but must not be ‘tool of insecurity’; new central bank governor appointed after record currency fall
By Agencies
Ebrahim Raisi, a candidate in Iran's presidential elections waves to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2021 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
June 19, 2021, 9:17 am
Hardliner Raisi wins Iran presidency in landslide, amid record-low voter turnout
Ultraconservative ‘executioner’ gets 62% of the vote, far ahead of rivals; without naming cleric, Rouhani says his successor has been elected
By Agencies
This combination of four photos shows candidates for the June 18, 2021, Iranian presidential elections from left to right; Abdolnasser Hemmati, Mohsen Rezaei, Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Ebrahim Raisi. (AP Photo)
June 18, 2021, 10:20 am
Who are the candidates in Iran’s presidential election?
From a hardline cleric close to Supreme Leader Khamenei to a former leader of Iran’s IRGC, Iranian voters head to the polls to elect the country’s next leader
By AP
Supporters of the presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi, currently judiciary chief, hold his posters during a campaign rally in town of Eslamshahr southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, June 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 16, 2021, 6:09 pm
2 Iran presidential candidates quit on campaign’s last day, narrowing field
Mohsen Mehralizadeh, the only reformist in the race, drops out to consolidate support for Abdolnasser Hemmati; Alireza Zakani endorses hardline frontrunner Ebrahim Raisi
By Nasser Karimi
In this photo made available by the government-affiliated Young Journalists Club, presidential candidate Mohsen Mehralizadeh speaks in a televised debate in a state-run television studio, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, June 5, 2021. Elections are scheduled for June 18. (Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/YJC via AP)
June 16, 2021, 10:16 am
Only reformist candidate drops out of Iran election on last day of campaign
Resignation likely an attempt to boost moderate contender; announcement leaves 6 in race set for Friday, which is expected to be won by hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi
By AP
Former Iranian Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati, one of the seven candidates in Iran's presidential election, gives a press conference, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
June 15, 2021, 2:27 pm
Aiming at moderate voters, Iran presidential candidate urges better ties to West
Former Iranian Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati says regional peace hinges on US goodwill and trust-building; backs return to nuclear deal
By Amir Vahdat
In this picture made available by Young Journalists Club, YJC, presidential candidates for June 18, elections Saeed Jalili, left, Abdolnasser Hemmati, center, and Alireza Zakani, conclude a part of the final debate of the candidates at a state-run TV studio in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/ Young Journalists Club, YJC via AP)
June 13, 2021, 1:20 am
Iran candidate: If ultraconservative becomes president, expect more sanctions
Hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi is widely tipped to win June 18 vote, after many potential heavyweights disqualified
By AFP
Former Iranian Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati, a candidate in Iran's upcoming presidential election, poses for a photo at his office in Tehran, Iran, June 9, 2021. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
June 9, 2021, 9:07 pm
Iran presidential candidate says he’s willing to meet Biden
But former Iranian Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati stresses that a US return to nuclear deal is key, and that so far, Washington hasn’t shown ‘anything serious’ yet
By MEHDI FATTAHI
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