DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's Guardian Council on Sunday approved the country's hard-line speaker of parliament and five others to run in the country's June 28 presidential election ...

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Iran's Guardian Council has approved seven mostly hard-line candidates for next month's presidential election and barred several prominent contenders. Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi will now be ...

Through command of key institutions such as the Revolutionary Guards and the Guardian Council, Iran’s reactionary clerics have enormous influence on national security planning. A fundamental ...

He fought in the Iran-Iraq war and ... He was disqualified by the Guardian Council in 2013 and 2017.

Iran’s Interior Ministry has announced the final list of presidential candidates approved by the hard-line Guardian Council. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East, Israeli ...

The Chairman of the Iranian Expediency Council has announced that 40 out of 42 FATF clauses are currently being implemented ...