World Sep 21 WATCH: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 2022 United Nations General Assembly Iran's president insists that his country was serious about reviving a deal to put curbs on its nuclear program but questioned whether it could trust America's commitment to any eventual accord. By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press
World Sep 19 Iranian president’s remarks on the Holocaust spark outcry in Israel The Iranian president's comment that "there are some signs" that the Holocaust happened but that the issue required more research has sparked an outcry from Israel, a country home to tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors. By Associated Press
World Sep 20 WATCH: United Nations General Assembly 2021 — Day 1 The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U.N.'s foremost gathering that the world has never been more threatened and divided and “we face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime.”… By Edith Lederer, Associated Press
World Aug 05 Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension Iran has sworn in Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of the country's supreme leader, as its new president. By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press
Jun 18 Watch 9:16 Iranians decry, boycott election tipped in hard-liner’s favor by supreme leader By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin Iranians went to the polls Friday in a presidential election tightly-managed by the Islamic Republic's clerical elite — who allowed only 4 men on the ballot. After eight years of relative moderation under Hassan Rouhani, his likely successor is expected… Continue watching
Jun 18 Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner’s favor By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iranians are voting in a presidential election dominated by a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after authorities disqualified nearly all of his strongest competition. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 6:53 Voters want Iran’s next president to make life more affordable By PBS NewsHour Iranians head to the polls Friday to vote in a controlled but still tension-filled presidential election. It’s a two-man race between more moderate President Hassan Rouhani and Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-liner who is backed by the clerical establishment. Special correspondent… Continue watching