President: Masoud Pezeshkian Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian was elected as Iran president in July 2024, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili. He won 53.3% of the more than 30 million ...

President: Masoud Pezeshkian Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian was elected as Iran president in July 2024, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili. He won 53.3% of the more than 30 million ...

Pezeshkian won Iran's runoff election in July earlier this year, defeating hard-liner Saeed Jalili. Internationally recognized monitors were not present to verify the results or guarantee the ...

The 69-year-old Reformist politician is expected to open up the country after seizing 53.6 % of the vote against the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili's 44.3 % amid a 49.9% turnout.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seesawing results released early Saturday in Iran’s presidential election put the race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili, with the lead ...

He garnered over 53 percent of the vote, beating his ultraconservative rival Saeed Jalili. Pezeshkian is expected to be sworn in on July 30, according to Iranian media. “His Excellency ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear neg ...

Instead, they overwhelmingly supported the candidacy of Saeed Jalili, a politician with a cleaner record but hard-line ideological views. This support helped Jalili come in second in the election’s ...

Pezeshkian won Iran's runoff election in July earlier this year, defeating hard-liner Saeed Jalili. Internationally recognized monitors were not present to verify the results or guarantee the fairness ...

More than 60% of voters cast no ballot in the race that saw reformist Masoud Pezeshkian best Saeed Jalili, who competed alongside two other hard-liners. With Jalili now alone in facing the cardiac ...

Second, the seven other candidates split the extremist vote. Eventually, Mr. Pezeshkian ran against Saeed Jalili, the representative of the ultra-extremists. He was an uncompromising former nuclear ...