Leila Gharagozlou

Ebrahim Raisi's cabinet appointments will need to be approved in the next parliamentary session

Tehran ushers in new era with the presidency of a hardliner

Blast leaves buildings demolished in one of the Palestinian territory's main cities

Reuters photo-journalist was embedded with troops fighting Taliban insurgents in Kandahar

No injuries or deaths were reported from the blast near the Saudi capital

Israeli official's arrival in the UAE is the first ministerial visit since the two states established ties last year

He had been planning on running in parliamentary elections set to take place in May

Nuclear talks in Vienna adjourned earlier this week but no deal has been announced

Tehran is expected to keep current JCPOA negotiation team in place

Historically low voter turnout has ushered in hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi

Mr Raisi, a protege of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was the frontrunner

Streets of Tehran are quiet as people stay away from polling stations

Saudi Arabia is working with regional partners to agree on a ceasefire

Polls show only 40 per cent of Iranians plan to vote in Friday's poll

Efforts to consolidate votes start with polls just hours away