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Iran's Supreme Leader orders direct attack on Israel after Ismail Haniyeh's assassination: Report
World | August 01, 2024 7:13 ISTIsmail Haniyeh, the chief of Hamas' political bureau and long targeted by Israel, was killed in an attack on his residence in Iran. His death has fuelled concerns of an all-out conflict between Iran and Israel and came at a critical time of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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Iran: Masoud Pezeshkian to become President, beats hardliner Saeed Jalili in run-off elections
World | July 06, 2024 10:05 ISTThe snap presidential elections were called in the wake of late President Ebrahim Raisi's death in late May and narrowed down to a hardline former negotiator and reformist lawmaker. Iran's presidency does not offer any radical changes as all crucial policies are handled by the Supreme Leader.
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Iran holds run-off elections as reformist lawmaker takes on hardliner to become next President
World | July 05, 2024 13:28 ISTHardline candidate Saeed Jalili and moderate candidate Massoud Pezeshkian are competing in the run-off election to become the next President. The elections were called on June 28 after Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash in late May.
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Iran presidential elections: Moderate candidate to face hardline diplomat in run-off polls on July 5
World | June 29, 2024 15:51 ISTA neck-to-neck contest was witnessed in Iran's tightly controlled presidential race between hardline Saeed Jalili and sole moderate candidate Massoud Pezeshkian. Saeed Jalili is a former nuclear negotiator close to the Supreme Leader while Pezeshkian advocates warmer ties with the West.
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Iran elections: Sole moderate candidate Massoud Pezeshkian surges ahead of hardliners in tight race
World | June 29, 2024 14:58 ISTSaeed Jalili is a hardline former nuclear negotiator who has worked for four years under Khameini. On the other hand, moderate candidate Massoud Pazeshkian is an advocate for theocratic rule but has called for detente with the West, economic reform and social liberalisation.
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Iran begins voting for next president after Ebrahim Raisi's death amid regional tensions | WATCH
World | June 28, 2024 14:54 ISTIran's next president will not have a major role in the nuclear doctrine as all important state matters are controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but will set the tone of its foreign policy. The elections came in the wake of Ebrahim Raisi's death amid regional tensions.
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Iran approves six candidates for June 28 presidential elections after Ebrahim Raisi's death
World | June 09, 2024 18:34 ISTIran's presidential elections were announced on June 28 after President Ebrahim Raisi's tragic demise in a helicopter crash on May 19. Raisi's sudden death had triggered a race among hardliners to influence the selection of Iran's next leader.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offers prayers at Raisi's funeral service | WATCH
World | May 22, 2024 13:22 ISTRaisi, his foreign minister and others were killed when his helicopter crashed in poor weather in the mountains in East Azerbaijan province. His body was taken on a procession through downtown Tehran to Azadi on Wednesday, also known as "Freedom Square", where Raisi gave speeches in the past.
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Iran: Funeral services for late President Raisi begin, thousands mourn hardline leader
World | May 21, 2024 15:51 ISTThousands of people walked through the Iranian city of Tabriz on Tuesday to honour Raisi, his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others killed in the helicopter. Raisi, 63, was a hardline leader tipped to become Iran's next Supreme Leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Iran warns of changing nuclear doctrine amid tensions with Israel
World | May 12, 2024 16:11 ISTAccording to an official of the International Energy Agency, a UN nuclear watchdog, Iran is enriching uranium to up to 60% purity, whereas 90% enrichment is required for weapons and if it further enriches current nuclear material on hand, it would be sufficient to produce two nuclear weapons.
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Israel must be 'punished' for attack on embassy in Syria, reiterates Iran's Supreme Leader
World | April 10, 2024 16:33 ISTThe suspected Israeli bombing of an Iranian consulate in Syria killed 12 people, including seven Revolutionary Guard members, for which Iran has vowed to retaliate. The recent flare-up of tensions has put the US on high alert as an Iranian retaliation may further lead to geopolitical complications.
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Iranians vote for new parliament amid growing frustration over economic woes | WATCH
World | March 01, 2024 14:49 ISTIran's rulers are expecting a higher turnout, which seems unlikely as polls show only 41 per cent of Iranians will vote. Iran has been rattled by economic and political crises, with widespread protests over hijab rules culminating in the worst turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Iran begins first election campaign since protests over Mahsa Amini's death in 2022
World | February 22, 2024 14:44 ISTAmini was arrested by the so-called Iranian Morality Police for not wearing the burqa in public, and died after being tortured in custody, Her death sparked nationwide protests, and police launched a violent crackdown killing 500 and arresting thousands.
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Iran: Security forces arrest 11 suspects over Islamic State-claimed attacks that killed nearly 100
World | January 06, 2024 14:00 ISTThe twin bomb explosions were the deadliest attacks in Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 with a death count of nearly hundred people. As victims were buried on Friday, mourners wept over their coffins and crowds chanted "revenge, revenge".
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Iran's Supreme Leader accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza, warns of escalation amid war
World | October 17, 2023 19:06 ISTThe Iranian supreme leader warned that if the "atrocities" against Gazans continue, Muslims would "lose their patience" and no one can control what they will do. He had earlier denied Iran's involvement in the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Iran's top authority Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hails Hamas' attack
News | October 11, 2023 17:08 ISTran's top authority Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has hailed Hamas' attack on Israel and backed Palestine. However, on October 10 Ayatollah Khamenei said that Tehran had not been involved in the Hamas attack.
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Delhi riots: Iran’s Supreme leader's remarks may affect India’s Shia Muslims, affect bilateral ties
India | March 06, 2020 21:38 IST“Iran should refrain from making such hostile statements against India. The Supreme Leader must realise that such threats against India could possibly serve towards marginalising India’s Shia Muslims from the mainstream."
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Top aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dies of coronavirus
World | March 02, 2020 17:24 ISTA senior Iranian official and close advisor to country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died of coronavirus. Mohammad Mir-Mohammadi, a member of the Expediency Council, which is known as the closed circle of Iran's leader, died at a Tehran hospital on Monday.
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At least 80 'terrorist US soldiers' killed in missile attack at Iraqi bases: Iran state media
World | January 08, 2020 15:23 ISTIranian state media has claimed that at least '80 terrorist US soldiers' were killed in the missile strikes at Iraqi bases housing US troops. The strike was in retaliation to the killing of Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike.
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Harsh revenge awaits 'criminals' who killed Soleimani, says Iran Supreme Leader
World | January 03, 2020 12:30 ISTIran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that the 'criminals' who killed General Qasem Soleimani will have to pay for their actions. "Harsh revenge awaits 'criminals' who killed General Soleimani," Khamenei was quoted as saying by the state media. Calling for 3-day mourning, Khamenei said, "Soleimani's killing will double the motivation of the resistance against United States and Israel."
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