Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Iran detains protesting bus drivers: reports

Iran

Iran has arrested a number of bus drivers who have staged protests in Tehran for the second day in a row over their living conditions, according to local media. “A number of drivers were detained yesterday during a gathering in front of the central office of the Tehran Bus Company,” Mohsen Bagheri, a company official, … Read more

Iran releases final list of candidates found qualified for Presidential election

Iran releases final list of candidates found qualified for Presidential election

The Interior Ministry of Iran has issued a final list of the candidates found qualified by the constitutional council to run for President in the June 18 election. The list released includes: Iran’s judiciary leader Saeed Jalili, conservative cleric Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, Mohsen Rezaei, Alireza Zakani, Seyyed Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi, Albdolnasser Hemmati, and Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh. Rezaei sits on … Read more