Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad aide appeals for run at presidency
Esfandiar Rahim Mashai has appealed to Iran’s Supreme Leader to let him join the race for president after his disqualification by the Guardian Council. » read more
Ahmadinejad claims no influence in nuclear talks
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told reporters today that he is not responsible for the nuclear negotiations. » read more
Candidates criticized for debate comments
Iranian media and some top political figures have condemned presidential candidates for painting a dim picture of the state of the country. » read more
Candidate Jalili denies links to Ahmadinejad camp
Following recent speculation that Iranian presidential hopeful and chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili is a candidate from the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad camp, Jalili made a statement denying the allegations. » read more
Ahmadinejad’s helicopter forced to land
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s helicopter had to make an emergency landing as it was taking the Iranian president and other officials to observe construction work on the country’s longest tunnel. » read more
MP complains about president’s costly trip to New York
A complaint about the travel expenses incurred to send Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his delegation to New York last year was read today in Iranian Parliament. » read more
Ahmadinejad’s candidate will challenge disqualification
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke out against the Guardian Council’s disqualification of his chief advisor from the presidential race, saying: “I will pursue the matter until the last moment through the Supreme Leader.” » read more
Council slams Ahmadinejad for candidate endorsement
Iran’s Guardian Council has spoken out against the fact that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accompanied Esfandiar Rahim Mashai as he registered to run in the presidential race. » read more
Ahmadinejad refutes story on vote fraud
The Public Affairs Office of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denied allegations published in an article on the Baztab website that he received eight million fraudulent votes in the 2009 presidential election. » read more
Former Iranian president doesn’t rule out running
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told reporters today that he has not completely ruled out running in the next election but he sees a rough road ahead for the incoming president. » read more














