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Protesters voice frustration with Islamic republic’s new wealthy elite as inflation escalates and nuclear talks stall
Diplomatic efforts stall over Tehran’s demand that Washington removes terrorist designation on Revolutionary Guards
Iranians across the spectrum came to regard the 2015 non-proliferation agreement as a swindle
Demonstrations follow dissent against power cuts and pose challenge for incoming president Ebrahim Raisi
Ayatollah Khamenei and new president Ebrahim Raisi must bridge the gulf between the theocratic regime and Iranians’ aspirations
Win by Ebrahim Raisi may be a Pyrrhic victory after boycott by restive voters
Justice chief’s victory means hardliners now control all branches of the state for first time in almost a decade
Data shows Iran’s centrist president was not able to deliver on many of his promises
Tehran regards a local entente as something to be settled with its neighbours
Eliminations set to depress turnout and destroy credibility of election
Anglo-Iranian charity worker had been freed last month after serving 5 years for espionage
Ebrahim Raisi seen by conservatives as man who can unite population weary of corruption
Having survived Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’, hardliners seek to ram home their political advantage over reformist rivals
British-Iranian charity worker faces prosecution a week after previous sentence ended
Tehran says the ball is in America’s court, but Washington first wants compliance
Ruhollah Zam, son of a revolutionary cleric, used social media to denounce alleged corruption
Tehran conservatives eye potential outcome of US election ahead of own presidential contest
Currency down 13 per cent in past month as sanctions and coronavirus hurt economy
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s selection is a victory for the hardliners seeking to solidify their power
More probably, Tehran is trimming its sails to weather a violent political storm
Ordinary Iranians and their neighbours should not have to die because of hardline leaders
Islamic regime isolated and under pressure as outbreak spreads
The FT's Andrew England explains the impact of US sanctions
Victory for Iran's hardliners in this month’s parliamentary elections has come at the cost of a despondent population suffering under the weight of renewed US sanctions
Estimates point to low turnout due to lack of reformist candidates
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