Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Venezuela and Iran sign 20-year cooperation agreement
The agreement between the two sanctions-hit countries prioritizes energy and food security in both nations
Iran announces final list of candidates for June 18 presidential election
The Guardian Council headed by supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei approved a list of seven candidates out of a total of 592 applicants. Most of the approved candidates belong to conservative groups
- Colombian government announces official resumption of peace talks with ELN
- Italian court orders release of Piacenza trade unionists from house arrest
- Majority of countries in West Asia call for region to be a nuclear-free zone
- University and College Union secures big win against work casualization in the UK
- Muqtada al-Sadr demands dissolution of Iraqi parliament, fresh elections
