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Ahmadi-Nejad ally faces ban from poll

Speculation that Rafsanjani will be excluded from Iran election

May 20, 2013

Iran’s carpet weavers return to the loom

Plunge in value of rial leads to price surge

©Getty May 16, 2013

Iran’s Jalili sees resistance as priority

If elected president, he plans to rely on nuclear negotiating experience

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ©AFP From COMMENT May 16, 2013

Only one voter matters in Iran

Ayatollah Khamenei will decide on the next president, writes Ray Takeyh

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili leaves a press conference at the Iranian consulate in Istanbul ©AFP May 16, 2013

Iran’s Jalili vows ‘resistance’ presidency

Candidate considered supreme leader’s favourite

May 15, 2013

Iran hardliners lobby against Rafsanjani

MPs want former president disqualified from June election

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ©AFP Global Insight May 14, 2013

Iranian elections create pain for regime

Wild card candidates confuse attempts to orchestrate vote

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani registers his candidacy during the registration for Iran's upcoming presidential election ©EPA May 12, 2013

Rafsanjani campaign challenges regime

Ex-president disrupts plans to hand over power to fundamentalist

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani registers his candidacy during the registration for Iran's upcoming presidential election ©EPA May 11, 2013

Rafsanjani to run for Iranian presidency

Conservative former president to challenge Islamic regime

From MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY May 8, 2013

Illegal trade thrives over Iran borders

Minister says fuel being moved illegally out of the country

May 6, 2013

No clear frontrunner for Iran presidency

Tense political infighting makes it difficult to predict any likely winner

From MARKETS Apr 30, 2013

New oil sanctions start to bite Iran

Crude parked in tankers as Asia buying thins

From US & CANADA Apr 26, 2013

Three accounting firms pull out of Iran

Political pressure squeezes Iranian economy

From US & CANADA Apr 23, 2013

Canada arrests two in train terror ‘plot’

First alleged al-Qaeda-linked planned attack in the country

Apr 19, 2013

Iran president’s rally looks like own goal

Pre-poll football stadium gathering elicits little cheer

Apr 19, 2013

Iran reformists urged to run in election

Fears former presidents would be used to legitimise the vote

Apr 16, 2013

Strong quake strikes southeast Iran

Tehran says no fatalities but Pakistan media report deaths

Apr 14, 2013

Power struggle emerges over Yemen

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and west seek influence

Apr 12, 2013

Ahmadi-Nejad stokes controversy ahead of poll

Opponents suspect president is planning to extend influence

Apr 11, 2013

Rohani stands for president in Iran

Top negotiator and moderate Hassan Rohani vows to ease sanctions