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List Of Military Candidates Stirs Unease Over Iran Vote 05/09/21 AT 11:14 PM A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republics politics. Registration for the June 18 poll runs from Tuesday to Saturday, after which names will be handed to the conservative-dominated Guardian Council for vetting. State news agency IRNA has pointed to "the longest-ever list (of potential candidates) in a presidential ...

Military Candidates Stir Unease Ahead of Iran Presidential Vote 10 May 2021 Tehran (AFP) — A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republic’s politics. Registration for the June 18 poll runs from Tuesday to Saturday, after which names will be handed to the conservative-dominated Guardian Council for vetting. State news agency IRNA has pointed to “the longest-ever list (of potential candidate...

0 shares File: Iranian former chief of the Revolutionary Guards Mohsen Rezai takes part in an anti-US demonstration in the capital Tehran, January 3, 2020, following the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Major General Qasem Soleimani in a US strike on his convoy at Baghdad international airport. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN, Iran — A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible further militarization of the Islam...

The former Republican Guards Corps construction chief said he opposed polarisation in politics.

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Iran spells out election terms World May 7, 2021 TEHRAN: Iran´s election-vetting body has spelt out conditions for running in next month´s presidential poll, potentially barring several high-profile candidates, local media reported on Thursday. The conservative-dominated Guardian Council complained earlier this week of the "unpleasant situation" that allowed would-be candidates lacking basic requirements to register to run in the election held every four years. Under the Islamic republic´s...

0 shares TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s election-vetting body has spelt out conditions for running in next month’s presidential election, potentially barring several high-profile candidates, local media reports today. The conservative-dominated Guardian Council complained earlier this week of the “unpleasant situation” that allowed would-be candidates lacking basic requirements to register to run in the election held every four years. Under the Islamic Republic’s constitution, candidat...

Hossein Salami, the commander of the IRGC, gave a TV where he talked about what he says are Israel’s security vulnerabilities. Salami said Israel’s “security system” was “fragile and vulnerable” and that the “bubble of Israel’s national security has burst.” Salami said Israel has faced “enormous damages.” He said developments in recent months show that Israeli “shipping is vulnerable everywhere in the world.” He added that Israel’s “maritime trade can be seriously...

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