Iran candidates Pezeshkian and Jalili hold final rallies ahead of presidential runoff
• Jul 4, 2024, 7:13 AM
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Iranian presidential hopefuls Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili held their final campaign rallies on Wednesday in preparation for Friday's snap election runoff. Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote on who will succeed the late president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
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Hamas accepts US proposal on Israeli hostages in truce talks
• 10:35 AM
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Hamas has accepted a US proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source told Reuters on Saturday. The militant Islamist g
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Masoud Pezeshkian, heart surgeon turned parliamentarian, elected president of Iran
• 4:59 AM
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Masoud Pezeshkian, a former health minister and long-time parliamentarian, was elected as the ninth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, securing 53.6% of the vote in a runoff election. His unexpected victory against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili
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Iranian reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins presidential election runoff
• 3:21 AM
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Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won the runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, receiving over 16 million votes compared to Jalili's 13 million, the interior ministry announced on Saturday. The election was calle
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Hamas drops key demand to accept phased US deal on ceasefire, hostages
• 12:22 AM
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Hamas on Saturday tentatively accepted a US-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza, abandoning its demand for an upfront commitment from Israel to end the war entirely. This potential agreement, still under negotiation, could initiate a six-week
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