Iran

Article by Week in Review Updated Tue, Jun 18

The election of Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran might present an opening for a political solution to the Syria war.	(REUTERS/Fars News/Mohammad Hadi Khosravi)
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Article by Clovis Maksoud Updated Tue, Jun 18

Hassan Rouhani's election is expected to ease tensions among Iranians and the international community.	(REUTERS/Fars News/Sina Shiri)
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Article by An Al-Monitor Correspondent in Tehran Updated Tue, Jun 18

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has acquiesced to the will of the people and a perhaps more conciliatory political posture with the election of Hassan Rouhani.	(REUTERS/Fars News/Amir Hashen Dehgani)
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Article by Barbara Slavin Updated Tue, Jun 18

The victory by moderate cleric and experienced negotiator Hassan Rouhani revives chances for progress in nuclear negotiations provided the United States is also willing to compromise.	(REUTERS/Yalda Moayeri)
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Article by Wladimir van Wilgenburg Updated Tue, Jun 18

Iran is not admitting that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps units are operating in Syria.	(REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi )
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Article by Mustafa al-Labbad Updated Mon, Jun 17

Before the mandatory electoral silence came into effect on Thursday and Friday, the six Iranian presidential candidates made their closing arguments to the Iranian voters.	(REUTERS/Yalda Moayeri )
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Article by Mushreq Abbas Updated Mon, Jun 17

Baghdad has some breathing room as Iran has been preoccupied with elections and the war in Syria.	(REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen)
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Article by Yasmin Alem Updated Mon, Jun 17

Iran has set procedures for conducting elections, but this year a new committee, composed of allies of the supreme leader, will oversee counting the votes.	(REUTERS/ISNA/Mehdi Ghassemi)
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Article by Mustafa al-Labbad Updated Fri, Jun 14

With the Iranian presidential election two days away, the front-runners are the reformist Hassan Rouhani, the conservatives Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Ali Akbar Velayati, and the radical Saeed Jalili.	(REUTERS/Fars News)
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Article by Ghazi Dahman Updated Fri, Jun 14

Having been a key regional figure for decades, Iran is at a crossroads regarding its stance on the Syrian crisis and the repercussions this conflict will have on the entire region.	(REUTERS/Raed Al-Fares/Shaam News Network/Handout)
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