Iranian voters chose "the right and proper path for the country", moderate President Hassan Rouhani said after final election results showed his allies had made significant gains.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's allies have won all of the capital's 30 seats in parliament, with 90 percent of votes counted from last week's election, state television reported on Sunday.
President Hassan Rouhani won a resounding vote of support and his moderate allies made a strong showing in high stakes elections that could speed Iran's post-sanctions opening to the world, according to early partial results on Saturday.
Iranians are voting in two crucial elections, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urging a big turnout in order to frustrate Tehran's foes.
It's a statistic that belies claims of equality: women hold just nine of Iran's 290 parliamentary seats. And they are highly unlikely to reverse the disparity in Friday's elections.
Oil prices dipped in Asia Tuesday after mounting a strong rally the day before as traders remain doubtful that talks on an output freeze among key crude producers will lead to agreement.
Bahrain said Sunday it has adopted measures including travel curbs and monitoring of money transfers to counter Iran's ‘interference’ in the kingdom.
Iran has increased oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day since international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in January, a top official said on Saturday.
Consultations on an oil output deal between leading producers should be concluded by March 1 after they reached a common position at a meeting in Doha, Russian's Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview ...
Oil prices rose further on Thursday, building on a rally triggered by an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze output levels.
Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said his country supported steps taken by other major producers that could stabilise the market and lead to price hikes for crude.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Saudi Arabia on Tuesday not to deploy troops in Syria, saying it would violate international law, while also demanding that Riyadh stop bombardments in Yemen.
