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An Iranian woman casts her ballot to vote for both parliamentary elections and Assembly of Experts at a polling station at Massoumeh shrine in the holy city of Qom, 130 kilometers south of Tehran, on February 26, 2016. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP)
April 27, 2016, 7:49 am
Iran’s parliament in the balance in election run-off
Reformists seek to consolidate gains in fresh voting for 68 constituencies where no candidate won 25% in February ballot
By Arthur Macmillan
Iranian journalists work in a press room at the Interior Ministry as they follow the preliminary results of the parliamentary and Experts Assembly elections on February 28, 2016 in Tehran. (AFP / STRINGER)
February 28, 2016, 4:46 pm
Rouhani allies win all 30 parliament seats in Tehran
Preliminary results for powerful Assembly of Experts also looking good for president
By Arthur Macmillan
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press-conference following a meeting his Swiss counterpart in the capital Tehran, on February 27, 2016. (AFP/ATTA KENARE)
February 27, 2016, 9:45 pm
Rouhani on course for major gains in Iran elections
With 44% of vote counted, coalition of moderates and reformists is ahead in all but one of Tehran’s 30 seats
By Arthur Macmillan
An Iranian election official registers voters for parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station at Massoumeh shrine in the holy city of Qom, on February 26, 2016. (AFP/BEHROUZ MEHRI)
February 26, 2016, 6:37 pm
Voting extended as Iranians queue en masse in crucial elections
Massive lines form at polls in Tehran, state TV shows similar scenes in other cities, amid talk of high turnout likely to benefit reformers
By Arthur Macmillan
Iranian women shop for scarves at the ancient Grand Bazaar of the holy city of Qom, 130 kilometers south of Tehran, on February 24, 2016. (AFP / ATTA KENARE)
February 25, 2016, 6:35 am
Iran’s women MPs face uphill battle for gender parity
Only nine percent of candidates in Friday’s elections are women, and activists hope to increase representation from just nine women in parliament
By Arthur Macmillan
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)
January 18, 2016, 11:31 pm
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
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano at a news conference in Vienna, Austria, on November 26, 2015. (AP/Ronald Zak)
January 18, 2016, 6:06 am
Nuclear watchdog chief in Iran for talks after deal
Yukiya Amano to discuss monitoring of nuclear deal’s implementation with President Rouhani and atomic agency head Salehi
By Arthur Macmillan and Andrew BEATTY
Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter currently in Iranian custody. (screen capture: YouTube/Washington Post)
January 17, 2016, 2:57 am
Jason Rezaian, US reporter free after 543 days in Iran jail
‘I love it. And I hate it. But it’s home,’ the California-born journalist said of Iran just weeks before he was taken into custody
By Arthur Macmillan
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves after a press conference in his office in Tehran on December 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
January 16, 2016, 11:47 pm
Iran nuclear deal win may be short-lived for Rouhani
Fate of Islamic Republic’s moderate president tied to domestic acceptance and economic success of the landmark accord
By Arthur Macmillan
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a video conference with top military officials on Russia's Air Forces' operation in Syria at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on November 20, 2015. (AFP/SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV)
November 23, 2015, 2:30 pm
Putin visits Tehran for first time in eight years
Russian president, Iranian leaders to discuss support for ally Bashar Assad in ending Syrian civil war
By Arthur Macmillan
Jackson Pollock's 'Mural on Indian Red Ground,' one of 42 Western artworks to go on display in a major exhibition at Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art. (screen capture: YouTube)
November 21, 2015, 5:46 pm
Warhol, Pollock go on display in risque Tehran exhibition
42 Western works feature in 3-month show of pieces that belonged to the shah’s wife, and were kept in a cellar for decades
By Arthur Macmillan
Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also a member of Iran's nuclear negotiating team, speaks with journalists upon his arrival to Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran, July 15, 2015. (AP/ Ebrahim Noroozi)
October 11, 2015, 5:57 pm
Fiery scenes as Iran MPs give partial nod to nuclear deal
After bitter debate, Tehran parliament approves outline of a bill to implement JCPOA
By Arthur Macmillan
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini take part in a press conference following their talks in the capital Tehran on July 28, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / BEHROUZ MEHRI)
July 28, 2015, 8:05 pm
Iranian FM sure nuclear deal will be implemented
Zarif speaks of 60-70 day timeline; visiting EU foreign policy chief predicts ‘new chapter in relations’
By Arthur Macmillan
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi (L) arrive at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on July 15, 2015, after Iran's nuclear negotiating team struck a deal with world powers in Vienna. (AFP/ATTA KENARE)
July 15, 2015, 1:14 pm
Zarif: Netanyahu is upset that Iran deal ended a ‘manufactured crisis’
Returning to jubilant Tehran, foreign minister says pact to be implemented in 4 months, asserts there is no cause for fear
By Arthur Macmillan
Iranians celebrate in northern Tehran, on July 14, 2015, after Iran's nuclear negotiating team struck a deal with world powers in Vienna. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
July 15, 2015, 1:40 am
WATCH: Iranians celebrate nuclear deal, hail Zarif as hero
Middle-class Tehranians cheer expected easing of sanctions, equate Israeli opposition to local hardliners’ with chants of ‘Condolences Israel and Kayhan’
By Arthur Macmillan
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