Politics Jun 03 Iran's hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the top figure in the presidential vote Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf is the most-prominent candidate from within its Shiite theocracy in the race to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi after a helicopter crash that killed him and seven others.
World Jun 02 Former hard-line Iranian President Ahmadinejad registers for June election Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the country's top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation's president.
World May 31 Joint U.S.-British airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 16 people and wound 42 others, Houthi rebels say Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 others.
World May 30 Iran opens registration for June presidential election after Raisi's death The five-day period will see those between the ages of 40 to 75 with at least a master's degree register as potential candidates. All candidates ultimately must be approved by Iran's 12-member Guardian Council, a panel of clerics and jurists…
World May 23 Iran begins burial ceremony for late President Raisi and other victims of helicopter crash Iran on Thursday prepared to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protégé of Iran's supreme leader.
World May 21 Iran begins funeral events for President Raisi and others killed in helicopter crash Raisi, 63, had been discussed as a possible successor for Iran's supreme leader, the 85-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His death now throws that selection into question, particularly as there is no heir-apparent cleric for the presidency ahead of planned June…
Politics May 20 Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash in moment of high tension for region Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say in the Shiite theocracy. He insisted the government was in control, but the deaths mark yet another blow to a country beset by pressures both at home and abroad.
World May 19 Helicopter carrying Iranian president apparently crashes, sparking rescue operation A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials apparently has crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of his country on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray.
World May 17 Trucks arrive at newly built U.S. pier in Gaza but challenges over enough aid persist Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food…
World May 06 UN nuclear watchdog leader visits Iran over stifled monitoring and rising Mideast tensions Tensions have grown between Iran and the IAEA since then-President Donald Trump in 2018 unilaterally withdraw America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Since then, Iran has abandoned all limits the deal put on its program and enriches uranium…