Posts Tagged: Iranian Elections
Iran’s Rouhani Launches Attacks on Leading Rival Ahead of Presidential Election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani launched a stinging attack on his main conservative rival in next week’s election, accusing him of unethical management of the nation’s...
Rouhani Defends Record as Iran Cleric Lines Up to Replace Him
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani defended his economic record ahead of next month’s presidential election, saying living conditions have improved “from every point of view.”
Iran Expert: Election Results Signify Victory of ‘Bad Over Worse’ (INTERVIEW)
Because the Iranian elections were engineered prior to the day when they actually took place, the choice for voters was extremely limited, an expert on...
Iran Election: Landslide Victory for Rouhani Camp
Allies of Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani have won a landslide victory in Tehran, in the first parliamentary vote since Iran signed a nuclear deal...
Upbeat Vox Video ‘Explaining’ Iranian Political System Ignites Facebook Fury
A short video outlining Iran’s political system in simple language and graphics has elicited an angry response from Iranians on social media. The clip, titled “How...
Iranian Elections
A number of observers, including The New York Times, have exulted that the recent presidential elections produced a "moderate" winner, Hassan Rouhani. They...
The AP’s Double Standard on Israel, Women Ordained as Orthodox Clergy, and Religious-Themed Entertainment
Here are a few random thoughts I wished to share: When Prime Minister Netanyahu was reelected in January, The Associated Press (AP) described him as the...
Will Hassan Rohani, Not the First ‘Moderate’ Iranian President, Bring More of the Same for Nuclear Program?
JNS.org - The win of the so-called "moderate" Hassan Rohani in Iran's presidential election has renewed hope in the West that the nuclear standoff with the...
White House Respects Iran Election, Congratulates Iranian People
The Weekly Standard - In a statement, press secretary Jay Carney says the U.S. respects the Iranian election and congratulates the Iranian people. "We have seen...
‘Rooting for Jalili’ in the Iranian Elections
Four years ago, almost to the day, I wrote a blog, "Rooting for Ahmadinejad," which explained why I wanted the worst of the candidates on...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Promotes anti-Semitic Conspiracy on Facebook Before Elections
JNS.org - On the eve of Iran's June 14 presidential elections, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory on his...
Iranian Presidental Candidate Campaigns With New-Age Tactics in Old-School Country
As a presidential candidate in Iran, Dr. Hooshang Amirahmadi believes the Islamic Republic should prioritize allaying its tension with Israel and the United States—not the...
Top Iranian Politicians Trade Barbs in Rare Public Feud
Wall Street Journal - Two of the heavyweights in Iranian politics attacked each other with accusations of blackmail, corruption and mafia-like rule, in a...
