Former Intelligence Minister’s allegations over Guardian Council behavior in 2013 may cast light on the watchdog’s role in excluding key candidates in the 2021 presidential election.
14 Jun 2021
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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani insists that his government will follow exisiting laws for the June presidential election, not a new directive issued by the Guardian Council.
10 May 2021
One day before Iran’s parliamentary elections, the U.S Treasury Department sanctioned Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the chairman of the Guardian Council...
20 Feb 2020
MP Ali Motahari accused the Guardian Council of threatening the members of parliament with disqualification so that they won’t impeach the cabinet...
20 Dec 2019
All the candidates for the parliamentary election must be assessed and approved by the Guardian council according to Mahmoud Alavi, President Rouhani...
14 Nov 2019
The Islamic Republic’s Guardian Council approved of the parliament’s bill to “increase punishment for acid throwing and support its victims” after...
23 Oct 2019
Mehdi Karoubi, the former speaker of the parliament and a presidential candidate in 2009 who has been living under house arrest for the past 9 years...
19 Jul 2019
Ali Najafi Khoshroodi, spokesperson for the national security and foreign policy committee of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Islamic Republic’s...
28 Nov 2018