Ebrahim Raisi's win in Iran's presidential race is a blow to reformists, especially those who decided to participate in the vote, while 50 percent of voters stayed home.
19 Jun 2021
Iran elections
A disagreement has emerged among opponents of Iran's tightly managed and controversial presidential elections over casting blank ballots or not voting at all.
04 Jun 2021
Iran's reformists are refusing to endorese any of the seven presidential candidates, most likely having had a bad experience with President Hassan Rouhani for eight years.
03 Jun 2021
Various calls to boucott Iran's controversial presidential poll in June have gained momentum, as candidates appoved by the state have started campaigning.
30 May 2021
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani has written to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei voicing serious concern over the limited field of candidates approved to run in the presidential elections.
26 May 2021
Persistent and widespread blackouts continue in Iran, angering the people and disrupting the economy less than a month from presidential elections.
24 May 2021
An appearance by one of Iran's top presidential candidates, Ali Larijani, on a social media audio chat was met with mixed reactions, as he advocated familiar positions.
21 May 2021
A leaked "top secret" letter showing that the Iranian judiciary intends to restrict social-media access to election material including calls to boycott the June presidential vote.
19 May 2021
While polls and experts predict a historically low turnout in Iran's June presidential elections, it is not clear if the hardliners led by Ali Khamenei cares about a a buoyant election.
17 May 2021
Almost all the relevant heavyweight politicians of the Islamic Republic have registered for the June presidential election, but the two likely frontrunners are both close to Khamenei.
15 May 2021