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Iran's Khamenei says big election turnout will frustrate foes
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader urged voters to turn out in big numbers for a presidential election on Friday, saying such a show of strength would frustrate Tehran's enemies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was speaking on the last day of a subdued...Tags: Bashar Assad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Voting, Elections
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Tehran's 'action man' mayor vies for Iran presidency
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - If you asked anyone in Tehran whether there was anyone running in Friday's presidential election able to make Iran a better place to live after years of crisis, they would probably cite their dynamic modernizing mayor, Mohammad Baqer...Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Local Elections, Elections
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Timeline: Recent events in Iran
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Here is a look at recent events in Iran as the nation prepares to vote on Friday for a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who by law could not run for a third term. June 2005 - In a stunning upset, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, European Union, Elections
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Khamenei's diplomatic adviser Velayati eyes Iran's presidency
Reuters* Former foreign minister offers decades of experience * Conservative values but espouses more moderate tone * Critical of Iran's hardnosed stance in nuclear talks By Marcus George DUBAI, June 12 (Reuters) - With the ear of Iran's supreme leader as...Tags: John O. Brennan, Saudi Arabia, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, U.S. Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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REFILE-Gulf Shi'ites fear rising sectarian rhetoric over Syria
Reuters(Adds dropped first name, title in paragraph 26) * Syrian crisis fuels sectarian tensions in the Gulf * Inflammatory language stoked by gory footage posted online * Shi'ites fear being blamed for Iran, Hezbollah's role in crisis By Sami Aboudi DUBAI,...Tags: National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Saudi Arabia, Bashar Assad, Islam
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Gulf Shi'ites fear rising sectarian rhetoric over Syria
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Shi'ite Muslims in the Gulf, alarmed by the shrill sectarian rhetoric of some Sunni clerics after Lebanon's Hezbollah militia entered Syria's civil war, fear they will be blamed and may be victimized for the bloodshed. "Hate language is...Tags: National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Saudi Arabia, Bashar Assad, Islam
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Nuclear negotiator Jalili edges ahead in Iranian election race
Reuters* Hardliner staunchly loyal to Supreme Leader Khamenei * Among three prominent conservatives vying for presidency * Rejects any softening in nuclear talks with big powers By Jon Hemming DUBAI, June 12 (Reuters) - Steadfastly loyal to Iran's supreme...Tags: Media Industry, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Arts and Culture, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Preview: Iran election offers choice, but little change
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Friday's presidential election in Iran is unlikely to bring significant change to the Islamic republic, whose supreme leader has ensured hardline candidates dominate the field. But the sole moderate could yet upset the race. World...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), George Mason University, Arts and Culture, Bashar Assad, Iran Presidential Election (2009)
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Iran's leading reformist candidate drops out of presidential election
TEHRAN -- Leading reformist candidate Mohammad Reza Aref announced Tuesday that he was dropping out of the race to be Iran's next president, leaving centrist Hassan Rowhani as the sole moderate-leaning candidate in Friday’s election. There had...
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Mohammad Reza Aref, Nelson Mandela, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Elections
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RPT-INTERVIEW-Khamenei is erasing Iran's presidency, Bani-Sadr says
Reuters(Repeats Tuesday story without changes to text) * Bani-Sadr says election signals end of presidency's power * Presidential candidates show no desire to oppose Khamenei * Iranian doctrine is to "defend Syria's Assad at all costs" By John Irish...Tags: Bashar Assad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Elections, Islam
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India offers incentives for exports to Iran, trade body expects jump
ReutersNEW DELHI, June 11 (Reuters) - India has offered incentives for exports to Iran, the trade ministry announced, a step industry officials said on Tuesday could double the country's sales to sanctions-hit Tehran to $6 billion in the current fiscal year that...Tags: India, European Union, Iran, New Delhi (India)
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INSIGHT-Ahead of vote, "kidnapped" Iran reformists imprisoned at home
Reuters* Families fear for health of opposition leaders kept locked indoors * Mousavi and Karoubi led "Green Movement" that contested 2009 vote * Sources reveal conditions of captivity, deep isolation By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI, June 11 (Reuters) - Four...Tags: Police Arrests, Newspaper and Magazine, Elections, Armed Conflicts, Politics
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