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Iranian president visits Oman, as Tehran sees 'new global order is already shaping'

Iran is increasingly seeking to be part of this new world order, in which non-Western countries work together against America and the West.

 MASOUD PEZESHKIAN, Iran’s newly elected president, attends a Muharram mourning ceremony in Tehran, on July 12.
 Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammed Javad Zarif speaks during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2025.

Iran’s Zarif at center of political storm at home - analysis

 MASOUD PEZESHKIAN, Iran’s newly elected president, attends a Muharram mourning ceremony in Tehran, on July 12.

Iran's parliament approves Pezeshkian's unity cabinet

 Electoral staff count ballots at a polling station after voting ended in Iran's run-off presidential election between Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili, in Tehran, Iran July 6, 2024.

US condemns 'deplorable' coercion of Iran’s Jewish voters in recent election


Iran’s new president vows to back Hezbollah and other terror groups

From Iran’s perspective these are not terror groups but “resistance.”

 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Masoud Pezeshkian (right) and Saeed Jalili ​attend an election debate at a television studio in Tehran, on Monday.

Reformists’ propaganda mafia cannot silence the voice of the Iranian people - opinion

No one dares to stand up to the dictator Ali Khamenei, and reform within the authoritarian structure and the inner circle of the Islamic Jurist is impossible.

IRAN’S NEW president, Masoud Pezeshkian, speaks during a gathering with supporters at the shrine of the late Iranian leader Khomeini, in Tehran, last Saturday.

Iran's president-elect reaffirms country's anti-Israel stance

"The Islamic Republic has always supported the resistance of the people of the region against the illegitimate Zionist regime," Pezeshkian said in a message to Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah.

 Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a gathering with his supporters at the shrine of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in south of Tehran, Iran July 6, 2024.

‘Khamenei will wait to see if Trump wins to decide Iran nuke policy,’ Iran expert says

Iran expert at INSS and at the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, Raz Zimmt, told the Post that anyone who says that “the regime fully controls the results – this is not true.”

 IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini’s shrine in Tehran, last week.

Beyond the ‘reformist’ label: What will Pezeshkian’s impact be on Israel-Iran relations - analysis

Iranian President Pezeshkian openly told reporters, “God willing, we will try to have friendly relations with all countries except Israel.”

Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a gathering with his supporters at the shrine of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in south of Tehran, Iran July 6, 2024.

Iranian President Pezeshkian will not open a new chapter for Iran-Israel relations - analysis

The Iranian regime is not just the president and President Masoud Pezeshkian will not have much power to recast Iran’s role in the region.

 A poster of presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian is displayed at a campaign center in Tehran, Iran June 25, 2024

A regime that neglects its own people is destined to self-destruct - opinion

The people of Iran, by boycotting the elections, have showcased their political maturity. 

 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Masoud Pezeshkian (right) and Saeed Jalili ​attend an election debate at a television studio in Tehran, on Monday.

Iran’s presidential election dominated by Khamenei loyalists

The Guardian Council, a hardline vetting body of clerics and jurists aligned to Khamenei, has approved five hardliners and one low-profile moderate candidate from an initial pool of 80.

 A general view of the Iranian parliament during the opening ceremony of Iran's 12th parliament in Tehran, Iran, May 27, 2024.

Islamic Regime approves six presidential candidates in bid to boost turnout

Experts believe that regardless of who is elected president, Tehran’s foreign and domestic policies are expected to remain largely unchanged

 IRAN’S LATE SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, last month. It doesn’t matter at all to Iran and Hamas if Israel agrees to political and territorial concessions, says the writer.

In the eyes of the world: Iran’s image is in tatters once more - opinion

Iran’s reputation suffered due to the disappearance of the presidential helicopter and the inability of the Iranian state to identify the crash site.

 A HELICOPTER carrying Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi takes off near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, on May 19. The helicopter later crashed, killing the president.

US-Iran ties? Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad would be in favor under Trump presidency

"For how much longer do we desire to remain in conflict with the US?" He questioned.

(L-R): Former US president Donald Trump, former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad