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Ebrahim Raisi, a candidate in Iran's presidential elections, raises his hands as he casts his vote at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 18, 2021. Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fueling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner’s favor

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with the media after registering his name as a candidate for the June 18 presidential elections at elections headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blocked as Iran clerics sharply limit presidential field

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Iran’s hard-line parliament rejects president’s budget draft

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In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)

Iran’s president criticizes prosecution of telecom minister

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a ceremony celebrating the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Iranians took to the streets of Tehran and other cities and towns across the country on Tuesday for rallies and nationwide celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution when followers of Ayatollah Khomeini ousted U.S.-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Hassan Rouhani, Iran president, issues Donald Trump death threat

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks during his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) ** FILE **

Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist

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In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry, military military commanders attend a funeral ceremony of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a scientist who was killed on Friday, in a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Iran held the funeral Monday for the slain scientist who founded its military nuclear program two decades ago, with the Islamic Republic's defense minister vowing to continue the man's work &quot;with more speed and more power.&quot; (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

Iran’s president opposes bill that would boost enrichment

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. On Sunday, Rouhani called on President-elect Joe Biden to &quot;compensate for past mistakes&quot; and return the U.S. to Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran’s president hopes Biden unravels Trump’s Iran policies

By AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press

Firefighters work as building of a residential area burns after night shelling in Stepanakert, the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Heavy fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in the region since Sept. 27 has killed scores of both servicemen and civilians. Nagorno-Karabakh lies inside Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since the 1994. (AP Photo/Karen Mirzoyan)

Iran’s Rouhani slams sending fighters to Nagorno-Karabakh

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

Smoke rises after shelling by Azerbaijan's artillery during a military conflict in Stepanakert, self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Armenia accused Azerbaijan of firing missiles into the capital of the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, while Azerbaijan said several of its towns and its second-largest city were attacked. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Hassan Rouhani, Iran president, warns of ‘regional war’ if Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes continue

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this image made from UNTV video, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at UN headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. (UNTV via AP)

Iran strikes defiant tone at UN under crushing US sanctions

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

People wearing protective face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus sit inside a train in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran’s president warns lockdowns could lead to protests

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General view of the board of governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran’s Rouhani warns UN agency over nuke site access demands

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends a Cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Office of the Iranian Presidency via AP) ** FILE **

Hassan Rouhani: Iran ‘on the verge of curbing’ COVID-19 outbreak, despite reporting 2K new cases

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, top center, reviews army troops marching during the 38th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, outside Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Gunmen attacked the military parade, killing at least eight members of the elite Revolutionary Guard and wounding 20 others, state media said. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Hassan Rouhani: Iran will deliver ‘crushing response’ if U.N. arms embargo extended

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a ceremony celebrating the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Iranians took to the streets of Tehran and other cities and towns across the country on Tuesday for rallies and nationwide celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution when followers of Ayatollah Khomeini ousted U.S.-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran’s president: Trump doesn’t want war ahead of 2020 vote

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In this photo released by the official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Iran's president is warning that European soldiers deployed in the Mideast &quot;may be in danger&quot; after Britain, France and Germany challenged Tehran over breaking limits of its 2015 nuclear deal. (Office of the Iranian Presidency via AP)

Iran president slams removal of candidates from elections

By NASSER KARIMI and MOHAMMAD NASIRI - Associated Press

An Indian Shiite Muslim girl points at a portrait of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a U.S. attack, during a protest against the U.S. in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Iran sends mixed signals as tensions with U.S. ease

By Amir Vahdat and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

Arizona congressman criticized after tweeting doctored photo

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In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech at the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rouhani is to visit Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, in hopes of easing nuclear impasse between Tehran and Washington and relieving tension in the Middle East. Friday's visit is the first by an Iranian prime minister in 19 years and comes just before Japan is expected to announce a plan to deploy its troops to the Middle Eastern seas to ensure the safety of Japanese vessels transporting oil from the region. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, File)

Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press