A number of Iranian military leaders, from both the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are among the likely candidates for Iran’s presidential election, which will be hel... Read more
In 2001, then-Defense Minister of Iran Ali Shamkhani decided to run for the presidency. He launched a longshot bid, having never run for elected office, and faced off ag... Read more
Tehran has warned Washington against deploying warships in Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf, after a close encounter earlier in the week between Iranian and US naval ships in the Strai... Read more
