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Benjamin Netanyahu Slams Anti-Israel Protesters In US Speech

July 24, 2024 admin

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said that the anti-Israel protester are funded by Iran. Washington: Protesters opposed to the devastating war in Gaza are “Iran’s useful idiots,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech to the US Congress Wednesday, claiming that Tehran is funding the demonstrations. “I have a message for these protesters: When the…

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Why Are People Done With Their Governments?

July 8, 2024 admin

Politics around the world is evolving in ways that both leaders and analysts are finding difficult to assess and respond to. Politicians are scrambling to sustain support as new entrants make inroads into constituencies that have lost faith in the established order. It is in this melee of the old and the new that the…

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China’s Xi congratulates Iran’s Pezeshkian on election win

July 6, 2024 admin

Chinese President Xi Jinping. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday congratulated reformist Masoud Pezeshkian for his win in Iran’s presidential runoff election, state media reported. “I attach great importance to the development of China-Iran relations and am willing to work with the President to lead the China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership…

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Saudi congratulates Iran’s new reformist President

July 6, 2024 admin

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is seen. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Saudi Arabia, which restored ties with Tehran last year following a years-long rift, on Saturday congratulated Iran’s new president-elect, the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian. King Salman, in a message to Pezeshkian, expressed hope for the “continued development of relations which…

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Putin congratulates Iran’s new president, hopes for closer ties

July 6, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File. | Photo Credit: AP Russian leader Vladimir Putin congratulated Iran’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian on his victory in a presidential runoff, the Kremlin said on July 6. “I hope that your tenure as president will contribute to a reinforcement of constructive bilateral cooperation between our friendly peoples,” Mr. Putin said…

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As Pezeshkian begins new term, odds are stacked against him

July 6, 2024 admin

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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Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

July 5, 2024 admin

A man votes in the run-off presidential election between Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Iranians began voting on July 5 in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in…

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Polls Open In Iran For Presidential Elections Post Ebrahim Raisi’s Death

June 28, 2024 admin

Early projections of the results are expected by Saturday morning and official results by Sunday. Tehran: Polls in Iran opened on Friday for a presidential election following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the polls where reformist Masoud Pezeshkian,…

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Iran To Vote Today For New President Following Ebrahim Raisi’s Death In Helicopter Crash

June 27, 2024 admin

Iran Vote: Polls open at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) and close at 6:00 pm (1430 pm GMT). Tehran: Iranians will vote for a new president on Friday following Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader, at a time of…

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Spotlight on sanctions in Iran presidential campaign

June 25, 2024 admin

Massoud Pezeshkian. | Photo Credit: AFP Iranians broadly deplore Western sanctions that have battered the economy, but the country’s six presidential candidates offer differing solutions — assuming the winner gets a say on foreign policy. With the June 28 snap election fast approaching, debates between the candidates vying for Iran’s second-highest office have featured a…

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