Presidential Election
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Iran rejects US allegations of election interference
Tehran, IRNA - Iran has rejected as "baseless" allegations by the United States that it has been trying to interfere in the US presidential elections.
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'Iran neither intends nor has plans to interfere in US presidential election'
New York, IRNA – The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations says that Iran has neither the intention nor plans to launch cyberattacks or interfere in the US presidential election.
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Maduro declared winner of Venezuela presidential vote
Tehran, IRNA – Nicolas Maduro has won Venezuela’s presidential election and become the country’s president for the third term.
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Iran’s President-elect Pezeshkian to be sworn in next Tuesday
Tehran, IRNA — Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before the parliament next Tuesday as the ninth president of the Islamic Republic.
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Trump’s jibe as Biden pulls out of White House race
Tehran, IRNA- Republican candidate for the US presidential election, Donald Trump and some of his party colleagues have reacted awkwardly after Joe Biden's announcement to pull out of the race for the White House and instead endorsing his Vice-President Kamala Harris.
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Trump: US ‘in decline’ under Biden administration
Tehran, IRNA – Former US president Donald Trump officially accepted the nomination of the Republican Party in the presidential election, saying the United States is a nation in decline under the Biden administration.
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Harassers of Iranian voters in UK will soon be held to account: Embassy
London, IRNA – The Iranian Embassy in London has warned that the anti-Iran individuals, who harassed Iranian voters during the recent presidential election, will soon be held accountable for their “aggressive behavior” which he said will not be tolerated any more.
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President-elect Pezeshkian receives more high-ranking Iranian officials
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian continues to hold meetings with senior government officials and high-profile figures to discuss the country's priorities and plans for the future.
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Over 88,000 Iranian expatriates voted in presidential runoff
Tehran, IRNA – The election headquarters has released a report on the turnout of Iranians living abroad in the July 5 runoff presidential election.
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President-elect Pezeshkian, Saeed Jalili hold talks
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian met with Saeed Jalili on Saturday night, a day after the two faced off in a runoff presidential election.
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Terrorist plot foiled in southeastern Iran at election night
Zahedan, IRNA – All the eight members of a terrorist group have been arrested in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan a night before the country’s presidential elections, according to a local official.
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Iran FM spokesman hails people’s allegiance to Islamic system
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has appreciated the Iranian people’s large turnout for Friday presidential election as their allegiance to the Islamic system.
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Iran presidential candidates congratulate Pezeshkian on election victory
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian presidential candidates Saeed Jalili, Alireza Zakani, and Mostafa Pourmohammadi have each sent congratulatory messages to Masoud Pezeshkian on his victory in the presidential election runoff.
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Top Iranian officials congratulate president-elect Pezeshkian
Tehran, IRNA - The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, and the speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, have extended their congratulations to Masoud Pezeshkian on his triumph in Iran's presidential election.
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Iran reports higher turnout in run-off elections in US
New York, IRNA — The votes of Iranian nationals in the United States in the runoff presidential elections increased by 29% compared to the first round of the political event, an official says.
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President-elect’s inauguration ceremony slated for July 22-August 5
Tehran, IRNA – A spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s presidium announced that the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect will be held sometime between July 22 to August 5.
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Iran’s president-elect voices gratitude to nation
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has thanked the Iranian nation for their support in the 14th presidential election.
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Iranians expats participation in second round of presidential election increases by 20%
Tehran, IRNA - Head of the election headquarters abroad said that in the second round, "we witnessed the presence of more Iranians at the ballot boxes".
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Iranians expats in US welcome presidential election and increase voting centers
New York, IRNA - On Friday, local time, Iranians living in the United States participated in the second phase of the 14th Iranian presidential election at the same time as people from all over Iran, and their welcome led to an increase in polling stations in different cities across US.
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Certain countries failed to safeguard Iranians' electoral rights: Acting FM
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says certain administrations have failed to safeguard Iranians' electoral rights in the 14th presidential election.
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14th presidential election runoff in Iran
The runoff of the 14th presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran started at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 5, 2024, at polling stations across the country. According to the law, all Iranian citizens who are 18 years of age or older can participate in this national event.
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Two hopefuls cast ballots in Iran's presidential runoff
Tehran, IRNA – Two candidates for Iran’s presidential election cast their votes in two separate polling stations in Tehran province on Friday.
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Photo: Akbar Tavakkoli
Supreme Leader casts his vote in Iran’s runoff presidential election
Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, cast his vote in the runoff presidential election of Iran at 8 a.m. on Friday (July 5, 2024).
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100-year Iranian lady casts vote in runoff presidential election
Gonbad-e Kavus, IRNA – A 100-year-old woman has attended a polling station in northern Iran to vote in the runoff presidential election.
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Supreme Leader casts ballot in runoff presidential election
Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei cast his vote just after the start of the runoff presidential election across Iran on Friday (July 5).
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Iran’s runoff presidential election begins
Tehran, IRNA – The runoff presidential election started across Iran at 08:00 a.m. local time on Friday.
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Iran warns against disrupting its presidential runoff in UK
London, IRNA – Iran’s Charge d’affaires to London, Ali Matinfar, has said that necessary measures have been taken to guarantee the security of Iranian expatriates during the presidential runoff in the UK, warning that any individuals attempting to disrupt the election process will face consequences.
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‘Participation in elections strengthens democracy, enhances nat’l power’
London, Iran – Iran’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Hadi Farajvand says the presence in the elections means participating in determining the destiny, strengthening democracy and promoting national power and prestige.
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Iran presidential runoff vote will be held in 21 American states
New York, IRNA – The Pakistani Embassy in Washington, DC which also works as the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States has announced that the second round of Iran's presidential election will be held in 21 American states on Friday (July 5).
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Supreme Leader stresses significance of high turnout in Iran’s presidential runoff
Tehran, IRNA – The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has emphasized the significance of a high turnout in the forthcoming presidential runoff in Iran.