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The pro-reformist’s absence from the running for the Assembly of Experts highlights the hardliners’ grip on power
Former president Hassan Rouhani’s disqualification from Assembly of Experts is a significant blow to centrist forces
EU and US see diplomacy as key to putting accord back on track
Win by Ebrahim Raisi may be a Pyrrhic victory after boycott by restive voters
Sombre cleric trusted by supreme leader faces challenge of economy battered by sanctions and Covid
Data shows Iran’s centrist president was not able to deliver on many of his promises
President Rouhani orders clampdown as cryptocurrency boom hits electricity output
Explosive recording shows how foreign minister and chief negotiator was sidelined by Revolutionary Guard
Leaked audio of Mohammad Javad Zarif speaking out on Soleimani adds uncertainty to presidential election
Blackout at Iranian facility is latest in series of tit-for-tat incidents that will complicate restarted nuclear talks
Having survived Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’, hardliners seek to ram home their political advantage over reformist rivals
Tehran conservatives eye potential outcome of US election ahead of own presidential contest
Symbolic victory deals blow to US but Trump administration threatens sanctions over any weapons deal with Tehran
Currency down 13 per cent in past month as sanctions and coronavirus hurt economy
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s selection is a victory for the hardliners seeking to solidify their power
Country unveils package of loans for poor families in effort to boost economic activity
Ordinary Iranians and their neighbours should not have to die because of hardline leaders
The protesters struggling for greater freedom and a decent livelihood are gambling with their lives
Rouhani says deal is the ‘only right path’ as UK, France and Germany move closer to scrapping it
Rouhani’s government to borrow more and cut energy subsidies
Details start to emerge as information blackout is finally lifted
Sign of escalating tensions with hardliners as Islamic republic increases nuclear activity
President Hassan Rouhani says country will begin injecting gas into centrifuges
The country’s political and business elite is being targeted in a drive that some fear could be exploited to suppress reform
Tehran will not negotiate with Washington with sanctions in place, leader tells UN
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