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Iran’s 2021 presidential election: Candidates’ agendas
Jun 13, 2021 01:43Just a week to go before Iran’s presidential election, candidates are outlining their plans in an effort to secure enough votes to win the race for the country’s top executive post. Let’s take a look at some of those plans.
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Mehr-Alizadeh to Press TV: Iran to stress own standpoints on JCPOA if US refuses to drop past policies
Jun 13, 2021 01:19Iranian presidential candidate Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh says his administration will continue the talks over a potential revitalization of the 2015 nuclear agreement if he is elected, but stresses that the country will stand firm on its positions regarding the agreement in case the United States refuses to drop its past policies.
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Candidates hold last debate before June 18 election
Jun 12, 2021 13:26The third and final debate in Iran’s 2021 presidential election has gone according to an already established pattern of candidates joining two opposing fronts but also engaging in almost incessant attacks on the President Hassan Rouhani administration.
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Press TV study shows variations in voter support for candidates after second debate
Jun 12, 2021 09:52A new study by Press TV of voter inclinations after the second presidential debate shows an increase in turnout and variations in voter support for each of the candidates.
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Presidential candidates preparing for final TV showdown ahead of election
Jun 12, 2021 02:34Iranian presidential candidates are set to take part in a third and final debate on live television ahead of the June 18 election, with the focus expected to be on how to address the “people’s concerns.”
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Presidential candidate Zakani to Press TV: US can rejoin Iran deal if it removes all sanctions
Jun 12, 2021 01:28Presidential candidate Alireza Zakani says the United States can return to the 2015 nuclear deal only if it removes, verifiably, all the sanctions it imposed on Iran in the wake of abandoning the accord and provides guarantees that it will honor its contractual obligations.
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I seek to ask politicians to leave, let economists govern Iran: Presidential candidate Hemmati
Jun 12, 2021 00:57Iranian presidential candidate Nasser Hemmati says he plans to rectify economic governance in Iran and his potential administration will be based on the expertise of economists.
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Presidential candidates supercharge campaigning
Jun 11, 2021 13:46As Election Day approaches in Iran, presidential candidates intensify their campaigns. This year, most of the campaigns are conducted and aired on state media because of the coronavirus pandemic, but candidates are allowed to hold physical electoral campaigns with limited numbers.
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Supervisory board gives Rouhani administration 8 mins. to respond to criticisms by candidates
Jun 11, 2021 11:43The body supervising campaigning in the 2021 presidential election has given the President Hassan Rouhani administration eight minutes to respond to criticisms leveled by candidates during two rounds of debates.
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Canada not cooperating with Iran in setting up polling stations for exapts: Election official
Jun 11, 2021 11:04Spokesman of the Interior Ministry’s Election Committee Esmail Mousavi on Friday said the Ottawa government has so far refused to cooperate with Tehran in facilitating the participation of Iranian expatriates living in Canada in the upcoming presidential election, in breach of international norms.