![Ayatollah Khamenei Congratulates Iranian President-Elect Pezeshkian](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/12/11/1402121110281549729504942.jpg)
![Ayatollah Khamenei Congratulates Iranian President-Elect Pezeshkian](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/12/11/1402121110281549729504942.jpg)
![Congratulations Pour In for Iran’s President-Elect](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041611500082630502122.jpg)
Congratulations Pour In for Iran’s President-Elect
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – World leaders are congratulating Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian on his victory in the runoff election.
![Ayatollah Khamenei Highlights West’s Moral, Political Failure](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/10/19/1402101915501790929168842.jpg)
Ayatollah Khamenei Highlights West’s Moral, Political Failure
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei described the moral, political, and social failures of the West as the most important issue today.
![IRGC Backs Iran’s President-Elect](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041614540186830503062.jpg)
IRGC Backs Iran’s President-Elect
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) expressed support for and pledged cooperation with the administration of Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian, who won the presidential runoff on July 5.
![Iran Election: Turnout Near 50%](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041609461198030500322.jpg)
Iran Election: Turnout Near 50%
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Nearly half of the Iranian people who were eligible to vote took part in the presidential election, which ended with victory for Masoud Pezeshkian.
![Masoud Pezeshkian Wins Iran’s 14th Presidential Election](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041607295986730499592.jpg)
Masoud Pezeshkian Wins Iran’s 14th Presidential Election
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Masoud Pezeshkian emerged the winner in Iran’s runoff presidential election on Friday, being elected as the Islamic Republic’s 9th president.
![Iran, Russia’s Local Payment Systems Interconnected](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041617311097730504162.jpg)
Iran, Russia’s Local Payment Systems Interconnected
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A plan for the connection of Iran and Russia’s payment systems has been finally brought into operation, allowing travelers from the two nations to use their domestic debit cards for purchases in each country.
![Iran Reaffirms Sovereignty over Persian Gulf Trio Islands](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/07/06/1402070613472396128441842.jpg)
Iran Reaffirms Sovereignty over Persian Gulf Trio Islands
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian ambassador to the UN rejected the Arab League’s baseless allegations against Iran’s sovereignty over Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf, describing the three islands as territorial soil of Iran.
![Israeli Forces Arrest 15 Palestinians across Occupied West Bank](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/16/1403041614583427530503072.jpg)
Israeli Forces Arrest 15 Palestinians across Occupied West Bank
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli forces have arrested 15 Palestinians overnight and this morning in the occupied West Bank, including a former prisoner, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.
![Leader Casts Vote in Iran’s Runoff Presidential Election](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/15/1403041509092211430477442.jpg)
Leader Casts Vote in Iran’s Runoff Presidential Election
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei cast his ballot in Iran’s runoff presidential election on Friday morning.
![Presidential Runoff in Iran Extended for 2 Hours](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/15/140304151743452630491772.jpg)
Presidential Runoff in Iran Extended for 2 Hours
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Elections Headquarters of Iran issued a statement on Friday afternoon, declaring that the ongoing presidential runoff election will be extended for two more hours beyond the initial time limit.
![Hourly Turnout in Iran Presidential Runoff on the Rise](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/15/1403041515321051230485972.jpg)
Hourly Turnout in Iran Presidential Runoff on the Rise
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of voters in the ongoing runoff presidential election of Iran by midday Friday has increased in comparison with the corresponding period in the last week’s polls, an official said.
![Presidential Election in Home Stretch, Iranians Choosing Between Pezeshkian, Jalili](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/15/1403041510380147030478572.jpg)
Presidential Election in Home Stretch, Iranians Choosing Between Pezeshkian, Jalili
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili are facing off in the showdown to become the next president of Iran.
![Presidential Runoff Held in Iran](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/15/140304150747249830476842.jpg)
Presidential Runoff Held in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is holding runoff presidential election on Friday, July 5, after no candidate could garner over 50% of the votes last week.
![Iran A Partner in SCO’s Decisions: Caretaker FM](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/15/1403041507565022830476852.jpg)
Iran A Partner in SCO’s Decisions: Caretaker FM
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has now turned into a partner in the process of decision-making in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Caretaker Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri said.
![Iran Holds Israel Responsible for 1982 Abduction of Diplomats in Lebanon](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1399/04/10/1399041011593155120692972.jpg)
Iran Holds Israel Responsible for 1982 Abduction of Diplomats in Lebanon
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran issued a statement on the 42nd anniversary of kidnapping of four Iranian diplomats by mercenaries of the Zionist regime in Lebanon in 1982, saying Israel is politically and legally responsible for the abduction.
![SCO Countries Can Trade with World via Iran Faster, at Lower Cost: Acting President](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/14/1403041415162244030474742.jpg)
SCO Countries Can Trade with World via Iran Faster, at Lower Cost: Acting President
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Acting President Mohammad Mokhber highlighted opportunities and capacities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, urging them to trade with the world through Iran at a lower cost and faster.
![Campaigning Ends for Presidential Runoff in Iran](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/08/1403040815004791230426852.jpg)
Campaigning Ends for Presidential Runoff in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Campaigning officially concluded for Iran’s 2024 presidential runoff with less than 24 hours until voting begins on Friday morning.
![Tehran-Moscow Trade Turnover on Upward Trajectory in 2024: Putin](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/04/14/1403041415011615730474692.jpg)
Tehran-Moscow Trade Turnover on Upward Trajectory in 2024: Putin
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the increase in trade turnover between his country and Iran.
![Iran to Launch Satellites Developed by Private Sector: Space Agency Chief](https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/02/30/1403023009065776330073862.jpg)