The candidates included Ebrahim Raeisi, Custodian of the Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashad; First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri; Mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf; former minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mostafa Mirsalim; former Minister of Physical Education Mostafa Hashemi Taba, and President Hassan Rouhani.The debates were held on April …

Addressing thousands of enthusiasts in Mashad, Rouhani said some assume that they have supremacy in all affairs which is totally out of question. 'We have one government, one leader and one constitution and for each city we do not need a separate leader,' he said.You have earned such huge sum …

Recent allegations raised against the ministry of education is fabricated by those seeking to dominate the country, he said. In his statement, Rouhani thanked Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei who called for calm and secure elections and invited all relevant organizations and bodies to look …

Friday's elections will show the world that it should talk to the Iranian nation in a language of respect, nor a threatening one, he said, adding that if it was not for the Iranians' participation in election 92 (2013), JCPOA would not bear fruit and the sanctions would not be …

This is a result of spectator misconduct at the club’s ACL Group Stage match on May 8 against Al Wahda (UAE), AFC announced, adding that Persepolis supporters lit a flare in the 88th minute of the match, putting safety in the stadium at risk.After three spectator-related incidents in the 2015 …

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani made the remarks in a statement released on the occasion of Iran’s presidential and local elections on May 19.Elections are opportunities for the growth of public awareness and promotion of national security, he added.The official urged huge turnout of people in …

Speaking to the 30-member Iranian economic delegations who are now touring Oman, he said the two sides should take advantage of the existing potentials to broaden economic cooperation between the two countries. The Iranian economic delegation comprising industrialists from different sectors such as food industry, dried fruits, fresh fruits and …

Madi Eshaqi in minus 54 kilogram weight category could win the gold medal by defeating his rival from Kyrgyzstan and advanced to the quarterfinal.Then he defeated a Saudi taekwondo athlete 35:11. In the semifinal he could go to the final following withdrawal of a taekwondoka from Senegal. Eshaqi then defeated …

The exhibition was inaugurated two days ago in Guangdong Province known as the China's economic province, and will continue until Friday. Beside the 12 Iranian companies, hundreds of big international firms from all over the world active in polymer, upstream and downstream petrochemical industries as well as plastic industry machineries …

Secretary of the Interior Ministry's State Elections Committee Ali Pourali Motlaq made the remarks in an interview with IRNA.Other presidential candidates have not already sent their resignation letter to the Interior Ministry, he added.Mohammad Dehqan, head of the electoral committee of Qalibaf, had previously announced that the letter have been …