Iranian elections
Iran's Rouhani poised for landslide victory
President Hassan Rouhani has taken an unbeatable lead in Iran's presidential election, an Iranian official source told Reuters on Saturday, citing an early unofficial tally, and…
'The Russians are coming!'
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS - Fri. 19.05.17: Papers in Iran focus on the presidential election and call on people to come out to vote en masse. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is getting ready…
Short 'reprieve' on social media ban ahead of Iran's election
We look at the impact of social media among candidates and electors on the eve of Iran's presidential election. We also look at reactions to the deaths of Soundgarden frontman…
US-Iranians split on taking part in presidential vote
Iranian nationals living in the United States are divided over the Islamic Republic’s upcoming presidential election, but not about which candidate to back.
Iran presidential election: High stakes poll goes down to wire (part 1)
On Friday, Iranians will vote in the first presidential election since the 2015 nuclear agreement, when the country agreed to roll back its nuclear programme in exchange for an…
Iran presidential election: High stakes poll goes down to wire (part 2)
On Friday, Iranians will vote in the first presidential election since the 2015 nuclear agreement, when the country agreed to roll back its nuclear programme in exchange for an…
Video: Social inequality on the rise in Tehran
More than 56 million Iranians are eligible to vote in Friday's presidential election. Four candidates are vying for the top job, including incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardliner…
Iranian elections: Taking the temperature in Tehran
This week's special show is brought to you from Tehran as some 55 million Iranians prepare to elect a new president on Friday. FRANCE 24 hit the streets to talk to voters about…
'Did Mr. Trump obstruct justice?'
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS - Weds. 17.05.17: US President Donald Trump is in hot water after allegations he may have pressured former FBI director James Comey to shut down a federal…
Rouhani rounds on hardliner rivals ahead of Iran election
President Hassan Rouhani cast his hardline clerical opponents as power-hungry pawns of Iran's security forces on Friday, in a blistering final TV debate a week before an…
Russia's war of words after US missile strike
IN THE WORLD PAPERS - Monday, April 10: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is trolled by the Russian embassy after canceling a Moscow visit to work on a G7 Syria proposal.…
