Ghazizadeh-Hashemi says he will try to promote collective dialog among neighbors in the Mideast aimed at clearing away the misunderstandings created by the West among them and bolster relations based on common interests.

Iran’s presidential candidates are outlining their plans ahead of the June 18 election, as people weigh up who can be the most qualified candidate to run the country for next four years.

Iranian presidential candidate Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh says his administration will continue the talks over a potential revitalization of the 2015 nuclear agreement if he is elected, but stresses that the country will stand firm on its positions regarding the agreement in case the United States refuses to drop its past policies.

The third and final debate in Iran’s 2021 presidential election has gone according to an already established pattern of candidates joining two opposing fronts but also engaging in almost incessant attacks on the President Hassan Rouhani administration.

A new study by Press TV of voter inclinations after the second presidential debate shows an increase in turnout and variations in voter support for each of the candidates.

Iranian presidential candidates take part in a third and final debate on live television ahead of the June 18 election.

Presidential candidate Alireza Zakani says the United States can return to the 2015 nuclear deal only if it removes, verifiably, all the sanctions it imposed on Iran in the wake of abandoning the accord and provides guarantees that it will honor its contractual obligations.

Iranian presidential candidate Nasser Hemmati says he plans to rectify economic governance in Iran and his potential administration will be based on the expertise of economists.

Presidential candidate Alireza Zakani has pledged efforts to promote civil freedoms in the society, saying the country’s law should enable the Iranian people to exercise their right to hold protest rallies.

The body supervising campaigning in the 2021 presidential election has given the President Hassan Rouhani administration eight minutes to respond to criticisms leveled by candidates during two rounds of debates.