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Iran’s President-elect Pezeshkian to be sworn in next month

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Iran’s President-elect Pezeshkian to be sworn in next month

Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks in a meeting a day after the presidential election, at the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic Republic’s ninth President, state…

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As Pezeshkian begins new term, odds are stacked against him

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As Pezeshkian begins new term, odds are stacked against him

This undated handout image, released by the office of the Iranian President on July 6, 2024, shows the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian who became the ninth president of Iran with 16,384,403 votes. | Photo Credit: Office of the Iranian President via Getty Images Iranians have picked reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic republic’s next President in…

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PM Modi congratulates Iran’s Pezeshkian on election win

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PM Modi congratulates Iran’s Pezeshkian on election win

Iranian presidential candidate and reformist Massoud Pezeshkian, flashes the V-sign for victory after casting his vote during the presidential election in Tehran on June 28, 2024. Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s only reformist candidate in the latest presidential election, has risen from relative obscurity to become the ninth president of the Islamic republic on July 6, 2024….

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What It Means For India

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What It Means For India

India and Iran have historically enjoyed strong economic ties. New Delhi: As Masoud Pezeshkian emerges victorious from Iran’s presidential election, defeating hardliner Saeed Jalili, his presidency promises a shift towards more pragmatic and reformist policies. But how will Mr Pezeshkian’s presidency reshape Iran-India relations? Mr Pezeshkian, a seasoned lawmaker and cardiac surgeon, has long supported…

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Iran Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian Wins In Runoff Vote Against Hardline Candidate Saeed Jalili

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Iran Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian Wins In Runoff Vote Against Hardline Candidate Saeed Jalili

Masoud Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old heart surgeon, earned the support of Iran’s main reformist coalition. Tehran: Iran’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said.Pezeshkian received more than 16 million votes and Jalili more than 13 million out of about 30 million votes cast, electoral…

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video Global election season | How will results in UK, others impact India?

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video Global election season | How will results in UK, others impact India?

Elections herald change in UK with a Labour landslide, but also France and Iran, while the campaign trail hits a shocking turn in the US- Should New Delhi worry about losing friends in high places and how will results change the geopolitical landscape for India? Hello and Welcome to WorldView at The Hindu with me…

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Iran Presidential Elections: Iran prepares for run-off polls as voters grow disenchanted

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Iran Presidential Elections: Iran prepares for run-off polls as voters grow disenchanted

Presidential candidates Saeed Jalili, left, and Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran. | Photo Credit: AP Over 20 years ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stood before a crowd at Friday prayers to denounce the U.S. for its disenchanted electorate. “It is disgraceful for a nation to have a 35% or 40% voter turnout, as happens…

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Iran seesawing vote results put race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili

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Iran seesawing vote results put race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili

Hard-line former Iranian senior nuclear negotiator and candidate for the presidential election Saeed Jalili casts his ballot in a polling station, in Tehran, Iran, on June 28, 2024. Iranians are voting in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. | Photo Credit: AP Early, seesawing results released Saturday in Iran’s presidential…

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Iranians split on Presidential vote as hardships mount ahead of election

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Iranians split on Presidential vote as hardships mount ahead of election

A woman walks past a wall bearing electoral campaign posters, ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tehran on February 24, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AFP With just a week remaining before a Presidential election, Iranians are divided over whether voting will address pressing economic issues and mandatory hijab laws. Iranians head to the polls…

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