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US will never stop using sanctions, Iran should bolster its economy: Zakani
Jun 03, 2021 01:46Presidential candidate Alireza Zakani says the United States uses sanctions as an instrument against other countries but “will not be able to do anything” against Iran if the country strengthens its economy.
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The 13th presidential election (5)
Jun 02, 2021 16:10Iran’s 13th presidential election is going to be held on June 18. Article 6 of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Constitution says that the efforts of the country are administered through elections relying on public votes.
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Presidential candidates take on each other, ushering in a more heated stage of campaigning
Jun 02, 2021 12:02The candidates in the upcoming presidential elections have started to move from a campaigning stage of merely laying out their own plans for the future to one of directly taking on one another.
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Jalili presents plan to boost Iran’s foreign currency earnings under sanctions
Jun 02, 2021 08:01Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili says he has drawn up a plan to boost Iran’s foreign exchange earnings, under which all administration bodies, not just the Petroleum Ministry, would be tasked with helping import foreign currency into the country, whose banking sector has been the subject of tough US sanctions.
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Campaigning gains momentum as presidential candidates present plans on TV, radio
Jun 01, 2021 23:52Campaigning for Iran’s June 18 presidential election is gaining momentum as the candidates appear on TV and radio to present their plans to the people.
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Raeisi unveils housing plan: Four million housing units to be built in four years
Jun 01, 2021 07:08Presidential candidate Hojjat al-Islam Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says his potential administration could build four million housing units during its four-year term as part of his agenda to address high housing prices in the country and encourage marriage among the youth.
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Rouhani’s ‘key’ locked Iran down for eight years: Jalili
Jun 01, 2021 03:20Iranian presidential candidate Sa’eed Jalili has attacked a guiding principle of the President Hassan Rouhani administration, saying the incumbent’s opening-to-the-world policy — symbolized in Rouhani’s early campaign trademark of a key, “locked the country down” for eight years.
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Iranian presidential candidates on the economy
Jun 01, 2021 02:25Here is a look at what the Iranian presidential candidates have said about the economy, the hottest topic so far in the campaign season.
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Mehr-Alizadeh requests meeting with Reformist body in attempt to win support
May 31, 2021 08:52Iranian presidential candidate Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh, who hails from the Reformist camp but who has nevertheless not secured the solid support of the faction, has written to the main Reformist body in the country to demand a meeting where he could present his presidential agenda.
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Iranian presidential candidate vows to reduce inflation to ‘below 5%’
May 31, 2021 08:06Iranian presidential candidate Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi has pledged to take inflation down to below 5% if he is elected president, a reduction of 10 times.