Hard-liners dominate Iran’s parliamentary election after record-low turnout

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian hard-line politicians dominated the country’s vote for parliament ... 45 will need to go through runoff elections, to be held in either April or May ... Read More

Iranian Hard-liners Win Full Control of Parliament in Election Run-off

The result, and that of the previous vote in March, gives hard-liners 233 of the 290 seats in Iran's parliament ... began after the ballots closed late Friday, with the election authority ... Read More

Iran's fractious hard-liners hold edge as parliamentary election approaches

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Iran pares election roster in favor of hard-liners

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Iran supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with US, upending push to negotiation

FILE - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives to vote for the parliamentary runoff elections, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) FILE - Iranian ... Read More

Ishiba wins LDP presidential election in runoff over Takaichi

Ishiba, 67, a former LDP secretary-general, gained 215 votes in a runoff vote in the party’s ... who was fatally shot in July 2022. After the latest election, Takaichi told reporters ... Read More