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Supporters of winning Iranian presidential candidate Hassan Rohani celebrate in Tehran on Saturday.

Iran’s new president hails ‘victory of moderation’

Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran’s presidential election on Saturday with a resounding defeat of conservative hardliners.

Iran elections: Rowhani gets clear lead

With results in from 10% of the polling stations, Hassan Rowhani has a clear lead, with 49.87% of the vote in Iran’s presidential election.

Khamenei ordered Iran election fraud, says ex-president

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is personally behind the alleged fraud in the June 12 presidential election, a former president claims.

Iran shows its human face

Once cast as part of the ‘axis of evil’, Iranians have shown they are real people, not collateral damage in waiting.

Top Iran legislative body declares election fair

Iran’s top legislative body said on Friday it had found no major violations in the June 12 presidential elections.

Iran opposition vows to continue poll challenge

Iran’s reformist opposition leaders have vowed to press on with legal challenges to an election they say was rigged.

MTN denies report Iran network blocked

MTN said on Wednesday its Iran network was working and denied a report it would lose revenue from the country because of blocked cellphone signals.

World powers pressure Iran over violent crackdown

European Union nations on Tuesday called in Iranian ambassadors to express new alarm over violence on the streets of Tehran.

Iran’s Khamenei demands halt to election protests

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, defended Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday as the rightful winner of the presidential election.

Solidarity wins

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Mousavi calls for day of mourning for Iran dead

Defeated Iran presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi urged supporters to stage peaceful protests to mourn those killed after disputed elections.

Iran election body prepared to recount votes

Iran’s electoral watchdog said on Tuesday it is ready to recount the presidential ballots if it finds irregularities in the vote count.

Iran opposition stages rally amid world outcry

Defeated Iran presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has appeared in public for the first time since an election that has divided the nation.