TEHRAN, June 2 (UPI) -- Iranian presidential contender and former Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi said it was important to stress hope and tolerance for the Islamic republic.
TEHRAN, May 26 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says if he's re-elected he'll challenge his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, to a face-to-face debate.
TEHRAN, May 8 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday he had officially registered for re-election in Iran's 10th presidential election.
TEHRAN, April 30 (UPI) -- Incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he is open to debating rival contenders for the June presidential election.
TEHRAN, April 23 (UPI) -- Hard-line conservative Mohsen Rezai says he's entering Iran's presidential race because of mismanagement by the current president.
TEHRAN, March 23 (UPI) -- An Iranian political party called for unity in the Reformist camp following a move by former President Mohammad Khatami to pull out of the presidential race.
TEHRAN, March 17 (UPI) -- Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami issued a statement announcing his withdrawal from the 2009 presidential race.
TUNIS, Tunisia, July 7 (UPI) -- An Iranian diplomat Thursday brushed aside Western criticisms of President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as aimed at portraying Iran as non-democratic.
TEHRAN, July 5 (UPI) -- Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani will not challenge the result of the presidential election which he lost to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
TEHRAN, June 18 (UPI) -- Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and conservative candidate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will compete in the second round of Iran's presidential race, officials said Saturday.
