Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranian ex-President Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting unrest

Bushehr - Muslimchronicle

The Iranian regime headed by Ali Khamenei has reportedly arrested former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Shiraz city for inciting unrest and more demonstrations following statements he made earlier in Bushehr. Authorities are now seeking to place Ahmadinejad under house arrest with Khamenei’s approval, the Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper added, citing “reliable sources in Tehran”. During a visit to Bushehr city lateRead more

Iran unrest ‘start of a big movement’, says Nobel Peace Prize-winner Ebadi

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

The unrest in Iran is just “the beginning of a big movement” that could be more widespread than the demonstrations of 2009, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi said in an interview on Sunday. “I think the protests are not going to end soon. It seems to me that we are witnessing the beginning of a big protestRead more

Ally of Iran's Ahmadinejad sentenced to 15 years' jail

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

A former deputy of Iran's hardline ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that he had been sentenced to 63 years in prison on financial charges. Hamid Baghaie, who appeared in court in September and October and is free on bail, made the announcement on the Telegram messaging app without giving details. On Tuesday, the judiciary-linked Mizan news agency quoted Tehran's judiciary chief as sayingRead more

Hardliners attack Ahmadinejad loyalists at sit-in protest in Iran

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

“Revenge for Allah” militias, an extremist hardline group in Iran, attacked officials belonging to the administration of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is currently taking refuge at a religious shrine in Tehran. The group reportedly carried out the attack on Saturday as a way to protest against the charges of corruption against them. Ahmadinejad’s unofficial website, Dolat-e Bahar, publishedRead more

Iran in talks to unblock Twitter, says new minister

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iran's new communications minister said Tuesday that negotiations were underway with Twitter to unblock the service, which has been banned for years despite being used even by the country's supreme leader. The micro-blogging platform was barred at the time of mass anti-regime protests in 2009 that followed allegations of massive rigging in the re-election of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "(Twitter) hasRead more

Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad facing sentencing

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, faces sentences on seven verdicts of misusing billions of dollars in government funds while in office, the public prosecutor at Iran’s Supreme Audit Court said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. In one case, dating back to Ahmadinejad’s second term in office between 2009 and 2013, the misused funds amounted to more than twoRead more

Heavy security in Tehran as campaigning starts for Iran's May presidential vote

Tehran - Arab today

Campaigning officially started on Friday for Iran's May presidential election, pitting pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani against hardliners just as the United States reassesses its policy on the Islamic Republic. A hardline watchdog body in charge of vetting candidates and laws, the Guardian Council, approved six candidates on Thursday for the May 19 vote - including Rouhani - but hardlineRead more

Iran election campaign kicks off without Ahmadinejad

Tehran - Arab Today

Campaigning began on Friday for Iran’s presidential election with incumbent Hassan Rouhani facing a tough battle against hard-liners, though not from former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was barred from standing. Ahmadinejad’s disqualification by the conservative-run Guardian Council was no surprise — he had been advised not to run by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who said it would “polarize” theRead more

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad barred from Iran election by Guardian Council

Tehran - Arab Today

Former Iran leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been disqualified from running in the next presidential election, state media reported. Current Iranian President Hassan Rowhani was among the six candidates selected for the upcoming presidential election, the country’s Guardian Council confirmed. Ahmadinejad, who remains a deeply polarizing figure even among Iranian hard-liners, had shocked the country by registering last week. Iran's SupremeRead more