NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, about the Reformist party in Iran, whose candidate won the presidential election there this summer.

ISTANBUL — Voters in Iran have given a decisive win to reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian in the runoff election to replace late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May ...

Iran is headed for a runoff election on Friday, July 5, that will see an ultra-right-wing hard-liner compete against a reformist during a time of intense economic, social and geopolitical challenges.

Even as Americans are inundated by news about the seemingly never-ending contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, several other elections occurred last week. In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party ...

Iran elected Masoud Pezeshkian to its presidency, in an unexpected victory for the country's reformist camp amid deep social discontent, economic hardship, and regional war. The 69-year-old former ...

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won the presidential election in Iran, becoming the country’s second-highest-ranking official. Photo: Sobhan Farajvan/Zuma Press Iranians turned out in higher ...

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Reformist Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has positioned himself against internet censorship in the country days ahead of a run-off election. In a post on Sunday, the former health ...

A reformist candidate and two hard-liners have dropped out of Iran's presidential election on the last day of the campaign -- leaving just four candidates in a June 18 vote widely expected to be won ...

Prominent Iranian reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who is currently imprisoned at Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, has issued a scathing criticism of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying ...