Tough challenges lie ahead for Iran’s new, unpopular hardline leader
Ebrahim Raisi won 62% of vote in controversial election boycotted by 52% of voters
Ebrahim Raisi won 62% of vote in controversial election boycotted by 52% of voters
A dubious victory
Regime presses case of Ebrahim Raisi as voters expected to shun poll seen as illegitimate
Ban on reformists and moderates suggests hardliners will win majority in assembly
Election in Iran marks shift but not a move to a liberal democracy
Poll seen as a turning point that will help deepen Iran’s engagement with the world
Many levers of power likely to remain in conservative hands in high-stakes election
Analysis: election of Hassan Rohani raises hopes of more pragmatic policies at home and abroad
Guardian Council omitted two high-profile candidates from presidential election list
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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