Ministry warns of future water shortagesIran’s Ministry of Power warns the country faces a growing water crisis due to droughts and the burgeoning population.
Elections body can now ask would-be presidents for plansIran’s Guardian Council, the powerful body that determines the eligibility of political candidates, announced that it has approved a policy to require concrete administrative plans from presidential candidates when it is deemed necessary.
Ministry summons independent candidate after meetingIndependent presidential candidate Ghassem Sholeh Saadi was summoned by the Ministry of Intelligence after he met with a number of reporters and reformist youth.
Conservative MP to speak for moderate candidateNow that Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsajani, the chairman of the Expediency Council, has entered the race for president, conservative MP Ali Motahari has announced he will serve as spokesman for that campaign.
Shiraz shaken by keenly felt quakeShiraz was rocked by an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale at 3:10 AM today, Monday May 13.
Shipping group leader says industry stifled by sanctionsThe head of the IRISL Group (Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines) says revenues from the country’s shipping industry have shrunk by more than half in recent years.
Construction workers protest in TehranFour hundred construction workers staged a protest at a mosque in the Tehran Pars section of Tehran.
Council slams Ahmadinejad for candidate endorsementIran’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.
Foreign Ministry spokesman quits for presidential runRamin Mehmanparast, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, has tendered his resignation after registering to run in the presidential race.
Multiple last-day entrants in Iran’s presidential raceJust minutes before the deadline on March 11 to register as a presidential candidate, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani made it official that he wants to be the next Iranian president.











