Araz News:On 19 May 2017, the Iranian people will go to the polls to elect the next President of the Islamic Republic. The vote will be an important test for the current president Rouhani, looking for another term, and could have important consequences...

Araz News:What political dilemma is the regime in Iran intending to resolve through this presidential election? In 2005, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, having the final say in all state matters, thought to spread his meddling across Iraq and the...

Araz News:Iran has announced the final list of candidates for next month’s presidential race, which will largely serve as a referendum on the 2015 nuclear deal with world power.President Hassan Rouhani is widely seen as the front-runner, but could face...

Araz News:Iranian security forces arrested 12 administrators of reformist-aligned Telegram channels on March 14-16, 2017, deleted the channels’ content and changed their names. A number of those who were arrested have since been released, but Ali Heydarvalizadeh, the admin of the...